Commentators: Tom Phillips & Alex Riley. Ring announcer: Byron Saxton.
A.J. Lee vs. Bayley Rose for the WWE Women's Title: Bayley has a fine showing but spends more time going for hugs than for pinfalls. A.J. plays possum a bit, then surprises Bayley with a spinkick to the midsection before getting the win with a Shining Wizard.
Backstage, Tyler Breeze gives a lucky young lady the opportunity to get a photo of him...just him. However, C.J. Parker photobombs him once again...and this time Breeze finds out upon viewing the photo.
Michael Zaki & Ron Hicks vs. The Ascension(Conor O'Brian & Rick Victor): Hicks never enters the bout as our resident Twilight fanboys destroy Zaki; Victor gets the pin after the legsweep/flying European uppercut combo.
C.J. Parker vs. Baron Corbin: The former Juice Robinson finally makes his return to the ring after a long injury absence...he's sporting dreadlocks and seems to be living the hippie lifestyle these days. I think Byron announced him as hailing from "The Moonchild Commune". Parker wins a quick bout with a DDT variant similar to that used by Heath Hatton in the Midwest. Renee Young does the post-match interview...he's groovy and mellow these days. He calls the photobombing "video lovin'"...but Tyler Breeze storms out and is NOT happy with Parker's stunts. C.J. tells him to "chillax, hot boy"...Breeze crosses the line by calling him a Lenny Kravitz wannabe but retreats when Parker threatens to hit him. NOT THE FACE~!
Dolph Ziggler vs. Alexander Rusev: Haven't seen much of the Bulgarian powerhouse in a while...he brings out a wooden plank with "ZIGGLER" written on it, then breaks it over his knee. We're told he has a Muay Thai background...this won't be walk in the park for the WWE's resident "Showoff". Rusev has about a hundred-pound weight edge on Ziggler and looks pretty good against the former World Champion...he surprises Dolph with a spinning heel kick for a near-fall, but takes too long going to the top rope and misses the splash. Dolph takes advantage with the Zigzag...that's the ballgame!
Next: An exclusive inside look at NXT's role in SummerSlam Axxess.
Sami Zayn vs. Antonio Cesaro, best-of-three-falls match: These guys have been feuding since Zayn's debut night in NXT...they're tied at one win apiece so this will PROBABLY settle the issue. Cesaro doesn't even make it to the ring before Zayn wipes him out with a no-hands somersault plancha! Zayn pummels him, tosses him in the ring, and NOW the ref calls for the opening bell! Zayn wastes no time...corner OLE~! Kick, rollup, and that's the first fall!
Zayn sends Antonio back to the floor and gives him the ringside tour; Cesaro seems to regain his wits only to walk into a jumping leg lariat...for two. A series of countermoves ends in a Steamboat Press by Zayn...for two. Cesaro finally stops him by dumping him face-first on the top turnbuckle, then tries to wear him down with the Swiss Sleeper. Zayn backs him into the corner to escape, but Cesaro blocks a kicks and boosts him into a powerbomb! Cover...gets two. Back to the Swiss Sleeper but Zayn hits the jawbreaker...only to run into a major clothesline for two. Double-stomp for two. Sami strikes backs but Cesaro powers him down to the mat...then the deadlift gutwrench suplex gets countered into a sunset flip for two. Zayn snaps off a Frankensteiner for two. Cesaro gets a bridging fallaway slam out of nowhere...for two. Ad break? Bah!
Cesaro grabs the Swiss Sleeper again...Zayn escapes a tilt-a-whirl slam attempt but this time the rollup only gets two. Cesaro boosts him into the air only to take a dropkick from Zayn...Sami
charges into the corner but runs right into the Swiss Sleeper! Cesaro swings him around and takes him down to the mat...and there's the tapout for the second fall!
Antonio charges at a dazed Zayn with a EUROUPPERCUT in the corner...that gets two. Sami fights back from the apron but gets his throat snapped off the top rope. Cesaro pulls him up the ropes...deadlift superplex~! Cover...gets 2 1/2! Cesaro trash-talks Zayn...Zayn tries a small package but it's blocked, then Antonio tries a suplex only for Sami floats over into another rollup...for two. Cesaro grabs the Swiss Sleeper again but Zayn kicks backwards into a pinning combination...for two. Corner OLE~! Kick out of nowhere...gets 2 1/2. Fans think This Is Awesome. Cesaro tries to catch Zayn in a powerbomb off the ropes but Zayn goes all the way up and over into a Code Red!...for 2 1/2! Antonio rolls out and Sami follows him to the floor...he gets a running start and dives through the ropes from the adjacent side of the ring for a flying DDT! Sami re-enters the ring as the ref counts...but Antonio barely beats the count at nine. Undaunted, Zayn covers...for two. Zayn goes for his ropewalk tornado DDT finisher but Cesaro catches him in mid-air...then uses pure brute strength to pop him up into the EUROUPPERCUT, BITCH~! The Neutralizer is a formality at this point but Cesaro hits it anyway...that'll do it. The fans declare it to be the Match Of The Year...and Cesaro does the dirt-kick motion on the way out of the ring. #yaywrestling
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