WWE Main Event
-Commentators: Josh Mathews & Alex Riley.
-Johnny Fandango(w/ Summer Rae) d. Justin Gabriel after the guillotine legdrop.
-"R-Truth" Ron Killings d. Damien Sandow with the Lie Detector(Paydirt).
-The Wyatt Family(Luke Harper & Erick Rowan) d. The Prime Time Players(Titus O'Neil & Darren Young) when Harper pinned Young after the discus lariat.
WWE NXT
Commentators: Tom Phillips & Alex Riley. Ring announcer: Byron Saxton.
Charlotte Flair & Bayley Rose vs. Alicia Fox & Aksana Raudoniene: It's the new gals against the main-roster mainstays. Phillips notes that Bayley lost to Alicia in the Women's Title tournament and was also the opponent in Charlotte's NXT debut. The heels take advantage of her naive nature in short order...Bayley finally gets to hug someone(Aksana) but turns it into a belly-to-belly suplex. Hot tag to Charlotte but Alicia stops her in short order, then Bayley tags herself back into the bout. Alicia tries to isolate Bayley again, but a corner boot hits Aksana by mistake and Bayley rolls up Alicia for the upset win!
Backstage: Sylvester Lefort introduces Scott Dawson to his new stablemate Alexander Rusev...after Rusev wins tonight, they'll make some money and go to Sizzler(Dawson's favorite!).
Tag Team Champion Corey Graves(w/ Adrian Neville) vs. Rick Victor(w/ Conor O'Brian): Victor has Graves' title belt which he stole after last week's beatdown...and Corey wastes no time in shifting to attack mode. Graves' ribs are bandaged, but he still manages to control the action until Victor takes a few shots at the injured area. A cross-bodyblock by Graves does more damage to Graves than to Victor and that's enough to shift the momentum in favor of the Ascension member...Corey gets off an enzuigiri but Victor retaliates by dumping him ribs-first on the top rope.
Victor slows the pace for a few minutes but Graves finally starts to rally...Conor jumps up on the apron but Neville dashes into the ring to dropkick him to the floor. Neville follows O'Brian out with a plancha and Victor looks to finish with a fireman's-carry gutbuster, but Corey counters into a small package in mid-air for the flash pin! Graves retrieves his title belt on the way out...so a good day for the Tag Champs.
Backstage, Summer Rae continues the Last Temptation Of Sasha Banks...
Elsewhere backstage, Renee Young interviews NXT Women's Champion Paige Knight. She doesn't care what Summer Rae is up to and she knows how good Sasha Banks is. What does "anti-diva" mean? It means she's not a cover girl and she'd rather deal with pin covers as an in-ring fighter.
Mason Ryan vs. Alexander Rusev(w/ Sylvester Lefort & Scott Dawson): Rusev brings in the 2x4 with "MASON" on it, then breaks it over his knee. I wouldn't look for too many flying headscissors in this one...they start with a series of lockups instead. Ryan is the first to knock his opponent off his feet, but Rusev surprises him with a spinning heel kick(!) for two. Rusev dominates for a bit but a blind charge hits turnbuckles and Ryan starts the comeback. Dawson runs interference only to get tossed into the ring, then sent right back to the floor. After that, Lefort jumps up on the apron and Ryan gets a hold of him only to be blindsided by Rusev. Camel clutch is applied...and Ryan taps out? Okay then.
Backstage, we find Leo Kruger standing over the fallen Xavier Woods...ta ta.
Sami Zayn vs. Jack Swagger(w/ Zeb Colter): Riley notes that even Michael Cole was impressed by the Zayn-Cesaro matchup from a few weeks ago. It doesn't take long for this one to kick into high gear...YAY WRESTLING~! Zayn looks strong in the opening minutes and Swagger seeks refuge on the floor...then Zayn does a nice fakeout to freak out both Jack and his manager. Zeb does distract Zayn long enough for Swagger to recover and mow him down with a clothesline...the tide has turned, as they say.
The momentum shifts a few times as Zayn doesn't stay down for long...though a short-arm clothesline by Swagger sends him for a literal loop. Sami is able to low-bridge Swagger out of the ring at a key moment...and he hits the no-hands somersault plancha! Back into the ring for a Steamboat Press...for two. Corner OLE~! Kick is blocked but Zayn slides out of Swagger's suplex attempt, going up and over into a sunset flip for two. Swagger gets the takeover suplex on the second try...for two. Oklahoma Stampede by Swagger(!), but Zayn escapes the grip after the first turnbuckle slam and surprises him with a Blue Thunder Bomb...for two! Swagger single-legs him into a Patriot Lock attempt out of nowhere, then maneuvers out of Zayn's escape attempt to hit the Doctor Bomb...for 2 1/2!
The straps come down and he gets the Patriot Lock in the middle of the ring...but Zayn finally lunges for the bottom rope to get a break. Swagger thinks he's got this in the bag...but a Vaderbomb hits the knees! OLE~! Kick hits...for 2 1/2! They slug it out with Zayn getting the edge...third floor? Swagger cuts him off but Zayn fights out of the pop-up superplex for a sunset bomb! Cover...for 2 1/2! NXT Champion Bo Dallas suddenly makes an appearance to root for his good buddy Sami Zayn, but Zayn is distracted by his presence and Swagger takes him down into the Patriot Lock again! This time Zayn has nowhere left to go and finally taps out... #yaywrestling
The Real Americans celebrate, Zayn's disappointed, and Bo is all "sorry, bro"...
Next week: Woods vs. Kruger plus Paige vs. Sasha for the NXT Women's Title.
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