NXT Arrival

NXT Arrival was a pay-per-view that took place on June 8th, 2016, live from Atlanta, Georgia. The main event was a Falls Count Anywhere match between Finn Balor and Sami Zayn for the NXT Championship, the third time the two have met one-on-one.



Background
NXT Arrival was the first NXT pay-per-view of the series, replacing the June 8th edition of NXT, and as such, was the first pay-per-view to take place on a Wednesday.

The main event was Balor vs Zayn III, for the first time on pay-per-view, after their two previous matches resulted in wins for Balor. Balor defeated Zayn on the May 18th episode of NXT, earning the right to pick the stipulation for the match. The semi-main event was a ladder match for the NXT Women's Title, as Paige and Bayley meet in a rematch. Paige defeated Bayley for the title on April 27th, becoming the second NXT Women's Champion. Bayley teamed with Sasha Banks to defeat Paige and Charlotte to earn the right to pick the stipulation.

Event
To open the show, Tyler Breeze successfully defended his Light Heavyweight Title against Hideo Itami via a surprise roll-up. American Alpha were then crowned the new NXT Tag Team Champions after defeating Enzo and Big Cass, with Jason Jordan hitting an Olympic Slam on Cass for the win.

Pentagon Jr was successful in defending his title, defeating Baron Corbin via a Sling Blade. AJ Styles defeated Samoa Joe with a Styles Clash onto a steel chair. Joe considered this maneuver illegal, but was denied any appeal by NXT General Manager William Regal.

Paige defended theNXT Women's Title successfully against former champion Bayley, after pushing Bayley off the ladder, before climbing and retrieving her belt.

In the main event, Finn Balor and Sami Zayn engaged in a wild brawl that many will consider a Match of the Year candidate. It was Finn's mistake that led to his downfall, missing on a Coup de Grace. Sami rolled him up for the victory, and claimed the NXT Championship with the win.