Midweek wrestling

TNA XPlosion

Commentators:  Jeremy Borash & Pat Kenney.

Tag Team Champion Christopher Daniels vs. Robbie Eckos(w/ Robbie Terry), Bound For Glory Series:  So who's the face in THIS matchup?  They try to one-up each other in the cheapshot department...I think Daniels may have the experience edge there.  Daniels goes for the Flair Pin with feet on the ropes but Robbie T swats his feet down.  Robbie E tries for his OWN cheap rollup with feet on the ropes(and Terry holding his feet there) but the referee catches Terry in the act.  Robbie argues with the ref and Daniels catches him with a uranagi...then nails the Best Moonsault Ever for the win and seven points.

WWE NXT6

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

Derrick Bateman & Bo Dallas vs. Johnny Curtis & Michael McGillicutty:  Regal heaps praise on the Curtis/McGillicutty duo...they have looked impressive in previous outings as a team.  Bo chases McGillicutty around the ring and is smart enough to cut off Curtis' attempted cheapshot, but he falls prey to a baseball slide by McGillicutty.  Dallas finally fights out of the predicament to make a tag to Bateman...the house is on fire!  He hits the flippy neckbreaker on Curtis but McGillicutty breaks up the pin attempt which brings in Bo.  The ref gets occupied with Bo and Curtis shoves Bateman away from a finisher attempt(I think the official name for that bulldog/DDT-ish maneuver is the "Sweet Meat Sizzler").  McGillicutty trips up Bateman and Curtis capitalizes...KICK WHAM FALCON ARROW and Curtis pins Derrick for the victory.

Alex Riley vs. Antonio Cesaro(w/ Aksana Raudoniene):  J.R. joins Byron & Regal in the broadcast booth for the remainder of the show...these two had a backstage altercation last week that led to this matchup.  Riley gains an early advantage but Cesaro cuts him off with an old-school Stungun.  Riley briefly fires up with a few quick pinning combinations, but Cesaro cuts him off with a knee to the gut.  Cesaro ties him up in some unique holds but Riley fights out with a backdrop...cue the comeback!  He goes for the Final Score(TKO) but Cesaro fights out, then Aksana distracts Riley and Cesaro plants him with the rushing spinebuster.  One Neutralizer later, Cesaro gets the three-count.

Briley Pierce still works here and he does a backstage interview with Kassius Ohno...that beard is getting quite formidable.

Matt Striker does a backstage interview with Drew McIntyre...has his time passed?  Drew says the time for talking is over...

Sofia Cortez vs. Natalya Neidhart:  Sofia is a bit more fan-friendly this time around.  YAY WRESTLING~!  Byron wonders if Natalya is taking Sofia lightly...wouldn't be a good idea as Sofia outmaneuvers her a few times in the early going.  Despite that, Nattie takes her down with an early discus lariat for a near-fall...then gets a surfboard hold with some hair-yanking for good measure.  Sofia tries to mount a comeback but Natalya gets a unique double-leg pin for two.  Sofia comes back with a rollup...for two.  Nattie gets an O'Connor Roll...for two.  The kickout sends Natalya completely out of the ring...and she decides to stay on the floor for whatever reason, giving Sofia a countout win!  Sofia invites Natalya back into the ring for more, but she quickly regrets that decision as Natalya beats her down and locks her in the Sharpshooter!

Dante Dash & Garrett Dylan vs. The Ascension(Conor O'Brian & Kenneth Cameron):  Dylan is the son of actor Kris Kristofferson.  O'Brien swats Dylan off the apron right away, leaving Dante to take the brunt of the punishment.  It doesn't take long for the Ascension to finish this matchup and they have a new double-team finisher for the occasion:  TOTAL ELIMINATION~!  Conor easily pins Dash after that.

Coming to NXT6 next week:  Big E Langston.

Seth Rollins vs. Drew McIntyre:  YAY WRESTLING~!  Seth sends Drew to the floor with a pair of dropkicks, then follows him out with a major suicide dive.  McIntyre fights back but Rollins rams him back into the corner to stop a Future Shock attempt.  Mutual clotheslines leave both men down...who can capitalize?  Drew nips up to his feet, but so does Seth...sounds like a rally to me.  A corner Flatliner doesn't seem to do either man any favors as Rollins may have hit the back of his own head on the turnbuckles...but he still blocks another Future Shock attempt and gets a jackknife cradle...for two.  Rollup puts Drew in position for Avada Kedavra...but he only scores a glancing blow and gets 2 1/2 as a result.  Third floor...he misses the Phoenix Splash but rolls through to his feet...only to run into IT'S THE BIG FOOT from McIntyre.  The third time is the charm for the Future Shock as Drew finally hits his finisher for the hard-fought victory!

Next week:  General Manager Dusty Rhodes has a Major Announcement(tm) plus Big E Langston makes his NXT debut.

WWE Superstars.com

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

Sin Cara vs. Drew McIntyre:  Hey, we just had this match LAST week.  Cara flippies into an advantage, but Drew catches a plancha attempt and gives him a shoulderbreaker into the ring frame...OW.  McIntyre targets the arm to control the pace...this severely limits Cara's attempts to fight back.  Cara tries a flying rana off the second rope and Drew blocks for a turnbuckle powerbomb...for two.  Cara finally tilt-a-whirls into a DDT out of nowhere(that won him the match last week)...but this time it only gets two.  Cara still goes into comeback mode and maneuvers into a Billy Kidman-style facebuster...for two.  Cara tries to springboard off the second rope but gets dropkicked out of the air...for two.  McIntyre is frustrated and sets up for a powerbomb...but Sin Cara counters into a snap rana pin for the quick three-count!

Have never seen No Holds Barred in its entirety, so yes, I saw the commercial and said "Hey, Stan Hansen".

Tyson Kidd & Justin Gabriel vs. Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins:  This was taped in St. Louis, yes.  YAY TAG TEAM WRESTLING~!  Reks & Hawkins have more experience as a unit and they're able to isolate Gabriel for a little while.  Gabriel tilt-a-whirls into an Eye Of The Hurricane on Reks out of nowhere...hot tag to Tyson Kidd!  Educated feet fly and Kidd pulls down the rope for Gabriel's somersault plancha on Hawkins...then Kidd nails the Buff Blockbuster on Reks for the win!

Zack Ryder vs. Michael McGillicutty:  Stanford wonders if Ryder's "Internet Championship" is on the line...seriously, anything on the Internet is worthless, AMIRIGHT?  Stanford says McGillicutty has his eye on the U.S. Title...between that and Heath Slater's interest in the belt, it doesn't say much for that particular championship's status.  Fine matchup between these two...Ryder nicely counters a suplex by landing on his feet and hitting a neckbreaker.  Cue the rally, Broski Boot included, but McGillicutty reverses into a Saito Suplex...for two.  Superplex is set up but Ryder fights MM off, then hits the Rough Ryder off the second rope for the win!

TNA Impact

Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.

Gail Kim & Madison Rayne d. Mickie James & Tara Varon.  Mickie appeared to have Madison pinned with a bridging O'Connor Roll(even making sure to get a shoulder off the mat during the pin attempt)...however, referee Earl Hebner(recently kissed by Madison) still counted Mickie's shoulders down and awarded the fall to Madison(I guess Rayne got a shoulder up?).

Douglas Williams d. Sam Shaw via Chaos Theory; there was a slight disturbance in the audience as Joey Ryan caused a ruckus and agent Al Snow chased him off.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. made his debut appearance for TNA...but Kid Kash & Phil Gunner tried to ruin the party by trashing his family.  The insults went too far and Chavo belted Kash, sparking a double-team attack until Shawn Hernandez made the save to help Chavo clear the ring.

Bound For Glory Series:  James Storm vs. A.J. Styles ended in a no-contest when the Aces & 8s attacked Styles...they did NOT attack Storm, lending credence to Bobby Roode's theory earlier in the night that Storm was the mastermind behind the group.

Shiima Xion d. Kenny King(chosen by Heavyweight Champion Austin Aries out of a field including Sonjay Dutt, Dakota Darsow, and Rashad Cameron) to retain the X-Division Title; King had control but Bobby Roode attacked King at ringside.  That allowed Xion to capitalize with a moonsault off the middle turnbuckle for the win...and that brought out Aries to brawl with Roode.

Bound For Glory Series:  Kurt Angle d. Bully Ray after the second Olympic Slam of the match.  The Aces & 8s attacked Kurt after the match...Kurt got some help from Aries, Sting, and A.J., but then James Storm hit the ring and the masked men conveniently backed off.  Hmm...