8. Samoa Joe’s Final NXT Match To Take Place Today?
On this week’s episode of NXT, Shinsuke Nakamura’s Title Victory over Samoa Joe in Osaka, Japan aired. The date for the Title rematch between Joe and Nakamura was revealed and below is what WWE posted regarding this:
After the contest, Nakamura was greeted backstage by General Manager William Regal, who congratulated the new champion on a hard-fought victory. However, Regal also informed the weary titleholder that Joe requested a rematch on Dec. 8 when NXT Live comes to Melbourne, Australia. Oh, and that NXT Championship Match will be inside a steel cage!
Shinsuke Nakamura vs. Samoa Joe – NXT Title Steel Cage Match
This means that this Title rematch will take place today and it looks like this might turn out to be Joe’s final match in NXT (as he’s expected to make his WWE main roster debut in January 2017).
9. Iron Man Match Returns To WWE PPVs
Raw Women’s Champion Sasha Banks will defend her Title against Charlotte Flair in a 30-minute Iron Man match at Roadblock: End of the Line 2016. Below is what WWE posted:
Sasha Banks went through Hell and beyond to reclaim the Raw Women’s Championship from Charlotte Flair. Now, she’ll have to survive one of WWE’s most storied stipulations to keep it.
The Boss will defend her hard-won championship against the self-styled Queen of the Women’s division in a WWE Iron Man Match at Roadblock: End of the Line. The marathon stipulation — the two Superstars will compete uninterrupted for 30 minutes and whoever has scored the most victories at the end wins — isn’t just the logical end point for a rivalry that has seen the Raw Women’s Title change hands between the two five times in four months.
It’s also the first time female Superstars will battle under WWE Iron Man regulations on a Raw-branded pay-per-view (Banks famously competed in the first-ever Women’s WWE Iron Man Match in 2015 against Bayley while in NXT).
Will Banks cement her place in history and stop Charlotte’s own record-obliterating streak of singles pay-per-view victories, or will Charlotte spell the “End of the Line” for The Boss’ hard-won status as Raw Women’s Champion? Find out when WWE Roadblock: End of the Line airs Sunday, Dec. 18, at 8 ET/5 PT on WWE Network.
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