– There had been some speculation on Kota Ibushi wrestling at NXT Takeover: Brookyn last night but he obviously did not. He was shown backstage in Shinsuke Nakamura’s locker room with Funaki and later at ringside with other CWC talents.
– Speaking of Nakamura, Triple H tweeted the following on the new NXT Champion after Takeover:
What an incredible night… Congrats @ShinsukeN on becoming the NEW @WWENXT Champion! #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/qzqteSLFBd
— Triple H (@TripleH) August 21, 2016
– The celebration for Nakamura continued in the hallways of the Barclays Center last night. Below is video of fans singing Nakamura’s theme song, something they did often during the main event:
The Nakamura sing along is real…even in the hallways of the Barclays Center. #NXTTakeOver pic.twitter.com/1O6gEtf5Yu
— Randy Cruz (@randyjcruz) August 21, 2016
– Below are Twitter and backstage video comments from Nakamura following his big win. Nakamura calls the match against Samoa Joe one of the toughest he’s ever been in.
Just finished #NXTTakeOver #NXTTakeOverBrooklyn pic.twitter.com/OWZd3kFkyy
— Shinsuke Nakamura (@ShinsukeN) August 21, 2016