Wednesday, January 21, 2015

NXT + XPlosion

WWE NXT

-Commentators:  Rich Brennan, Jason Albert, & Corey Graves.
-General Manager S. William Regal announced the next live special for February 11th, then said that a tournament would be held to determine the next challenger to Sami Zayn's title.  He also announced that Charlotte Flair would defend her NXT Women's Title against Sasha Banks.
-NXT Champion Sami Zayn vs. Tye Dillinger(non-title) never officially started as Zayn rushed the ring and tossed Dillinger out of the ring.  Zayn called out Kevin Owens but got Regal instead...Regal wouldn't allow him to jump the chain of command and dictate his own opponents.  Zayn said that he wouldn't wrestle another match until he got Owens in the ring, title on the line or not.  Regal made it so:  Zayn vs. Owens at the live special.
-Backstage:  Regal said they would have the contract signing for Zayn-Owens on next week's show.
-NXT Title Contender Tournament:  Finn Bálor d. Curtis Axel after the double-stomp off the top rope (4:55).
-Tournament brackets:  Bálor moves on to face the winner of tonight's quarterfinal match between Hideo Itami and Tyler Breeze.  In the other quarterfinals(next week):  Adrian Neville vs. Tyson Kidd and Baron Corbin vs. Bull Dempsey.
-Backstage:  Devin Taylor interviewed Sasha Banks about her title shot at Charlotte tonight.
-Backstage:  Bull Dempsey felt like he let a win slip through his fingers against Corbin last week, but he'll redeem himself next week.
-Charlotte Flair d. "The Boss" Sasha Banks(w/ Becky Lynch) by DQ to retain the NXT Women's Title when Becky attacked Charlotte (2:21).  Bayley Rose returned to make the save, but took a long look at the title belt before Charlotte grabbed it away from her.  Bayley responded by dropping Charlotte with the Belly-To-Bayley Hugplex.  Regal had a busy night as he announced a four-corner title match for the live special.
-Backstage, an unnamed new interviewer(EDIT: Greg Hamilton) talked to Kevin Owens about his grudge match with Zayn.  Owens blew him off, saying that he'd talk to Zayn in person at next week's contract signing.
-Wesley Blake & Buddy Murphy d. The Vaudevillains("The Artiste" Aiden English & Simon Gotch); Murphy stunned English with a kick from the arena floor and Blake scored the upset pinfall (3:59).
-Backstage:  Tyler Breeze said that it's just a matter of time before he becomes the champion and separates the beautiful people from the uggos.
-Backstage:  Unnamed New Guy interviewed Blake & Murphy about their big win...they were feeling good and challenged The Lucha Dragons to an NXT Tag Team Title match on next week's show.
-Breeze's stalker(Marcus Louis?) is still lurking in the background...
-NXT Title Contender Tournament:  Hideo Itami d. Tyler Breeze after a flying boot (10:33 aired).  That means Itami will face Bálor in the semifinals...I'm okay with that.
-Next week:  Neville vs. Kidd, Corbin vs. Dempsey, and Lucha Dragons vs. Blake & Murphy, plus the Sami Zayn/Kevin Owens contract signing.

TNA XPlosion

-Commentators:  Josh Mathews & Jeremy Borash.
-Robbie Eckos(w/ Jessie Godderz & D.J. Shiima Xion) d. Rockstar Spud by blocking a re-entry sunset flip and holding the ropes along with Godderz hanging onto him for extra leverage (6:23 aired).

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