– The dark match before tonight’s WWE tapings in Phoenix, Arizona saw the returning Derrick Bateman defeat Johnny Curtis.
Bateman also returned on NXT and appeared at the end of the show with his Pro Daniel Bryan, teasing something with them in the finals next week.
– Matches taped tonight for Thursday’s WWE Superstars were Kaitlyn vs. Alicia Fox and The Usos vs. Tyson Kidd, Justin Gabriel and Heath Slater.
– Conor O’Brian was eliminated on tonight’s WWE NXT, leaving Titus O’Neil and Darren Young for next week’s finale.
