WWE NXT Results 05/31/11

Tonight's episode of NXT featured "Tag Team Turmoil" with tag team elimination matches. O'Neil has 19 redemption points, Darren Young has 7 and Saxton has 4. Each of the rookies got a chances to talk about why they deserve to still be on the show.

After the five rookies spoke, it was time for the four tag team turmoil matches:

Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd defeated Titus O'Neil and Hornswoggle by pinfall

Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd defeated Byron Saxton & Yoshi Tatsu by pinfall

Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O'Brian defeated Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd by pinfall

Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O'Brian defeated Chavo Guerrero & Darren Young by pinfall

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The closing of NXT saw the latest elimination announced, Byron Saxton. Saxton told the crowd they made a big mistake eliminating a true role-model of a superstar. Now it's down to a final four of Conor O'Brian, Lucky Cannon, Titus O'Neil and Darren Young.

WWE NXT Results 05/17/11

WWE NXT Results from Corpus Christi, TX:

Tonight's episode of NXT Redemption was the first elimination of the 5th season. All of the former contestants, Darren Young, Jacob Novak, Lucky Cannon, Titus O'Neil, Byron Saxton and Conor O'Brian were all on the chopping block tonight. Regal and Grisham talked about how tonight the rookies have been doing all they need to do to stay in the competition.
Darren Young came out first to the ring for the show. Young talked about how he defeated Titus O'Neil last week, something none of the other rookies have been able to do. Young talked about how Titus makes him sick with that bark he does. Young showed a key hanging around his neck, saying he's got the key to Titus' weakness. He said he'll never find Hornswoggle again, never beat him and never win NXT.

That brought Titus O'Neil out to the ring to confront Young.

Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Regal asked where Chavo Guerrero is tonight and Grisham had no idea. Early in the match, Titus started off good, but Young made a comeback out of the corner to take him down.

Titus made his own comeback with a near fall attempt. He followed with forearm uppercuts and kicks to Young on the mat. He yelled for him to get up and prepared for a finisher. All of a sudden, Chavo came on the big screen backstage with a box wrapped up and locked in chains. Chavo asked if Hornswoggle was ok and said he'd go get a crowbar or something to help him out.

Chavo left, and Titus dropped Young in the ring. He went over and grabbed the necklace with key from the corner of the ring and left the match. Titus was counted out as he unlocked the box backstage to pull out Hornswoggle, tied up. Suddenly, Chavo attacked Titus from behind and threw him around backstage. With Titus down, Chavo grabbed Horney and said he hasn't forgotten everything he's done to him.

Chavo brought Hornswoggle to the ring for Darren Young. Young roughed him up a bit then held him down on the mat. Chavo, in business attire, got up on the corner and did his Frog Splash as Young held Horney down. Suddenly, Titus O'Neil rushed to the ring to chase them off.

Winner: Darren Young wins due to countout of Titus O'Neil.

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Grisham and Regal reviewed the replay of what happened to Titus and Hornswoggle backstage, and then the in-ring attack by Young and Chavo on Horney. Regal said nobody needs to see this happen to the little fellow. During commercial, Titus carried Hornswoggle backstage. Grisham said Hornswoggle's been rushed to a medical facility and that Titus O'Neil is with him.

Regal brought up Sunday's Over the Limit Pay-Per-View and that either John Cena or The Miz will have to say "I Quit." They rolled a video package starting back at Extreme Rules where Cena won the WWE Championship in the Triple Threat steel cage. Also shown were the Raw Triple Threat match which Miz won against Mysterio and Del Rio to become #1 contender for the WWE title at OTL.

Grisham and Regal reviewed the lineup of matches for Sunday's Over The Limit Pay-Per-View including Christian vs Orton for the World Heavyweight Championship and Cole vs Lawler in a "Kiss My Foot" match.

They showed Yoshi Tatsu walking backstage looking ready for action. Grisham said Yoshi will show his rookie Byron Saxton some tough love next.

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Yoshi Tatsu vs. Byron Saxton

Grisham and Regal talked about how Yoshi's been too enamored with Maryse to teach his rookie. Yoshi got the upperhand early on with an arm hold which he kept on Saxton. Byron ducked Yoshi's running kick then took him down. He managed a near fall, then locked a headlock on him. Yoshi fought back to his feet then chopped at his rookie a bit, before taking him down with kicks. With Saxton dazed late in the match, Yoshi did a spinning kick connecting with Saxton's skull to get the pinfall win.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Byron Saxton.

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When NXT returned, Striker was in the ring to introduce his NXT co-host, Maryse. Maryse arrived to the ring in a blue skirt. Maryse said before they get to elimination they have some unfinished business to take care of. She introduced Vladimir Kozlov and his rookie Conor O'Brian.

Matt Striker said Vladimir and JTG have had a gentlemen's wager over who could make their rookie more like them. Striker asked Vlad how he thinks Conor is doing. Vlad said some indistiguishable remarks with the crowd saying "What?!" Striker then introduced JTG and Jacob Novak who came down to the ring.

Striker said the live crowd will judge JTG and Conor in a talent contest. JTG introduced his rookie who then tried to do a rap to dis William Regal and Conor O'Brian. Some of it rhymed. JTG chimed in yelling remarks after the lines to back him up.

Time for Kozlov and O'Brian's routine. They did some robotic dance moves to Kozlov's theme music, followed by some sambo stylings and breaking wooden boards. Kozlov punched through his piece of wood and then O'Brian headbutted his to break it. A fight ensued because the crowd easily chose Kozlov and O'Brian as the winners. As NXT went to break, Kozlov had kicked JTG out of the ring. Enraged, JTG yelled if Kozlov wants a fight he'll get one.

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Vladimir Kozlov vs. JTG

The show returned with this match in progress. Kozlov took control down on the mat with a headlock. At one point, JTG was knocked out of the ring and went over to the commentators table to talk trash to Regal. Regal told him "don't worry about me" and Kozlov grabbed JTG to throw in the ring. As Kozlov tried to get in, Novak came over to distract him, allowing JTG to dropkick Kozlov off the apron and take control.

JTG hit the Mugshot at one point in the match but failed to win with the pinfall attempt. Kozlov bounced back and headbutted JTG multiple times in the chest, then set up for a running powerslam. JTG slid off and hit a neckbreaker though. JTG with another near fall. Conor tried to rally the crowd for Kozlov outside the ring.

JTG got control again and tried for a flashy move off the corner. Kozlov shoved him down though, then did his one arm slam move for the pinfall victory.

Winner: Vladimir Kozlov wins via pinfall over JTG.

Backstage, Yoshi went into Maryse's dressing room where she was putting on makeup. Yoshi asked if she saw his match and she said she missed it. She asked if he saw the new purse Lucky bought her and talked about how great it is. Yoshi said he thinks she likes things more than people. He said it's time they broke up, then walked out. Maryse yelled that they can't break up because they never were in a relationship. Just then, Lucky walked in and told her she needs a shopping spree tonight. He said he'll take her on one after the elimination tonight.

They showed the behind the scenes for "That's What I Am" with Randy Orton talking about how great it is to be in his first film and with Ed Harris. They also talked about the big kiss scene between the two young co-stars Chase Ellison and Mia Rose Frampton.

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All of the rookies were lined up (except Titus) at the bottom of the ramp in front of the ring. Maryse was on the mic saying that sadly one of them will go home tonight. Striker said it was time to see who the first elimination of the season is. The big screen rolled through the rookie choices, then finally stopped on Jacob Novak's picture.

Novak was furious and tore off his shades, bandana and chain. Novak said it's twice now the people have shut him out. He said bottom line is he will be in the WWE and Redemption will be his. He told everyone to watch their back, because the day they don't flinch is the day he knocks them out.

Regal said he wasn't surprised about this at all, but said he was happy he won't have to see his face anymore. Novak went up the ramp where JTG was all animated. JTG yelled at the crowd for hating on his rookie. As NXT ended they showed the replay of Novak learning he was tonight's elimination and throwing his hands up in frustration.

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WWE NXT Results 05/10/11

NXT Results from :

The show opened with Todd Grisham wishing Regal a Happpy Birthday. Regal said he's 43 today which isn't old, but experienced. Todd said Regal will compete later on against Jacob Novak. They sent it to the ring to Matt Striker who asked everyone to welcome back his co-host Maryse. Maryse was a victim of Kharma not long ago on Raw.

The rookies were introduced and assembled at the ringside area. Striker had them show the latest standings with O'Neil in the lead with 13 points, and Darren Young in second with 7 points. Striker said starting tomorrow at noon EST, voting starts, with an elimination next week on NXT.

First challenge was "King of the Hill" competition, with the rookies racing up the ramp to grab a flag, then rush back into the ring and sound a horn. Titus O'Neil easily outhustled all the other competitors to win this one.

After the win, Titus got on the mic saying he has tried to get in touch with his pro Hornswoggle. He asked Todd Grisham if he knows where Horney's at. Grisham said no idea, asking Regal why he asked him. Titus got on the mic yelling for Darren Young, asking if he knows where Hornswoggle is. Young said he doesn't. Titus said he'll find out if he has to beat it out of him.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Chavo Guerrero joined Grisham and Regal on commentary. Chavo said he's got no idea where Hornswoggle is either, and that he has respect with him.

At one point, Young went to kick Titus in the corner. Titus grabbed his leg asking "where is he?" then leveled Young. He followed with more questions and a big clothesline in the corner. Young came back out of the corner and kicked Titus down.

Late in the match, Titus tried to hype up the crowd for a big move. He rushed at Young with a big boot, but Young avoided it, causing Titus to get tangled into the ropes. Young grabbed him for a schoolboy pin and secured the pinfall win.

Young laughed up on the ramp after the win.

Winner: Darren Young wins via pinfall over Titus O'Neil.

Vladimir Kozlov was in the locker room earlier with Conor O'Brian. Conor had on a russian Sambo Vladimir Kozlov uniform. Vlad showed him several moves, tossing Conor to the floor multiple times. He told Conor to try it, but he was unable to budge Vladimir. Kozlov threw Conor down again and said something to him then slapped him on the chest.

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Conor O'Brian vs Byron Saxton

During the match, Regal said his favorite right now is Lucky Cannon because he's getting noticed. He likened Lucky's actions to what he's done during his career, making people not like him.

During the match, Conor took control with Saxton down, punishing his left leg with a variety of stomps and other submission holds.

Saxton gained a bit of momentum finally and was able to slam Conor face first to the mat for a near fall. Yoshi was on hand to root him on, despite their recent differences. Saxton hit a huge flying clothesline off the corner to finally put Conor away.

Post-match, Yoshi was excited and got in the ring to celebrate. He tried to hold us his rookie's arm, but Byron pulled away. Saxton got on the mic to tell Yoshi he's doing this on his own because Yoshi's too distracted by Maryse to be his pro. Saxton asked if it was the language barrier, then said maybe Yoshi's too stupid to understand. He said he doesn't need or want Yoshi Tatsu. Saxton left the ring with Yoshi still dumbfounded.

Winner: Byron Saxton wins via pinfall over Vladimir Kozlov.

Backstage, Maryse came walking down the hall and Lucky was there to stop her. She accused him of destroying her purse a few weeks ago. Lucky said he had a peace offering for her. He presented a huge wooden box and she pulled out a designer purse. She asked where he got this. Maryse said she's willing to put all of their problems in the past, smiling. She wished him good luck next week for first elimination, then walked off with her new purse.

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Rise Against's "Help is on the Way" is the official theme song for Over The Limit 2011.

They showed the Smackdown Rebound which featured Christian losing the World Heavyweight Championship to Randy Orton in the main event match.

William Regal vs. Jacob Novak

Matt Striker joined Todd Grisham for commentary on the match. Early on, Regal tossed Novak out over the ropes, with JTG coming to check on him. JTG had one hand on the apron, so Regal stomped on it. Novak went to get back in, with Regal throwing him in over the ropes. He proceeded to beat away on Novak in the corner from there.

Regal got tossed out of the ring as NXT went to a commercial break. Right after break, Novak tried for a quick pinfall on Regal for the win. He settled into a headlock on the mat. JTG looked puzzled with the crowd as they started a "Regal, Regal" chant.

Regal was distracted a bit by JTG from outside the ring, allowing Novak another near fall. Moments later, Regal managed to catch Novak in his submission, the Regal Stretch. Novak soon tapped out to give the pro a victory. JTG just shoo his head, then confronted his rookie outside the ring. Regal walked over and pointed at them.

Winner: William Regal wins due to submission of Jacob Novak.

Todd Grisham reminded fans to start voting tomorrow at 12 Noon EST over on NXT.WWE.com. It will go from 6 rookies down to 5 on next week's elimination show.

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WWE NXT Results 04/26/11

NXT Results from Greensboro, NC:

Todd Grisham was on hand for commentary, opening by saying 30 different superstars were drafted to new rosters. Grisham noted his broadcast colleague, William Regal, was drafted today from Raw to Smackdown. Grisham sent it to the ring with hosts Matt Striker and Maryse.

Maryse introduced the six rookies and their pros. Byron Saxton, Conor O'Brien, Darren Young, Jacob Novak, Lucky Cannon and Titus O'Neil all headed to the ring while the pros stayed up on stage to watch. Titus has 13 redemption points to lead, while Darren Young has 7.

Tonight's first competition for the rookies was worth 4 points called "How Well Do You Know Your Pro?" First question, pros had to write on a dry erase board what their rookie does better than the rest. Saxton and Conor got theirs wrong. Darren Young got on the mic saying he doesn't care what Chavo said, and he thinks he's a better wrestler than him. They gave Novak the first correct answer even though they were different. Lucky Cannon and Titus were both wrong.

In the end of this contest, Jacob Novak won because he had the only correct answer of the 2 rounds. Novak wins 4 redemption points.

Regal and Grisham talked over how Novak has been on his case, and crossed the line in England last week.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Young went over at Hornswoggle on the apron early on, but then Horney goosed him. Titus took control after that with several power moves including a bodyslam for the near fall.

Young got a figure four leglock on Titus, and asked Chavo for some outside help. Young eventually released the hold and then started to look out at Chavo. Chavo told him you don't release the hold. When Young turned back around, Titus grabbed him for the sit-out powerbomb slam to win it.

Winner: Titus O'Neil wins via pinfall over Darren Young.

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Jacob Novak & JTG were introduced to the crowd and got in the ring. They showed the incident between Novak and Regal last week, with Novak shoving Regal at ringside. Regal said the signal meant if he messes with me he'll be scarred for life. JTG did his "aka" introduction for Novak to a flat crowd reaction. Novak got on the mic and reminded Regal he embarrassed him in front of his entire country. He said Regal's career is over while Novak's is just getting started.

Regal stood up and got a mic to respond. Regal told him he's not going to let a pathetic muppet like him talk trash without doing something about it. Regal said he'll take his jacket, climb in the ring and have a match right now. Regal prepared to get in the ring, but Novak got back on the mic. He asked several times if Regal wants to fight, then said it's not gonna happen, because he's got a real match scheduled. Novak said when they fight it will be on his terms, next week.

Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O'Brian vs. Jacob Novak & JTG

Kozlov took control early on against Novak, then tagged in Conor for some double teaming takedown. Regal called JTG a waste of space in the WWE.

After a break in the action, Novak and JTG were able to team up on O'Brian. The ref warned them about a possible DQ for not backing off on him. They kept working the in and out tags and doubleteam to wear Conor down. Novak kept O'Brian down in an armlock with the crowd trying to rally Conor to break it.

O'Brian finally made the hot tag to Kozlov who did his chest headbutt multiple times, before a huge slam for the near fall. JTG came in to break it up, but Kozlov tossed him out through the ropes. Conor O'Brian tagged in. Novak managed to knock Kozlov out of the match, then ducked O'Brian's attempt to boot him down for the win.

Post-match, JTG and Novak taunted Regal through the ropes.

Winners: Jacob Novak & JTG win via pinfall over Vladimir Kozlov & Conor O'Brian.

The Awesome "Kharma" Kong promo from last night's Raw was shown again during a commercial break during the above tag match.

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The Raw Rebound covered 2011 WWE Draft starting with John Cena drafted at #1 to Smackdown after Team Smackdown won a 20-Man Battle Royal. Other picks included Rey Mysterio and Big Show to Raw. Randy Orton and Sin Cara to SmackDown. Alberto Del Rio to Raw, Mark Henry to Smackdown. In the final match of the night, a six man tag match, Team Raw defeated Cena's Team Smackdown. The final pick of the night sent John Cena back to Raw.

Grisham said the draft continued today on WWE.com, but none of the draft moves will affect this Sunday's Extreme Rules PPV. He and Regal ran down the list of matches for the card.

Backstage, Maryse was walking fast down the hallway saying she needed to talk to Yoshi. She told him that the purse he bought her is gone and someone stole it. She started talking in French, then suggested maybe it was "him." Yoshi asked if it was Lucky? Maryse started to walk off. Yoshi went down the hall and found Byron Saxton, asking if he saw Lucky. Saxton said he'll be facing him in the ring next if Yoshi really wants to find him. He complained that he wished Yoshi would spend half as much time as he does with Maryse, acting as his NXT pro. Byron left for the match, leaving Yoshi standing alone in the hall.

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Byron Saxton vs. Lucky Cannon

Maryse was seated at ringside to watch the match. Lucky walked over to Maryse saying he had nothing to do with it. Maryse wasn't hearing it though. Yoshi angrily said something from near the ropes to him.

Cannon gained control during the match, as he kneed Saxton against the middle ropes to choke him. He followed by whipping him hard to the corner. Saxton fell to the mat, where Lucky hit two huge leg drops and then settled into a headlock.

Todd Grisham mentioned that Tyson Kidd and Yoshi Tatsu were both involved in today's WWE draft moves.

Saxton started a comeback, and eventually hit a huge clothesline from off the corner area. He had a rollup near fall with Lucky kicking out. Byron had an impressive slam move to the mat for a near fall, with Kidd rushing over to put Lucky's leg on the ropes. Yoshi came over and tossed Kidd against the crowd barrier. Lucky dropkicked Yoshi through the ropes. Lucky went over and told Maryse he had nothing to do with it.

Yoshi got back up and went over to chase Lucky. Lucky slid under the ropes into the ring, with Yoshi going after him. Yoshi started to beat him up so the ref called for the bell.

Post-match, Saxton was livid over Yoshi interfering, so he hit a finishing move to flatten him on the mat. Lucky walked up behind Saxton, grabbed him and hit a unique slam move with Saxton on his shoulders. He looked over at Maryse to see if she was impressed. Maryse kept smirking as NXT went off the air.

Winner: Lucky Cannon wins due to DQ of Byron Saxton when Yoshi Tatsu interfered.

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WWE NXT Results 04/19/11

NXT Results from London, UK:

Josh Matthews kicked things off on commentary from the O2 Arena. Matthews was joined by William Regal. They sent it up to hostess Maryse on stage. Maryse introduced each of the NXT rookies: Lucky Cannon, Darren Young, Conor O'Brian, Byron Saxton, Jacob Novak and Titus O'Neil.

Time for the first challenge of the night. Maryse explained the challenge but didn't explain it very well, saying she would decide who got a bye to the finals. The two rookies would get on pedestals and grab opposite ends of the rope. The objective was to use their strength to pull their opponent off their pedestal.

Byron Saxton vs Conor O'Brian was the first pairing. O'Brian yanked hard and Saxton went flying down to the ramp. Young went against Novak and both men fell at once. A replay revealed that Novak was the winner of that pair. Lucky Cannon went against Titus O'Neil, the leader in redemption points. Lucky Cannon took a shortened rope and claimed that Titus O'Neil cheated. The refs called for a DQ on Titus, giving Lucky the win.

Maryse chose Lucky as the most obnoxious winner so he got a bye to the finals. Conor O'Brian and Jacob Novak determined the other finalist. Conor ended up falling back and losing. That made a finals of Lucky versus Jacob Novak. Novak yelled at the audience to "Shut Up!" as he got up on the pedestal. Lucky stopped competing and threw the rope at Novak, then shoved him off the pedestal. He ran down the ramp claiming it's all about him. Novak was proclaimed winner. Novak grabbed Lucky's robe and put it on, then went backstage. Lucky chased after him.

Matthews introduced a preview trailer for "That's What I Am" starting Ed Harris and WWE star Randy Orton. The movie takes a look at social struggles in school including bullying in schools. The film will be in limited theaters on April 29th.

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JTG was in the ring with his rookie Jacob Novak. He introduced him as "Break Your Back Novak" aka "Jacob Novakaine" and a few other names. Novak dissed England saying how privileged he feels to be American after spending time in London. Novak began to taunt William Regal again, asking him to stand up and fight for his country right now. Vlad Kozlov came out from backstage with Conor O'Brian. O'Brian said if he wanted a fight he should've asked. Conor said actions speak louder than words, and his actions will shut him up.

Conor O'Brian vs. Jacob Novak

Regal said both of these rookies need the win for the competition due to their early struggles. Novak got the advantage and hit a huge leg drop for a near fall early on. He put a headlock on O'Brian to wear him down some.

Conor started a comeback, but Novak blasted him down with a clothesline and several moves later had another near fall. Matthews noted Novak keeps looking over towards Regal. Apparently, Novak lacked focus in the match as O'Brian was able to surprise him with a small package pinfall to win it.

Post-match, Novak rolled out of the ring and walked over towards the commentary table. He slammed his hands on the table. Regal stood up and Novak shoved him. Regal threw off his headset and went to fight back, but JTG was there to pull Novak away. Novak looked intimidated as a furious Regal stared at him from a distance.

Winner: Conor O'Brian wins via pinfall over Jacob Novak.

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Regal and Matthews talked about R-Truth snapping last night. They rolled the Raw Rebound to replay the events from the start of last night's show. R-Truth made his big speech about how he'd leave Extreme Rules as the new champ and be the most fighting champ in the history of the WWE Title. John Morrison came to the ring and baited him into a match for his #1 contender spot. Morrison said Truth looks great for an athlete who smokes.

Morrison and Truth ended up fighting, with JMo pulling off the big win after Starship Pain. Truth snapped after the loss though and beat up Morrison inside and outside the ring. He hit his finisher on Morrison on one point after repeated knees to the head. Truth lit up a cigarette and smoked in Morrison's face to add insult to injury.

It will be a Triple Threat Steel Cage match for The Miz's WWE Championship. John Cena and John Morrison will be the other 2 competitors.

Backstage, Byron Saxton talked to his pro Yoshi Tatsu. He suggested Yoshi take his time with Maryse and not be in such a rush, taking things so serious so he won't get hurt. Yoshi said Maryse is so sweet though. Just then she arrived into the scene and said hi to them both. Yoshi said Maryse looked beautiful, then she asked what he's up to tonight. She ended up asking Yoshi to go shopping with her so she can pick out some new outfits. Yoshi said he'd love to. Maryse kissed him on the cheek and left. Saxton said it's time to talk strategy for their tag match. He talked but Yoshi was lovestruck and wasn't paying any attention.

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Hornswoggle vs. Darren Young

Titus O'Neil brought Horney to the ring, where Chavo was already with his rookie in the ring. Chavo got on the mic to warn Darren Young about how tough Hornswoggle is. The rookie talked about how he knows he can beat Horney, but can Chavo? Chavo then brought up how Young said he can beat Hornswoggle with one arm tied behind his back and blindfolded. Chavo tied an arm behind Young's back then blindfolded him.

Regal said it was obvious Chavo was teaching his rookie a lesson here. The bell finally rang and Young was stumbling around as Horney got in kicks to the shins and legs. Horney played to the crowd and stomped on Young's foot. Chavo distracted the ref at one point, so Young lifted his blindfold to see where Horney was. He delivered a big boot to level Horney, then locked him up. Young took Horney up onto the corner, but the leprechaun headbutted him off. Horney jumped off for the Tadpole Splash to win.

Winner: Hornswoggle wins via pinfall over Darren Young.

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Byron Saxton & Yoshi Tatsu vs.

Tyson Kidd & Lucky Cannon

Maryse

sat next to Regal and Matthews to

watch the match. Matthews tried to

ask what Maryse was up to with Yoshi

but didn't get much of answer. Regal

said it's clear Maryse is trying to

spend Yoshi's money.

Lucky and Byron started off, but

Cannon demanded that he tag in Yoshi

instead. Saxton finally obliged with

the dramatic tag. Lucky fought for a

bit but took several kicks and tagged

out to Tyson. Yoshi countered a Kidd

move to flip over him and then did

several hip tosses. Saxton came in

to take control with a near fall.

Meanwhile, Matthews suggested that

Regal has a way with women, but Regal

said he clearly doesn't. Saxton hit

a huge clothesline on Kidd right

before a commercial break.

During that break, they showed

another Awesome Kong promo, this time

with more of her face and a doll with

black hear which she tore apart limb

by limb then tossed onto the floor.

Cannon had control against Saxton after break. He looked over to make sure Maryse was watching. Maryse was laughing as the crowd chanted "Lucky sucks." Matthews noted the good teamwork between Lucky and Kidd. Regal said Kidd should be upset with Lucky's distraction over Maryse. Lucky pounded on Saxton yelling "It's All About Me!"

The finale of this match saw Yoshi gain the advantage against Kidd. Lucky was outside the ring and walked towards Maryse. Kidd capitalized on the distraction which allowed him to hit a swinging neckbreaker to finish off Yoshi. Lucky got on top of Yoshi, and looked over at Maryse saying "It's all about me!"

Post-match, Byron Saxton went over to the mat to check on Yoshi as Kidd and Lucky celebrated up the ramp.

Winners: Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd win via pinfall over Byron Saxton & Yoshi Tatsu.

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WWE NXT Results 04/12/11

NXT Results from :

Lucky Cannon got into it with Yoshi Tatsu at the top of the show. Lucky challenged Yoshi to a main event match on tonight's NXT, with Yoshi accepting it. Lucky told Maryse she should come to ringside since she's on the market.

Grisham introduced a trailer clip of "That's What I Am" starring Ed Harris and WWE star Randy Orton.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Hornswoggle came to the ring with his rookie, Titus. Darren Young had a mic in hand as he came out from backstage with his pro Chavo. Young said he's a NXT superstar, and Hornswoggle's just a wannabe leprechaun. Young said the ring is made for full-size athletes not pint-size jokes.

During the match, Regal noted that Titus' hand signs he does are for "Omega" the Greek letter representing the largest African American fraternity in the USA. Darren Young made the mistake of going over to the ropes to yell at Hornswoggle. Horney kept him distracted, which allowed Titus to grab Young from behind in a surprise rollup pin to get the win.

Post-match, Young attacked Titus from behind and hit a finisher to leave him on the mat. Young then spotted Hornswoggle in the ring and grabbed him. Horney pleaded for Young to leave him alone, and then Chavo got in the ring to get his rookie under control.

Winner: Titus O'Neil wins via pinfall over Darren Young.

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Rev Theory's "Justice" will be the official theme song for WWE Extreme Rules 2011.

They showed a replay of last week's conversation in the locker room backstage between JTG and Vladimir Kozlov. They made a friendly bet over whether JTG could make his rookie "fly" before Vlad makes his rookie a "beast."

JTG hit the ring and introduced his new and improved rookie, Jacob Novak. Novak came out rocking Timberland boots, a white undershirt, jeans, sunglasses and a Yankees baseball cap. Novak got in the ring and then said he knows there's a lot of other pros who could do better with him than JTG. He said he hasn't earned a single immunity point and now this new gimmick. Novak dissed the Yankees and threw the hat off, then turned his attention to William Regal. Novak said he's been hearing a lot of talk from Regal, then said he'll show Regal how to be a star, when he's ready.

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Byron Saxton vs. Jacob Novak

Saxton had a huge clothesline to knock Novak over the top rope. Saxton got on the apron but took too long and Novak swiped his leg out, causing Byron to hit the side apron, back first.

Late in the match, Novak kicked Saxton in the gut, then followed with a boot to the head to level him for the pinfall. Novak got up on the corner and stared over towards Regal while he celebrated.

Winner: Jacob Novak wins via pinfall over Byron Saxton.

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NXT returned with Regal and Grisham introducing footage from Raw. They showed Edge's big announcement on last night's show. Edge told the WWE Universe that he will be officially retiring from wrestling due to medical issues he's been dealing with. Edge talked about how he has to talke doctors' advice to retire or else end up in a wheelchair.

Grisham reminded fans that Edge will be surrendering the World Heavyweight Championship on Friday's episode of Smackdown.

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Yoshi Tatsu vs. Lucky Cannon

Maryse joined Grisham and Regal on commentary, and gave Grisham the French double kiss on his cheeks. Lucky got the early advantage on Yoshi with several neckbreakers.

Regal asked Maryse if Lucky has enough money for her. Maryse talked about how they need to change the show to MXT, Maryse Extreme Television. Meanwhile, Lucky had the advantage outside the ring, but Yoshi turned the tides and got momentum in the ring.

In the finish, Yoshi got on the corner and flew off to take down Lucky with a spinning kick. Maryse left the commentary position to get into the ring. She went over and told him he wouldn't get lucky today. Maryse added insult to injury by planting a big kiss on Yoshi right in front of Lucky. Maryse walked off and up the ramp to close the show.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Lucky Cannon.

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WWE NXT Results 03/29/11

NXT Results from Chicago, IL:

Matt Striker served as host with Maryse not there this week (she supported Chris Jericho in LA for DWTS). First up was a rookie arm wrestling challenge.

Darren Young defeated Byron Saxton, then Conor O'Brian defeated Lucky Cannon due to a DQ for his heel tactics. Jacob Novak lost to Titus O'Neil. Titus received a bye and faced the winner of Conor O'Brian vs Darren Young. The finals saw Titus beat O'Brian and receive four redemption points. Titus now leads all rookies with 9 total points while Darren Young has 7.

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They had a promo video package where Darren Young talked about not getting to showcase himself enough on NXT season 1, due to being with CM Punk as his mentor.

They showed the video from Raw last night featuring the Triple H and Undertaker promo for Wrestlemania 27.

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They talked about the six person mixed gender tag match for Wrestlemania 27 and then showed video footage of when Snooki was special guest on Raw, setting up the match.

Todd Grisham discussed Wrestlemania week which will be going on Wednesday through Sunday. They introduced the Raw Rebound featuring coverage of the Rock vs Cena feud which has been going on. The conclusion featured Cena hitting the Attitude Adjustment on The Rock.

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Todd Grisham introduced footage from last night's Raw involving Undertaker, Triple H and Shawn Michaels to set up the Wrestlemania 27 match.

After over 30 minutes of Wrestlemania 27 hype and breaks, it's time for the first match of the night on NXT Season 5.

Conor O'Brian, Titus O'Neil & Byron Saxton vs. Lucky Cannon, Darren Young & Jacob Novak

The pros watched from up on stage as the rookies competed in the ring.

The match saw the heels using cheap tactics on Byron Saxton to keep him away from a tag. Saxton finally made a hot tag to Titus O'Neill who came in to clean house. Everyone got involved in the match eventually. Titus O'Neil was legal against Jacob Novak. Titus hit the sit-out slam on Novak for the big pinfall win. Hornswoggle was excited up on stage over the win. Titus, Saxton and O'Brian celebrated in ring as Grisham reminded fans they'll see everyone at Wrestlemania 27 Sunday.

Winners: Titus O'Neil's team defeated Lucky Cannon's team via pinfall.

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WWE NXT Results 03/23/11

WWE NXT Results from Columbus, OH:

NXT opened with Todd Grisham and William Regal on commentary. It went to hosts Matt Striker and Maryse. All of the rookies came to the ring for the opening challenge, while their pros were on stage. The first challenge of the night was "Trash Talk Challenge."

Novak went against Saxton, with Saxton winning by calling Novak the "spokesperson for Huggies diapers." Titus O'Neil beat Conor O'Brian by joking about O'Brian's nose and getting crowd votes due to Hornswoggle. Darren Young made fun of Lucky Cannon, saying the 80's wanted their robe back. Cannon didn't really insult Young, just Columbus, Ohio, and he said he was there for Maryse. Young won.

The finals saw Saxton vs Titus O'Neil vs Darren Young. Darren Young got the popular crowd vote by calling Titus O'Neil 42-years-old and calling himself better looking then Saxton.

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Titus O'Neil vs. Darren Young

Late in the match, Titus hit a spinning backbreaker for the near pinfall. He whipped Young to the corner. As Titus ran at Young, Chavo pulled his rookie away from the corner. Hornswoggle rushed over to bite Chavo, causing a distraction to Young. O'Neil hit a powerbomb move on Young to win it.

Winner: Titus O'Neil wins via pinfall over Darren Young.

They showed the Triple H vs Undertaker promo video for their Wrestlemania 27 match.

Backstage, Yoshi Tatsu confronted Lucky about being so rude to Maryse these past few weeks. Cannon got up in Yoshi's face, and then Maryse came up to them. She said she was sorry for slapping Lucky last week. Lucky tried to hit on her, but got slapped again. Yoshi started to laugh, and then Maryse slapped him too. Maryse stormed off and Lucky laughed at Yoshi. Yoshi slapped Lucky in the face, then left.

Vladimir Kozlov and Conor O'Brian won a dance off against JTG and Jacob Novak. Novak and JTG were arguing throughout the segment.

They showed a replay of the Miz story from this past Monday's Raw.

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Lucky Cannon vs. Byron Saxton

Early on, Cannon hit a big boot on Saxton, then put a chin lock on him. Meanwhile, JTG and Hornswoggle were playing Tic Tac Toe up on the ramp.

Later, Saxton ducked Cannon's clothesline attempt, then hit a clothesline from off the middle rop. Cannon smashed Saxton into the ring post though. Lucky used a fireman's carry into a slam to get the pinfall win.

After the match, Yoshi checked on Saxton. Lucky attacked Yoshi and hit his finisher on him to finish the NXT show.

Winner: Lucky Cannon wins via pinfall over Byron Saxton.

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NXT Results 03/16/11

WWE NXT Results from Kansas City, MO:

Early on, all of the pros and rookies came out to their introductions. Maryse and Striker were hosts again. A new development was revealed that the winner of NXT Season 5 gets to choose any pro they want as their mentor for NXT Season 6. However, it's unknown right now if that means from the current pros on Season 5, or the entire WWE roster.

The first challenge of the night was "Talk the Talk." It came down to Titus O'Neil and Darren Young when the crowd was polled over who was best of the bunch with the crowd. Ultimately, they named Titus O'Neil the winner of the challenge and two Redemption points.

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After the Raw Rebound showed Cena vs Del Rio, it also showed Miz going psycho and attacking Cena post-match.

Backstage, Yoshi went up to Maryse who was on her cell phone. Yoshi complimented Maryse for her hosting, saying she's done a better job than Striker. Lucky Cannon came into the scene and apologized to Maryse for not being professional last week. Maryse said he's a jerk, but it's okay. She walked off and Yoshi waved goodbye. Lucky told Yoshi he sees what he's up to, but he won't get Maryse, because he's not "Lucky."

Darren Young vs. Conor O'Brian

Late in the match, O'Brian and Young traded offense. However, Young was the more seasoned of the two rookies. He hit a fallaway gutbuster on O'Brian to finish him off and grabbed the pinfall win.

Winner: Darren Young wins via pinfall over Conor O'Brian.

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They showed a promo video on Jacob Novak. Novak said he put all his faith in Dolph Ziggler last season but lost. He said he thinks Dolph felt threatened by him, then said he will win this season of NXT.

Yoshi Tatsu & Byron Saxton vs. Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd

Saxton made a hot tag into the match late. He started to take care of the heels, but eventually lost control of things. Kidd was the legal man, but Cannon made a tag in to Kidd's dismay. Cannon scored his finisher on Saxton, a front slam move. Cannon grabbed the pinfall win, but Kidd chastised him after for taking over. He told Cannon to get on the same page.

Winners: Lucky Cannon & Tyson Kidd win via pinfall over Yoshu Tatsu & Byron Saxton.

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The final segment of the night was the "Keg Carry" for 2 Redemption Points. The hosts joked about Titus O'Neil tripping the last time he was in this contest, and they showed it multiple times via video.

For tonight's contest:

Jacob Novak 9.9 seconds
Darren Young 9.8 seconds
Conor O'Brian 9.4 seconds
Byron Saxton 9.5 seconds
Lucky Cannon - did not compete
Titus O'Neil 9.1 seconds

Lucky Cannon decided to recite a poem to Maryse instead of competing in the challenge. Maryse ended up slapping him and Lucky said he was in love after being treated that way. Meanwhile, Titus O'Neil won his second contest of the night, scoring 2 more Redemption points. Titus O'Neil now has 4 Redemption points, Darren Young has 3.

NXT ended with Hornswoggle and Titus O'Neil celebrating with the fans at ringside.

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WWE NXT Results 03/08/11 - Season 5 Premiere

WWE NXT Results from Houston, TX:

Season 5 of NXT is called "NXT: Redemption." This latest season features previous losing rookies from past NXT seasons competing for a spot on NXT Season 6. Maryse and Matt Striker are the show hosts. Todd Grisham and William Regal are the commentary team.

The rookie/pro combos are: Darren Young w/Chavo Guerrero, Lucky Cannon w/Tyson Kidd, Conor O'Brian w/Vladimir Kozlov, Byron Saxton w/Yoshi Tatsu, Jacob Novak w/JTG and Titus O'Neil w/Hornswoggle.

Darren Young vs. Jacob Novak

Early on, Novak and Young fell out of the ring as they fought. Back in the ring, Young takes control, leveling Novak with a clothesline. Young continues to maintain his pace using a shoulder block and a powerslam for the nearfall.

Later in the match, Young is able to use an elbow as Novak tries to run at him in the corner. Later still, Novak tried for a submission hold, with Young powering to his feet and fighting out. He got Young into the corner where he landed several strikes, before Novak responded with a clothesline.

The closing moments saw Novak bounce against the ropes, but Young is able to flip him over him. From there, Young hit the flip full nelson STO finisher and got the pinfall.

Winner: Darren Young wins via pinfall over Jacob Novak.

Backstage, Yoshi Tatsu wanted to tell something important to Maryse. Byron Saxton interrupted him before he could.

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Raw Rebound: They showed highlight clips for The Rock vs Cena verbal war that's been happening on Raw. Last night's Raw ended with The Miz attacking Cena in the ring to finish off a Wrestlemania 27 promo.

They had a video promo package on "Redemption" rookie Conor O'Brian. He talked about his upbringing and his father leaving when he was just 2-years-old. O'Brian said he used to sleep in a car and just ate beans all the team. He says this NXT season will be his redemption.

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They had a boot camp obstacle course worth 3 redemption points. Lucky Cannon chose not to participate and tried to woo Maryse instead. Darren Young was the last to go in the competition and ended up winning by 1 second.

Titus O'Neil vs. Lucky Cannon

Early on, Titus got Lucky in the corner, but the ref warned Titus to back off. As the ref had his back turned, Cannon got in a cheap shot. From there, Lucky kicked Titus out of the ring. Lucky remained in control back in the ring using knees to the back repeatedly, as well as a submission driving his knee into Titus' back.

Late in the match, Titus is able to pick up Lucky and hit a back suplex, followed by a running shoulder block later. Hornswoggle tried to pull Tyson Kidd off the apron later in the match. Kidd began to chase Horney around the ring. Cannon went to the ropes for a move and jumped but Titus catches him from the air. He picks up Lucky and hits a sit-down spinebuster on him for the pinfall.

Post-match, O'Neil celebrates the victory. Tyson Kidd shoves Horney down and tries to put a Sharpshooter on him. Titus comes to his rescue, delivering a huge boot to Tyson's chest. The show ends with Hornswoggle celebrating on Titus' shoulders as Kidd and Cannon are yelling at them from up the apron.

Winner: Titus O'Neil wins via pinfall over Lucky Cannon.

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WWE NXT Results 02/08/11

WWE NXT Results from Green Bay, WI:

After a highlight video showing recaps of the past weeks of NXT Season 4, Striker had the four rookies ready for an opening challenge. It was "Rock Em, Sock Em Joust." The rookies had to try to knock their opponent off a podium with the Gladiator joust stick.

First up was Bateman vs Curtis. Bateman managed to win the first round although Curtis shoved him after falling off. Next up, Brodus Clay got himself DQ'd by shoving Saxton off. Clay got on the mic to say that this contest isn't made for someone his size, and he would make a statement in the ring later on.

In the finals, Saxton and Bateman both fell off their podiums. Originally, Saxton was called the winner, but a reply showed his foot touched the ground first. They had a re-do, and this time around Saxton was the clear cut winner. He got 2 immunity points for that. That makes it Curtis with 3 points, Bateman and Saxton with 2 each.

Byron Saxton vs. Derrick Bateman

Masters got the crowd going with a "turd" chant for Ziggler during the match. Bateman got inspired, then hit a back drop suplex on Saxton. He kicked Saxton in the chest and later hit a corner dropkick on him. In the close, Saxton went for a small package on Bateman. Bateman came back by using Daniel Bryan's LeBell Lock to force Saxton to tap out.

Winner: Derrick Bateman wins via submission over Byron Saxton.

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The next NXT competition was a WWE Shop Challenge in the spirit of Price is Right. The rookies would have to guess a suggested retail price of each WWE merchandise item. NXT Season 3 rookies AJ and Naomi were special helpers for the challenge. The items they had to guess included the Top 50 Superstars of All-Time, WWE Kids Magazine, World Heavyweight Replica belt and the WWE Championship History Book. Brodus Clay won the challenge and got 3 immunity points for it, tying with Curtis for the most points.

Backstage, Truth had a talk with Johnny Curtis. Truth said Curtis needs to ignore all the trash talk he's been hearing from the other guys saying Truth doesn't like Curtis. They hugged and Truth left so Curtis could get ready for the match.

Johnny Curtis vs. Brodus Clay

As the match was starting, Josh Matthews said he just got a note saying he gets to decide who gets immunity tonight. Dolph Ziggler got up and did a "Milwaukee, Wisconsin, what's up?!" taunt, drawing boos from the crowd.

Truth and Rodriguez were on the apron to coach the rookies. Early on, Brodus took control and tossed Curtis out through the ropes. Curtis managed to gain some control back in the ring, booting Clay in the face as he rushed at him in the corner. Clay regained control and dropped Curtis gut-first on the top rope.

Later in the match, Clay did a standing side headlock on Curtis. Curtis started to punch his way out but Clay locked the hold on again. The crowd started up a "turd" chant to get Ziggler, so Ziggler asked if they were doing a "nerd" chant for Daniel Bryan. Ziggler threatened to leave and then went backstage but returned a few moments later.

Curtis landed a leg drop over the top rope on Clay for a near fall. Curtis managed to get a huge dropkick from the corner, but Clay rolled over and got out to the apron to avoid a pinfall. Clay snapped Curtis by his neck across the top rope. Clay finished Curtis with a huge powerslam for the victory. Rodriguez got i nthe ring to announce Clay as the winner.

Winner: Brodus Clay wins via pinfall over Johnny Curtis.

Matt Striker told the pros up on the stage to huddle up and get to the voting, because elimination is coming up.

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Striker took a poll of the crowd to determine who would get immunity, Clay or Curtis. They gave Curtis more cheers, so Striker said he could fall back in line. Striker had them roll through the NXT rookie pictures up on the big screen and it stopped on Byron Saxton.

Striker tried to get some closing comments from Byron, who seemed choked up. He composed himself and got on the mic saying he didn't understand how the WWE Universe could make this decision. He said he forgives them then, because one day that little birdie known as "common sense" will come back home and everything will be "A-OK." Saxton started up the ramp, but Ziggler walked down and asked what he was smiling about. Ziggler screamed at him that he was disgusted by him. Ziggler told him to get out now. Chris Masters taunted on the mic saying if Saxton was a real man he'd punch Ziggler now. Saxton stayed in place and smirked at Ziggler then pointed at him as NXT went off the air. The pro's up on stage looked confused as to what Saxton was doing.

WWE NXT Results 02/01/11

NXT Results from Long Island, NY:

Striker introduced all of the rookie/pro pairings left: Bateman/Bryan, Saxton/Ziggler, Curtis/Truth and Clay without Del Rio. Striker asked Ricardo Rodriguez where Del Rio is. He told him that Del Rio has had so much to do since winning the Royal Rumble, that he couldn't be there tonight.

Striker had the first contest of the night ready to go, the arm wrestling contest for 3 immunity points. Curtis defeated Saxton quick in the first matchup. Next up, Clay went against Bateman as Rodriguez talked at 100mph. Clay won easily. In the finals, Clay went against Curtis, but he ended up using a headbutt on him. Curtis was awarded the competition and two immunity points.

Chris Masters vs. Byron Saxton

The former pro and rookie pairing squared off. In the late moments of this contest, Masters overpowered Saxton and leveled him with a big clothesline. He followed with a Spinebuster, then signaled for the Masterlock. Masters locked the hold on his former rookie while Ziggler waved his towel around. The match was awarded to Masters.

Winner: Chris Masters wins via submission over Byron Saxton.

They showed an earlier segment from backstage where Daniel Bryan was trying to teach Derrick Bateman about submission holds. Bateman said he just doesn't get it. Gail Kim walked in, and Bryan said she'll show Bateman the guillotine hold. Bateman said girls don't know about submission wrestling. Gail put the hold on Bateman who soon passed out on the floor. Bryan said it was "hot" then made out with Kim as Bateman was trying to recover on the floor.

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After commercials, BRodus Clay was in the ring with Ricardo Rodrigeuz talking to him non-stop. Time for Clay to face his former pro, Ted Dibiase. Dibiase arrived for the match without girlfirend Maryse, but she showed up and went nearby the commentators.

Brodus Clay vs Ted Dibiase

During the match, Maryse gave her number to Grisham as part of a ploy. As Dibiase was being manhandled by Clay in the ring, Maryse pulled her cell phone out and snapped a picture of the action in the ring.

Clay was dominating the match as Maryse posed in front of the ring and shot another picture. Dibiase managed to clip Clay by hitting him in the knee. However, Dibiase became distracted as Maryse pretended she was going to kiss Todd Grisham. Instead she slapped Grisham. Clay hit a huge powerslam on Dibiase to get the victory.

Winner: Brodus Clay wins via pinfall over Ted Dibiase.

Another backstage segment featured Saxton trying to talk trash about R-Truth to Johnny Curtis. He told Curtis that Truth is talking bad about him behind his back. Curtis told Saxton that he and Truth are friends, but they're not. Saxton said Curtis can deny it all he wants but he knows the true story.

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Time for the next competition. This time they had a "Talk the Talk Challenge." The live Long Island crowd would play the role of judges for each rookie's in-ring speech. Saxton talked about WWE Pros, and mocked R-Truth's rap song. Truth came back by doing his original song and Ziggler said they sounded the same. Next up, Bateman dissed Dolph Ziggler saying he has the face of a worn-out catcher's mit. He said Ziggler's name was formerly, Turd Ferguson, which got the crowd into a silly "Turd" chant.

Curtis talked about Chris Masters, but said he can't follow up Bateman's impressive speech. Instead, Curtis slapped Clay in the face, then escaped the ring to hide near the commentators.

Finally, Brodus Clay talked about US Champion, Daniel Bryan. He made a remark that Bryan needs to bring Gail Kim to his apartment so he can show her what a real man is like. Bryan responded that a real man isn't a fat man. Clay gave a mean stare in Bryan's direction.

Striker surveyed the crowd which gave the biggest applause to Bateman, giving him the immunity points for "Talk the Talk."

They showed the Raw Rebound. It featured last night's "Raw Rumble Match" with John Cena, John Morrison, CM Punk, Randy Orton, R-Truth, Sheamus and Jerry Lawler battling it out for the chance to face The Miz at the Elimination Chamber PPV. Punk was eliminated by Orton, Orton by R-Truth. It came down to Cena, Sheamus and Lawler. Cena was on the apron and Sheamus shoved Lawler into Cena causing him to be eliminated. The winner was Jerry Lawler after Sheamus rushed at him with a Brogh Kick and John Cena pulled the ropes down outside the ring. Lawler goes on to face Miz for the title at Elimination Chamber, while the other six guys will compete in the actual Elimination Chamber match at the Pay-Per-View.

Josh Matthews and Todd Grisham talked about Jerry Lawler vs The Miz for the world title at Elimination Chamber PPV.

R-Truth arrived doing the "What's Up" entrance theme song allowing crowd members to particpate in the chorus. NXT Rookie Johnny Curtis was with him. Ricardo Rodriguez did some "Que Pasa's" as part of it.

Johnny Curtis & R-Truth vs. Daniel Bryan & Derrick Bateman

Early on R-Truth did a few hip tosses on Bateman to take control of things. The commentators talked about how Curtis and Bateman both won some immunity points earlier tonight. The two rookies ended up squaring off and getting into a bit of a brawl on the outside of the ring. NXT took a break as the pro's separated their rookies.

Back from break, Curtis was putting Bryan in a headlock in the ring. Matthews reminded fans that there will be an elimination next week. Voting opens tomorrow at 12PM EST on WWE.com. Curtis and Bryan ended up trading forearm uppercuts at one point with Bryan gaining control.

The action broke down with Truth jumping onto Bateman outside the ring. Curtis missed on his leg drop off the corner. Daniel Bryan managed to lock Curtis into the Labell Lock on the mat making him tap out.

Winners: Derrick Bateman and Daniel Bryan win via pinfall over R-Truth and Johnny Curtis.

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WWE NXT Results 01/25/11

WWE NXT Results from Cincinnati, Ohio:

Striker had all four of the remaining rookies in the ring for the first challenge of the night: Brodus Clay, Byron Saxton, Johnny Curtis and Derrick Bateman. Before the contest, Striker noted that there was a bit of a rules violation during last week's Matching Game. They showed surveillance video footage of Derrick Bateman handing Daniel Bryan a cheat sheet before the game with all the answers. Striker said due to this violation, Bateman would be penalized tonight.

The competition tonight was "Outthink the Fink" but none of the rookies succeeded in the contest. Therefore, no immunity points were earned.

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Daniel Bryan vs. Ted Dibiase

Bryan had his rookie Derrick Bateman at ringside, while Dibiase had his rookie Brodus Clay and girlfriend, Maryse. Late in this exciting matchup, Bryan had the upperhand after kicking Dibiase in the gut and then connecting on a slingshot kick through the ropes. However, when Bryan went for the suicide dive on the outside, Dibiase hit him with the elbow to the face. Once both men were back in the ring, Dibiase was able to hit Dream Street on Bryan and picked up the pinfall win.

Winner: Ted Dibiase wins via pinfall over Daniel Bryan.

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Back from break, they did the Royal Rumble by the Numbers video piece which highlighted various stats from the history of the Royal Rumble. Todd Grisham said favorites for the 2011 version include Kane, John Cena and Big Show, with Ted Dibiase a possible dark horse after his win tonight.

Backstage, they showed Maryse giddy about Dibiase's victory tonight. Dibiase instructed his rookie Brodus Clay to win tonight's four-way match and then keep Dibiase as his pro. Clay said he'd do that. Maryse started saying stuff in Frnech, and Dibiase responded "I don't speak French!"

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Brodus Clay vs. Derrick Bateman vs. Byron Saxton vs. Johnny Curtis
Fatal Fourway Elimination Match

The other three rookies teamed up on Bateman early on, eventually beating him up to the point of a quick pinfall. It was down to Brodus Clay, Byron Saxton and Johnny Curtis. Saxton and Curtis hit the double suplex on Clay. Clay rolled to the outside while Saxton and Curtis faced off in the ring. Saxton ended up tossing Curtis over the top rope out onto Clay as NXT went to commercial break.

Johnny Curtis landed a huge double leg drop off the corner after the break, then made the pinfall cover on Saxton. It came down to just Curtis versus Brodus Clay. Clay took control of things and used his foot to choke Curtis in the corner. Brodus Clay eventually overpowered Curtis and slammed him down to the mat by the throat, securing the pinfall.

Post-match, Ted Dibiase and Maryse arrived to the ring to congratulate their rookie. With the win, Striker asked Brodus if he wanted to switch pros. Clay started to talk about how Dibiase has the money, the power and the skills, but he isn't one thing - the Million Dollar Man. Clay said Dibiase can't control his women and he's the brokest rich dude he's ever met. Clay said he's switching pros and going with Alberto Del Rio from here forth.

Clay finished things by using his choke slam finisher on Dibiase, before walking over and staring at Maryse, then leaving the ring. He joined Del Rio up on the ramp to raise arms as the show ended.

Winner: Brodus Clay wins the Fatal Fourway and chooses Alberto Del Rio as his new pro.

NXT Elimination Will Be...

There's been some interesting characters on Season 4 of NXT, as the weekly show on WWE.com will hold its second elimination in next week. Voting started earlier on Wednesday and it seems likely that the next rookie wrestler to go will be one Conor O'Brian.

Already eliminated was Jacob Novak a week prior. He was traded away by his mentor Dolph Ziggler, allowing Ziggler to keep Byron Saxton as his rookie. If Conor O'Brian is going next, will that mean Alberto Del Rio gets some way to make a trade? It seems WWE wants Del Rio in the spotlight right now, based on his arrival on Raw two weeks in a row, and his big win over Rey Mysterio on Smackdown.

Right now the top rookies appear to be Derrick Bateman, Johnny Curtis and then Brodus Clay. Bateman and Curtis don't really have any sort of unique appearance in-ring, but their personality seems to be winning over WWE fans. Bateman is just plain goofy, while Curtis is personable and likable. Byron Saxton seems to have the ingredients to be a decent heel character in the WWE. Brodus Clay has that huge domineering look that guys like Umaga and Rikishi had most recently. It's tough at this point to see any of those four not having a job in the WWE, but stranger things have happened.

Expect to see Conor O'Brian and his rat-like ways get the boot on next Tuesday's show, which should make Ricardo Rodriguez a happy Mariachi.

NXT Results 12/14/10

WWE NXT Results from New Orleans, LA:

Todd Grisham and Josh Matthews were handling commentary duties again. They sent it to the ring for host Matt Striker to introduce the Season 4 NXT rookies: Connor O'Brian, Jacob Novak, Johnny Curtis, Brodus Clay, Derrick Bateman and Byron Saxton. Matt Striker discussed the competition terms again, and congratulated Jacob Novak for winning the first competition last week, "Capture the Flag."

Tonight's first competition would be a karaoke challenge, with the live crowd as judges. Each superstar randomly chose a card from Striker which had the entrance theme for a WWE Superstar. O'Brian went first and sounded horrible, with his pro Del Rio standing up on the stage and looking disgusted. Derrick Bateman had to do The Miz's theme song but couldn't. Jacob Novak tried to do his own pro, Dolph Ziggler's theme song. Brodus Clay had to sing Cody Rhodes' theme song. Johnny Curtis got Orton's theme, which got a pop from the crowd, but he didn't do so well either. Byron Saxton got to go last, and got Shawn Michaels' theme song. Even though he mixed up the words the crowd gave him a decent amount of applause. Based on crowd response, Byron Saxton won the competition.

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They returned with an outside shot of The Cajundome, then launched a video package on NXT Season 4 Rookie Jacob Novak. He talked about all the sports he played as a youngster, and said he's destined to dominate. Novak compared himself to current WWE Superstar, Jack Swagger.

Byron Saxton & Chris Masters vs. Brodus Clay & Ted Dibiase

As Masters and Saxton arrived to the ring, parts of the obstacle course were seen on the ramp and outside the ring. Maryse accompanied Dibiase and Clay to the ring.

Early on, Brodus shoved Saxton down to the mat, causing Saxton to back out under the ropes for a timeout. After another shove, Saxton taunted Clay then tagged in Masters. Brodus had some power offense against Masters, but the pro made his comeback, avoiding Clay on a corner charge. Masters tried to slap on the Masterlock, but Dibiase rushed in to break things up. Brodus kept dominating Masters, then tagged in Dibiase before a commercial break.

Masters continued to get dominated by Dibiase and Clay, with Saxton just watching from the apron as his pro was punished. Saxton finally got in, but against Brodus Clay. Saxton was able to elbow his way out of a charging Clay in the corner. Saxton tried to jump from the corner with Clay catching him in the bear hug, then slamming him hard to the mat. Masters tagged in and missed on a big knee drop. Saxton got away to tag in Masters who came in with a lot of offense against Dibiase. Clay tried to make a save, but Masters moved and Clay dropped on Dibiase instead. Masters prepared for the Masterlock, but Saxton slapped his back cockily from behind. Saxton told Masters it was his time now. He tried to take control of the match, but Dibiase got him with Dream Street to win it.

Winners: Ted Dibiase and Brodus Clay win via pinfall over Chris Masters and Byron Saxton.

Daniel Bryan walked in on his rookie Derrick Bateman in the locker room backstage. He talked to him about a submission move to use against Alberto Del Rio tonight. Bateman got a little too into the submission move attempt and started going wild yelling "Submission Wrestling" until Bryan kicked him in the face with his free foot. Bryan said it might have been a little too much too soon, then wished him luck in his match.

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Time for the next competition, the Obstacle Course. Saxton and Novak each have 1 immunity point. The winner of the obstacle course will get 2 immunity points due to the degree of difficulty.

Here's each of the rookie's times:

Jacob Novak 37.9 seconds
Byron Saxton 1:02 minutes, seconds
Conor O'Brian 42.7 seconds
Derrick Bateman 35.7 seconds
Johnny Curtis 34.8 seconds - Curtis was DQ'd for falling off the balance beam*
Brodus Clay disqualified

Saxton was still hurt after getting hit by Dream Street so it took him over a minute to do the course. Someone was yelling "come on Rat boy" at Conor O'Brian as he tried to complete the course.

*Due to earlier confusion by the refs, the senior official gave Johnny Curtis another shot at the obstacle course after Brodus Clay had gone. Johnny Curtis got 31.4 seconds on his second attempt to earn 2 immunity points.

They showed a video package about rookie Johnny Curtis and how he started wrestling training outside in the woods in a ring when he was younger. Curtis said in 2005 his close friend was struck in an accident and killed. Curtis said he wears dog tags on his tights as a remembrance of his deceased friend.

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They showed the Raw Rebound which covered the 2010 Slammy Awards. Winners included CM Punk, Michael Cole, Pee Wee Herman, LayCool and John Cena as Superstar of the Year. Wade Barrett came out and took his Slammy Award. Barrett called out Cena to the ring and officially re-hired him. Barrett said he was re-hired on two conditions, that he agrees to go one-on-one tonight against David Otunga, and that he goes one-on-one with him (Barrett) at TLC in a Chairs Match. Barrett and Nexus gave Cena a beatdown in the ring, including bashing a chair down on Cena. Later on that night, Cena fought Otunga in the main event. Barrett sent all the Nexus guys backstage, to leave Otunga alone for the match, just like Otunga had them do to Wade last week with Cena in the ring. Cena won the match by the STF, and continually bashed Otunga with a chair, showing Barrett what may happen to him Sunday.

Backstage, Jacob Novak walked in and shook Vickie's hand, saying how beautiful she was in person. Novak started to compliment Vickie and asked for some advice when Ziggler came walking in. He made sure Novak knew Vickie is his girlfriend. Ziggler asked Vickie to give them some alone time to talk. Vickie said bye to Novak and walked out. Ziggler asked Novak what was going on, and then told Novak to go find a quiet place to watch the main event. Novak said "sure thing boss" and walked off.

Ricardo Rodriguez was introduced in the ring, then did the introduction for Alberto Del Rio for the main event.

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Derrick Bateman vs. Alberto Del Rio

Del Rio got the early advantage with a headlock on Bateman. Bateman tried to elbow out, but Del Rio knocked him down then punched away on him some. Grisham noted that Del Rio is likely preparing for Sunday's match against Mysterio at TLC PPV. Del Rio slammed Bateman back for a near fall. Daniel Bryan cheered on his rookie from the apron, while Brian O'Conor was ringside to support his pro, Del Rio.

Bateman got some momentum with a running neckbreaker, but couldn't capture the pinfall on Del Rio. He went for a dropkick in the corner, but Del Rio moved out of the way. Del Rio followed by tossing Bateman shoulder first into the corner. From there, Del Rio locked in the cross armbreaker submission to make Bateman quickly tap out. Daniel Bryan got in the ring to confront Del Rio and check on Bateman.

Ricardo Rodriguez was yelling in celebration outside the ring. Del Rio celebrated up on the corner, then his rookie O'Brian held his arm up as NXT ended.

Winner: Alberto Del Rio wins via submission over Derrick Bateman.

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NXT Season 4 First Impressions: Brodus Clay & Byron Saxton Stand Out Early

On Tuesday night, the fourth season of NXT debuted on WWE.com. We got our first look at the latest crop of potential WWE Superstars, and several stood out amongst the cast of characters. The Season 4 NXT rookie are Brodus Clay, Byron Saxton, Johnny Curtis, Jacob Novak, Derrick Bateman and Brian O'Conor.

Most notable had to be the imposing and intimidating Brodus Clay. He's the one who is a former bodyguard for Snoop Dogg. Clay definitely has the name, the size and the ability to be one of those outside the ring enforcer/henchmen types in WWE. He reminds old school WWF fans of heftier wrestlers like Big Boss Man and One Man Gang. Even Clay's opening intro was delivered with a tough man style. During the fast-paced competition to set up a ladder in the ring, retrieve a flag and rush up the ramp he showed his agility too. This guy should get a spot in WWE after the competition no matter what he does on NXT. Of course we've yet to see him in the ring and guys of his size have been knocked in the past, like Mark Henry and Big Daddy V.

Also standing out was former ECW commentator Byron Saxton who portrays a cocky, self-centered know-it-all type. It's surprising he doesn't have someone like Cody Rhodes as his pro. They'll most likely play up the Chris Masters angle and have him disagreeing with his pro quite a bit, while goofing around on competitions. I really don't like when WWE allows this as part of the NXT overall competition, because anyone who hot dogs it and doesn't participate in challenges is just looking to get voted off due to fan dislike. Once again WWE is allowing the vote to be steered and swayed.

Beyond those two guys we really haven't seen a whole lot of personality, although it appears we do have more than NXT Season 3. They appear to be pulling a "Vickie/Kaitlyn" storyline with Alberto Del Rio and his rookie Brian O'Conor. Del Rio chewed his rook out on the first episode for a poorly done promo, but there was redemption when they won a tag team main event versus Bryan and his rook. Jacob Novak seems a good fit for Dolph Ziggler, and Derrick Bateman got some early support in his hometown. Most of the wrestlers have that typical wrestler look, but they'll need the personality factor to stand out and be unique. The two NXT rooks mentioned above have it, but we've got weeks to go.

Who is your favorite on the NXT Season 4 cast so far?

WWE NXT Results 12/7/10 - Season 4 Premiere

WWE NXT Results from Dayton, Ohio:

This episode marks the start of NXT Season 4. Todd Grisham was on hand for commentary along with Josh Matthews. Matt Striker was in the ring to introduce the WWE Pros, who each introduced their NXT rookies.

The WWE Pro/Rookie combos are Ted Dibiase/Maryse with Brodus Clay, Chris Masters with Byron Saxton, Derrick Bateman with Daniel Bryan, Jacob Novak with Dolph Ziggler and Johnny Curtis with R-Truth. Josh Matthews noted that Byron Saxton was a former ECW commentator. Ricardo Rodriguez came to the stage to intro Alberto Del Rio who drove out in a fancy convertible to have Rodriguez introduce his rookie Conor O'Brian.

Everyone assembled in the ring together with Striker talking about the upcoming weeks of competition on NXT Season 4. Each rookie got some time to make an introduction about themself. Some decent intros from the various characters in the ring. Brodus Clay said he was coming at them with lemon juice and razor blades. He told the WWE Universe they can only do two things "nothing and like it." Bateman got a huge pop because he's from Ohio and the crowd cheered for him being in his homestate. Conor O'Brian did his intro but Alberto Del Rio didn't like it. He called O'Brian's intro boring, just like Daniel Bryan. Bryan chipped in saying Del Rio is just jealous because he never won any titles. Del Rio and Bryan almost got into it. Striker stepped in between them saying it looks like we have our first main event, as the team of Del Rio/O'Brian vs. Bryan/Bateman.

They showed a promo video about NXT Rookie Byron Saxton who said he's wanted to wrestle since he was 4-years-old. He used to work as a weatherman and as an ECW commentator with Josh Matthews. Saxton said when ECW collapsed, NXT became his big opportunity for success.

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Johnny Curtis vs. Jacob Novak

R-Truth and Ziggler were up on the apron to coach their rookies in the match. Curtis went for the early backslide but Novak kicked out then turned the momentum in his favor, using a backdrop to slam Ziggler down. Later still, Curtis made a comeback hitting a powerslam on Novak for a near fall. With Novak down, Curtis went to the top rope and hit a big leg drop on him to finally pick up the opening victory.

Winner: Johnny Curtis wins via pinfall over Jacob Novak.

Grisham introduced a Brodus Clay video package. He's the former bodyguard for Snoop Dogg, 6'8 and 360lbs from Pasadena, CA. He said with NXT he's in business for himself though.

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Time for the first rookie challenge. Striker explained the immunity from elimination based on whoever wins most competitions. The first challenge is to grab a ladder set it up in the ring and snatch a flag then run it back up the ramp. Whoever does it fastest wins this competition.

Johnny Curtis 28.6 seconds
Conor O'Brian 28.2 seconds
Brodus Clay 33.5 seconds
Byron Saxton 56.8 seconds
Jacob Novak 26.9 seconds
Derrick Bateman 27.3 seconds

Brodus Clay looked agile for his size. Byron Saxton was cocky and goofed around instead of taking the competition seriously, jogging up the ramp. Dolph's rookie Jacob Novak wins the opening competition with the best time.

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They showed Raw Rebound which covered last night's opening with Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler. Orton arrived out to confront Cole, with The Miz coming out to interrupt. Orton ultimately RKO'd Cole, requiring medical staff to come take him away. Miz's protege Alex Riley had to face Orton in the main event. Miz interfered to cause a DQ, then set up a table to indicate they'd be having a Tables match at the TLC PPV. Miz went to do a Skullcrushing Finale on Orton, but Orton escaped. He was going to slam Miz through the table, but Miz escaped. Orton Powerbombed Riley through the table instead. Raw closed with a staredown: Miz on the ramp with his WWE Title and Orton in the ring glaring at him.

Grisham and Matthews ran down the matches for TLC Pay-Per-View so far.

Backstage, Dibiase and Maryse were arguing over their mixed tag loss last night on Raw. Dibiase asked rookie Brodus to excuse them for a second. Dibiase and Maryse got on the same page. Ted started to coach Brodus about winning the competition, with Maryse chiming in that he needs a makeover. Dibiase said if Brodus listens to him, then corrected it and said "them" he'll be fine. Dibiase took Brodus off on his own to answer questions, leaving Maryse angered by the snub.

Chris Masters walked in and found his rookie Byron Saxton rubbing moisturizer on his body. Masters and Saxton compared workout tips, then Saxton said he has a photoshoot for WWE.com to do, and walked off.

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Official theme song for the TLC PPV is "Na Na Na" by My Chemical Romance.

Daniel Bryan & Derrick Bateman vs. Alberto Del Rio & Brian O'Conor

Bryan did a long airplane spin during the match on O'Conor, then dropkicked him out through the ropes. Del Rio went over on the apron, so Bryan knocked him off. Del Rio and O'Conor recovered outside the ring as NXT went to a commerical break.

After break, Del Rio got momentum back in his team's favor and started using submission holds on Bryan to wear him down. During the match, Dolph Ziggler got on an open mic and said "this match sucks." Meanwhile, Daniel Bryan was throwing punches at Del Rio in the ring and his rookie on the apron. He did a running leg lauriat to take down Del Rio, then crawled over and made the hot tag to Bateman.

Moments later, Daniel Bryan took out O'Conor outside the ring. Del Rio and Bateman were still legal in the ring. Bateman made a mistake going for a high risk move off the corner. Del Rio shovedh im down, then locked on the armbreaker submission to make him tap out.

The show closed out with Del Rio gloating with his rookie over the win, while Bryan checked on Bateman in the ring to make sure his arm was OK.

Winners: Alberto Del Rio and Brian O'Conor win via submission over Daniel Bryan & Derrick Bateman.

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