Midweek wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Jeremy Borash & Gilbert Corsey.
-Brutus Magnus d. Tag Team Champion Robbie Eckos with the Kingsland Cloverleaf.

WWE NXT

(My downloaded version of the show clipped out a good bit of the opening segment, some backstage stuff, and the entire Hunico/Camacho match...had to dig up the the missing parts.)

Commentators:  Byron Saxton, S. William Regal, & Alex Riley.  Ring announcer:  Alexa Bliss.

NXT Champion Bo Dallas(w/ party hat) is here to celebrate his successful foreign tour.  He's been updating his newsletter on his travels...everyone loves him!  He's got a slide show of highlights...the fans say NO~! and Bo says "Okay, great!"  The slide show is wonderfully cheesy with Photoshops galore.  He fought Justin Gabriel...good kid, he beat him.  He hugged an ill fan and the doctors say that fan's health improved by 50%!  There's a shot of him with Bigfoot...that wasn't supposed to be in there.  They offered him baked goods in other countries...and he's got cookies for everyone!

Oh yeah, here's General Manager John Bradshaw Layfield to welcome him home.  Someone else is back and isn't quite as happy to see Bo:  Sami Zayn!  Bo asks if Sami's there for a cookie...not likely.  JBL deems this interruption to be a lack of respect and the reason he was suspended for a month.  Zayn wants another chance to take the title off that "delusional cheeseball"...heh.  JBL threatens another suspension...but he'll do What's Best For Business(tm) and reinstate Zayn.  Dallas isn't bothered by this...he already beat Zayn, after all, and he just seems like a sore loser.  Sami says he has no problem working his way back up the ladder...and JBL says we'll have a Beat The Clock Challenge tonight to determine Bo's next challenger.  That'll work...cue "cheeseball" chant.

Colin Cassady vs. Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry), Beat The Clock Challenge:  We're told that Enzo Amore is out with an injury...aww.  This is portrayed as an uphill battle for Big Cass even though he's got a height advantage.  Rusev goes for a lot of pin attempts which makes sense in this format...but a diving headbutt off the second rope hits nothing but mat.  Cue the Cassady rally...a high knee gets two.  Elbowdrop gets two.  Stinger Splash hits nothing but turnbuckles, so Rusev sends him to the opposite corner, rams him in the midsection, and locks on the Accolade(camel clutch)...Big Cass somehow manages to reach the ropes but he's been worn down.  Rusev dishes out more abuse until he can hook the Accolade again...and the second time's the charm as Rusev gets the tapout win in 5:33.

Backstage, Devin Taylor(who?) interviews Adrian Neville.  He settled things with Corey Graves last week and now he's got an opportunity in the Beat The Clock Challenge.

Backstage again, Devin interviews Bayley Rose.  She's upset about Charlotte Flair turning on her...they were like Spongebob and Patrick!  She met her dad, taught her how to pogostick, and even did the Robot...but they're no longer friends and Bayley says she'll let her fists do the talking when they meet again.

Kassius Ohno vs. Tyler Breeze, Beat The Clock Challenge:  Thanks to the magic of prerecording, it looks like we'll see Ohno on this program for a little while longer.  Ohno has no time for selfies and Breeze gets upset when his pre-match preening is interrupted.  Regal notes that once the initial time is set, every wrestler's eye is on the clock in the other bouts.  Riley wonders why Byron keeps going to Regal for the analysis...Regal notes that his thirty years and international experience would probably trump "200 matches and carrying The Miz's bags".  HA!

Ohno gets a small package out of nowhere for two, rollup for two, and backslide for two...but Breeze stuns him with an enzuigiri that sends him for the floor.  The commentators argue over whether Breeze should try to get him in the ring for the pin or take the countout win...Tyler does get him back in the ring and only gets a two-count.  The timer ticks down as the fan support is divided with dueling chants...Breeze keeps up the pressure but can't keep Ohno down.  Breeze lines up the Beauty Shot(spinning heel kick) but Ohno ducks it and covers...for two.  Sunset flip-style cradle...for two.  Death Blow(Rude Awakening into roaring elbow) misses and Breeze gets an O'Connor Roll for two...Ohno rolls through for two.  We're down to a minute left...Ohno tries a double-leg pin, Breeze rolls through, Ohno rolls through THAT into a sunset flip for the flash pin at 4:48!

Hunico & Donny Camacho vs. John J. Hornigan & Chris Rothwell:  It looks like the lowrider bike was wished well in its future endeavors.  Don't blink...Camacho picks up Rothwell(I think), tags Hunico, then completes the Samoan Drop.  Add a swanton bomb by Hunico and we're done...that was fast.  Devin Taylor interviews them at ringside...they're gunning for The Ascension at the Tag Team Titles.

Backstage, Dan Devone(who?) interviews Ohno about his win...but Lana interrupts to complain about her man Rusev being out of the running.  Ohno tells "Natasha" to inform "Boris" that he's no joke.

Adrian Neville vs. Aiden English, Beat The Clock Challenge:  Neville is considered a favorite based on his speed, but English tries to keep him grounded despite the FLIPPIES~!  English gets frustrated and that costs him as Adrian hits a back suplex out of nowhere.  Educated feet are unleashed but English rolls away after being slammed near the corner.  English gets him with a swinging neckbreaker...for two.  English sets him up on the top rope which seems like a bad idea...sure enough, Neville fights him off and nails the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press) for the win with three seconds to spare(4:45)!

Tag Team Champions The Ascension(Konnor O'Brian & Rick Viktor) accept Hunico & Camacho's challenge...

Sami Zayn vs. Leo Kruger, Beat The Clock Challenge:  I like how this BTC doesn't have obvious winners and losers...normally it's a foregone conclusion and just a matter of how long it'll take for the win to happen.  Bo joins us to watch the match from the entrance stage...that won't be distracting AT ALL.  Leo goes on the attack but Zayn hits a cross-body for two.  He gets a backslide for two, rollup for two...and Kruger nails him in the throat to slow him down.  Leo grounds him and keeps going for pins but only gets two-counts.  Sami goes topside out of nowhere for a Steamboat Press...only getting two.  Leo stuns him with a European uppercut to regain control...more pin attempts result in more two-counts.  Regal notes that repeated pin covers force the opponent to expend energy to kick out.  Zayn rallies on offense and a high-altitude dropkick gets two.  Corner boot misses and Kruger rolls him up for two.  Sami flips out of a back suplex but runs into a spinebuster...for two.  Leo sets up the SLICE~! lariat(wasting a lot of time, as Regal notes) and nails it...for two.  He keeps going for the pin but Zayn crucifixes him on the mat for the three-count...at 4:45?  Uh-oh...here's JBL to make the decision:  It was a tie, so next week it'll be Zayn vs. Neville.  The winner of that match will challenge Bo Dallas for the NXT Title on the following week's show...hey, sounds fair to me.