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Full spoilers from NXT's Jan. 22, 2016 tapings in Orlando

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To kick-off Royal Rumble weekend, NXT is running a live show in the University of Central Florida's CFE Arena. The event will be filmed for use as at least two episodes of their weekly show on WWE Network.

Two big main event matches were announced in advance: Carmella challenging Bayley for the Women's title, and a Triple Threat match to determine the #1 contender featuring Baron Corbin, Samoa Joe and Sami Zayn. Later on, a bout between current NXT champ Finn  Bálor and former titleholder Neville was added.

Plus, Triple H is promising a "HUGE surprise"...

Below we'll bring you the complete results, as they happen.

Feb. 10

- Baron Corbin def. Johnny Gargano with the end of days in a good match. Gargano was hugely over, getting "Johnny Wrestling" chants. Corbin suckered Gargano into the ring to hit his finish and get the pin.

- Hype Bros def. LOCAL TALENT who aren't actually local. They were jobbers, but don't tell BIG ACTION that. They got the pin with the Rough Ryder.

- Alexa Bliss def. Cameron with the Sparkle Splash. Cameron was a little sloppy at one point and was bombed for it. She looked a lot better than she has in times past and responded by heeling it up.

- Elias Samson def. Jessy Sorenson to plenty of boos.

- Bayley def. Carmella to retain the NXT women's championship. Apparently a good match and one of Carmella's best but the finish was unexpected. The two hugged it out. After, Eva Marie and Nia Jax hit the ring to lay Carmella out. Asuka then hit the ring and had a staredown with Nia and Eva. Then Asuka turns her attention to Bayley, staring at the championship. The crowd chanted "YES" for this. Then she left.

Feb. 17

- Enzo & Cass & American Alpha def. Dash & Dawson & Blake & Murphy with Air Enzo. Biggest pop of the night for Enzo and Cass.

- Asuka def. Deanna Purrazzo in particularly brutal fashion, with three spinning backfists and a spinkick to the head. RIP Deanna Purrazzo.

- Tye Dillinger def. Alex Riley and does a Perfect 10 victory lap. He won via rollup.

- Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe ended in controversy. They did the Shawn Michaels-Triple H finish from Raw in 2003. Sami hit Helluva Kick but when he fell on top of Joe both men's shoulders were down on the mat. A new ref came out for a second opinion. William Regal was out to figure out what to do. Joe left. The decision: Draw due to a double pinfall. Regal said he will get to the bottom of this and they will find a number one contender.

Feb. 24

- American Alpha def. Blake & Murphy, still massively over.

- Apollo Crews def. Christoper Girard (Biff Busick) with the atomic powerbomb.

- Tommaso Ciampa def. Bull Dempsey in a comedy match via submission with an armbar.

- Eva Marie & Nia Jax defeat Baymella when Nia hit a leg drop and Eva pinned Carmella.

- They announced that Sami Zayn vs. Samoa Joe in a 2/3 Falls match will take place at Full Sail to determine the number one contender to the NXT title.

- The Vaudevillains def. Local Talent who aren't really local.

- Elias Samson def. Steve Cutler and they are not putting a stop to this guy's push. We're all just going to have to drift with it, ya hear?

- Emma def. Santana Garrett with the Emma Lock. Lot of chants for Santana, who was beloved by this crowd.

- HUGE SURPRISE time. William Regal came out and introduced ... Austin Aries. Baron Corbin jumped him. No word on if he called him an indie dork and told him to go back to Ring of Honor. They did not introduce him as Austin Aries, but rather "one of our biggest international signings." They did show his name on a graphic on the screen.

- Finn Balor def. Neville in the final match of the tapings.

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