NXT + Impact

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tom Phillips & Brad Maddox.  Ring announcer:  Byron Saxton.

We start with comments from our two participants in the Women's Title bout...Paige sums it up by saying that she's the "fighter" and Emma's the "dancer".

Paige Knight vs. Emma Tayla, Women's Title Tournament Final:  Paige defeated Tamina Snuka and Alicia Fox to get here; Emma beat Aksana Raudoniene in the first round and upset Summer Rae in the semifinals.  The fan support is split here with a SLIGHT edge to Paige...YAY WRESTLING~!  Neither lady holds a sustained advantage for long, but Emma pulls out a nice escape from a backslide setup and gets Paige in the Tarantula in the same motion!  Paige responds by kicking Emma out of the ring, turning the aggression up a notch...

Brad exaggerates a bit on Paige's debut age though the truth is still impressive(age 13).  NOW YOU'RE GONNA SEE A PERFECTPLEX~! but Paige only gets two.  Emma turns things around with a well-timed hair-yank, then hits the low cross-body with Paige slumped in the corner...getting a two-count on the pin attempt.  Paige's sunset flip is blocked by Emma for two, but Paige completes the move for two.  Emma slows the pace a bit but Paige backs her into the corner, then elbows her repeatedly before taking her down into a half-crab!  Emma's a long way from the ropes but kicks Paige away, then gets a small package...for two.  Emma takes her down for an attempted Dil-Emma(inverted STF), but Paige gets to the ropes and knees her in the face.  Paige goes to the top rope but Emma cuts her off...superplex!  The fans note that This Is Awesome(tm)...Emma's slow to cover and Paige barely gets a foot on the bottom rope!  Paige gets off a couple of side-kicks to the midsection...then hits the Paige Turner out of nowhere and that's it!  We have a NEWWWWW NXT Women's Champion!

Several of the women enter to congratulate Paige...hey, Rosa Mendes sighting!  We even get a visit from Triple H to raise Paige's hand...well done.

Zeb Colter(w/ Antonio Cesaro) enlightens us with the Don't Tread On Me flag in the background.  Zeb notes that they did a background check on Sami Zayn and couldn't find anything...he also notes that Zayn once wore a mask, so that means he probably snuck into the country across the Mexican border(OLE~!).  They threaten deportation...okay then.

Angelo Dawkins(already in the ring) vs. Tyler Breeze(fka Mike Dalton):  Dawkins is making his NXT TV debut and I don't like his chances.  Breeze has his camera phone out and takes "selfies" all the way to the ring...he makes his seasonal residence in Milan, Italy.  On top of that, those boots are ridiculous...and he's STILL taking selfies.  He's rudely interrupted by the opening bell...oh yeah, wrestling match!  Dawkins finally takes it upon himself to go on the attack...but Breeze turns the tide in a hurry.  Angelo gets a rollup for two and O'Connor Roll for two, but Breeze puts the boots to him in response...before going back to his camera phone to check his hair.  Satisfied that his good looks haven't been compromised, Breeze takes out Dawkins with one big spinning heel kick and that's the ballgame.  Back to the camera phone for more selfies on the way out...can't fault him for lack of dedication.

Aiden English & Mickey Keegan vs. The Ascension(Conor O'Brian & Rick Victor):  Let's try this Ascension tag team thing again!  English & Keegan actually get an entrance and that's the high point of this segment for them.  Keegan never tags into the match as Aiden takes the entire beating.  English takes a double-hiptoss-into-a-powerbomb, then a new version of Total Elimination with O'Brian legsweeping English as Victor hits him from the front with a flying European uppercut.  That puts him out of his misery as Victor gets the three-count...

Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Luke Harper(w/ Bray Wyatt & Erick Rowan):  Don't expect too many flying headscissors in this one, to quote Gorilla Monsoon.  Sheamus stopped Wyatt from interfering in last week's main event, leading to Harper & Rowan losing the Tag Team Titles to Corey Graves & Adrian Neville.  Big ol' lockup to start...Brad notes his own in-ring experience against Sheamus(though he claims to have had "flu-like symptoms" that night).  Not a lot of technical grappling here...just two big guys beating the hell out of each other.  Rowan gets involved and takes a clubbing too, but Harper elbows Sheamus out of the ring where Rowan lies in wait with a cheapshot.

Harper dominates the action for a few minutes(with Rowan adding his two cents from the arena floor)...but Sheamus surprises him with a tilt-a-whirl slam.  I smell a rally...the slugfest resumes with Sheamus getting the upper hand, but Harper escapes a Regal Roll to hit the sitout Bossman Slam for two.  Harper misses a splash off the second rope and Sheamus hits the Regal Roll this time...for two.  Harper cuts off a top-rope move and then avoids the Brogue Kick before nailing the discus lariat...for 2 1/2!  Corner clothesline hits, but Sheamus boots Harper in the mush before running him into Rowan...White Noise hits!  Brogue Kick follows and that'll do it!  Bray Wyatt is oddly amused by this turn of events...

Next week:  NXT Champion Bo Dallas & Sami Zayn vs. Antonio Cesaro & Leo Kruger.

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Manik won an Ultimate X Match with Sonjay Dutt and Greg Marasciulo to win the vacant X-Division Title, retrieving the belt from above the ring.
-Bound For Glory Series:  Ken Anderson d. Shawn Hernandez after the Mic Check.
-Mickie James d. Gail Kim to retain the Women's Title as Gail was arguing with referee O.D.B.  Velvet Sky watched the match from ringside.
-Bound For Glory Series:  Christopher Daniels d. Samoa Joe; a distraction by Ken Anderson allowed Daniels to clip the knee, then hit the Best Moonsault Ever twice in a row for the pin.
-Bound For Glory Series:  A.J. Styles d. Jeff Hardy via Calf Killer submission.