Commentators: Byron Saxton, S. William Regal, & Antonio Cesaro. Ring announcer: Chris Russo.
Jason Jordan vs. Leo Kruger: Leo offers Jordan a chance to leave without incident...not likely. Jordan has a strong showing against the former two-time Heavyweight Champ...he's been gaining momentum since his recent upset win over Damien Sandow. Jordan powers out of a headscissors straight into an electric chair drop...that cues the comeback rally, punctuated with a running Blockbuster for a near-fall. Kruger escapes a slam and tries for a rollup with a handful of tights, but the ref catches him in the act and stops the count. Kruger argues with the ref and Jordan rolls HIM up...for two. Kruger stops him with a shot to the throat, then hits the Final Destination(swinging fisherman buster)...for two. Leo grabs him in the sleeperhold, but Jordan sits out into a victory roll...for two. Kruger begs off, but then yanks Jordan into the ropes by the tights. Leo follows that up with a corkscrew snapmare driver(used in my neck of the woods by Shorty Biggs and Eric Allen) for the victory...Byron dubs it "Kruger's End", that'll work.
Dean Ambrose enlightens us...he feels like he's been left on the sidelines lately. Are opponents scared of him? He feels like he's been ignored for months by a certain someone...and he glares over at the broadcast booth where Regal sits. Enter Heavyweight Champion Seth Rollins...Ambrose entered FCW with Rollins in his sights but now he seems to be distracted. Seth dares him to step up to the plate...but Dean simply walks away.
General Manager Summer Rae(w/ Rob Naylor) confers with Caylee Turner and Audrey Marie, then Sofia Cortez and Paige Knight. She waffles a bit on who should get a future title shot against Women's Champion Raquel Diaz...but finally decides on an Audrey-Paige match for next week.
Jiro Takizawa vs. Bray Wyatt: Eli Cottonwood is conspicuous by his absence this week...I'm wondering if Wyatt's pre-match enlightenment will last longer than the actual match. Wyatt just smiles in response to a chop from Jiro, then BOOTs him to the mat before tossing him to the floor for a ringside tour. Back in the ring, the HUNDRED HAND SLAP~! and avalanche set up the Rapture(Wave Of The Future) for the easy win. Bray shakes the hand of his fallen opponent before taking his leave...
Kassius Ohno speaks his mind...he considers himself a man of honor and isn't too keen on anyone who manhandles an official during a matchup(like our guest commentator tonight). Ohno puts that aside and vows to make an impact in the near future...
Seth Rollins vs. FCW 15 Champion Richie Steamboat for the Heavyweight Title: These two have clashed in the past over the medallion when Seth held it...now Richie has the medal but Rollins has the big gold. Cesaro immediately comments that he hasn't gotten a shot at Seth's title...heh. He also wonders about Seth's focus since he stuck his nose in Dean Ambrose's business earlier in the night. At any rate, YAY WRESTLING~! Byron reminds me that these two were Tag Team Champions together on top of everything else. Cue the dueling chants...Richie brings the ARMDRAGS~! but Rollins gets an early near-fall with an Oklahoma roll. The two try to outmaneuver each other but it's Steamboat who connects with a big chop to gain control. Seth fires back with a dropkick and turnbuckle Flatliner, then clotheslines Richie to the floor before following him out with a suicide dive!
Back in the ring, Seth slows it down with a headscissors on the mat but Steamboat bridges into a pinning combination...for two. Byron gets word from the G.M.'s office...the winner of this match will defend against Ambrose in two weeks. It seems like Rollins is in the subtle heel role for the night as he cuts off Steamboat's attempts at offense...but he misses the standing moonsault. Richie makes the comeback and comes out on top of a strike exchange...modified Jackhammer(!) gets two. He goes for a big chop off the top rope but gets dropkicked coming down...and Seth gets two. Richie goes for a superkick out of nowhere but Seth avoids it and rolls him up...Richie rolls through only to eat Avada Kedavra...for 2 1/2! Corner forearm and spinkick to the gut set up the advanced curbstomp...no, Steamboat powerslams him...for 2 1/2. Both men are slow to rise and fight on the apron...then fight their way up the turnbuckles...and Seth hiptosses Richie down to the mat. Steamboat cuts off the Phoenix Splash attempt and attempts a German suplex off the top...but Seth lands on his feet! Seth goes for a victory roll but Richie blocks...for two, then Rollins reverses back into the pinning combination...for 2 1/2! Seth spinkicks him in the gut and quickly follows up with the advanced curbstomp...that's finally enough for the three-count to retain the Heavyweight Title!
After the match, Ambrose is quick to enter the scene...he brings the belt into the ring and hands it to the champion, warning him that he's got two weeks left in his title reign...
Next week: Audrey Marie vs. Paige Knight. So long from the Sunshine State!
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