Credit – Andres Santiago and PWInsider
Dark Match:
– Knuckles Madsen vs Mojo Rawley
Mojo won with a running splash.
Episode 1 airing June 5, 2013:
– JR facilitated a contract signing for the next episode’s Big E Langston vs Bo Dallas NXT Championship match.
Bo whined about all the things Langston has achieved in WWE, due to being NXT champion. He claimed that he needs to win next week in order to get the same opportunities. Langston made fun of how all Dallas does is smile and said he will crush all of Dallas’s dreams. Dallas signed the contract then blew off a handshake.
– Corey Graves was interviewed in the back about his feud with the Wyatt family. Graves spoke about them and the fact that he doesn’t necessarily like his partner. He said that he doesn’t need Ohno’s help tonight and will make sure the Wyatt Family stay down.
Round 1 of the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament
– Tamina Snuka vs Paige
Paige put the knees up to counter the Superfly Splash and got the win off of a roll up.
– Mason Ryan vs Colin Cassady
Ryan won with a Torture Rack Neckbreaker.
– Alex Riley vs “The Ascension” Conor O’Brian
O’Brian won with an octopus hold.
After the match, Rick Victor joined O’Brian on stage and they posed together.
NXT Tag Team Championship Match
– NXT Tag Team Champions The Wyatt Family w/ Bray Wyatt vs Kassius Ohno and Corey Graves
The Wyatt Family won when Harper hit a Spinning Clothesline on Ohno after Wyatt interfered, elbowing Ohno in the back of the head.
Before the match Wyatt cut a promo about how he isn’t afraid of anything and is the eater of worlds.
Episode 2 airing June 12, 2013:
– Sami Zayn vs Antonio Cesaro
Cesaro won with the Neutralizer.
– Scott Dawson and Garrett Dylan w/ Sylvester LeFort vs Travis Tyler and Baron Corbin
Dawson and Dylan won when they hit their double team finisher on Corbin.
Round 1 of the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament
– Bailey vs Alicia Fox
Fox won with an Axe Kick.
NXT Championship Match
– NXT Champion Big E Langston vs Bo Dallas
Dallas won the championship with a belly to belly suplex. This came after countering the Big Ending by ramming Langston’s head into an exposed turnbuckle, twice.
Following the match, Dallas was interviewed on stage and cut a babyface celebration promo, despite being booed vocally by the crowd.
Episode 3 airing June 19, 2013:
– Adrian Neville vs Bray Wyatt
Neville won by DQ when Harper shoved him off the ropes as he attempted the Corkscrew SSP.
Ohno and Graves saved him from a 3 on 1 beat down, so Dusty Rhodes came out to pull a Teddy Long. He made a six man tag match for the main event, playa.
– Sami Zayn vs Angelo Dawkins
Zayn won with a tornado DDT out of the corner.
Round 1 of the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament
– Sasha Banks vs Summer Rae
Rae won with Melina’s old Sunset Split finisher.
– They played an Xaiver Woods pretaped promo with him cracking a few jokes about his previous appearances and the multiple times he beat El Local.
– Jake Carter vs Xaiver Woods
Woods won with a combination of his “It’s Morphin’ Time!” Clothesline and Gail Kim’s Eat Defeat.
Before the match Woods got an addition of a spotlight to his entrance while he danced in the ring.
– Adrian Neville, Corey Graves and Kassius Ohno vs The Wyatt Family
Wyatt pinned Neville when Harper pulled him out of the ring as Neville was attempting the Corkscrew SSP. Wyatt rushed back in to pin him.
Episode 4 airing June 26, 2013:
– Big E Langston vs Aiden English
Langston destroyed English and beat him with the Big Ending. Typical post match antics afterward.
– Leo Kruger vs Dante Dash
Kruger quickly won with his submission hold.
– Bo Dallas vs Mickie Keegan
Dallas via Belly to Belly Suplex.
After the match, Kruger attacked Keegan and had an awkward stand off with Dallas.
Round 1 of the NXT Women’s Championship Tournament
– Emma vs Aksana
Emma via Muta Lock
Tag Team Championship Number One Contendership match
– Kassius Ohno and Corey Graves vs Scott Dawson and Garrett Dylan w/ Sylvester LeFort
Graves won the match for his team by making Dylan submit to the 13th Step.
Afterwards, the Wyatt Family attacked Ohno and Graves. Neville ran out to help but he was jumped by Dylan and Dawson. The five of them worked over everyone until William Regal made the save. However, Regal couldn’t overcome their numbers either and was beaten down to end the episode.
Post-Taping Segment:
– Ryback cut a promo initially putting over NXT. He got the crowd to chant Feed Me More, then said how easy it was to manipulate everyone. He talked about how he should be WWE Champion right now and will be after Payback. He then repeated half of his promo from Raw. Afterward, he put out an open challenge to anyone in the back. Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady came out to answer the challenge. They played off the crowd for a long time while making fun of Ryback. Ryback responded saying “You’re mom and dad, who are clearly brother and sister, must clearly be proud of you two.” Ryback laid Cassady out, leading Amore to try and fast talk his way out of a beating. It failed.
Notes:
– Zayn-Cesaro 2 and the six man tag match are well worth going out of your way to see. Really good stuff. Zayn-Cesaro 2 in particular was especially intense.
– Tom Phillips and Brad Maddox did commentary for episode 1 and 3 while Regal and Tony Dawson handled 2 and 4.
– The next taping is June 20 with Sheamus as the special guest.
– It appears they may have turned Kruger face.
– Axl Keegan was renamed to Mickie Keegan. Likely due to the Curtis Axel rename.
– Dawson and Dylan remind me of an old 80s NWA tag team with their look and the way they work.
