Midweek wrestling

WWE NXT5.com

Commentators: Josh Mathews & S. William Regal. Emcee: Matt Striker.

Justin Gabriel vs. Curt Hawkins: Gabriel goes aerial a bit too early and misses a springboard cross-body, allowing Hawkins to capitalize with a Smiley Slam. Curt hurls a few choice words in Regal's direction...don't know how wise that is. Josh wonders if the inmates are running the asylum and Regal responds "This isn't WCW." HA! Gabriel returns fire with a flying kick off the second turnbuckle...and that keeps Hawkins down long enough for Justin to deliver the Fall From Grace for the 1-2-3. Hawkins glares at Regal as he takes his leave...

Backstage, Tamina Snuka crosses paths with Derrick Bateman & Kaitlyn Bonin...then Titus O'Neil & Darren Young decide to hit on Tamina. Enter Jimmy & Jey Uso...guess they're back on the same page as Tamina.

Jimmy Uso(w/ Jey Uso) vs. Darren Young: SIVA TAU~! Jey joins the broadcast team for this matchup...Regal notes the fans chanting "No One Knows You" regarding Young. Ouch. Jey rallies the fans to help his brother make the comeback...Samoan Drop! Umaga Smash! Cover...for two. Jimmy snaps the throat off the top rope and climbs the turnbuckles, but Young cuts him off and throws him shoulder-first into the ringpost. One Gut Check later, Young picks up the win. Backstage, we see Tamina watching the monitor and O'Neil adding his two cents...out of nowhere, Josh has to leave the broadcast table because he got a message about someone tampering with his car.

Backstage...it turns out Josh's situation was a ruse perpetrated by Johnny Curtis & Maxine Perez. Curtis takes out Striker with a rag soaked with chloroform...okay. Maxine: "Why do you have chloroform?" Curtis: "...why DON'T I have chloroform?..." Bwahahaha. Maxine leaves to tend to her business and Curtis nonchalantly hits on Alicia Fox in the meantime...heh.

Maxine makes her way out to ringside in an attempt to seduce Regal and "get off the show"...guess she's on commentary for the moment.

Percy Watson vs. Tyler Reks: It doesn't look like our commentary team is going to contribute much to this matchup...these two did cross paths in a tag match last week. Maxine gives Regal a foot massage as the match progresses...Reks isn't happy about being ignored though Regal is trying his best to call the match. Percy connects with a plancha, but Reks comes back with a Stungun and goes to work on the arm. I'm not sure if Maxine appreciates Regal's sense of humor, but she proceeds to a scalp massage...oh yeah, wrestling match. Percy makes the comeback but Reks rolls through a cross-body off the top...for two. Watson catches him with the Percycution and that ends up the matchup...Maxine offers a deep tissue massage but that conversation trails off as the show cuts to a break.

Josh returns for the main event...his car was fine and he's not quite sure what happened in his absence. Heh. Backstage, Maxine meets back up with Curtis...turns out Striker has disappeared from the trunk where Curtis left him. Bateman & Kaitlyn walk by the scene...Maxine thinks they did something but they plead ignorance.

Tyson Kidd vs. Michael McGillicutty: These two have had issues in the past month or so...and McGillicutty has evidently been working on his maniacal laugh. They even get a feud-recap video package...why not? Kidd goes on offense quickly with a pair of dropkicks and beats down MM in the corner, then headscissors him out of the ring before swinging around the turnbuckles to deliver a flying rana to the floor! However, Kidd gets ahead of himself and hits only ropes on an attempted cross-bodyblock. McGillicutty takes him to the floor and dumps him face-first on the broadcast table...that'll alter the momentum. Kidd surprises him with a modified crucifix rollup for two but MM stops him with a clothesline to the back of the head before rubbing his face in the mat. Kidd drop-toeholds MM into the turnbuckles to get some separation...looks like a comeback to me. Kidd dropkicks the knees out from under his opponent, then delivers an inside-out slingshot legdrop to the back of the head. Springboard elbowdrop...hits the knees! Saito Suplex by McGillicutty...gets two. He goes for it again but Kidd backflips out...MM counters an O'Connor Roll but Kidd counters that with a rollup...for two. MM dumps Kidd face-first on the top turnbuckle, but Kidd avoids the Headturner neckbreaker and double-legs him into a Sharpshooter attempt. MM kicks him through the ropes, but Kidd shoulders him in the gut and slingshots into a rolling prawn cradle for the flash pin! Kidd notes that they're now even with one win apiece...Regal's already thinking about the rubber match and MM vows revenge as the show closes out...

TNA XPlosion

Commentators: Jeremy Borash & Eric Bischoff.

Women's Tag Team Champion Eric Young vs. Frankie Kazarian: Bischoff feels like Young is just playing mind games. A lengthy rope-running crisscross segment ends with Kazarian sliding out of the ring and informing Young that he's running solo. Bischoff declines to attend Young's upcoming wedding to O.D.B....meanwhile, the match settles into more standard action with Kazarian taking control. Young fires back with a belly-to-belly suplex despite getting tangled up in his own trousers...no, really. Macho Elbow...gets two-and-a-half. Kazarian snaps the throat off the top rope to cut him off, but E.Y. fires back with a dropkick off the middle turnbuckle...for two. The referee tries to separate the two in the corner and misses a mule kick by Kazarian...ye olde Flair Pin with feet on the ropes seals the deal for Kaz.

WWE Superstars.com

Commentators: Josh Mathews, Scott Stanford, & Matt Striker.

Tag Team Champions Primo & Epico Colon vs. Alex Riley & Mason Ryan, non-title: Riley & Ryan fought over the FCW Heavyweight Title a long time ago...now they're a thrown-together duo in WWE's nonexistent tag team division. Riley does well against both opponents in the early going, but Epico distracts him and Primo clips the leg. The Colons keep Riley away from his corner, but Riley finally catches Primo with a spinebuster and tags are made on both sides! Ryan dominates with his power advantage, delivering a delayed vertical suplex on Epico...but Primo breaks up the pin attempt. Primo low-bridges Riley out of the game but Ryan clotheslines Primo to the floor...Ryan goes for the kill, but Rosa distracts him and the Colons hit a double backcracker! That's enough for Epico to cover Ryan for the pin.

Tamina Snuka & Natalya Neidhart vs. Women's Champion Beth Phoenix & Eve Torres: What an earth-shattering breakup for Beth and Natalya...Stanford tries to portray it as "friendly competition" but Josh isn't so sure. In fact, it's Nattie and Beth that start the matchup...Beth gives her an opportunity to leave, but Nattie instead rolls her up for an early two-count. Crucifix into a sunset flip gets another two-count...Beth goes to tag but Nattie pulls her back. Beth's finally had enough and throws Nattie to the floor where Eve dishes out some abuse. Eve toys with Natalya for a while, but runs into a discus lariat and Tamina tags into the match! Tamina takes out Beth with a Samoan Drop and then nails Eve with a flying cross chop. Slam sets up a potential Superfly Splash...but Beth runs interference long enough for Eve to slam Tamina off the top rope. Eve capitalizes with the moonsault for the win.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Titus O'Neil: Don't usually see Titus outside of NXT, but the landscape of WWE is shifting as he head toward WrestleMania. The commentators do a good job of establishing Yoshi as being able to win with just one big roundhouse kick out of nowhere...however, Titus may just be a bit too strong for him. Tatsu gets a close near-fall after a spinning heel kick, but Titus ducks the roundhouse kick and drops him with the Clash Of The Titus...that'll do it.

Ezekiel Jackson vs. Drew McIntyre: Drew tries to match power with Zeke...um, no. A trip to the top rope doesn't go well either as Jackson slams him to the mat...McIntyre takes refuge in the ropes, then BOOTs Zeke as the ref backs him off. Drew escapes a slam attempt and runs Zeke into the turnbuckles, then nails him with a clothesline from behind. Zeke finally turns the tide with a back suplex, then a series of clotheslines and sideslam...but Drew escapes a torture rack attempt and dropkicks the knees. Future Shock HITS and Drew wins!

TNA Impact

Commentators: Mike Tenay & Taz.

Dixie Carter started the show by addressing Heavyweight Champion Bobby Roode's manhandling of her at the end of Victory Road...this brought out Sting who encouraged Dixie not to fire Roode so he could get his comeuppance in the ring. However, Sting realizes that he can't be both an authority figure and a wrestler...so he's going to take a break and come back better than ever. That means he's stepping down from his spot as general manager...but he has someone else in mind: Hulk Hogan. Dixie is skeptical for obvious reasons...

Austin Aries vs. Anthony Nese vs. Shiima Xion vs. Kid Kash for the X-Division Title: Fun flippy-fest...dive sequence, Tower Of Doom...then Bully Ray runs in and lays out everyone for the no-contest. Bah.

Eric Young & O.D.B. vs. Sarita Stock & Rosita Fly for the Women's Tag Team Titles: After some tomfoolery between the happily-engaged couple, Young pins Rosita after O.D.B. hits her with a Samoan Drop.

James Storm calls out Roode but gets Roode's attorney who says that Roode won't appear in this "unsafe work environment" for the time being. Of course, the lawyer eats a superkick.

Garett Bischoff vs. Kurt Angle, three-minute challenge: Garett lasted five minutes with Angle last week, so let's try three minutes. Angle didn't learn his lesson last week as he is content to toy around with Bischoff again, but Bischoff surprises him with a run of offense and nearly wins with a snapmare driver. Garett tries to stall out the clock but Phil Gunner runs in for the DQ...Jeff Hardy makes the save to set up another match for Lockdown.

Samoa Joe & Brutus Magnus vs. Mexican America(w/ Sarita Stock & Rosita Fly) for the Tag Team Titles: Sarita & Rosita try to cause a distraction, but Josh Lewis from the TV show Repo Games carries them off. That leads to Joe pinning Anarquia after the jumping enzuigiri/snapmare/middle-rope elbowdrop sequence.

James Storm vs. Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian, handicap match: Roode's attorney gave Storm his choice of opponents but Storm said he'd face both men at once. Daniels & Kazarian use the numbers to their advantage, but a backfired double-team gives Storm the opening to superkick Kazarian and then Daniels before pinning Daniels.

The show closes with Sting, Dixie Carter, and Hulk Hogan...looks like Hulk may be back in charge soon.