Corey Graves: It's a great NXT rematch, Samoa Joe has perhaps been the most dominant champion in NXT's history. The underdog from underground is usually a nickname for Sami Zayn, but in this match, it's a fact.
Michael Cole: Samoa Joe trying to punch and spin-kick Sami Zayn. Sami Zayn just backs off a bit. The crowd is chanting "Joe's gonna kill You", while Sami Zayn looks slightly afraid at Joe. Samoa Joe with a kick to Sami Zayn's left shin.
Byron Saxton: He's not down yet, though.
Corey Graves: Sami Zayn tries to put Samoa Joe in a headlock, and succeeds in doing so. Samoa Joe pushes himself out of the headlock, and Sami Zayn into the ropes. Stops him with a firm shoulder, then kicks him in the chest.
Michael Cole: Firm, right knees to Sami Zayn's waist. LOOK AT JOE! Rolls him into a Kneebar! Sami Zayn trying desperately to make it to the rope, and He does.
Byron Saxton: It is absolutely terrifying how fluently Samoa Joe moves in the ring.
Corey Graves: Samoa Joe with right hands to Sami Zayn. Samoa Joe irish-whips Sami Zayn into the ropes, but Sami Zayn jumps over Samoa Joe, and tries to arm drag him. But, blocked by Joe.
Michael Cole: Joe though, misses wildly with a clothesline. Sami Zayn with a head-scissors to Samoa Joe. Samoa Joe's down! Stuns him a bit. Now Sami Zayn with right hand punches. Samoa Joe with a big right jab! Zayn down with just one punch.
Corey Graves: Samoa Joe kicks Sami Zayn's waist. He now stretches his right-arm, Sami Zayn counters and gets out of that semi-submission. Gets back up on his feat, and hits Samoa Joe with a dropkick!
Byron Saxton: What a dropkick!
Michael Cole: Sami Zayn, looking to somehow pull something to get Samoa Joe down for the pin. Samoa Joe with left-hand elbows to the back of Sami Zayn's neck, perhaps Zayn is going for the Blue Thunder Bomb...
...and Sami Zayn, there it is...
...BLUE THUNDER BOMB!!!
...1...
...2...
...Joe kicks out!
Byron Saxton: That might've been the best Sami Zayn had of beating Samoa Joe, thus far.
Corey Graves: I dunno if He'll get a better chance than a Blue Thunder Bomb. Sami Zayn said "2?", in utter disbelief to the referee. Sami Zayn's going high risk, Samoa Joe with a right hand. Sami Zayn's sitting on top of the turnbuckle.
Michael Cole: Sami Zayn shoves Samoa Joe down, Samoa Joe ducks. Sami Zayn leaps over Samoa Joe, catches him with an inverted-atomic drop! And now a running kick right to Zayn's face! Samoa Joe with senton!
Corey Graves: Here's the cover, is it enough?
1...
...2...
...Sami Zayn stays in it!
Samoa Joe knows about Sami Zayn, he's been in the ring with him in NXT and understands the hearts and guts of the underdog from the underground.
Michael Cole: A powerslam! A cover...
...1...
...2...
...and a near fall, again!
Samoa Joe continuing with those nasty right-hand jabs. Sami Zayn just collapses down, maybe He's had enough. He's body has had enough. Samoa Joe going for the pin...
...Sami Zayn roles him up for the small package!
1...
...2...
...one last gasp effort, and He almost had him!
Corey Graves: A kick now to the face of Samoa Joe, Samoa Joe goes down. He's in the corner, Sami Zayn is going top rope! Samoa Joe back to his feat again, and an enzuigiri to Sami Zayn. Almost knocking him out with that vicious enzuigiri!
Samoa Joe is thinking MUSCLEBUSTER from the top rope! Sami Zayn fights out of it, though.
Samoa Joe going for a SuperPlex!
Byron Saxton: This could be devastating for Sami Zayn.
Michael Cole: Sami Zayn trying to block, and He does. Trying to fight out of it, and He does with wild right and left hand punches, slaps, jabs or whatever they were. Sami Zayn looking for the sunset flip! Samoa Joe hung on. Samoa Joe hung on. Sami Zayn hesitated a little too long. Sami Zayn catches Samoa Joe, chin first into the turnbuckle.
Corey Graves: Looking for the HELLUVA KICK...
...no, Samoa Joe caught him and slammed him down. Just planted him. Samoa Joe's gotten him into the COQUINA CLUTCH!
...he's gotten him into the COQUINA CLUTCH!!!
...will Sami Zayn, tap?
Locked in, center of the ring. Sami Zayn gives out. Sami Zayn's body gives out. He passes out, and Samoa Joe technically beats him with the coquina clutch!