Kevin Owens' big debut in NXT and eventual turn on new champion Sami Zayn is the big story coming out of last night's Takeover: R Evolution special on the WWE Network, and rightfully so. It all feels like such a big deal, made all the more important by the severe lack of coherent storytelling from WWE on its main roster.
All did not go completely according to plan, however.
Indeed, during Owens' match he took a palm strike from CJ Parker straight to the nose. It busted him open and led to his needing stitches to close the wound. But Parker didn't come out unscathed. Actually, he may have gotten the worst of it.
Check this out:
Make no mistake!! @FightOwensFight is the toughest man I've ever stepped foot in the ring with! Split to the bone! pic.twitter.com/M8hW4Isvlm
— CJ Parker (@WWEMoonChild) December 12, 2014
That is nasty.
For complete results and the live blog from Takeover: R Evolution click here, and for a detailed recap with reactions to all the night's events click here.