NXT + Impact

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tony Dawson & S. William Regal.  Ring announcer:  Kendall Skye.

Sami Zayn vs. Curt Hawkins:  Curt lives!  This is Zayn's NXT debut and I feel like shouting "OLE~!" for some reason.  Hawkins takes him lightly...don't think that'll last.  Zayn hits a good opening flurry of offense but Hawkins slows him down with a low-altitude version of the Pele Kick.  Zayn rallies with a back suplex and dropkick but runs into the Norman Smiley swinging bodyslam...for two.  Zayn fights out of a powerbomb attempt, hangs onto the arm, then walks up the ropes and leaps off into a flying tornado DDT!  That'll do it...nothing generic about that finish!  "We're gonna get to know each other pretty well!"

Corey Graves vignette...his tattoos are the story of his life and a suit of armor.  He's not here to make a mark...he's here to leave a scar.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. Antonio Cesaro:  No more yodeling...he's donned the beret and shades in recent weeks.  This could be good...but it doesn't last long as Cesaro stops Yoshi's assault with the pop-up European uppercut.  Neutralizer, that's the ballgame.  Regal notes that Cesaro beat him in Switzerland on the European tour...HOUSE SHOWS COUNT~!  Cesaro wants better competition and throws out an open challenge to anyone on any show...sorry, Saturday Morning Slam seems to be on hiatus for the moment.  He gets an answer...from Sami Zayn!  Zayn is multilingual in his own right...sounds like an impromptu match!

Sami Zayn vs. Antonio Cesaro:  YAY WRESTLING~!  FLIPPIES~!  Cesaro takes him down with a yank of the tights, but Zayn flips off the ropes into an armdrag and Antonio bails to the floor to regroup.  Cesaro slows him down with a Stungun and a series of Irish whips into the turnbuckles.  He stops a sunset flip with a double-stomp...for two.  HUGE short-arm clothesline...gets two.  Zayn gets off a dropkick, then an O'Connor Roll...for two.  Third floor...but he gets caught in mid-air for a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker!  Cover...gets two.  Zayn pulls himself up in the corner and Antonio rushes in with a EUROUPPERCUTBITCH~!...for 2 1/2!  Cesaro beats him down but takes the time to gloat about his dominance...and Zayn floats out of a deadlift suplex attempt to get a rollup for the flash pin!  Sami Zayn wins twice on his debut night, but he pays for his success as Cesaro attacks from behind!  Cesaro drops him with the Neutralizer...gosh darn it, they're gonna have to wrestle each other again to settle this.  Gosh darn it.

Renee Young interviews Audrey Marie...but Emma Tayla feels like she's ready for some promo time so she steps in.  Emma has trouble getting Audrey's name right...in response, Audrey disses the dancing and tells her to leave or she'll TAKE HER OUT(not to eat, as Emma seems to think).  Emma dances off the interview set...poking Audrey in the head on the way.  Ha ha.

Mason Ryan vs. Enzo Amore:  Amore's another newbie...nice leopard-print jacket.  He speaks his mind but it looks like his debut night will be a bit rougher than Sami Zayn.  Regal wonders if Amore is one of Diamond Dallas Page's lovechildren...ha ha.  The short-arm clothesline is a popular move on this show as Ryan mows down Amore with a major one.  Snake Eyes, LARIATOOOOO, and torture-rack neckbreaker mercifully end Amore's night.

Next week:  Major Announcement(tm) by Stephanie McMahon, plus a battle royal for the next shot at NXT Champion Big E Langston.

Corey Graves vs. Bray Wyatt(w/ Tag Team Champions Luke Harper & Erick Rowan):  So who's the face in THIS one?  Wyatt is still wearing his "face of fear" mask...we're told it's due to a broken nose suffered in his recent bout with Chris Jericho.  The opening exchange causes Wyatt to momentarily lose his mask but he replaces it with no incident.  Graves catches him in a hanging headscissors over the ropes but Bray mows him down with the CROSS-BODYBLOCK OF DEATH.  Graves is able to low-bridge Wyatt out of the ring, but the baseball slide misses its mark and Wyatt rams him backwards into the steel steps.  Back in the ring, the avalanche hits but Graves rolls him up out of nowhere...for two.  Bray loses the mask again and Graves takes what is offered, striking away at the face with fists and knees.  He takes out the leg, fights off the Family, and hooks his Fuller Leglock(Lucky 13?) only for Harper to drop an elbow while the ref's tied up with Rowan.  Wyatt ends it with the Sister Abigail...the Family beatdown ensues but Kassius Ohno makes the save!  He makes a beeline for Wyatt but the numbers are too much for him...Harper and Rowan beat him down, then hold him for Wyatt to slap around.  Ohno gets dropped with the Sister Abigail as well...that's it for this week.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay, Todd Keneley, & Taz.
-Suicide won a triple threat match with Petey Williams and Joey Ryan when he pinned Ryan after a double-chickenwing dropped into a modified lungblower.
-Bound For Glory Series Qualifying Tournament:  Sam Shaw d. Alex Silva by forfeit; The Aces & Eights claimed to have attacked Silva backstage.  Brutus Magnus saved Shaw from a beatdown, leading to an impromptu match...
-Brutus Magnus d. Wes Brisco(w/ Doc Gallows & Garett Bischoff) by DQ when Doc & Garett interfered; Samoa Joe made the save.
-Ken Anderson d. Kurt Angle; Angle was distracted by the arrival of A.J. Styles at ringside, allowing Anderson to get in a low blow before scoring the cheap rollup pin.
-Mickie James d. Velvet Sky after a knee clip and low-altitude DDT to win the Women's Title (referee O.D.B.).
-A.J. Styles put on the Aces & Eights vest and even took out Kurt Angle's knee with the hammer, but he followed that up by bashing several of the lesser gang members with the hammer before bailing out of the ring.  He's not aligned with anyone...for the moment.