Midweek Wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-A.J. Styles d. Robbie Eckos(w/ Robbie Terry) via Styles Clash.

WWE NXT6

Commentators:  Byron Saxton, S. William Regal, & Jim Ross(for the main event).  Ring announcer:  Summer Rae.

Jey Uso(w/ Jimmy Uso) vs. Kenneth Cameron(w/ Conor O'Brian):  O'Brian trips up Jey at a key moment...that draws Jimmy over to lay him out.  Cameron is momentarily distracted by the sight of his fallen partner and runs right into a superkick from Jey for the three-count.

Rick Victor interrupts a meeting between General Manager Dusty Rhodes and Rob Naylor...he wants a shot at the title, but Dusty says he'll have to prove himself first.

Chad Baxter vs. Big E Langston:  I don't like Baxter's chances.  He gets in a few punches and a sunset flip attempt...stress on "attempt".  Big E hits a trio of backbreakers, then a Vader Smash sets up the Big Ending for the easy win.  Langston isn't done and delivers a post-match Big Ending for good measure...he covers and makes his own pin count, even channeling King Kong Bundy with a FIVE-count.  He clarifies the five-count in his post-match promo, then hits Baxter with his finisher one more time and makes his own five-count again.

Kassius Ohno enlightens us...he'll have a "sparring session" in the ring next week.

Where's Trent?  Mr. Barreta returns to action next week on NXT.  WOO~!

Garrett Dylan vs. Damien Sandow:  Sandow offers Dylan the opportunity to forfeit and listen to a lecture instead...Dylan appears to decline.  Sandow dominates the action for the most part...though Dylan gets a surprise two-count with a big LARIATOOOOO.  Sandow quickly turns the tide and gets the victory with the Union Jack neckbreaker.  CARTWHEEL~!  The fans chant "one more time"...but unlike Big E, Sandow does not indulge the audience.

Briley Pierce still works here and he interviews NXT Champion Seth Rollins.  The main event will decide a future contender for the title...but Rick Victor interrupts.  A brief verbal exchange leads to Victor slapping Rollins...that's one way to make a statement.  Seth goes straight to Dusty's office and demands a match with Victor next week...Dusty makes it so.

Tyson Kidd vs. Michael McGillicutty:  YAY WRESTLING~!  The fans in the arena seem to have mistaken McGillicutty for Hack Myers...SHAH~!  Kidd rallies with the proverbial educated feet but MM ducks out of the ring for a breather.  Kidd swings through the ropes for a huge dropkick, then does a plancha fakeout before punting him from the ring apron!  Back into the ring, Kidd's springboard elbowdrop...hits raised knees.  NOW YOU'RE GONNA SEE A PERFECTPLEX...for 2 1/2!  Cover again...for two.  McGillicutty goes to the top but Kidd cuts him off...and nails the top-rope Frankensteiner!  Tyson crawls over to cover...for 2 1/2.  MM stops him with a jawbreaker but Kidd backflips out of a back suplex attempt...only for MM to duck an incoming enzuigiri and nail the Headturner neckbreaker!  Cover, pin, and McGillicutty picks up a big win!

Next week:  NXT Champion Seth Rollins vs. Rick Victor.

WWE Superstars.com

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

Justin Gabriel vs. Lord Tensai(w/ Adeshi Sakamoto):  Stanford remembers that Tensai beat Gabriel in a Money-In-The-Bank qualifier a few months ago, plus Tensai had some problems with Gabriel's tag partner Tyson Kidd...CONTINUITY~!  Gabriel keeps moving to stay away from Tensai's power...only to run into a proverbial brick wall.  Gabriel does better than you might expect against Tensai, getting a close near-fall after a springboard moonsault.  However, Tensai overpowers him out of the blue with the Baldo Bomb...one senton later, the match is over.

Santino Marella vs. Jinder Mahal:  Santino is OVAH.  Stanford notes that the U.S. Title shot at Night Of Champions is up for grabs in the pre-show battle royal...of course Santino wants another rematch with Antonio Cesaro.  Nothing seems to work for Santino for a while, but he rallies and nails the saluting headbutt off the second rope...then it's time for the Cobra to strike and that's the ballgame.

Alicia Fox vs. Natalya Neidhart:  One of these ladies might just win a match!  These two were actually tag partners on Raw but that team didn't fare too well.  The audience is a bit partisan as we're still in Canada...Nattie's home country, don'cha know.  Alicia keeps going to the ropes to escape early attempts at the Sharpshooter.  Yeah, it looks like Nattie's the face in this match and Alicia's the heel...for THIS match, anyway.  Fox messes with Natalia's ring jacket...now that means war.  Alicia does pull off a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker; didn't know she had that in her.  Nattie blocks a high kick in the corner and takes her down into the Sharpshooter...welcome to Tapout City, population Alicia Fox.

Zack Ryder vs. Cody Rhodes:  Striker actually refers to the logo on Ryder's tights as the Statue Of Li-BRO-ty.  Zack's a former U.S. Champion, you know(and Tag Champ!).  Of course Cody is a former Intercontinental Champion as well as a Tag Champ.  An early setup for the Broski Boot sends Rhodes to the floor for a breather...Cody baits Ryder into a legsweep only for the ringpost wishbone to backfire...plancha alert!

Things turn around when Ryder misses a cross-body, painfully hitting the ropes and tumbling all the way out of the ring.  Cody controls the action for a while but a collision leaves both men down...then Zack starts El Big Comeback.  Corner forearm sets up the Broski Boot, this time delivered as advertised...for two.  Cody stuns Zack with a quick dropdown uppercut, but the Alabama Slam is countered into a sunset flip...for two.  Rude Awakening...gets two.  Rough Ryder...is countered into a powerbomb...for two.  Cody charges into the corner and hits a pair of raised knees, then Ryder hits a discus clothesline...for two.  Rhodes seeks refuge in the ropes and gets off an elbow...Beautiful Disaster misses but so does Ryder's enzuigiri...Crossrhodes HITS and that'll do it!

TNA Impact

Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.

Shiima Xion d. Sonjay Dutt to retain the X-Division Title; Dutt hit the moonsault double-stomp but Xion got a foot on the bottom rope.  Sonjay attempted to hit the move again but Shiima crotched him on the turnbuckles and got the pin after that.  Xion attacked Dutt with the hairspray can after the match.

A.J. Styles d. World Tag Team Champion Of The World Frankie Kazarian via Styles Clash, earning another Tag Title shot for himself and Kurt Angle.

Chavo Guerrero Jr. d. World Tag Team Champion Of The World Christopher Daniels after the frog splash, earning another Tag Title shot for himself and Shawn Hernandez.  Hmm, I sense a conflict of interest here...

Tara Varon formally congratulated Brooke Tessmacher on retaining her Women's Title against her at No Surrender, even putting the title belt around her waist...but then attacked her and dropped her with the Widow's Peak.  Ladies and gentlemen, we have a heel turn.

Jeff Hardy d. Bully Ray with the swanton bomb; Hardy had put his Bound For Glory title shot on the line in the matchup.