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Arcademan:
WWE NXT Redemption Results: 10-5-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 -- DERRICK BATEMAN (w/Maxine) vs. TITUS O'NEIL

Bateman started off in control of the match as Regal introduced this week's Fascinating Maxine Fact: her uncle likes to train monkeys and dilly-dally around flea markets. Korpela then noted Hornswoggle has left NXT and is residing on Smackdown only. With Bateman still on the defensive, Regal suggested Titus is now boring and bland after losing Hornswoggle's mentoring services. Titus finally made a comeback with an overhead slam that slowed down Bateman. Titus then ripped off a flurry of offense before landing a powerslam for a close two count. Titus became distracted by Maxine, though, allowing Bateman to clip him from behind and score with a bulldog for the win.

WINNER: Bateman at 5:12. Will this lead to the return of Hornswoggle to pep up Titus? Will A.J. now manage Titus? Will NXT ever end?

2 -- JTG (w/Darren Young) vs. YOSHI TATSU

Regal said he's having issues with Yoshi this season because it was an action figure leg at first and now it's facepaint when he needs to be more concerned about winning matches. On the outside, D-Young mocked Yoshi with make-up, so Yoshi kicked him in the head. Back in the ring, JTG took advantage of Yoshi losing focus and went to work on him with kicks and stomps. The crowd rallied behind Yoshi, but JTG cut him off and D-Young mocked Yoshi again after recovering from the kick to the head. JTG hit the mug shot out of the corner, but Yoshi kicked out in time. Yoshi made a full comeback at 4:00, then went up top. Yoshi connected with his signature top-rope roundhouse kick and it was good for the win. Mike Chioda, spokesman for the referees who walked out on Triple H, raised Yoshi's hand in victory. D-Young then checked on JTG as Yoshi celebrated the victory.

WINNER: Yoshi at 4:52. Basic story played out in the ring. Good recovery win for Yoshi after the head-scratching loss to Jinder Mahal last week.

3 -- DANIEL BRYAN vs. HEATH SLATER

Korpela noted Slater was proud of himself for walking out on Triple H. Regal said he wasn't, but he did it out of necessity to send a message Hunter has too much responsibility on his plate. Regal then heeled on wrestlers thinking they're not getting opportunities when perhaps they don't deserve an opportunity, turning the storyline into a "worked shoot" direct from management. Regal added that people like Bryan, Sheamus, and Ted DiBiase actually go in the ring and try to be the best while other wrestlers sit in the stands all day and never ask questions or try to improve.

In the ring, Bryan dominated before Slater cut him off to begin working him over. On the floor, Bryan reversed a whip into the guardrail and followed with a running knee smash from the ring apron. Back in the ring, Slater crotched Bryan on the top turnbuckle and went back to work on Bryan. Slater's advantage didn't last long, as Bryan fired up a comeback and delivered trademark strikes. Slater tried to fight back, but Bryan caught him a Dragonscrew leg whip right into the Regal Stretch center-ring. Slater quickly tapped out. Post-match, Bryan shot a look toward Regal to acknowledge the finisher. After a replay, Regal noted Bryan has been frustrated lately due to the losing streak and perhaps this will snap him out of it.

WINNER: Bryan via submission at 5:41. That was perhaps Slater's best in-ring performance in some time. There's something to be said about when wrestlers get in the ring with Bryan, he forces them to raise their game. Also, nice showcase for Bryan displaying his intensity and trademark offense.

4 -- THE USOS (JIMMY & JEY USO) vs. CURT HAWKINS & TYLER REKS

Regal went back to heeling on wrestlers who complain about not getting opportunities as the heels worked over Jey to begin the match. The Usos then combined for a great Samoan Drop during their comeback before the action broke down. Jimmy and Reks ended up on the outside. Back in the ring, Jey delivered a big superkick on Hawkins before climbing up top. Reks distracted him, though, and Hawkins tossed Jey to the mat. Hawkins then went up top for a heat-seeking elbow drop for the pin and the win, dashing the hopes of the fans. Regal said Hawkins and Reks need to do something with this victory instead of just complaining. After a replay, they showed the Usos recovering as Regal finished his show-long "pep talk" to the younger stars to make a statement like Hawkins and Reks just did.

WINNERS: Hawkins & Reks at 4:50. Short main event, but effective for keeping the issue alive and the Usos on the chase.

FINAL THOUGHT: NXT is officially Superstars now. There's no sense of a Rookie competition show and NXT has become a showcase for mid-carders, just with the same characters every week, which differentiates it from Superstars.

Arcademan:
ROH TV Results: 10-1-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Radican's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 - - MIKE BENNETT (w/Brutal Bob) vs. JIMMY JACOBS (w/Steve Corino)

Jacobs offered a handshake and Bennett gave him a very loose handshake. Bennett dared Jacobs to hit him. Bennett gave Jacobs the worst pie-face in the history of wrestling. Bennett tried to pie-face Jacobs again. The crowd chanted “you can’t wrestle” at Bennett. Jacobs hit Bennett, but Bennett fired back and put the boots to Jacobs in the corner. Jacobs fired back and put the boots to Bennett in the corner. Bennett fired back and hit a back breaker on Jacobs. They introduced the “tweet of the week.” What a horrible thing to include on television. I won’t even repeat what the tweet was.

Bennett sent Jacobs to the outside. The crowd noise sounds distant again, as it did last week. Bennett hit another back breaker inside the ring before slamming Jacobs. McGuinness called Bennett a natural in the ring and compared him to Kurt Angle. Oh, brother. Jacobs fired back and hit a neck breaker. McGuinness talked about Jacobs’s signature moves. Jacobs went to the second rope and jumped over Bennett. Bennett caught him off the ropes with a spinebuster, but Jacobs kicked out. Jacobs ducked under Bennett and caught him with a springboard ace crusher for a nearfall. Jacobs went for a senton off the top, but Bennett got his knees up. Bennett hit the box office smash for the pin.

Winner: Mike Bennett. I just don’t see it with Bennett. This was a fine match for television, but the praise given to him by the announcers was above and beyond what he showed in the ring from a charisma and in-ring ability standpoint. Comparing Bennett to Rock and Angle is really going have a lot of eyes rolling across the Sinclair markets.

2 - - EL GENERICO vs. JAY LETHAL – ROH TV Title match

The crowd was hot for the start of this match. The announcers said Generico doesn’t speak much English. In fact, they don’t hear him speak much at all. Generico took down Lethal with a headscissors early and the crowd applauded. Lethal fired back and took down Generico with a headscissors and they came to a stalemate. Lethal offered a handshake and helped Generico to his feet. Lethal took control and hit a hip toss into a dropkick for a 2 count. Lethal took Generico down and locked him in a nasty looking submission. Lethal’s shoulders were clearly on the ground while holding the submission, but the ref didn’t count it. Lethal let go of the hold and covered Generico for a 2 count. The crowd applauded as Lethal grabbed a front face lock on Generico. Generico fought back with some punches, but Lethal took him down with a dropkick.

Both men traded blows in the middle of the ring. Generico hit a series of arm drags that sent Lethal to the outside. The crowd went nuts as Generico set up a dive. Generico got a running start and hit a big flip dive to the outside to wipe out Lethal before a commercial break.

Back from commercial, Lethal was back in control. They went to a double box with highlights of the action from the break. The boxes should have been bigger in the replay graphic. Lethal caught Generico with a sunset flip into a pin for a 2 count. Generico fired right back on Lethal and took control as the crowd applauded. Lethal fired back with a handspring elbow that left both men down on the mat. Both men traded punches again in the middle of the ring. Lethal drove Generico into the corner to break a waist lock. Lethal shoved Generico off and hit a missile dropkick for a 2 count. Cruise announced there were three minutes left in the time limit. A clock was shown on the screen with the time remaining in the match. Lethal hit a neck breaker variation, but Generico kicked out at 2 with two minutes left in the match.

McGuinness said this is the time you hate when you’re a wrestler. He said you’ve got to suck it up and get it done. Lethal set up for a powerbomb, but Generico countered it into a tornado DDT for a nearfall with close to one minute remaining in the match. Generico fired up as the crowd chanted “ole,ole” for him. Generico hit a blue thunder powerbomb for another nearfall and the crowd groaned. Lethal blocked a yokuza kicked and got a rollup for a nearfall with 15 seconds left. Both men exchanged counters in the middle of the ring as the time limit expired.

The crowd chanted for five more minutes. Cruise announced the match as a time limit draw. Generico tried to talk to the ref about getting more time. Jim Cornette came out. He said they have three minutes left in TV time. Cornette asked if they wanted it and both men agreed. Lethal and Generico exchanged blows as the fans went nuts. Lethal hit a big clothesline in the corner, but Generico caught him with a yokuza kick and half-nelson suplex for a nearfall and the crowd went nuts. Generico set up for the top rope brainbuster, but Lethal countered it into a suplex. Lethal went up top and went for an elbow, but Generico got out of the way. Generico set up for the top rope brainbuster, but Lethal pushed him off and hit a top rope elbow. The crowd counted along with the ref, but Generico kicked out at the last second. Generico caught Lethal with a suplex into the corner. Generico went for a yokuza kick in the corner, but Lethal caught him with a superkick. Lethal then hit the Lethal injection for the win.

Winner: Jay Lethal to capture the ROH TV title. This was a really good TV match. It started a little slow, but the last five minutes and the overtime were excellent. The crowd was really into the match and it left a lasting impression of what a good ROH match can bring to the table for new fans watching in Sinclair markets. ROH would be wise not to do the extra time gimmick too often, as it was just used at the “Death Before Dishonor IX” iPPV recently in the Strong vs. Edwards match. To be fair, that iPPV has been totally ignored on TV so far.

Arcademan:
TNA Impact Wrestling Results: 10-6-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results save for the final segment.

1 -- KAZARIAN vs. GUNNER

The announcers continued to talk Hogan as the production truck ran Twitter posts on the screen talking about the make-believe contributions Hogan has made to TNA. Gunner targeted Kazarian's previously-injured left tricep/bicep area with early offense before Kaz made a comeback at 3:30. Gunner avoided a corner attack, though, and Kaz smashed into the ringpost. Gunner followed up with a standing armbar and Kaz quickly tapped out.

Post-match: Gunner locked the hold in an extra moment to inflict more punishment, which led to a reverse decision by the referee. Kaz was announced as the winner while medics checked on Kaz. Gunner didn't care about the result and gloated over his work before leaving the ring. "Screw you all!" he growled to no one in particular.

WINNER: Kaz via DQ reverse decision at 4:13.

2 -- MICKIE JAMES & VELVET SKY vs. Knockouts champion WINTER (w/Angelina Love) & MADISON RAYNE

The heels made their entrance on the other side of the break leading right into the start of the fourth quarter-hour. The focus early on was on Mickie-Winter, continuing their recent KO Title feud. The heels took control via outside interference from Angelina to begin working over Mickie. After Velvet took a tag, the action broke down. Referee confusion ensued. Rayne then rolled up Velvet, who had a pin moments earlier, for the win.

WINNERS: Winter & Rayne at 4:41. Basic build-up to the title match in ten days.

3 -- SAMOA JOE vs. CRIMSON

Aggressive back-and-forth early on. Crimson ducked a clothesline and t-bone suplexed Joe across the ring to the floor. On the outside, Crimson inflicted more punishment as more Hogan tweets flashed on the screen. Joe reversed the offensive advantage in his favor, flipped off the ref, and tried to re-injure Crimson's leg. Back in the ring, Joe continued to work on the lower leg. Joe applied a submission and Crimson teased tapping out, which would have ended his make-believe undefeated streak that the announcers completely missed when they could have enhanced the jeopardy Crimson faced, then Crimson suddenly rolled through into a small package for the pin and the win.

WINNER: Crimson at 5:21.

4 -- ROBERT ROODE (241 lbs.) vs. JAMES STORM (240 lbs.)

The two men stood their ground before circling around the ring and knocking fists to begin the match. They traded holds and counters before Storm teased a superkick that Roode backed away from. Roode smiled and Storm said he missed him by that much. Roode then had his turn, nearly sneaking in a submission finisher. The two men came nose-to-nose to sell tension as TNA cut to break.

Back from break, Tenay talked about Hogan as the Beer Money partners were tied up in the corner. Storm and Roode traded hard chops as Taz noted it's getting a little snug in the ring. Tenay then confirmed A.J. Styles vs. Daniels at Bound for Glory, and in an I Quit match. Roode and Storm continued the even match-up with an exchange of close nearfalls. The match moved to the top turnbuckle, where Storm executed a superplex that popped the crowd. Storm made a cover, but Roode escaped in time. Storm and Roode went into a counter-counter sequence before Roode slapped on a Crossface that Storm escaped via rope break.

Suddenly, the ref was bumped when all three men collided in the ring and Storm found himself on the floor. On cue, Kurt Angle hit the ringside area and threw Storm into the ring steps. Angle then rolled Storm back into the ring and ran backstage. In the ring, Roode slowly recovered, made a cover, and Storm escaped just before three. The action reset with Roode executing his Fisherman suplex finisher with a bridge pin for the win.

Post-match: Roode sold concern for Storm as he checked on him. Tenay said Angle was the difference-maker in this match-up and they don't know why Angle helped Roode.

WINNER: Roode at 14:52.

- The final segment:

Video footage: Hogan and Bischoff sitting in the bathroom talking up their plan to fake Hogan's retirement. Bischoff said he fooled everyone, including The Network. He said these hillbillies mortgaged their trailer homes to buy Hogan merchandise. Hogan mocked Knoxville as they cut to Hogan watching the footage, selling shock. Hogan called for the end of the footage as the crowd booed. Hogan told Sting he's crossed the line and broken every law in this business. "Hell no, I'll never wrestle you. But, I'll fight you at Bound for Glory!" Hogan screamed. In a red-faced rage, Hogan said that if Sting beats him, he'll give the company back to Sting and Dixie Carter. After blurting that out, Hogan covered his mouth. "Got what I wanted. Ta ta for now," Sting said into the ringside camera. Sting walked out of the ring as Tenay plugged the higher-stakes Sting-Hogan match at BFG.

Arcademan:
WWE Superstars Results: 10-6-11

Quick results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link).

(1) Alex Riley beat JTG. Good match. Alex Riley showed a lot of intensity and was quite fluid in his execution.

(2) Mike McGillicutty beat Percy Watson. McGillicutty tried to pull off some sort of Edge-like “crazy eyes” thing, but it just made him look like he had too much hot sauce on his taco. Percy Watson continues to impress in the ring and his ability to get a crowd who never heard of him to rally behind him.

(3) A.J. beat Tamina. Tamina’s offense has improved. A.J. did a great job showing her personality by the way she carried herself, walked to the ring, celebrated after the win, etc. Matt Stiker had some worked-shoot-style comments on the walk-out from Raw, as well as some political commentary talking about socialism.

(4) Ted DiBiase beat Tyson Kidd. For some strange reason, the crowd was really behind DiBiase, lots of signs in the audience for him. This was taped in his home state, so that may have had something to do with it. Kidd, as always, was outstanding, and DiBiase did a good job as well. He doesn’t play a good face yet, though.

Arcademan:
WWE Smackdown Results: 10-7-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Parks' complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 – ALBERTO DEL RIO vs. SIN CARA

Mathews said Sin Cara azul put an end to the debate about who the real Sin Cara is. Headscissors by Cara, who impressively landed on his feet. Back handspring, but Del Rio caught him and gave him a German suplex. Cole said he wouldn’t be at Raw Monday unless Triple H stepped down. “Sin Cara” chants as Del Rio grounded Cara with a rear chinlock. Headbutt by Del Rio as Cara worked out of the move. Cara to the top, flying headscissors. The announcers emphasized that Del Rio was the leader of the walk-out, a good way to put him at the forefront of the angle after being lost in the shuffle on Raw. Cara went off the top, but Del Rio grabbed him by the arm (kind-of), and brought it down over his knees. Cross arm-breaker by Del Rio ended it.

WINNER: Del Rio, at 3:14. I don’t know if this speaks more to Cara’s place on the Smackdown roster at this point, or the fact that WWE realized they need to give Del Rio more credibility in order for him to be taken seriously as WWE champion.

After Del Rio and Rodriguez left, Mantaur’s music played. Whoops sorry, it was Sin Cara negro. He entered the ring and attacked the real Sin Cara. Cara negro finished original Cara with a Swanton.

2 – AIR BOOM vs. DOLPH ZIGGLER & JACK SWAGGER

Bourne was sitting at ringside, but was still being examined. Kofi’s adrenaline got the best of him and the heels took over when Ziggler got his foot up on a corner charge. “Vickie sucks” chant at Vickie Guerrero, who was at ringside with her charges. Back suplex by Ziggler. Cole said things were out-of-control again tonight with attacks and brawls already. Kofi flipped out of another suplex and the men met in the middle of the ring with a double clothesline at 2:15. Bourne popped up onto the apron out of nowhere and made the tag. He wasn’t selling the effects of the beating until he went for a dropkick on Swagger and came up holding the back of his head. Neck-breaker by Ziggler, then a Swagger Bomb for the win.

WINNERS: Swagger and Ziggler, at 3:08. Basic storytelling of the challengers getting a non-title win. The hypocrisy of Ziggler and Swagger creating chaos and a dangerous working environment when they were complaining about those issues earlier was not really touched on by the announcers – they focused on the overall idea of chaos erupting.

3 – BETH PHOENIX vs. ALICIA FOX

Beth was flanked by Natalya on her way to the ring. Mathews said he heard Fox beat Booker on the golf course this week. Fox got a nice pop from the audio sweetener. Beth whipped Fox into the buckle, then did a split on the top rope and tried to roll Beth up. Beth put a stop to that and gave Fox the Glam Slam.

WINNER: Phoenix, at :35. I think Fox could be a nice protagonist for Beth and challenge for the Diva’s Title down the line.

Natalya locked Fox in the leg-lock and Beth got the mic. She put it in Fox’s face and told her to scream. Fox cried in agony as Natalya continued pulling on Fox’s arms and legs.

4 – JINDER MAHAL vs. EZEKIEL JACKSON

Mahal took offense to another knock-down once the match began. Knee-lifts by Mahal, but Jackson whipped Mahal into the ropes and gave him a back body-drop. Two bodyslams in a row followed, then a Torture Rack. Mahal snuck out the back and gave Jackson a jumping knee to the face. Mahal fell victim again to the bodyslams, this time four in number. Torture rack successfully applied and Mahal tapped.

WINNER: Jackson, at 2:06. Two guys running in quicksand here as far as their place on the card. Also, wisely kept short.

5 – CHRISTIAN & CODY RHODES vs. SHEAMUS & RANDY ORTON

Shoulder knock-down by Sheamus as Cole and Booker debated the walk-out on Raw. Sheamus tossed Rhodes over the title but Rhodes skinned the cat back in. Forearms across the chest by Sheamus. The crowd counted along with him. Knee-lift on the apron, but back in, Rhodes went after the legs. Christian provided a distraction at 1:35 and Rhodes took back over on offense. Back-drop by Sheamus and Rhodes landed on his butt. Both men made tags and Orton felled Christian with a powerslam. Leap-frog by Orton, followed by a back-drop. Orton hammered away on Christian’s skull in the corner, then landed the rope-assisted DDT. He set up for the RKO, but Rhodes distracted him and Christian slid out of the ring. Orton chased, but Rhodes distracted Orton again and Christian landed a baseball slide. Another abrupt break, at 3:33 of the match.

Back at 6:53 of the match. Christian was in control with a chinlock. Orton broke free, but Christian hit him high with a back elbow. Spinebuster by Christian to halt another Orton comeback. Christian lined Orton up for a Spear, but Orton booted him in the face. Hot tag made to Sheamus at 8:38. Rhodes came in as well, but Sheamus was a house of fire. He went to the top and missed the shoulder tackle – but he rolled through. Irish Curse back-breaker for two. Christian tried to interfere but Sheamus tossed him over the top. Orton tagged in while Sheamus dealt with Christian. Rhodes missed a clothesline, but Orton RKO’d him for the win.

WINNERS: Orton and Sheamus, at 9:48.

- Final segment was The Big Show confronting Mark Henry and as he stated earlier in the show, Show DID put Henry through the announcers table.

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