NXT + Impact

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tony Dawson & S. William Regal.  Ring announcer:  Summer Rae.

Shawn Michaels pays a visit...Dusty Rhodes has passed along the message that we're starting a tournament to crown the first NXT Tag Team Champions.  Sweet.

Yoshi Tatsu & Percy Watson vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)(w/ Bray Wyatt), Tag Team Title Tournament:  We already had this match but now it means a bit more...don't see it ending differently, though.  Yoshi takes himself and Rowan out of the match with a Cactus Clothesline but Harper levels Percy with a huge discus lariat for the win.

Dusty Rhodes talks to Alex Riley & Derrick Bateman backstage...they're facing Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger in the Tag Title tournament next week.  Corey Graves arrives and gripes about getting screwed out of his Heavyweight Title shot, then not being a part of the Tag Title tournament...Riley stands up to him as a preview of coming attractions.  Dusty notes that even Graves' former partner Jake Carter got sick of him and THAT'S why he's not in the tournament...Dusty books Carter-Graves for later.

Alicia Fox vs. Sasha Banks:  This will be a tough test for the newcomer Sasha.  Fine diva matchup here...Sasha goes aerial but gets planted with a wheelbarrow drop.  Fox bodyslams her only for Sasha to roll through into an inside cradle for the flash pin...yeah, that's an upset.

Paige Knight is here to be a fighter, not a "diva"...

Newcomer Renee Young interviews Aksana Raudoniene about her match with Paige next week...standard threats ensue.

Conor O'Brian refers to himself as "the true Ascension"...fare thee well, Kenneth Cameron.

Jake Carter vs. Corey Graves:  These two teamed up in the early episodes of NXT6 after being FCW Tag Team Champions, but they drifted apart at some point...even Regal is vague about the reasons for the breakup.  The momentum shifts a few times until Graves takes out the leg...the 13th Step(Fuller Leglock) is a formality after that and Carter taps out.  Corey enlightens us after the match...he's declaring anarchy.

Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey vs. Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre of the 3-Man Band, Tag Team Title Tournament:  Heath and Drew are both former WWE Tag Team Champions with different partners(Heath with Justin Gabriel, Drew with Cody Rhodes)...both were also FCW Tag Champs(Heath with Michael McGillicutty, Drew with Wade Barrett).  Neville seems to be keeping his old indy tagline of "The Man Gravity Forgot"...he and Grey are both Brits so they have that in common.  Neville brings the FLIPPIES~! so Drew just powers him down to the mat in response.  Grey looks good in a technical exchange with Slater...haven't seen much of him before this.  Grey's baseball slide misses the mark but Neville takes out McIntyre with a big somersault plancha!

The 3MB members turn the tide for a while and isolate Grey...Regal notes they do have the advantage in team experience.  Grey back-suplexes Heath and tags are made on both ends...Neville is a house afire!  Drew tries to cut him off but takes an enzuigiri from the apron...Neville fights off Slater, then nails the corkscrew shooting star press on Drew for a big victory!

NXT Champion Big E Langston vs. Axl Keegan, non-title:  Regal says Keegan was trained by Killer Kowalski so he's got that going for him...I still don't see this lasting long.  CHALK UP~!  The commentators make reference to Big E's association with Dolph Ziggler but he's still popular around these parts.  Yup...Vader Smash, Big Ending, and out.

The fans humbly request a five-count...Langston sets up another Big Ending, but Conor O'Brian appears on the TitanTron because he Wants Da Belt.  An unfazed Big E delivers his finisher and makes the obligatory five-count...one more time?  Sure, why not?  Another five-count is made...but the champ's got a new challenge ahead of him now.

Next week:  Riley/Bateman vs. Ohno/Kruger in the Tag Title tournament plus Paige vs. Aksana.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay, Todd Keneley, & Taz.
-Tara Varon(w/ Jessie Godderz) d. Velvet Sky to retain the Women's Title; Jessie tripped Velvet in mid-suplex and held her foot as Tara fell on top for the pin.
-Kenny King & Shiima Xion d. X-Division Champion Rob Van Dam & Christian York; Xion blind-tagged into the match and stole the pin on York after King's springboard Blockbuster.
-Bobby Roode(w/ Austin Aries) d. Tag Team Champion Shawn Hernandez(w/ Chavo Guerrero Jr.); Hernandez was distracted by Chavo and Aries brawling outside the ring and Roode took advantage with a bulldog out of nowhere for the win.
-Jeff Hardy d. Christopher Daniels(w/ Frankie Kazarian) after the swanton bomb to retain the Heavyweight Title.  After the match, Taz warned Hardy to look out for the Aces & Eights...right before a masked member of the gang took out Hardy's knee from behind with a hammer.