Earlier this morning, Shinsuke Nakamura defeated Samoa Joe to become the new NXT Champion at an NXT live event in Osaka, Japan on December 3.
Footage of Nakamura’s title win will air this Wednesday on NXT on the WWE Network.
NXT continues on with a tour of Australia through next week.
Shinsuke Nakamura becomes the new NXT Champion
WWE COO Paul “Triple H” Levesque tweeted out the following image.
Every match presents an opportunity. Never underestimate yourself…or your opponent. Congrats @ShinsukeN… #AndNew #NXTOsaka @WWENXT pic.twitter.com/F4bUn0xvoc
— Triple H (@TripleH) December 3, 2016
WWE also posted an interview with Nakamura after the title win.
EXCLUSIVE: Winning back the #NXTChampionship at #NXTOsaka was especially meaningful for your NEW #NXTChampion @ShinsukeN… #WWENXT pic.twitter.com/gGSIJOn05t
— WWE (@WWE) December 3, 2016
