NXT + Impact

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tony Dawson & S. William Regal.  Ring announcer:  Byron Saxton.

Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey vs. Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger, Tag Team Title Tournament Semifinals:  Ohno & Kruger defeated Alex Riley & Derrick Bateman last week to advance in the tourney; Neville & Grey beat Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre of the 3-Man Band.  Regal notes Grey's background, listing Johnny Saint as one of his trainers.  YAY WRESTLING~!  The good guys control the action with technical wrestling and quick tags in the opening minutes.  However, Kruger gets a timely tag(tm Jim Ross) and nails Grey from behind...that puts the established heel duo in command of the match for a while.

It sounds odd to hear Regal talk about DeGeneration X and the New Age Outlaws in the same breath as the Andersons and the Rock 'N' Roll Express when discussing great tag teams.  Grey gets a few flash pin attempts on Kruger but gets cut off from the tag...until he avoids a Stinger Splash and tags are made on both sides!  Neville is a house afire and dropkicks Leo off the apron, but he eats a boot from Ohno that sends him to the floor.  Ohno gets occupied with yelling at Regal, allowing Neville to recover with a huge half-twist somersault plancha!  He stuns Ohno with a roundhouse kick from the apron as Grey pulls Kruger off the apron, then hits the corkscrew shooting star press for the win!

Backstage:  Renee Young interviews Summer Rae...she got sick of being a ring announcer while Paige Knight got all the attention in the ring.  Apparently "Summer School" is always in session...

Mike Dalton vs. Conor O'Brian:  Dalton gets some token offense but that's about it...a Flapjack and a Legdrop O' Doom to the back of the head finish things in short order.  O'Brian demands a five-count, intending to send a message to the NXT Champion Big E Langston...and the message is received as the champ makes his entrance.  Big E one-ups him by hitting the Big Ending on Dalton before leaving the ring...

Backstage:  Paige Knight demands a shot at Summer Rae...Dusty tries to calm her down, but she vows to get her revenge next week.  Paige bumps into Sasha Banks on the way out...Paige is in no mood for chit-chat.  Dusty congratulates Sasha on her win...but he also has another message from Sasha's secret admirer.

We get a highlight reel of the NXT tournament for a spot in the Royal Rumble..  The first round saw Neville defeat Corey Graves, Kruger pin Xavier Woods, Bo Dallas upend Luke Harper, and O'Brian beat Grey.  In the semifinals, Kruger took advantage of a missed move by Neville to reach the finals...Dallas beat O'Brian with a surprise sunset flip.  Old rivals Dallas and Kruger met in the finals...Bo got the win with the snap belly-to-belly suplex to earn his spot in the Rumble.

Backstage:  Loving brother Bray Wyatt has a chat with Bo Dallas...Bo beat his boy Harper in the tournament and they'll cross paths again tonight.

Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)(w/ Bray Wyatt), Tag Team Title Tournament Semifinals:  Dallas & McGillicutty beat Primo & Epico Colon in the tournament...Harper & Rowan defeated Yoshi Tatsu & Percy Watson.  The faces try the quick-tag game but the Wyatt Family members are just too big and strong for that to work.  Bo takes a beating but finally escapes a Rowan slam attempt to make the hot tag...MM powers Rowan up into a Saito Suplex, but Bray leaves his rocking chair for a well-timed foot grab.  The referee confronts him and ejects him from ringside...which is too bad as he misses McGillicutty's O'Connor Roll on Rowan.  Harper interjects himself with a big discus lariat...that's enough to keep MM down for the count as Rowan makes the cover.  Bray Wyatt has a talk with Bo and offers his hand...Dallas refuses the gesture and Bray orders the troops to surround the ring.  Bo is distracted and Wyatt hits Bo from behind, then drops him with the Rapture!  Wyatt shakes the hand of his fallen enemy...that's how we wrap things up.

Next week:  Neville & Grey vs. The Wyatt Family in the tournament finals for the Tag Team Titles.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay, Todd Keneley, & Taz.
-Rob Van Dam won a triple threat match with Kenny King and Shiima Xion to retain the X-Division Title.  King hit Xion with a Northern Lights suplex, but RVD broke up the pin with the five-star frog splash before covering Xion for the win.
-James Storm d. Jessie Godderz after the Last Call superkick.
-Bobby Roode & Austin Aries d. Chavo Guerrero Jr. & Shawn Hernanedez to win the Tag Team Titles.  The challengers had their issues, but got it together at the end thanks to Roode's low blow on Hernandez behind the referee's back.  Roode whipped Aries into a corner dropkick on Chavo, Aries whipped Chavo into Roode's spinebuster, then Aries finished with the 450 Splash.
-Brooke Tessmacher d. Women's Champion Tara Varon(non-title) after the atomic facebuster.
-Sting & Bully Ray d. T.V. Champion Brother Devon & Doc Gallows in a table match when Ray chokeslammed Devon through a table.  General Manager Hulk Hogan and Brooke celebrated with Sting & Ray afterwards.