What Happened After SmackDown Tapings, Tonight's WWE NXT And Cruiserweight Classic Matches
- Sami Zayn turned 32 years old on Tuesday. The dark segment after last night's WWE SmackDown tapings in Grand Rapids saw WWE Champion Dean Ambrose lead a quick happy birthday celebration for Sami.
- The following matches were taped for tonight's WWE NXT episode:
* Austin Aries vs. Patrick Clark
* Andrade "Cien" Almas vs. Angelo Dawkins
* NXT Women's Champion Asuka vs. Eva Marie
* Finn Balor vs. Shinsuke Nakamura
Full WWE NXT results for tonight are here.
- The WWE Cruiserweight Classic will kick off tonight on the WWE Network after NXT ends, with hosts Mauro Ranallo and Daniel Bryan calling the action. The following first-round matches have been announced for tonight's episode:
* Clement Petiot vs. Cedric Alexander
* Ariya Daivari vs. HoHo Lun
* Alejandro Saez vs. Gran Metalik
* Brian Kendrick vs. Raul Mendoza