With injuries forcing him to retire from in-ring competition, Corey Graves received the surprise of a lifetime from Triple H at NXT TakeOver: R Evolution.

NXT Takeover: R Evolution Results – December 11, 2014

Kevin Owens is believed to have suffered a broken nose during his debut match against CJ Parker at last night’s NXT TakeOver: R Evolution event. WWE has published video of Owens being checked out after the match.

Parker actually hit Owens so hard that it opened a deep gash on Parker’s hand, which you can see below:

https://twitter.com/WWEMoonChild/status/543240149715267585

Newly crowned NXT Champion Sami Zayn was stretchered out of the arena after last night’s NXT TakeOver: R Evolution went off the air. As seen at the conclusion of the show, Zayn was viciously attacked by his old rival Kevin Owens, who had been congratulating him for his title win.

Full NXT TakeOver: R Evolution Results

WWE COO Triple H held a Q&A on Twitter this afternoon to hype tonight’s NXT TakeOver: R Evolution live special on the WWE Network. Here are some highlights:

Yes. Through Central Florida and soon expanding. You can see @WWENXT Superstars on WWE programming “@VicWalk626: @TripleH Does NXT tour?"

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

yeah…I'm debuting the future. “@David_Kurz: @TripleH @WWE Will there be anymore debuts tonight? #NXTTakeOver”

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

WWE Universe lets us know first. Then it's time and place “@calawayczc: How do you know when a talent is ready for the main roster?"

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Excitement level is the same. No bigger for a performer “@CescaCena: Is there a different atmosphere between NXT and WWE PPV's?"

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

You never know who is gonna show up at #NXTTakeOver @RicFlairNatrBoy @WWEDustyRhodes pic.twitter.com/9HV8LpWqiI

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

A lot of you are asking for a selfie…how does this work? #NXTTakeOver @FightOwensFight pic.twitter.com/KV6hFqFD7s

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

No matter what it would be epic
“@JuanDeMarco4: @TripleH @WWE #nxt takeover So HHH how do u think you will fair against Sting in a match?”

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Not that I'm aware of but never say never
“@nicoletishaa: by any chance will there be a nxt vs. wwe roster stand-off in the near future?"

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Couldn't have been more proud. #BetterPedigreeThanMe
“@M8RT7N: @TripleH @WWE How proud were you of Stephanie's match at Summerslam?”

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

I'll give you one word on each.

“@LuxenDB1997: @TripleH @WWE #NXTTakeover which match are you most looking forward to seeing tonight?”

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Kevin Owens: historic. #NXTTakeOver

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Lucha Dragons vs. Vaudevillians: entertaining. #NXTTakeOver

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

I'll give you one word on each.

“@LuxenDB1997: @TripleH @WWE #NXTTakeover which match are you most looking forward to seeing tonight?”

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Hideo Itami and Finn Balor vs. The Ascension: Holy S… #NXTTakeOver

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Adrian Neville vs. Sami Zayn: I know it's more than one word but … FOLLOW THAT!!! #NXTTakeOver

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Question is which NXT champion will be the first @WWE champion @Xx_Red_Legs_xX: Any chad we ever see the NXT title defended at wrestle mania

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

They had better be. Itami will show the world tonight if he is.
“@DipswitchDan: So – Ascension? ready for the bigs? what about @HideoItami"

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

The goal is get everyone from NXT on #Raw and #Smackdown “@Laurelsk: @TripleH Will more of the NXT Divas be appearing on RAW? #NXTTakeOver”

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Both are about the passion to learn, to grow, and to create the future.
“What is it about FS that brings out the magic in the NXT universe?"

— Triple H (@TripleH) December 11, 2014

Tonight on the WWE Network, NXT presents TakeOver: R Evolution live from Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Starting at 7:30pm (EST), there will be a 30-minute pre-show featuring Renee Young, Alex Riley, Jason Albert and Corey Graves, with Graves teasing a “major announcement” regarding his future in NXT.

At 8pm (EST), TakeOver goes live with one of the most jam-packed NXT cards of the year.  Here’s the final card:

NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Sami Zayn
Zayn will leave NXT if he does not win

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

NXT Tag Team Championship
– The Lucha Dragons (c) vs. The Vaudevillains

– Hideo Itami and Finn Balor vs. The Ascension

– Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey

Plus, the long awaited debut of Kevin Owens (formerly Kevin Steen).

NXT TakeOver: R Evolution takes place next Thursday at 8pm (EST) live on the WWE Network. There will be a 30-minute pre-show hosted by Renee Young, Alex Riley, Jason Albert and Corey Graves.

Here is the card for the show:

NXT Championship
– Adrian Neville (c) vs. Sami Zayn

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

NXT Tag Team Championship
– The Lucha Dragons (c) vs. The Vaudevillains

– Hideo Itami and Finn Balor vs. The Ascension

– Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey

– The debut of Kevin Owens

– WWE is billing Kevin Owens’ (aka Kevin Steen’s) television debut at the December 11th “Takeover: R Evolution” special as a “date of reckoning” for NXT.

– The mini wrestlers who played “The Mini Lucha Dragons” on this week’s edition of NXT on the WWE Network were El Torito and Blixx from Hulk Hogan’s former “Micro Championship Wrestling” show.