Midweek wrestling

WWE Main Event

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Mike Mizanin.
-World Champion Alberto Del Rio d. Cody Rhodes(non-title) with the cross-armbreaker takedown.
-Jimmy & Jey Uso d. Heath Slater & Drew McIntyre(w/ Jinder Mahal) when Jimmy pinned Slater after the splash off the top rope.
-Big E Langston(w/ Women's Champion A.J. Lee) d. Justin Gabriel after the Big Ending.

WWE NXT

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

Paul Heyman starts the show, claiming that he's scouting for the next "Paul Heyman Guy".  He brings out WWE Intercontinental Champion Curtis Axel and mentions that there's no one worthy of a title shot...that draws the attention of Big E Langston(still a face around these parts).  Heyman is quick to backpedal but Axel accepts the challenge...just not for tonight, ha ha.  After an assertion of manhood deficiency, it looks like the match WILL happen right now...

Curtis Axel(w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Big E Langston for the WWE Intercontinental Title:  Regal notes that if you combine Langston and Heyman's hairstyles, you'd have a complete haircut...bwahahaha.  It doesn't seem prudent for Axel to go blow-for-blow with Big E...and he ends up on the floor in short order.  Langston overpowers Axel for most of the match, but the I-C Champ does get off his signature dropkick and Perfect necksnap.  The E Train mows down Axel and THE STRAPS COME DOWN...which brings in Heyman for an ineffectual attack.  Langston wins by DQ as a result and gets his hands on Heyman, but Axel hits him from behind in response.  Axel goes for the BELT shot but Big E avoids it...the Big Ending ensues and Langston makes his own five-count.  Of course, Axel's still the Intercontinental Champion..

Backstage, Renee Young interview Sami Zayn(OLE~!)...the feud with Antonio Cesaro is his main issue.  Zayn wants another match...how about best-of-three-falls?  That'll work.

Mason Ryan vs. Scott Dawson(w/ Sylvester Lefort):  Fare thee well, Garrett Dylan.  Dawson gets in Ryan's face and eats a short-arm clothesline right out of the gate...it's downhill from there, but Enzo Amore & Colin Cassady arrive for a distraction and Dawson clips the leg.  That advantage is short-lived...Ryan ends it with the cobra clutch slam, then fights off the three enemies before dumping Dawson over the top rope onto the other two.

Paige Knight vs. Summer Rae for the NXT Women's Title:  Emma Tayla earned a title shot in the "dance battle with Summer last week, but Summer's post-dance attack put Emma out of action for a short time.  Of course, Paige and Summer have their own previous issue to settle.  Paige isn't above pulling the hair, as Summer finds out in short order.  Summer blocks a kick and drops Paige face-first to the mat, then gets a near-fall after a sort-of reverse Pedigree.  A unique bodyscissors takedown gets another two-count for Summer, but Paige starts firing back and elbows her in the corner.  Paige turns Summer's kick block/faceplant move against her, knees her repeatedly in the ropes, then KICK WHAM PAIGE TURNER and it's over!

Backstage, Renee Young interviews the visiting WWE Women's Champion A.J. Lee...she's defending her title next week but doesn't care who she's facing.  Out of nowhere, Bayley dashes in with a hug...she's a big fan!  She followed her from her car and then followed her from her dressing room...oh yeah, she wants to face her next week!  It'll be fun!  Bayley doesn't know why people think she's crazy...she's awesome!  Bayley thinks they could still be friends after she beats her for the title...suuuuure.  HUG~!

Next week:  Dolph Ziggler!

During the break:  Emma attacked Summer as she was recovering from her match.  That feud MUST CONTINUE~!

NXT Tag Team Champions Corey Graves & Adrian Neville & Xavier Woods vs. The Shield(WWE U.S. Champion Dean Ambrose & WWE Tag Team Champions Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins):  That's a lot of belts.  This stems from Reigns & Rollins busting up Neville's U.S. Title shot at Ambrose last week, leading to Graves & Woods making the save.  YAY WRESTLING~!  The good guys make the quick tags and keep Rollins in the ring for a few minutes.  Graves takes him off the second rope with a dragon-screw legwhip and goes for the Lucky 13(Fuller leglock) but the other Shield members pull him to the floor...only for Neville and Woods to hit stereo somersault planchas!

The Shield members regain control and isolate Woods in their corner...but he flips out of a back suplex attempt by Ambrose and makes the tag to Graves!  Graves hits a gourdbuster and legdrive before getting the Lucky 13, but Reigns & Rollins break that up in short order.  Now it's Graves in the wrong part of town...after a lot of abuse, he fights out the corner and tags Neville!  The house is on fire...Neville takes out Ambrose with a big roundhouse kick, but the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) hits only knees!

Rollins gets the tag, but so does Woods and he comes in with a Steamboat Press...for two!  He follows up with an enzuigiri and low-altitude sliding Flatliner...for two!  Morphing Time(forward-roll clothesline) and Lost In The Woods(Eat-The-Feet) look to end it, but Reigns barely breaks up the pin in time.  Woods dropkicks Reigns away as Neville re-enters the fray to take Reigns and himself out of the ring with a rana.  Graves targets Ambrose but gets backdropped to the floor.  We're left with Woods and Rollins in the ring as the legal men...superplex fight ends in a blind tag and cheapshot by Reigns, allowing Seth to take Woods out of the corner with a running turnbuckle powerbomb!  Reigns takes advantage with the spear on Woods and that's the ballgame!

Backstage, Renee Young interviews Antonio Cesaro.  He doesn't appreciate being called a coward...and he accepts Sami Zayn's challenge only to get jumped by Zayn as the show ends.  ZAAAAAYN~!

TNA Impact(Hardcore Justice)

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Bound For Glory Series(20 Points):  Frankie Kazarian won a four-way ladder match with Jeff Hardy, A.J. Styles, and Austin Aries thanks to interference by Bobby Roode & Christopher Daniels.  Kazarian threw an appletini in Hardy's eyes and retrieved the clipboard from above the ring.
-O.D.B. won a non-title triple threat hardcore match with Women's Champion Mickie James and Gail Kim when she pinned Gail after the BAM(TKO) onto a chair.
-Bound For Glory Series(20 Points):  Bobby Roode won a four-way table match with Samoa Joe, Ken Anderson, and Brutus Magnus.  Daniels & Kazarian interfered and Daniels threw another appletini in Magnus' eyes, allowing Roode to powerbomb him through a table for the win.
-Bully Ray d. Chris Sabin in a cage match to win the Heavyweight Title.  The referee was knocked down and Ken Anderson stopped Sabin from escaping through the cage door.  Rampage Jackson and Tito Ortiz(who Rampage had attempted to recruit for the Main Event Mafia) entered and got rid of Anderson, but then Ortiz hit Rampage from behind with a hammer.  Ray capitalized with a powerbomb for the pinfall win.