Midweek wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Jeremy Borash & Pat Kenney.
-Bound For Glory Series:  Brutus Magnus d. "The Pope" D'Angelo Dinero with the Mag Daddy Driver.

WWE NXT6

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

Sofia Cortez vs. Paige (Knight)(w/o entrance):  Sofia wrestled on the independent circuit as Juliet The Huntress and participated in Tough Enough under her real name Ivelisse Velez.  Paige is an import from Great Britain and had a cup of coffee in SHIMMER as Britani Knight...in fact, her mother Saraya is the current SHIMMER Champion.  Sofia pulls off a nice backflip rana and comes off a bit heelish in her corner stompdown of Paige...Paige fires back but Sofia stops her with an enzuigiri.  They get into a striking exchange and Sofia gains the upper hand, picking up the win after wheelbarrowing into a mid-air DDT...nicely done.

Seth Rollins vs. (Donny) Camacho(w/ Hunico, w/o lowrider bicycle):  Camacho had a good run in FCW as Donny Marlow, briefly holding their Tag Team Titles with partner C.J. Parker.  On top of that, he has the business in his blood as he's the son of former WWE competitor Haku.  Haven't seen Camacho in one-on-one competition in quite a while as he's primarily worked as the bodyguard and occasional tag partner of Hunico.  Good competitive matchup...Hunico sticks his nose into the matchup and gets kicked to the floor for his efforts.  He tries to get involved again but Seth engineers a collision between the two...he follows up with the Blackout(advanced curbstomp) for the victory!  Cue the post-match double-team attack...but Bo Dallas arrives and the heels decide that they were just leaving.

C.J. Parker & Nick Rogers(w/o entrance) vs. Corey Graves & Jake Carter:  Graves & Carter were FCW Tag Champs until recently...Graves had a good indy run as Sterling James Keenan.  Carter is the son of Big Van Vader and J.R. jokes that he luckily got his looks from his mother.  Rogers refers to himself as "Mr. Jacked" in FCW but hasn't gotten a whole lot of wins there.  C.J. gets isolated for a while but Rogers finally tags into the match...only to get caught by a Carter spinebuster.  Graves gets the tag and then the pin on Rogers after the "Bottoms Up"(over-the-shoulder powerslam/running DDT combo).

Debut tonight on NXT6:  Kassius Ohno.

Mike Dalton(w/o entrance) vs. Kassius Ohno:  Yes, I feel the need to fill in the background info for those coming in late...Ohno had a notable indy career as Chris Hero, particularly his long-time partnership with Claudio Castagnoli(aka Antonio Cesaro).  Dalton gets an early flurry of offense but things quickly go downhill for him.  Ohno wears him down with a cobra clutch but Dalton surprises him with a spinning heel kick for two.  Ohno rakes the eyes, shoves Dalton off into the ropes, and blasts him with the roaring elbow...that'll do it.  Ohno enlightens us after the match...he knocks people out, see.

Coming next week to NXT6:  Bray Wyatt.  One of his new followers seems to be Luke Harper(aka Brodie Lee).

Derrick Bateman vs. Jinder Mahal:  Bateman does well early, though he nearly overshoots Mahal on a suicide dive.  Mahal gets in a re-entry cheapshot before delivering a neckbreaker over the top rope...that'll alter the momentum a bit.  Derrick counters a standard neckbreaker attempt with a backslide...for two.  Bateman gets a small package for two and a rollup for two en route to the full-fledged comeback.  Flippy neckbreaker...gets two.  He sets up for the DVD but Mahal ducks to the ropes to avoid it...then blocks the move again and delivers the high knee to the back.  That's the setup for the camel clutch...the hold is quickly applied for the tapout.  Jinder decides another camel clutch is in order despite the referee's protests, but he releases the hold before the official starts thinking about decision reversals.

Tyson Kidd, Seth Rollins, & Bo Dallas vs. Michael McGillicutty, Hunico, & Donny Camacho:  This was set up by General Manager Dusty Rhodes as a result of the post-match attack earlier in the show...as a sign of our TV taping organization, the broadcast team has switched from JR/Byron to JR/Regal/Russo and Summer Rae replaces Caylee as ring announcer.  We nearly start with Kidd-McGillicutty but MM quickly tags out to Hunico.  Kidd and Hunico have a tremendous exchange of near-falls before Bo and Seth get their turns into the ring.  However, Rollins gets caught in the wrong corner and nailed from behind by Hunico...sounds like a good time for a commercial break.

Seth fights out of the corner and monkeyflips Hunico before making the tag to Dallas...the house is on fire!  Bo takes the time to knock McGillicutty off the apron, but that gives Camacho the opening to throw Bo into the turnbuckles.  Now it's Dallas taking a beating...the heels target the back and Regal notes Bo's recent kidney troubles...PSYCHOLOGY~!  MM attacks the partners on the apron, but that allows Bo to catch a breather and maneuver into a tag to Tyson Kidd.  Kidd and McGillicutty renew their rivalry and hell breaks loose...leading to Seth taking out Hunico & Camacho with a huge plancha off the top rope!  Kidd tries to one-up Seth's dive, but MM cuts him off with a running knee clip from the side.  Hunico & Camacho hold back Rollins & Dallas as McGillicutty connects with the Headturner neckbreaker, picking up the win over Kidd!

WWE Superstars.com

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

Primo Colon(w/ Epico & Rosa Mendes) vs. Titus O'Neil(w/ Darren Young & Abraham Washington(w/ headset microphone)):  The Colons were once scouted by A.W., but he double-crossed them in favor of the Prime Time Players at No Way Out.  It's a classic speed vs. power matchup, as you might expect...Primo gets control and goes to the top rope, but A.W. argues with the ref.  Young tries to run interference only to eat a dropkick from Epico, but that distraction allows Titus to attack Primo from behind.  Titus looks to finish with a back suplex, but Primo backflips to his feet and gets a rollup for the flash pin!

Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston vs. Rob Cabildo:  Hey, squash is in season!  "R-Truth" Ron Killings is still recovering from a recent injury(thus his limited involvement in Raw's eight-man tag) so Kofi is flying solo for the moment.  Cabildo has control for a short time but whiffs on a missile dropkick off the middle rope...rally, Superman Punch, Boom Drop, Trouble In Paradise, we're done.

Alex Riley vs. Antonio Cesaro(w/ Aksana Raudoniene):  Stanford hopes Riley will get a chance to qualify for Money In The Bank...unfortunately, he had a chance on Smackdown and came up short against Dolph Ziggler.  Cesaro didn't have a good time on Smackdown himself...even though it was Aksana who was pinned in that mixed tag match.  These two fought once on Smackdown recently...Riley has a slightly better outing this time around.  Cesaro escapes the setup for the Final Score(TKO) and rushes him with a modified spinebuster...he follows up with the Neutralizer to pick up the win.

Zack Ryder vs. Jack Swagger:  Nice to see Zack finally get back on track with the big battle royal win on Smackdown, thus making him...General Manager for a week.  On the opposite side of the spectrum, Swagger can't seem to buy a win lately and even lost his manager Vickie Guerrero after a falling-out with partner Dolph Ziggler.  Ryder has the "Internet Championship" airbrushed on his tights...might as well make that a real title so the crew on Superstars and NXT has something to fight over.  Swagger shows his power by catching a Ryder plancha to deliver a backbreaker outside the ring...ow.  Swagger takes too long to set up a superplex, allowing Zack to mount a comeback...however, Jack stops him with a knee to the gut.  Swagger Bomb...hits nothing but boots!  That cues the real rally, punctuated by the Broski Boot...for two.  Rough Ryder...no, Swagger boosts him over his head, then slams him to the mat and delivers the Swagger Bomb...for two.  Ryder escapes a suplex by landing on his feet and hitting a neckbreaker...for two.  Second-rope Rough Ryder attempt is blocked and Swagger gets the anklelock, but Ryder rolls through to send Swagger to the apron.  Swagger leaps back into the ring over the top rope, but immediately gets hit with the Rough Ryder!  1-2-3 for the win...you know it.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Bully Ray accepted Joseph Park's challenge for a match on next week's Impact...but then revealed that he had a restraining order against Abyss.
-Brother Devon d. Tommy "Crimson" Mercer with the spinebuster to retain the T.V. Title.  After the match, Madison Rayne(who has been harboring a secret crush in recent weeks) entered the ring to plant a kiss on...referee Earl Hebner.
-Flip Cassanova(Flip Kendrick) d. Dakota Darsow after a shooting star legdrop.
-Women's Champion Brooke Tessmacher & Tara Varon d. Gail Kim & Madison Rayne; Tara hit the Widow's Peak on Rayne, then tagged in Tessmacher who won with her new modified STO finisher.
-Kenny King d. Lars Only(Johnny Yuma of PWG) after the Coronation(fireman's-carry spun into a uranagi).
-Bound For Glory Series:  Jeff Hardy d. James Storm with the Twist Of Fate.