Midweek wrestling

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Jeremy Borash.
-Samuel Shaw d. Dewey Barnes with a standing head-and-arm guillotine hold.

WWE NXT

Commentators:  Tom Phillips, Byron Saxton, & Lord Tensai.  Ring announcer:  Eden Rhodes.

Adrian Neville vs. Wesley Blake:  Blake is of the wrestling cowboy persuasion, it would appear.  YAY WRESTLING~!  FLIPPIES~!  The hype is underway for the live show at the end of February.  Blake gets a token burst of offense, but this is essentially a showcase for Neville.  Adrian finishes in style with the Red Arrow(corkscrew shooting star press).

Backstage, Devin Taylor interviews the Beautiful Fierce Females(Summer Rae, Sasha Banks, & Charlotte Flair).  Charlotte's been missing in action lately...she's been enjoying the merits of her lineage with all the limousine-riding and jet-flying.  Summer says they'll start the year off right when she destroys Natalya Neidhart tonight.

Xavier Woods vs. Alexander Rusev(w/ Lana Perry):  Woods was punished a few weeks ago with a match against Rusev...this time around, he should be more prepared.  Rusev seems to have acquired more traditional wrestling attire.  Tensai is impressed by Rusev and drops the names of other powerhouses like Brock Lesnar, Batista, and Big E Langston...Byron adds A-Train, har har.  Despite the advance notice, Xavier still has trouble dealing with Rusev's power advantage...Woods tries to stick and move but can't knock him off his feet right away.  A dropkick finally gets him down and a Shining Wizard scores him a near-fall, but Rusev surprises him with a jumping thrust kick.  With Woods down, Rusev gets him in the Accolade(camel clutch) for the tapout.  Lana has to signal for him to release the hold...but she gives another signal and Rusev reapplies the hold.  We need a save...Sin Cara?  Okay...he delivers a flying headscissors and Rusev rolls out of the ring.  Rusev is more annoyed than anything else, but this allows Woods to retreat with the masked man before more damage can be done.

C.J. Parker vs. Antonio Cesaro:  The partisan crowd does NOT like Parker and gives Cesaro a big ovation.  YAY WRESTLING~!  C.J. gets some early offense, but a senton hits the knees and Cesaro targets the back.  Parker comes back with a flying clothesline and jumping side kick, then a double-knee in the corner and cross-body off the top...for two.  C.J. does an airplane spin, but Cesaro's not dizzy in the least and double-legs him into the GIANT SWING~!  After that, the Neutralizer is academic and Cesaro gets the win.

Sami Zayn comes out on a crutch...2013 was the best year of his career and that was partially due to his matches with Cesaro.  The best-of-three-falls match was great, but he didn't win and he wants to redeem himself in that regard.  Rematch?  Cesaro meets him on the entrance ramp and grabs the microphone...one word:  "No."

Backstage, Devin interviews Mike Mizanin.  He thinks he should bring MizTV to NXT...but he's interrupted by C.J. Parker.  Parker does not understand why the fans don't like him...hmm.  Cue confrontation...looks like a match for next week.  C.J. says Miz has a huge carbon footprint with all the toxic waste he's spewing, so he slaps Miz as an "environmental act".

Natalya Neidhart(w/ Bayley Rose) vs. Summer Rae(w/ Sasha Banks):  Renee Young joins the broadcast team for this one.  In the pre-match comments, Nattie wonders if she can make Summer's feet touch her head when she locks her in the Sharpshooter.  So where's Charlotte NOW, I wonder?  They start off technical and Summer gets a jackknife cradle for two, but Natalya bridges out for a backslide attempt before being run back into the turnbuckles.  Nattie comes back with a snapmare, stomp to the back of the head, and basement dropkick...ow.  Summer returns fire with a spinning kick for two, then hooks a sideways figure-four sort of leglock similiar to something Owen Hart once used.  Nattie reverses into her own leghold but Summer gets to the ropes to escape.  These two seem to work REALLY well together as they've had really good bouts on WWE programming as well.  Natalya fights away from Summer's leg work and kicks her out of the ring, then rallies with offense when Summer gets back in the ring.  Nattie catches a second spinning kick attempt and takes her down into the Sharpshooter...welcome to Tapout City.

Backstage, Devin interviews Enzo Amore(still in a wheelchair) & Colin Cassady.  I want a "SAWFT" T-shirt.  Aiden English interrupts the festivities, reminding everyone that he beat Cassady in their match and the singing contest should have gone in his favor.  Big Cass has no time for this and walks away...Enzo just rolls over his foot with the wheelchair.  Ha ha.

NXT Champion Bo Dallas is here to celebrate...he is now the longest-reigning champion in NXT history(out of, like, two other people).  He appreciates the cheers(such as they are) and humbly accepts the accolades.  He thanks his family members in attendance and his fourth-grade history teacher...of course, he also thanks the Bo-lievers as he unveils the banner celebrating his milestone.  Adrian Neville decides to pay a visit...not to congratulate him, as Bo suspects.  Long story short, he wants another shot at the belt.  Bo says Neville beat a "nobody"(Sami Zayn) to earn his title shot and it took him 4:45 to do it...Dallas says it wouldn't take him that long to beat Neville.  Chief Operating Officer Triple H chimes in from the Titantron...how about setting up an opportunity?

NXT Champion Bo Dallas vs. Adrian Neville, 4:45 Challenge:  If Neville can survive the time limit that Bo set up for himself, he earns his title shot on the live NXT special.  Bo's not dressed to wrestle, but the match is RIGHT NOW!  Neville plays it cool as he doesn't have to win outright...the fight spills out of the ring, but Bo trips him up on the edge of the ring by yanking on the apron.  Neville barely beats the ten-count and Bo covers...for two.  Bo gets a few more two-counts but he can't quite keep Neville down.  Neville gets his second wind and rallies on offense...he sets up the Red Arrow but Bo rolls out of the ring.  Bo takes his time outside the ring(forgetting about the clock)...then realizes his mistake and rushes back in.  Neville backdrops him to the floor and the clock runs out...Bo is ticked and charges, but Neville sidesteps and Bo hits the ringpost shoulder-first.  Red Arrow?  Why not?  Neville makes his own three-count...he gets his title shot on February 27th!

TNA Impact

-Commentators:  Mike Tenay & Taz.
-Phil Gunner d. James Storm in a briefcase-on-a-pole match.  Storm got a hold of the case, but Gunner took him down from the ropes with an electric chair drop so Storm didn't have "full possession" of the case.  Gunner fought off Storm and finally got a hold of the briefcase for the victory.
-Austin Aries d. Chris Sabin(w/ Velvet Sky in a cage at ringside) with the brainbuster to win the X-Division Title.  Sabin got a shopping bag from Velvet during the match, but it didn't contain the weapon that Sabin had previously planted in it.
-Kurt Angle d. Bobby Roode in a cage match by escaping the cage, climbing over the top and landing on the floor right before Roode got out through the door.
-Samoa Joe d. Rockstar Spud with the Kokita Clutch.
-Brutus Magnus d. Sting in a no-countout-no-DQ title-vs.-contract match to retain the Heavyweight Title.  Sting had Samoa Joe in his corner, but Dixie Carter sent out Ethan Carter III, Bad Influence(Christopher Daniels & Frankie Kazarian), Shiima Xion, Tag Team Champions The Bro Mans(Robbie Eckos & Jessie Godderz), and Bobby Roode to run interference.  Kurt Angle ran in to help out Sting and Joe, but the numbers were too much in the end.  After two referees were taken out of the equation(Xion pulled out the first one, the second was bumped when Magnus pulled him in the way of a Stinger Splash), Dixie sent in Earl Hebner to make a reluctant three-count after Magnus hit the Mag Daddy Driver.