WWE NXT Results: Highlights, Analysis, and Grades for January 4

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Find out everything that happened on Wednesday’s episode of WWE NXT, a super-sized show from a recent tour stop in Melbourne, Australia.

Previously on WWE NXT, the caravan picked up and headed east – way – east – to Japan. We saw – again – Shinsuke Nakamura defeat Samoa Joe to regain the NXT Championship. It was a great moment for the King of Strong Style in front of his countrymen.

A pair of matches for the other championships in NXT also left the crowd excited. Asuka, in her hometown, successfully defended the NXT Women’s Championship against Nia Jax. And DIY retained the NXT Tag Team Championships over Japanese stars Akira Tozawa and the legendary Tajiri in a phenomenal match.

This week, the tour bus stops in Melbourne, Australia. A trio of matches have been announced for the show from Down Under. First, DIY will again defend the NXT Tag Team Championships against a team of locals – this time, Australia’s own TM61.

In addition, a triple threat match between Ember Moon, Liv Morgan, and Billie Kay will help to shape the future of the women’s division. And Elias Samson will team with Bobby Roode to face Tye Dillinger and Buddy Murphy – the first Australian to hold a championship in WWE.

We’ve also been promised the steel cage championship match from a few weeks back between Nakamura and Joe, this time in its entirety. Much like last week, we’ve seen this before – but in a heavily edited version that left the match feeling flat. Hopefully the director’s cut tonight will spice things up a bit.

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