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Your Smackdown-brand hosts are Jack Korpela & Matt Striker.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Tyson Kidd(w/ Michael Hayes):  Hayes is quick to rip on the Texas crowd...he may have spent some time in that area in the past.  After a fine competitive matchup and some close near-falls, Yoshi surprises Kidd with the big roundhouse kick for the victory.  Hayes applauds Kidd's effort and helps him to his feet, only to deck him and walk away...so much for that pairing.

Your Raw-brand hosts are Scott Stanford & Josh Mathews.

Vladimir Kozlov & Santino Marella vs. The Major Broskis(Zack Ryder & Curt Hawkins):  Ryder beat Vlad last week thanks to Hawkins' interference, so we have this match.  I imagine the Stanford-invented team name is a nod to the Edgeheads' past as Brian & Brett Major...heh.  Fine matchup as Ryder/Hawkins look good as a unit, but Santino gets the pin on Hawkins after the Cobra.

Evan Bourne vs. Drew McIntyre:  Yeah, this'll be good.  Drew takes over after clotheslining Bourne on the apron, causing him to backflip-bump all the way to the floor.  McIntyre hits a huge delayed superplex for a near-fall, then takes Evan out to the apron with the intent to drive him into the steps.  However, Bourne escapes the move and delivers a modified bulldog from the apron to send Drew face-first into the stairs!  Bourne goes on offense and delivers a spinkick for a close two-count.  Drew is slumped in the corner and Bourne nails the basement dropkick...up top for the shooting star press, but Drew rolls to the floor only to take a plancha from the top rope!  Evan brings him back in and tries for a pop-up rana, only to get blocked into a turnbuckle powerbomb!  Future Shock follows and McIntyre picks up an impressive victory.

TNA XPlosion

Kazuchika Okato vs. Douglas Williams(w/ Brutus Magnus):  No one can figure out if our Japanese friend is "Okato" or "Okada" at the moment...he's dressed normally and the graphic says "Okada", but the ring announcer and Impacttron have him as "Okato".  Magnus joins the broadcast team for fun...fine back-and-forth contest here.  Okato rallies and Brutus suddenly feels a need to investigate Okato's ring jacket(hung on a ringpost at the time).  HUNDRED HAND SLAP~! connects, but Magnus' "borrowing" of Okato's ring gear distracts him long enough for Williams to capitalize with the Chaos Theory for the pinfall.

TNA Impact

-Women's Champion Mickie James, Tara Varon, & Miss Brooke Tessmacher d. Madison Rayne & Women's Tag Team Champions Sarita Stock & Rosita Fly(w/ Shawn Hernandez & El Anarquia) when Tara pinned Rosita after a Baldo Bomb.
-Abyss d. Frankie Kazarian with the Blackhole Slam to win the X-Division Title.
-Samoa Joe d. Amazing Red with the muscle buster.
-Matt Hardy & Eric Bischoff d. Generation Me; Hardy choked out Max Buck with his double-underhook guillotine, then tagged in Bischoff for some BACK LEG ROUND KICKS before Eric pinned Max.
-Velvet Sky won a handicap match against Angelina Love & Winter Lea via surprise small package on Love.  O.D.B. returned to attack Velvet after the match.