Corey Graves, Byron Saxton and Rich Brennan are on commentary for this match, but first a hype video is shown for Sami Zayn's return next week. Nia Jax was interviewed about her title shot, but Asuka appears, drawing her away. There's a silent staredown before Nia Jax continues, saying she's going to dominate the NXT Women's division. The prematch promo shows Bayley's championship win at TakeOver Brooklyn (here) and her reign so far. Jax debut on 14th October's episode of NXT. On 25th November's edition, she tried to help Eva Marie win the NXT Women's Championship but was unsuccessful, leading to this match being made for the event. The challenger enters first, the fans chant for Bayley before she even appears and even the intro to her music gets a pop. Nia Jax looks bemused at the pandering to the crowd during her entrance. In-ring introductions for this match.
BAYLEY ©vs. NIA JAX
NXT TAKEOVER LONDON - 16th December 2015
Bayley avoids Nia Jax early, almost gets stuck in the corner but is able to dart away at the last second. Bayley has Nia Jax in a crucifix but can't bring her down after the sunset flip. Nia Jax lifts Bayley to her feet and shoves her into the corner. Bayley moves out of the way of the avalanche and kicks at Nia Jax's leg. Bayley hits Nia with forearms and back elbows but Nia Jax catches her and throws Bayley across the ring. Nia Jax headbutts Bayley and shoves her with her foot, Bayley fights back with forearms but is sent into the ropes, Jax hits her with a shoulder breaker. Nia Jax brings Bayley to her feet in a cobra clutch and ragdolls her around. Bayley tries to fight out but Nia spins her and puts the clutch back on. Bayley tries to fight out again with right hands, she ducks a short-arm clothesline but Jax lifts her for another shoulder breaker, Bayley with a dragon sleeper on Nia's back! Nia Jax backs Bayley into the corner and uses an ass attack to get out of it. Bayley kicks Jax back into the corner and gets to her feet, she hits jumping back elbows in the corner, but Jax pulls her from the second rope. Bayley escapes a Samoan drop, she brings Jax down to one knee with a basement dropkick, Bayley hits a second dropkick but Jax still doesn't go down. Bayley hits a back elbow from the middle rope and Jax only staggers. Bayley hits the second back elbow, she comes off the middle rope for the third and Jax swats her out of the air.
Bayley tries to put a triangle choke on Jax from the ground, but Nia Jax lifts her and puts her on the top turnbuckle, Jax stuns Bayley with a headbutt, Bayley fights off a superplex and shoves Jax to the mat, Bayley hits a somersault senton and covers, but Jax kicks out at 2, throwing Bayley out of the ring. Nia Jax gets to her feet as Bayley gets back to the apron, Bayley slide under Jax and hits the ropes but runs into a Samoan drop. Nia Jax covers but only gets 2. Nia Jax brings Bayley to her feet and hits another Samoan drop, the third one has some momentum as Bayley was sent off the ropes before Jax lifted her in the air. Nia Jax hits a pair of leg drops and places her foot over Bayley, but Bayley shoves it off at 2. The referee makes sure Bayley can continue before Nia Jax sends her into the corner. Nia Jax hits a series of avalanches and sends Bayley across the ring. Nia Jax hits a legdrop across Bayley's arm then three consecutively on the back of her head. Nia Jax covers 1, 2, no! Bayley kills the leg drop too! Bayley crawls over to the corner and makes it to her feet as Corey Graves calls out the fans for singing at Bayley as if it makes her situation better. Nia Jax hits an avalanche in the corner and the referee checks Bayley for a pulse. Nia Jax places Bayley on the top turnbuckle but Bayley fights out of a second rope Samoan drop and put Jax in the guillotine choke! Jax climbs back down to the mat, moving away from the ropes. She slams Bayley down to the mat before the hold is on too long. Nia Jax tries to lift Bayley, but Bayley locks it back in. Bayley is sent back down to the mat. Bayley goes to the third guillotine and it wears Jax down enough to force a tap out.
WINNER: BAYLEY
They almost made up for having Bayley survive three of each a Samoan drop and legdrop. I just can't get over it. That's my obiligitory major gripe of the match, it was good enough, it went along nicely and there wasn't anyone in the crowd that wasn't vocally behind Bayley.– As a match it's ** but personally I'd rate it 3/10
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