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Spoilers: Two Title Changes Take Place At TNA/Wrestle-1 “Outbreak” PPV Taping

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– The Bro Mans defeated TNA World Tag-Team Champions The Wolves, as well as the Wrestle-1 tag-team consisting of Kaz Hayashi and Shuji Kondo, to regain the titles at the “Outbreak” pay-per-view taping in Japan earlier today.

– Another title change that took place at the TNA/Wrestle-1 “Outbreak” show saw Austin Aries drop the X-Division Championship to Seiya Sanada in their match. Sanada is reportedly coming to TNA for their Lockdown pay-per-view, and will be working for the company for the next few months.

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    • Backstage News On The Original Plans For Batista’s Heel Turn

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    As previously reported, WWE had a segment scripted into Monday’s RAW that was originally intended to feature the heel turn of Batista. As we saw as the week played out, they decided to push the turn back to Tuesday’s SmackDown taping.

    The original plan reportedly called for Randy Orton to come out and talk about the fans boo’ing Batista, and claim that they like him more than Batista. That, mixed with the loss to Alberto Del Rio, was intended to set the stage for Batista “snapping” and turning heel on the fans. The idea was that Orton “unleashed The Animal.”

    Instead, the decision was made to tone down the segment for RAW and save the actual turn for SmackDown. The original idea also called for a slow turn, with a few segments and matches over the course of a week or so building to it, but they ultimately decided to do the actual turn on Tuesday.

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    • John Cena Talks Injury Status, General Mills Blogs About Stephanie McMahon

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    – The official General Mills website has added a new blog talking about Stephanie McMahon’s visit to their company’s headquarters last week. McMahon was there as a WWE representative, as part of the partnership they have with GM’s Totino’s brand. She spoke about WWE’s approach to marketing, community outreach and growing their audience.

    You can check out the complete blog, which features comments from McMahon, at GeneralMills.com.

    – WWE Superstar John Cena posted a new tweet on Sunday afternoon commenting on his injury status. Cena wrote the following:

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    • Hulk Hogan Says “Never Say Never” In WWE, Contest For Ringside WMXXX Tickets

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    – NFL stars Gary Barnidge and DeAngelo Williams will be releasing details today regarding a scavenger hunt competition where the prize is ringside tickets with them to WrestleMania XXX.

    – WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan recently noted on Twitter that he’s still training because in WWE you “can never say never.” He tweeted the following:

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    • Notes From JR’s “Ringside” Show, Paige Selling Most Merchandise On WWE.com?

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    – Approximately 400 fans were in attendance at the Gramercy Theater in New York City on Saturday night for the Jim Ross “Ringside” early show. WWE personalities Joey Styles and Tommy Dreamer were in attendance, and ESPN’s Robin Lundberg introduced JR on stage.

    – Apparently WWE NXT Women’s Champion Paige has one of the best selling t-shirts on the official WWE website. WWE Diva Lana recently tweeted the following:

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    • Hulk Hogan On Toy Hunter, Best Of Lita’s Moonsaults (Video), Neville’s New Theme

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    – WWE Hall Of Famer Hulk Hogan will be appearing on Wednesday’s edition of “Toy Hunter” on The Travel Channel. The episode was filmed back in October of 2013 and features Hogan looking for items to display in his “Hogan’s Beach Shop” in Tampa, Florida.

    – Current WWE NXT Champion Adrian Neville’s new theme song is called “Break Orbit” and is available right now on iTunes.

    – WWE’s newest “30 Second Fury” video on YouTube features the best moonsaults of soon-to-be Hall Of Famer Amy “Lita” Dumas:

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    • Mick Foley Speaks On Donating His Brain For Research, Injuries, Pain Tolerance

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    The following are highlights from a recent Star Tribune interview with Mick Foley:

    On how many concussions he’s had over the years: “Unfortunately, I had too many for me to count really.”

    On if he’s been approached to donate his brain for study: “I have been approached. These are some tough questions here. You see how quickly I did those autographs? We got through a few hundred people fairly quickly. Signing my name on that form to donate my brain took a long time. It’s a big step, but if other people can learn from what I’ve done, I’m willing to do it. I believe as long as I can continue to say the words Boston Center for Traumatic Encephalopathy that my brain is still working OK.”

    On his tolerance for pain: “You’ve got to make sure we talk about that in past tense. I did have a tremendous tolerance for pain. Now, not so much. Almost anything [brings me to my knees now]. I’m a guy who used to be fairly fearless. Now, please don’t tell me I have to walk down a flight of steps. [Wrestling] was tough on the body, the knee joints, the back, and so stairs are difficult.”

    Check out the complete interview at StarTribune.com.

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    • Report: CM Punk Expected At Monday’s WWE RAW In Chicago

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    CM Punk is expected to return at Monday’s WWE RAW show in his hometown of Chicago, Illinois. Dave Meltzer reports that a “top WWE star” told him that Punk returning on Monday is “100 percent certain.”

    While the news can’t be confirmed at this point, the reported plans for Punk if he were to return at RAW on Monday would see him back in his rumored role against Triple H leading into WrestleMania XXX, or possibly being added to the Randy Orton and Batista match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

    Full WWE Network Programming Schedule For Sunday, March 2, 2014

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    The following is the complete programming schedule for the WWE Network for Sunday, March 2, 2014.

    1:30am EST – This Week In WWE
    2am EST – WrestleMania Rewind – WrestleMania I
    3am EST – ECW Hardcore TV – 2/7/1994
    4am EST – ECW Hardcore TV – 4/25/1994
    5am EST – Old School – 4/5/1981 MSG event
    6am EST – Survivor Series 2012
    9am EST – This Week In WWE
    9:30am EST – WrestleMania I
    12pm EST – WWE Main Event – 2/26/2014
    1pm EST – Survivor Series 2012
    4pm EST – WWE Countdown – Catchphrases
    5pm EST – WWE Superstars – 2/26/2014
    6pm EST – NXT Arrival
    8pm EST – WrestleMania 25

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    • Update: John Cena Not Suffering From Groin Injury

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    Despite reports to the contrary, including one that we reported here as well, John Cena is not suffering from a groin tear (or groin strain). Apparently Cena is simply continuing to sell the attack from The Wyatt Family from Monday’s RAW.

    Additionally, there was no admonition from doctors for Cena not to work this weekend. It is simply a case of Cena selling the attack and a way of explaining how he’s able to work at the weekend live events despite being “hospitalized” on television on Monday.

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    • Best Undertaker Returns (Video), Kevin Nash Returns To His Basketball Roots

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    – Former WWE Superstar Kevin Nash returned to his old basketball stomping grounds, as he appeared at the Tennessee college basketball game this afternoon to watch the retirement ceremony for his former teammate Dale Ellis.

    – The latest WWE “Top 10” on YouTube features the best returns of The Undertaker. You can check out that video below:

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    • Dolph Ziggler Cuts Another Passionate WWE App Promo, Shoots On Batista/WMXXX

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    WWE Superstar Dolph Ziggler cut another passionate WWE App promo. The following is a transcript of what Ziggler said:

    “It was a bold move on my part. Batista, he’s been unstoppable but there’s one thing that can’t stop you in this business, in this day in age. No matter who says you’re guaranteed a main event spot at WrestleMania, no matter who says you come back and we’ll worship you, and kiss your feet and do everything in our power to make sure you’re there, you leave out the WWE Universe. I’m someone who has made my entire career based on the WWE Universe. I wasn’t supposed to be anybody, I was supposed to be a punching bag for guys on their way to the top. I was supposed to be someone who got laughed at and kicked in the face and people cheered. Somehow, someway, because of everything I’ve done, from 5 years old through high school, through college, everything I’ve ever wanted to be is the best. Whether I was in school standing up for other kids, I did it when I was in college as a captain of my team, I stood up for my team. Here in the WWE, I stand up for this entire roster. I can’t make them be the Superstars they want to be but I can make an example and tonight, I made an example of Batista.

    Some people have been handed opportunities. Some people are told, ‘you’re going to WrestleMania, no matter what you do, no matter who you are, we worship you and you’re going to WrestleMania.’ Some people are told straight to their face that they don’t have what it takes, they can’t be a headliner at WrestleMania. Tonight, not only do I stand up for myself, I stand up for every single Superstar who was told there’s no room for you on WrestleMania. WrestleMania XXX, the biggest WrestleMania of all-time, people were told there’s no room. Tonight, I make an example and I make room. Tonight, I become the next man in WrestleMania.”

    You can watch the promo at WWE.com.

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    • VIDEO: Latest Teaser Clip For Jeff Jarrett’s New Wrestling Promotion

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    A new teaser video for Jeff Jarrett’s new wrestling promotion has been released. This video features Karen Jarrett. You can check it out at Vimeo.com, or by clicking play on the video player above.

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    • Hulk Hogan Speaks On His Relationship With Ultimate Warrior, RAW Return & More

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    The following are highlights of a recent WWE.com interview with Hulk Hogan:

    On his RAW return and if he still gets nervous: “Oh yeah, there were nerves. Even the night before, I couldn’t sleep. I was tossing and turning. I’m thinking, “How are these fans going to welcome me back?” But when I came out right at the top of the show and they saw me, it was almost like I had walked behind a 747 jet. The only way I can explain it to you is it was this energy and it was so loud it was like, “Woah!” It made me take a step back for a minute. I was like ‘Okay. Yeah, this works.'”

    On how he was received by the wrestlers in the locker room: “You always hope for the best, but that thought of, “Who’s this new guy coming in?” will pass through your mind. A lot of these new Superstars weren’t born when I wrestled Andre the Giant at Shea Stadium, so, you never know. But it couldn’t have been a better welcome. I mean it was nothing but love. When you shook someone’s hand, they looked you right in the eye and they were serious. One Diva said, “Oh man. I’m a huge fan of yours. You’re the biggest Superstar ever!” I said, “Man, that’s cool. Thank you.” So it was really neat coming from a bunch of very good people.”

    On how his WWE return came about: “Over the last couple years, there’ll be texts between Vince and I. “Happy birthday brother!” on August 24th, his birthday. Christmas, Thanksgiving. We’ll touch base like that. And then I guess the word got out that I was jobless. I didn’t know what I was going to do. I was thinking of going back to playing music or something. On a Tuesday, I was officially out of work. And Friday morning I was drinking my coffee and I hear my cell phone. And it was Triple H. “Hey brother, just checking on you.” I’m like, “Hey, dude, I’m just contemplating my navel here. I’m officially out of work, I’m unemployed.” And that started us talking. In my heart, I was hoping to come back here. I was hoping to put the period on the end of the sentence and it was the logical extension. It just made so much sense to come back.”

    On his relationship with The Ultimate Warrior: “I don’t know. Triple H was giving me the broad strokes of The Ultimate Warrior and his concerns with Hulk Hogan. I said, “Triple H, I’m easy, brother. After everything I’ve been through, and everything I’ve learned, for me, it’s about this moment forward.” I said, “I understand that there might be a little situation, but you don’t have to worry about me.” I would love to shake his hand, look him in the eye and say, “Brother, nothing but love for you. Whatever I did, I apologize for it. I don’t even need for you to apologize if there was anything on your end. Whatever it is, brother, nothing but love for you, let’s do business.” And if we could be friends? Even better, because he’s a good guy.”

    Check out the complete interview at WWE.com.

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    • More Match Possibilities For WrestleMania XXX, Lilian Garcia Note, More

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    – In addition to the Roman Reigns & Seth Rollins vs. Luke Harper & Erick Rowan and Dean Ambrose vs. Big E. title unification match rumors for WrestleMania XXX, there continues to be discussion about a possible triple-threat match with Reigns, Ambrose and Rollins competing against each other at WrestleMania XXX.

    – WWE ring announcer Lilian Garcia sang the National Anthem and participated in a 5K race to support the Susan G. Komen Foundation earlier today in Los Angeles, California.

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    • Update On Fans Hijacking Monday’s RAW, Anti-Batista Chants At NXT, Cesaro

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    – As previously reported, there is a movement on Twitter to encourage fans to “hijack” WWE events, including Monday’s RAW in Chicago, Illinois. Apparently WWE is well aware of the movement, and is preparing accordingly.

    – WWE debuted new Sin Cara and Cesaro t-shirts this weekend. Both are available right now at WWEShop.com.

    – Speaking of movements, the anti-Batista chant movement has continued this weekend. Apparently during Mason Ryan’s match at the NXT taping on Friday night, fans were chanting “better than Batista” at him. Later in the show, during Bo Dallas’s match, fans chanted “worse than Batista” at him.

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    • HHH Gives Speech At NXT Taping (Photo), Mick Foley Talks Famous HIAC Fall

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    – The official WWE website has a new featured article looking at the 15 “freakiest falls” of all-time. To the surprise of nobody, Mick Foley’s tumble off the top of the Hell In A Cell at the 1998 “King Of The Ring” pay-per-view came in at number one. Foley was quoted in the article as saying the following: “I think that I created a moment that was impossible to top and a moment that shouldn’t be topped. So many of the Superstars want to give people moments that they’ll never forget, but we don’t want to give them moments that could end Superstars’ careers. Mine easily could have ended that night in Pittsburgh.”

    Check out the complete list at WWE.com.

    – The official WWE Twitter account tweeted a photo of Triple H giving a speech to the NXT roster during Friday’s television tapings at Winter Park, Florida. You can check that out below.

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    • Rob Gronkowski At NXT Taping (Photo), New Preview Clip For Total Divas Season 2

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    – The official WWE website has added a new preview clip for season two of Total Divas. The clip is accompanied by the following description: “When the “Total Divas” star’s parents plan a visit to see their daughter, Eva Marie panics because she hasn’t told them she eloped. “Total Divas” returns to E! March 16 at 9/8 CT.”

    Check out the clip at WWE.com.

    – As previously reported, New England Patriots star Rob Gronkowski was in attendance at the WWE NXT television tapings in Winter Park, Florida on Friday night. WWE tweeted a photo of the NFL star with Mojo Rawley during the show.

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    • Tensai Gets Name Change?, NFL Star At NXT TV Taping, Today’s WWE Birthdays

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    – WWE Superstar Tensai, who as previously reported is likely being transitioned into a television announcer, worked last night’s set of WWE NXT television tapings. Tensai was announced as Jason Alberts. Also on commentary last night were William Regal, Byron Saxton, Tom Phillips and Alex Riley. The commentary team for the first set of tapings included Phillips, Saxton and Regal. The second set featured Phillips, Riley and Alberts.

    – Speaking of last night’s NXT television tapings, NFL star of the New England Patriots Rob Gronkowski was reportedly in attendance during the show.

    – There are several notable WWE Superstar birthdays today. WWE Hall Of Famer Booker T celebrates his 49th birthday today. Booker was born on March 1, 1965. Also celebrating birthdays today are WWE Intercontinental Champion Big E. (28), WWE Diva Emma (25) and former WCW star Scotty Riggs (43).

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    • Bret Hart On New WWE Podcast, NXT TV Taping News, “Signature Sounds” Trailer

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    – WWE Hall Of Famer Bret “The Hitman” Hart is scheduled as Renee Young’s next guest on the “30 Years Of WrestleMania” official WWE podcast, which will be available soon at PodcastOne.com.

    – The next set of WWE NXT television tapings is scheduled to take place on March 13th at Full Sail University in Winter Park, Florida. Main roster WWE Superstars The Usos and The Great Khali are scheduled to appear.

    – The following is the official trailer for the upcoming “Signature Sounds: Music of WWE” DVD, which is scheduled to be released on March 18th. The description that goes along with the video reads as follows: “Music has been integral to WWE history, especially anthems for all the greatest WWE Superstars. Since Sgt. Slaughter first made his entrance to the Marine Corps Hymn in the early 1980s, music themes have become synonymous with the Superstars themselves. Just hearing the first few notes brings the crowd to its feet. These are the songs that let the WWE Universe know that business is about to pick up. Now, count down the timeless anthems of WWE and its Superstars.”

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    • Undertaker At Monday’s RAW In Chicago?, The Ascension’s New Theme Song

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    – The official events page on WWE.com for this Monday’s RAW in Chicago, Illinois features both The Undertaker and Brock Lesnar pictured under the “Included Superstars” section.

    As previously reported, Lesnar has been announced for Monday’s RAW in a segment where he will respond to the actions of Undertaker from last Monday’s RAW in Green Bay, Wisconsin.

    – NXT Tag-Team Champions The Ascension recently received new entrance music. The name of the new theme song is “Rebellion.” You can check it out on iTunes at Apple.com.

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    • WWE Debuts New WWE Network Show, Latest “SmackDown Fallout” (Video)

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    – WWE debuted a new week-in-review type recap show on the WWE Network today. The show, which is called “This Week In WWE,” is described as follows: “Get caught up on everything you need to know from the week that was in WWE, including exclusive entertaining segments and trivia.”

    – Sheamus is featured on this week’s edition of the “SmackDown Fallout” YouTube series. You can check that out below:

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    • Video: Batista’s Heel Promo From SmackDown

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    Batista says he did not come back to be liked, he did not come back to please the WWE Universe. It’s a fact he can destroy anybody WWE puts in front of him. He’s the best representative of the WWE (more so than Hulk Hogan and The Rock).

    Batista questions what the hell happened to this business? The fans chant the names of 195 pound wannabe’s – but he’s the top dog in WWE – deal with it. He asks the crowd if they honestly think their heroes are as good as him. People get behind Daniel Bryan because he looks like them, but he’s going to destroy WWE’s heroes on his way to becoming WWE World Heavyweight Champion.

    This brings out Dolph Ziggler, who wrestled Batista later in the show. Apparently WWE eliminated some “Let’s Go Ziggler” chants during their confrontation, and tweeted:

    Here’s their match:

    Photos: John Cena Returns To Action: Update On His Injury

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    John Cena returned to the ring at Friday’s WWE live event from North Charleston, South Carolina four days after his knee injury angle on RAW.

    With his left knee taped up to sell the from the Wyatt Family, Cena lost to Randy Orton in the steel cage main event of the show. Although the RAW script included a segment for John Cena to be carried from ringside on a stretcher, there are reports that Cena did in fact suffer some sort of minor injury while fighting the Wyatts.

    After his match with Randy Orton, Cena apologized to the crowd for not being 100%. Some fans who were at the show tweeted that Cena was not moving around well.

    Mike Mooneyham tweeted these photos from the match:

    *Spoilers* 4 Weeks Of WWE NXT Tapings Results

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    WWE taped several episodes of NXT from Full Sail University on Friday. These will air on the WWE Network Thursday nights at 9pm (Eastern), but it’s unknown when this batch of shows will run.

    * The New Age Outlaws defeated Tye Dillinger and Jason Jordan in what may have been a dark match.

    Episode 1:

    * The show kicks of with new NXT Champion Adrian Neville. He comes out to a huge pop and talks about winning the title from Bo Dallas at Arrival. Bo interrupted and will be invoking his rematch clause soon.

    * Adrian Neville defeated Camacho.

    * Charlotte defeated Emma by faking a leg injury.

    * Corey Graves vs. Yoshi Tatsu never happened as Graves cut a promo on never getting his proper chance. Graves attacked Tatsu but Sami Zayn made the save. Graves and Zayn have a staredown. Graves came out with a new theme song.

    * Solomon Crowe defeated Sylvester Lefort. This was Crowe’s TV debut and he was over big time.

    * Sami Zayn defeated Corey Graves.

    Episode 2:

    * Paige defeated Sasha Banks with the Scorpion Crosslock. After the match, Sasha and Charlotte attacked Paige until Natalya made the save.

    * The Ascension defeated two unknown wrestlers in a squash.

    * Mason Ryan squashed Wesley Blake. Fans chanted “better than Batista” at Ryan.

    * Alexander Rusev defeated Xavier Woods after Tyler Breeze attacked Woods before the match.

    * Bo Dallas defeated Colin Cassady. Fans chanted “worse than Batista” at Bo.

    Episode 3:

    * Mojo Rawley defeated Bull Dempsey.

    * Tyler Breeze vs. Sami Zayn never started as Corey Graves attacked Sami during his entrance and beat him down. Referees finally helped Zayn to his feet and he limped to the back.

    * Adam Rose defeated Camacho. Fans are starting to get behind Rose, the former Leo Kruger.

    * Bayley defeated Sasha Banks.

    Episode 4:

    * Sheamus vs. Aiden English is up first. They both sang before the match. Apparently Sheamus put on quite the performance. Sheamus got the win in what was called the match of the night.

    * Mojo Rawley beat CJ Parker in an Arrival rematch.

    * Tyler Breeze defeated Xavier Woods.

    * They aired a NXT merchandise promo with Enzo Amore and Colin Cassady. Everyone loves Enzo.

    * Corey Graves defeated Yoshi Tatsu.

    * Natalya with Bret Hart defeated Charlotte with Sasha Banks, by DQ when Sasha interfered. For some reason a large part of the crowd left after this match.

    * NXT Champion Adrian Neville retained over Bo Dallas.

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