Commentators: Jim Ross & Chris Russo. Ring announcer: Caylee Turner.
Mike Dalton, C.J. Parker, & Jason Jordan vs. Alexander Rusev, Jiro Takizawa, & Garrett Dylan: This is the in-ring TV debut for Dylan...he's the son of actor Kris Kristofferson. J.R. jokes that Dylan's the only heel without a flag and Jiro's the only heel without a last name, then follows up by saying that Dylan seems to resemble someone famous...heh. Jordan ends up in the wrong corner after Jiro distracts him, allowing Dylan to deliver an old-school Stungun. Dalton escapes that predicament to tag in Dalton...the house is on fire! Rusev puts a stop to that by shoving Dalton off the top rope...that'll alter the momentum a bit. Rusev overpowers Dalton with a chain of four hiptosses in a row...nicely done. Dalton finally gets out of trouble with an enzuigiri on Dylan, then makes the tag to Parker! C.J. dropkicks Rusev and Jiro off the apron, then delivers a swandive headbutt on Dylan but Rusev and Jiro break up the pin attempt. Dalton and Jordan deal with the outside parties with a pair of suicide dives but Dylan yanks Parker by the hair...only to fall prey to a victory roll from the mat for the flash pin!
Aiden English vs. Leo Kruger: Haven't seen much of English...he's got a tough test against the former two-time Heavyweight Champion. Russo mentions Kruger's championship banner, causing me to realize that Seth Rollins doesn't have a banner yet...hmm. Kruger busts out the stump puller(tm Evil Doink The Clown)...wow. Kruger dominates the matchup but things go awry when he delivers a flying gutdrop to English's fist...however, Kruger cuts him off in short order with a spinebuster. One sleeperhold later, Kruger secures the victory.
Kassius Ohno enlightens us, addressing his old friend Antonio Cesaro. Cesaro cost him last week's contenders' tournament match and Ohno vows to get revenge by knocking him out.
Raquel Diaz vs. Paige Knight(w/ Sofia Cortez) for the Women's Title: So who's the face in this matchup? Paige turns up the aggression, shifting the fan sympathy in Raquel's direction...but a superplex fight turns into a sunset bomb of sorts from Diaz. Raquel comes back with some Eddy mannerisms leading into a legdrop, then the Three Amigos...for two. Sofia gets a chair as Diaz sets up the Gory Bomb, then distracts the ref while sliding the chair into the ring. Raquel gets the chair first...but throws it to Paige and falls to the mat. The ref turns around...and guess what he thinks. Raquel wins by DQ to retain her title, taking a page out of her father's playbook!
Briley Pierce & Colin Cassady enlighten us with newfound New York accents...
Seth Rollins vs. Bo Rotundo for the Heavyweight Title: Rotundo is going for an unprecedented third FCW Title win...his previous reign did not end in the ring as he forfeited the belt due to injury. Big ol' staredown sets the tone during the ring introductions, but they do shake hands before the matchup. Extended lockup to start...YAY WRESTLING~! The commentators note that Bo's wrestling for the third straight week, plus Rollins had a tough non-title match with Big E Langston last week. Seth gets the edge by transitioning from an O'Connor Roll attempt straight into a back suplex...he keeps Bo grounded on the mat but Bo counters a headscissors into a bridging pin attempt...for two. Jackknife cradle...for two. Rotundo goes on offense but Seth blocks the bulldog, then Bo blocks a superkick to hit the bulldog on the second try. Bo lines up for the spear, but Seth leapfrogs him and Bo tumbles through the ropes for the floor.
Rollins follows him out with the suicide dive as J.R. wonders if Seth's back is still bothering him from last week's match. The count is on, but both men re-enter the ring before ten. Advanced curbstomp misses, spear is countered by a leapfrog and rollup attempt, but Bo rolls through only to eat the Avada Kedava...for 2 1/2! A kick combo sets up another advanced curbstomp attempt but Rotundo blocks it, then a mid-ring collision leaves both men down again. Seth fights back from the apron and goes to the ropes but Bo cuts him off...Rollins fights him off and sets up a Phoenix Splash...Bo rolls away but Seth lands on his feet, only to be caught with a spear off the ropes! Cover...for 2 1/2! Seth rolls to the floor to regroup and Rotundo interrupts the referee's ten-count because he wants to win it in the ring. Bo throws him back in but Seth small-packages him...for two. Spear misses and Bo eats turnbuckles, allowing Rollins to finally hit that advanced curbstomp...but he can't cover right away and only gets 2 1/2!
The two fight to their feet and slug it out...Seth finally hits an enzuigiri and then a turnbuckle powerbomb! God's Last Gift hits and that finally gets the three-count for Seth Rollins to retain his title!
So long from the Sunshine State!
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