The crew at WrestlingDVDNetwork.com continued their week of match reveals for the upcoming NXT’s Greatest Matches Vol. 1 DVD and Blu-Ray set today by announcing that these three will be included:
NXT Championship Finals: Seth Rollins vs. Jinder Mahal (NXT August 29, 2012)
Ladder Match for the NXT Championship: Bo Dallas vs. Adrian Neville (NXT ArRival February 27, 2014)
NXT Championship Match: Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens (NXT Takeover: Rival February 11, 2015)
– The dark match before Wednesday night’s NXT Takeover: Rival event at Full Sail University saw Enzo Amore and Big Cass defeat Aiden English and Simon Gotch.
– The blonde woman who jumped on Tyler Breeze during his entrance at Takeover was Gionna Daddio. She’s a former Hooters model and has been signed to NXT for a few months now.
– WWE Hall of Famer Ric Flair and Larry Zbyszko were both in attendance. Brian Kendrick was there as well and is expected to be at tonight’s NXT TV tapings.
– After Takeover went off the air on the WWE Network tonight, trainers continued to check on former NXT Champion Sami Zayn. Kevin Owens went on with his celebration as NXT General Manager William Regal came down to check on Sami.
WWE has published interviews with Baron Corbin, NXT Tag Team Champions Blake & Murphy and newly crowned NXT Champion Kevin Owens after their big wins at NXT TakeOver: Rival.
In case you missed the show, check out our NXT TakeOver: Rival Results, including video clips from each match.
Here are the interviews:
Baron Corbin reflects on his match with Bull Dempsey
Blake & Murphy welcome all challengers
Kevin Owens lets his NXT Championship victory sink in
WWE COO Triple H took part in a Q&A session on Twitter earlier today to hype tonight’s NXT TakeOver: Rival show live on the WWE Network. Here are some highlights:
Take your pick: Sami vs. Owens and Neville vs. Balor–both should be great
“Which match are you most looking foward to at TakeOver??”
This Wednesday, WWE presents the latest NXT live special on the WWE Network, NXT TakeOver: Rival. Here’s the updated card for the show, with six matches confirmed:
– NXT Champion Sami Zayn vs. Kevin Owens
– NXT Women’s Champion Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch vs. Bayley
– NXT Tag Team Champions Wesley Blake and Buddy Murphy vs. The Lucha Dragons
– #1 Contender Tournament Finals: Adrian Neville vs. Finn Balor
– Bull Dempsey vs. Baron Corbin (No Disqualification)
– Hideo Itami vs. Tyler Breeze
Join us here this Wednesday for NXT TakeOver: Rival results.
– Randy Orton and Bo Dallas returned to action at last night’s WWE live event from Salt Lake City, Utah.
Orton defeated Kane with an RKO. A correspondent at the show said Orton showed no signs of ring rust and got a big reaction from the crowd.
Bo Dallas cut a promo before his match and asked for a ‘moment of silence’ from the audience. He said he was out of action for 102 days due to a toe injury. He lost to Sin Cara.
– Hideo Itami revealed on Twitter that he’ll be facing Tyler Breeze at Wednesday’s NXT TakeOver: Rival live special on the WWE Network.
– A special edition of WWE NXT will premiere this Tuesday night at 9pm on the WWE Network. Corey Graves will host the show and look at the events leading up to NXT Takeover: Rival.
– The NXT Takeover: Rival Kickoff Pre-show is now confirmed for 7:30pm EST on the WWE Network on Wednesday night. It will feature Renee Young, Byron Saxton, Jason Albert and Corey Graves.
– On Friday, Daniel Bryan visited the Le Bonheur Children’s Hospital in Memphis to host a trivia question game show that involved all 12 floors of the hospital. Bryan commented to FOXSports.com:
“My story has probably been a lot easier than what these kids have to deal with. And that’s on a very legitimate level. They have to fight for a lot of things. They do have to fight an uphill battle. They just need to strength to keep going. I’m just probably the luckiest man on Earth.”
Next week’s NXT TakeOver special has been official titled, “TakeOver: Rival.” The show airs Wednesday night, February 11th live on the WWE Network. Here’s the updated card:
NXT Championship Match
Sami Zayn (c) vs. Kevin Owens
NXT Women’s Championship (Fatal 4 Way)
Charlotte (c) vs. Bayley vs. Sasha Banks vs. Becky Lynch
#1 Contender’s Tournament Finals
Adrian Neville or Baron Corbin vs. Finn Balor or Hideo Itami
The tournament semi-finals take place on this week’s episode.