Friday, November 18, 2011

Catching up on wrestling viewing...

WWE NXT5.com

-It's "Showtime With Percy Watson"(Titus O'Neil stands nearby)! Our opening-segment interruption is provided by Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins...their assertion that Reks "headlined pay-per-views" is a slight stretch. Derrick Bateman joins us as well...he says that Johnny Curtis' relationship with Maxine Perez went about as far as Curtis' Smackdown career. Ouch. Anywho, emcee Matt Striker decides to set up our card for tonight: O'Neil vs. Reks and Watson vs. Bateman.
-Oh, your hosts are Josh Mathews & S. William Regal.
-Percy Watson vs. Derrick Bateman: Titus joins the broadcast team for the matchup...fine matchup is capped off by the OH YEAH~! Showtime Splash, facebuster, and Percy-cution(fireman's-carry Flapjack) for the decisive victory. Maxine is conspicuous by her absence...
-Johnny Curtis chats with Maxine backstage...hmm. Apparently Maxine wasn't aware that her fiancee got stuck in an impromptu match...
-Yoshi Tatsu vs. J.T.G.(w/ Tamina Snuka): Josh hasn't been on NXT lately so he's trying to catch up on the storylines...meanwhile, Tamina distracts Yoshi long enough for J.T.G. to duck the big roundhouse kick. J takes the opportunity to throw Yoshi shoulder-first into the ringpost and get the cheap rollup pin with a handful of tights.
-Backstage: J.T.G. & Tamina cross paths with Jimmy & Jey Uso but blow them off...then they cross paths with Bateman, Curtis, and Maxine. Bateman even readies himself for a slap but she storms off instead. Curtis says to call him if he needs help with women...Derrick doesn't have his number, but Maxine does.
-Titus O'Neil(w/ Percy Watson) vs. Tyler Reks(w/ Curt Hawkins): Curt gets involved and Percy nails him, leading to the referee ejecting both cornermen. Reks cuts off a late rally by O'Neil, but jumps off the second rope right into the Clash Of The Titus and that's the ballgame. However, the celebration is short-lived as the returning Darren Young attacks him from behind and lays him out with the Strongbuster. Looks like we're back to three active rookies on this show...

TNA XPlosion

-Your hosts are Jeremy Borash & Taz.
-Frankie Kazarian vs. Phil Gunner: Technically Fortune is down to three people(with Christopher Daniels and Bobby Roode both going heel) so they may want to either change that "Fortune Four" theme or start recruiting. It's Fortune vs. Immortal and it feels so empty somehow. Solid matchup, at any rate...Kazarian elbows out of an F-5 attempt and hits the Wave Of The Future for a two-count. Gunner rolls out to regroup but eats a baseball slide...Kaz attempts a re-entry sunset flip but Gunner kneels down to block it and holds the ropes for the tainted victory.

WWE Superstars.com

-Your hosts are Josh Mathews, Scott Stanford, & Matt Striker. Did we lose Jack Korpela?
-Alex Riley vs. Drew McIntyre: Riley hits a modified DDT out of the corner mount and Drew rolls out to regroup, then sweeps Riley's leg as he steps through the ropes...A-Ri lands badly on the ring apron. Stanford notes the bandage on Riley's leg and McIntyre takes the cue to block a boot out of the corner, delivering a leg Stunner. Drew does more damage to the leg with the ringpost figure-four, but Riley kicks away from a spinning toehold sending Drew shoulder-first into the ringpost. El Big Comeback ensues but he can't hold him up for the TKO...IT'S THE BIG FOOT by McIntyre gets two. McIntyre backs him into the corner but Riley fights back, avoiding a Stinger Splash and picking McIntyre up from that perch to hit the TKO on the second try! That's enough for the three-count and Stanford calls the move the "Final Score"...must update finisher list. :)
-Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Primo & Epico Colon: We have a team of twin brothers against a team of cousins in this one...the Usos were on the wrong end of a beatdown by these two as well as Hunico on Smackdown recently. Jimmy gets dropkicked off the apron by Primo, putting him in the wrong part of town(barrio?). Nice double-team as Primo actually suplexes Epico into the ring onto Jimmy Uso. Jimmy surprises Primo with a Samoan Drop off the ropes...and tags are made on both sides! Jey cleans house with gusto and Primo has to break up the pin attempt after the Umaga Smash. Jimmy nails Primo and the refeee has to get Jimmy out of there, but that gives Primo the opportunity to hit the lungblower on Jey. Jimmy dives off the apron onto Primo, but the damage has been done and Epico finishes off Jey with the backcracker.
-Trent Baretta vs. Tyson Kidd: Striker thinks about joining Twitter...scary thought. Good match, though a bit shorter than the previous two on the show. Baretta nearlys wins via Whisper In The Wind but Kidd escapes the pin attempt and blocks a Dudebuster DDT attempt. Trent hits a jumping enzuigiri and Gobstopper Knee...for two. Kidd dumps Baretta face-first onto the top turnbuckle and nails the brainbuster for the victory.

TNA Impact

-Robbie Eckos(w/ Rob Terry) d. Brother Devon(w/ "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero) to retain the T.V. Title. Terry attacked Pope outside the ring, leading to Devon's sons jumping the guardrail to check on him. Eric Young chased off Terry with a chair, but the distraction was enough for Robbie to get the cheap rollup pin with a handful of denim.
-Brian Kendrick & Jesse Sorensen d. X-Division Champion Austin Aries & Kid Kash; Aries made Kash do most of the work and then walked out late in the match. Sorensen went on to pin Kash after the inverted swinging neckbreaker.
-Women's Gauntlet Match: Velvet Sky d. Rosita Fly after the double-underhook X-Factor. Velvet pinned Brooke Tessmacher after a bulldog. Angelina Love d. Velvet via rollup w/ tights. Mickie James d. Angelina with the crescent kick. Mickie d. Sarita Stock after the jumping DDT. Mickie d. Tara Varon via jumping DDT. Mickie d. Winter Lea after the crescent kick. Mickie d. O.D.B. with a Thesz press off the top rope but O.D.B. gave her a TKO after the match. Mickie d. Women's Tag Team Champion Madison Rayne via victory roll from the mat when Madison took too much time to capitalize after O.D.B.'s attack.
-Matt Morgan & Tommy "Crimson" Mercer d. Mexican America(w/ Sarita Stock & Rosita Fly) to win the Tag Team Titles when Morgan pinned Anarquia after the Carbon Footprint.
-Garrett Bischoff(w/ Sting) d. Phil Gunner(w/ Ric Flair & Eric Bischoff) after a DDT.

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