Major AXXESS Result Update: Winner of the NXT Tournament Revealed, Who Will Go On to Compete at WrestleMania?

March 26, 2015

NXT star Hideo Itami won the WWE NXT Tournament at WrestleMania 31 Axxess tonight to earn a spot in the Andre the Giant Memorial Battle Royal match, taking place on the WrestleMania 31 Kickoff show.

The first round of the tournament saw Finn Balor defeat Tyler Breeze, and Hideo Itami defeat Adrian Neville.

The finals then saw Hideo Itami defeat Finn Balor to advance to WrestleMania.

Updated at 12am EST:

The NXT Facebook account initially posted a photo featuring Finn Balor celebrating the win, but the caption read Hideo Itami is moving onto WrestleMania. The following has since been posted to reflect the actual winner of the tournament, Hideo Itami:

#HideoItami is going to #WrestleMania!!! #AndreBattleRoyal

A photo posted by WWE NXT (@wwenxt) on Mar 26, 2015 at 8:52pm PDT

Nick was born and raised in Detroit, Michigan, and lived there until the age of 18, when he decided to pack his flack jacket and move to New York City.

Nick attended New York University and graduated in 2001 with a degree in Drama.

Nick first entered the internet wrestling community back in 2004 when he became the co-host of The Voice of Wrestling Radio Show. From there, Nick made the transition from radio personality to editor when he began working with WrestleZone in 2008.

Nick is a member of two Off-Broadway theatre companies, Another Urban Riff, and the Drama Desk Award winning Godlight Theatre Company. Nick has appeared in over a dozen Off-Broadway plays since he moved to New York City, and has shot several short and feature length films. In 2010, he completed principle photography on a film titled "How to Score Your Life," which also features TNA Knockout ODB.

Inspiration in his life has come from many people including his family, Woody Allen, Steven Spielberg, Jack Nicholson, The Beatles, and of course, Lassie.