December 28, 2016 NXT

NXT

Promotion	WWE
Date	December 28, 2016
Venue	EDION Arena Osaka
City	Osaka, Japan
Previous episode	December 21, 2016
Next episode	January 4, 2017

The December 28, 2016 Edition of NXT is a Professional wrestling television show of the WWE, which took place at the EDION Arena Osaka in Osaka, Japan on December 3, 2016. It was also the first ever two-hour Live event episode of NXT.

Episode summary[]

Liv Morgan & Aliyah vs Billie Kay & Peyton Royce[]

The rivalry between Liv Morgan & Aliyah and Billie Kay & Peyton Royce went international this week, with a tag team showdown in Osaka. The feisty Morgan went right after Kay from the beginning, dizzying the Australian with a lengthy series of rollups around the squared circle.

Aliyah tried to do the same to Royce, but soon found herself trapped in the corner of the two ruthless Australians. Showing off her resilience, however, Aliyah slipped free of their clutches and tagged in Morgan. But In the midst of the ensuing four-woman scrap, Royce neutralized Aliyah, leaving Morgan all alone in the ring with Royce & Kay. The “Venus Fly Trap” of NXT grabbed the New Jersey native and drove her face-first into Kay’s knee, allowing them to get the three-count.

Asuka vs Nia Jax[]

Asuka defended the NXT Women’s Championship against Raw Superstar Nia Jax in front of her hometown of Osaka. The towering Jax — who has destroyed everyone in her way on Raw — would have loved nothing more than to take Asuka’s title from her in her own house, but The Empress of Tomorrow had other ideas.

Jax seemed impervious to Asuka’s devastating kicks, dominating the titleholder for much of the contest. The champion — who was in the rare position of playing the underdog — showed tremendous heart, as she was hit with one powerful blow after another.

Asuka remarkably kicked out of a back-breaking powerbomb, responding with an impressive feat of strength in the form of a picture-perfect German suplex on her challenger. Finally, with both competitors at the brink of exhaustion, Asuka landed the knockout blow via a kick to Jax’s head that earned her the pinfall win.