Thursday, February 14, 2013

NXT + Impact

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tony Dawson & S. William Regal.  Ring announcers:  Summer Rae & Byron Saxton.

Mike Dalton vs. Axl Keegan:  Paige Knight storms past Keegan in the aisleaway and chases Summer out of the ring...then enters the ring to issue a challenge.  Keegan takes offense to his match being pre-empted and gets slapped...well, so much for our opener.  Enter General Manager/Commissioner Dusty Rhodes...he wants Paige to leave the ring, but Summer comes back out with another microphone to hurl threats.  Dusty gets caught in the middle of the CATFIIIIGHT...but Paige somehow hurts her arm in the chaos.

Backstage:  The trainer checks on Paige's arm.

Alex Riley vs. Corey Graves:  Graves attacked Riley after a bout two weeks ago, so we've got this grudge match.  Riley fires up to start, but a well-placed kick to the knee halts that momentum in a hurry.  Riley regains control with a suplex reversal and spinebuster, but Graves powers him out of the corner and clips the knee...The 13th Step(Fuller Leglock) follows and Riley is forced to tap out.

Paige Knight(w/ bandaged shoulder) vs. Summer Rae:  This will actually be Summer's in-ring television debut...Paige has been on a roll but she's going into this match with an injury.  Paige goes right after her opponent, but Rae kicks the arm and hits a single-arm DDT(psychology~!).  Paige makes a one-armed comeback but Summer gets a hold of the arm again and yanks it over the ropes.  Rae takes her out with a spinning kick...and that's enough for the pin, shockingly enough.

Backstage, Sasha Banks gets another love letter from her secret admirer...she'll meet her admirer next week.

Dusty brings the Tag Title belts to the ring for our main event...

Adrian Neville & Oliver Grey vs. The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan)(w/ Bray Wyatt), Tag Team Title Tournament Finals:  Neville & Grey defeated the 3-Man Band duo of Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre in the first round and then bested Kassius Ohno & Leo Kruger to reach the finals; The Wyatt Family beat Yoshi Tatsu & Percy Watson, then Bo Dallas & Michael McGillicutty to get to this point.  Bray Wyatt enlightens us...they're bigger, stronger, and more dangerous.  He tells his proteges to "follow the buzzards'...and thus we begin.

Grey gets the better of the opening exchange with Harper and nails the suicide dive, then the British competitors isolate Rowan with some quick tags.  The heels manage to overpower their opponents on a few occasions but can't seem to keep control for very long.  Grey finally ends up in the wrong part of town and Bray Wyatt SWEEPS THE LEG~! while he's on the apron.  Dusty confronts Bray and ejects him from ringside...that may change the complexion of this matchup.

Despite the absence of their manager, The Wyatt Family members dominate Grey...but two missed elbowdrops by Harper finally allow Grey to tag in Neville!  Adrian is a house afire and cleans house, tilt-a-whirling into a mid-air DDT on Harper!  Cover...gets two.  Neville stuns Harper with a roundhouse kick from the apron, then springboards...right into IT'S THE BIG FOOT!  Cover...Grey saves!  Rowan tosses Grey, but he gets sent to the floor himself by a mistimed discus lariat from his partner!  Neville takes out Harper with an enzuigiri...third floor...corkscrew shooting star press HITS and we have our first NXT Tag Team Champions!  Dusty presents the belts to the new titleholders and Dawson does the post-match interview...they're excited, yup.

Next week:  Big E Langston vs. Conor O'Brian for the NXT Title, plus an interview with the injured Tyson Kidd.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay, Todd Keneley, & Taz.
-Brutus Magnus d. Christopher Daniels(w/ Frankie Kazarian) after the Macho Elbow.
-Kurt Angle vs. Samoa Joe ended in a no-contest when Wes Brisco and Garett Bischoff attacked both men; Angle and Joe fought back until the Aces & Eights duo retreated.
-Jessie Godderz, Women's Champion Tara Varon, & Gail Kim d. "Party" Marty Scurll & The Blossom Twins(Hannah & Holly) when Gail pinned Hannah(I think) after the Eat-The-Feet.
-James Storm d. X-Division Champion Rob Van Dam(non-title) via Last Call superkick after RVD missed a (chair-free) Van Terminator.
-Tag Team Champion Austin Aries fought Tag Team Champion Bobby Roode to a double countout after both were distracted by the presence of Chavo Guerrero Jr. and Shawn Hernandez outside the ring.

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