WWE NXT star Baron Corbin recently spoke with Alex Obert of the Journey of a Frontman website. Here are some highlights of what he said about:

His Re-Debut at NXT Takeover 2 & Establishing His Character

“Billy Gunn, Bill DeMott and Dusty Rhodes all helped me find myself and how to express it to people so they understand. I know that I’ve played with a few other characters that I thought fit me. When I sat down with Bill and Billy and Dusty, as well as Corey Graves, they had conversations with me about what am I into and what are the things I do. They wanted to know how that would relate to what I’m gonna do in the ring and how to translate that so that people understand this is who I am. You look at me, you see the tattoos and I ride a motorcycle. So how do we fit those things into who I am? There’s past endeavors including being a three-time Golden Glove Champion, we want people to understand that when I punch somebody, it’s gonna hurt. ”

How He Developed His End of Days Finisher:

“I watched a lot of wrestling and I started to watch a lot of Japanese-style. They do things a little differently. A guy here named Solomon Crowe, we were trying to think of something that would be devastating and original and we mixed some things I’d seen from some of the Japanese footage I watched. It’s something that requires a lot of strength. I know a lot of people can’t do it and won’t try it. That allowed me to stand out. End of Days is a lot of impact, it makes people open their eyes. It makes a statement. ”

His Experience Wrestling at NXT:

“I work pretty much every single live event. It gives me an opportunity to work with different people and see what they bring to the table. We want to put on an entertaining match and see who comes out the victor. I get to bounce around with different people and it keeps me on my toes because someone might surprise me with something. I want to know how I’m gonna react to that and it makes me always be prepared. That’s for sure. On recent live events, I’ve faced names such as Elias Sampson and Bull Dempsey. I’ve also faced CJ a few times. It kind of just varies all the time. I’ve been here for a little while now and I’ve had opportunities to work with Tyler Breeze and Sami at Wrestlemania Axxess. All of those opportunities just go into building me and my ability. ”

His Message To The Fans:

“Hold on tight. I think that I’m gonna make an impact that will open a lot of eyes. And I’ve only started. I’m gonna make a lot of people really question what they just saw. I don’t get paid by the hour, I go out there and get it done and get out. That’s the way I want it to be. Just hold on tight because this is gonna be a killer ride.”

The following matches were taped for tonight’s edition of WWE NXT on the WWE Network:

NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Tyson Kidd

NXT Women’s Championship
– Charlotte (c) vs. Bayley

– Hideo Itami vs. Viktor

– Baron Corbin vs. Troy McClain

– The Vaudevillains vs. Jason Jordan and Tye Dillinger

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– While Baron Corbin has appeared on NXT in the past, WWE officials reportedly considered his match at the NXT Takeover 2 special on Thursday to be his “debut,” as they are planning on pushing him as a featured talent from now on.

– Speaking of NXT, Vince McMahon tweeted the following after NXT Takeover 2 earlier this week:

The future of WWE looks bright. #NXTTakeOver

— Vince McMahon (@VinceMcMahon) September 12, 2014

The following are results of the NXT Takeover 2 special, which aired on the WWE Network on Thursday, September 11, 2014.

– The Lucha Dragons (Sin Cara & Kalisto) def. The Ascension to become the new NXT Tag-Team Champions in the opening match of the show. The finish came when Kalisto pinned Viktor.

– Baron Corbin def. C.J. Parker in a quick squash match that lasted all of 29 seconds.

– Enzo Amore def. Sylvester Lefort with a rolling reverse cradle, holding his trunks during the pin. Lefort tried to run away after the match, but Big Cass clotheslined him. Louis attacked Cass and Lefort ran off, leaving Louis alone. Cass hit a big kick on Louis. Cass said to Amore, “Enzo, get the bucket!” in Dudley Boyz fashion. He poured the bucket on Louis and Louis ran off.

– KENTA came out to the ring after being introduced by William Regal. KENTA announced that his new name is Hideo Itami. The Acension came out and threw him out of the ring and demanded a tag-title rematch. He came back in and cleaned house of both guys.

– Bull Dempsey def. Mojo Rawley in about a minute with a diving head-butt. After the match, he gave Rowley another diving head-butt for good measure.

– Backstage, Enzo Amore and Big Cass wanted to see somebody bald. They found Louis and Lefort ran away, leaving him alone yet again. Cass attacked him and carried him to the ring. Cass hit him with a reverse atomic drop and Amore took the towel off that was covering his head, revealing that he only had a little bit of hair left and no eyebrows.

– Charlotte def. Bayley to retain the NXT Women’s Championship. The finish saw Charlotte hit a moonsault, followed by a neck-snapper for the pin. After the match, Sasha Banks came out and taunted Bayley and then attacked her. Charlotte ended up making the save.

– It was announced that Hideo Itami (formerly known as KENTA) will be making his in-ring debut on NXT TV next week, which is actually being taped on Saturday night, September 12th.

– Adrian Neville def. Tyler Breeze, Sami Zayn & Tyson Kidd to retain the NXT Championship. The finish saw Neville hit his spectacular Red Arrow on Kidd for the pin after Zayn had hit the running kick into the corner and had the match won, but Neville pulled the referee out of the ring so he couldn’t make the three count. This was definitely a “match of the year” candidate.

– Former NFL player Tom Pestock, who played for the Indianapolis Colts and the Arizona Cardinals, is said to be one of the developmental talents in NXT that WWE is keeping their eye on. Pestock, who wrestles in NXT as Baron Corbin, has apparently been impressing officials with his work as of late.

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– NXT wrestlers Jason Jordan and Baron Corbin are being brought in to television on Monday and Tuesday by WWE. No word yet on what their roles will be or how they will be used, just that they were told by WWE to come to this week’s TV.

– There were a ton of “Yes!” chants during the Philadelphia Phillies MLB game on Saturday night, particularly a lot during the ninth inning.

As previously reported, WWE NXT Diva Raquel Diaz (aka Shaul Guerrero) was released from WWE earlier this week. Because she was just recently paired up with Baron Corbin as part of a gimmick makeover, it’s being said that there were no definitive plans to release her from the company. Basically, her release was likely an impulse move made by the company.

It’s worth noting that Diaz had a reputation of not taking training seriously and was also someone who would consistently request time off. Additionally, she actually quit the company during her initial run, but eventually opted to make a return.

As of right now there is no word as to whether or not Corbin will continue to work under his new biker persona, a gimmick that Diaz was originally planned to be a part of.

NXT star Baron Corbin is apparently getting his character repackaged and is now being managed by Raquel Diaz, who used to perform under the name Shaul Guerrero.

The two recently did a photo shoot together where Baron is on a motorcycle. Both of them tweeted photos, which you can check out below.

“@RaquelDiazWWE: @BaronCorbin_WWE is #LEGITIMACY #DIFFERENTBREED #ALFAOFNXT pic.twitter.com/6xGYeksf7S”

— Baron Corbin (@BaronCorbin_WWE) April 18, 2014

On my way to #NXTWauchula … The #ALFAOFNXT emerges tonight @BaronCorbin_WWE pic.twitter.com/Yf8zLWaPRs

— Raquel Diaz (@RaquelDiazWWE) April 26, 2014

The following are results for the WWE NXT episodes that will air on May 1st, May 8th, May 15th and May 22nd. All four episodes were taped on Thursday night at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida.

Dark Match

– Alexander Rusev def. an unknown wrestler in a dark match to open up the tapings.

Spoiler Results for May 1, 2014

– Tyson Kidd def. Bo Dallas in the first television match of the evening.

– Sasha Banks (with Charlotte) def. Bayley in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

– Adam Rose def. Danny Burch. After the match, Camacho appeared during Rose’s big after-match party.

– Natalya def. Layla in an opening round match of the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

– Mojo Rawley def. Oliver Grey. After the match, Aiden English came out and cut a promo on Rawley.

– Adrian Neville def. Brodus Clay in a no-disqualification match to retain the NXT Championship in a what that served as the main event for this episode.

Spoiler Results for May 8, 2014

– This show kicks off with Triple H in the ring for a promo. He talks about how NXT is the future and is taking over wrestling. He pushes the NXT Takeover special, which will take place live on the WWE Network on May 29th. Additionally, he announces a battle royal to determine the new number one contender to the NXT Championship.

– Charlotte def. Emma in a second round match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

– Kalisto & El Locale (Ricardo Rodriguez under a mask) def. The Legionnaires (Sylvester Lefort & Marcus Louise).

– Camacho def. Captain Comic from Adam Rose’s party group. After the match, Camacho came out and had a confrontation with Rose.

– Alexa Bliss def. Alicia Fox in another match in the NXT Women’s Championship tournament.

– Next up was the battle royal announced by Triple H earlier in the show to crown the new number one contender to the NXT Championship. The participants were Xavier Woods, Brodus Clay, Baron Corbin, Curt Hawkins, Aiden English, Jason Jordan, Danny Burch, Oliver Grey, Marcus Louise, Sylvester Lefort, Big Cass, Camacho, Mason Ryan, Kalisto, El Local, Mojo Rawley, Sami Zayn, Yoshi Tatsu, Tyler Breeze, Bo Dallas and Tyson Kidd. In the end, Breeze, Zayn and Kidd were the final three and all were eliminated at the same time. This leads to Triple H coming back out and announcing that the three will compete in a triple-threat match to determine the official number one contender to the title.

– The Ascension def. Buddy Murphy and an unknown wrestler in the main event of this episode.

For results of the May 15, 2014 edition of WWE NXT TV, as well as the May 22, 2014 edition of the show, click ahead to page two …