Generation NXT - NXT recap for November 25, 2015

Michael Cole is in the ring to start tonight's show. He is substituting for William Regal, who is recovering from successful surgery. Regal has put him in charge for tonight's NXT, and he also announces that Eva Marie vs. Bayley for the NXT Women's Championship will happen tonight. He also has the official contract for the NXT Championship match between Samoa Joe and Finn Balor at NXT TakeOver: London, and that the contract signing is happening right now. Finn Balor shows up before Cole can even introduce him. Balor tells Joe he did what he had to do to make the match a thing, and he tells Joe to get over here, sign the contract, and look him in the eye and know that he's not entitled to a title shot. Joe shows up, gets in the ring, signs the contract and leaves in one efficient motion without even doing so much as glancing at Balor. Balor signs soon after. The match is set. As Balor leaves, however, Joe rushes back out, attacks Balor and eventually chokes him out in the Coaquina Clutch.

Dash & Dawson (Dash Wilder and Scott Dawson) retain the NXT Tag Team Championships against The Vaudevillains (Aiden English and Simon Gotch). After the match, Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady return and attack the champs.

Tom Phillips interviews Eva Marie. They're in William Regal's office so she can prepare for her title match. Eva says the match is inevitable, and while she respects Bayley, she says it's time for a real woman to win the Women's title. She says she has the support of the WWE Universe (to which she turns around and looks at gifts with the Total Divas logo on them, and says "Thank you, Total Divas!), as well as the support of Nia Jax, whom she was seen talking to in private a couple of weeks ago.

"The Drifter" Elias Sampson sings a song for us.

Dana Brooke vs. Asuka ends before it can even begin when Emma attacks Asuka from behind and puts her in the Emma Lock.

Tom Phillips interviews Bayley. Bayley says the one difference between Eva Marie and her is that she is a wrestler, and she plans to prove that tonight.

Sami Zayn returns soon...

Apollo Crews beats Jesse Sorensen. After the match, Crews accepts his challenge for NXT TakeOver: London, and tells him that when they get in the ring, he will lay him down.

Baron Corbin says he will make Apollo Crews into the answer to a trivia question at NXT TakeOver: London, and that Apollo Nation will fall.

Main roster referee Charles Robinson shows up to announce that he has been sent to the ring by WWE corporate to ensure that the NXT Women's Championship is called right down the middle.

Despite the interference of Nia Jax and two refs going down (one of them Charles Robinson), Bayley retains the NXT Women's Championship against Eva Marie. After the match, Nia Jax lays Bayley out with two leg drops.