Midweek wrestling

TNA XPlosion

Commentators:  Jeremy Borash & Pat Kenney.

Garett Bischoff vs. Douglas Williams:  Joseph Park is in the audience, for the record.  Haven't seen much of Garett recently...the crowd reactions are partisan to say the least.  Williams takes Bischoff too lightly and whiffs on a top-rope move, then hits only ringpost on a blind charge...Garett capitalizes with a snapmare driver to get the duke.

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Jim Ross, Byron Saxton, S. William Regal, & Chris Russo.  Ring announcer:  Summer Rae.

Seth Rollins vs. Jiro Takizawa:  For the uninitiated, Seth is former ROH Heavyweight Champion Tyler Black.  Jiro is a graduate of TAKA Michinoku's Kaientai Dojo but he gets the no-name treatment here.  As it turns out, my description of the participants lasts almost as long as the actual match...Jiro gets in a few chops but that's about it.  Seth rallies with a dropkick, enzuigiri, corner forearm, spinkick to the gut, and advanced curbstomp(now called the Blackout) for the quick victory.  Briley Pierce(who still works here) does the post-match interview...we're moving quickly on this show as Jinder Mahal's music hits right after Seth is done with his promo...

Jason Jordan vs. Jinder Mahal:  J.R. touts Jordan as a top prospect...hey, at least he gets an entrance this week.  Mahal enlightens us before the match...good for him.  Jinder dominates the matchup...Jordan manages a late rally but Mahal levels him with the high knee.  The camel clutch is academic after that...then Mahal yaps AGAIN after the match.

Debuting tonight:  South Africa's Leo Kruger.

Aiden English vs. Leo Kruger:  English gets the no-name treatment...sensing time management issues with this show.  English hits one dropkick but not two...it's downhill from there.  Leo grabs him in the sleeperhold out of nowhere for the fast tapout.

Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. The Ascension(Conor O'Brian & Kenneth Cameron):  Regal & Russo join J.R. for this matchup.  Cameron loses a few intelligence points by trying to headbutt a Samoan; Jimmy Uso doesn't take kindly to that.  O'Brian pulls the ropes apart to send Jey tumbling to the floor...Jey is subjected to an extended stompdown in the corner after that.  Jey fires back with a huge corkscrew forearm on Conor...tags are made on both sides and Jimmy takes out Cameron with the alley-oop Samoan Drop.  Umaga Smash hits but Conor breaks up the pin.  Conor dumps Jey and gets pulled to the floor himself...however, Conor gets rid of Jey long enough to blind-tag into the match.  Jimmy's left on his own and falls victim to the Downcast(sitout jawbreawker by Cameron, then Flapjack by Conor) to give O'Brian the upset three-count.

Richie Steamboat vs. Rick Victor:  Victor gets the no-name treatment again...hard to believe he briefly held the FCW Heavyweight Title.  Byron's back at the broadcast booth with J.R....I suspect some things were taped out of order.  ARMDRAGS~! ensue as father Ricky is shown in the audience.  Steamboat controls the majority of the matchup...he picks up the win with the spinaround neckbreaker(dubbed the Slingblade by J.R.).

Dante Dash vs. Antonio Cesaro(w/ Aksana Raudoniene):  Dash gets the no-name treatment.  Have only seen Dante once or twice on FCW TV...he actually matches up well with Cesaro in terms of sheer size.  However, that just makes it more impressive when Cesaro throws him with the deadlift gutwrench suplex.  Dash gets zero offense; Cesaro gets the easy win with the Neutralizer.

Coming soon to NXT:  Bray Wyatt.

Derrick Bateman vs. Johnny Curtis:  Curtis starts things off with a slap in the face before bailing out of the ring...heh.  Bateman chases him around the ring, but avoids the incoming kneedrop on re-entry.  However, Bateman misses a high knee in the corner and Curtis takes control with a modified dragonscrew legwhip.  Curtis focuses his attack on the leg, keeping Bateman down on the mat...Derrick finally kicks him away.  Bateman limps through the comeback, hitting his modified STO...but Curtis kicks out the leg to stop him.  However, Bateman quickly maneuvers into the Mantastic DDT(which J.R. calls the DVD...why not?) and that's enough for the victory.

Next week:  The NXT debut of Kassius Ohno plus new entries to the women's division.

WWE Superstars.com

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

Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Michael McGillicutty:  "R-Truth" Ron Killings is on the shelf with an injury so Kofi's flying solo for the moment.  Kofi pulls off a few unique moves that I hadn't seen out of him before...it takes a few attempts but Kingston finally picks up the win with the Trouble In Paradise.

Epico Colon(w/ Primo & Rosa Mendes) vs. Darren Young(w/ Titus O'Neil & Abraham Washington):  A.W. has an ever-present headset microphone so the arena can hear his trash-talking...lucky us.  Good solid matchup...Epico fires off a chain of back suplexes but A.W. makes a nuisance of himself on the apron.  That distraction allows Titus to trip up Epico as he attempts to springboard off the middle rope...one Gut Check later, Young gets the duke.

Jimmy & Jey Uso vs. Hunico & Donny Camacho:  The Usos do well early, but a momentary distraction by Hunico gives Camacho the opening to hit Jey with a huge spinebuster.  We get the standard tag formula until Jimmy gets the hot tag...the grass hut is afire!  Hunico gets hit with the alley-oop Samoan Drop and Umaga Smash...Jimmy gets a two-count.  Camacho runs interference as Jimmy goes to the ropes, allowing Hunico to trip up Jimmy.  Hunico hits the top-rope victory roll(!) but Jey breaks up the pin attempt.  Camacho nails Jey in response...but as the ref escorts Camacho out of the ring, Jey boosts Hunico into a mid-air superkick from Jimmy!  Jey cuts off Camacho and Jimmy gets the three-count on Hunico for the victory.

Kane vs. Heath Slater:  So who's the fan favorite in this matchup?  Heath seems to think he's a hot commodity as of late...too bad he's got some HELLFIRE & BRIMSTONE coming his way.  The commentators do note that Heath is getting himself on the proverbial map...he tries to kick out Kane's knee and then snaps his throat off the top rope.  He actually gets Kane down with a dropkick off the second rope but the resulting pin attempt doesn't amount to much.  Slater to the top...and he eats an uppercut coming down.  Kane hits the sideslam and clothesline off the top rope, then welcomes Heath to Chokeslam City (population One (Man Band)).  1-2-3.

TNA Impact

Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.

Bound For Glory Series:  Rob Van Dam d. Ken Anderson by countering a Regal Roll with a crucifix pin.

Sonjay Dutt d. Rubix(aka Jigsaw from CHIKARA) with a moonsault double-stomp(OW), hyped as a qualifying match for the upcoming X-Division Title tournament once Austin Aries forfeits the belt.

Bound For Glory Series:  Samoa Joe d. Bully Ray via Kokita Clutch after distraction by Joseph Park.

Rashad Cameron(Sabian) d. Mason Andrews(Scorpio Sky) via Paydirt to advance to the X-Division Title tournament at Destination X.

Joey Ryan interrupts Taeler Hendrix's Gut Check segment...security takes him away.  Alex Silva got the nod and Joey got the thumbs-down...Taeler gets the vote to join the roster.

Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian d. Kurt Angle & A.J. Styles to win the Tag Team Titles.  Kazarian acted like he was upset about Daniels lying about the situation with Styles and Dixie Carter.  However, he hit A.J. with a chair from behind while the referee was down, leading to Daniels getting the pinfall.

Next week:  James Storm vs. Jeff Hardy plus Brooke Tessmacher vs. Gail Kim for the Women's Title.