NXT Champion: Bo Dallas
NXT Tag Team Champions: Adrian Neville & Corey Graves
NXT Woman's Champion: Paige
NXT Episode 61
August 14th, 2013
Full Sail University: Orlando, Florida
Paul Heyman comes down to the ring
He says he decided to come down this evening to start scouting a NEW Paul Heyman guy, now, a little bit out of character. He's blown away at some of the things he's seen here, Paul say's he's not here to live off the past, but the scout for the future and the future is now. He says somewhere in the back someone is the next Paul Heyman guy, matter a fact somewhere in the back there is the next Paul Heyman. Somewhere in the back, someone in the back can be INTERCONTINENTAL CHAMPION! Heyman then introduces Curtis Axel. Heyman says Axel is better than perfect and they came by to say hello because he's not really willing to defend the title tonight, they haven't seen a human being in Florida man enough to take it away. BIG E. LANGSTON COMES OUT FUCK YEAH. He says he thinks he is, and Axel says he's got it. Not tonight, but maybe for the Thanksgiving episode. Or Christmas, Big E. says to shut up, either defend the title tonight and prove he's man enough to hang, So, with the name change we just gonna forget Curtis was an NXT original? A ref comes down so I guess the match is on.
WWE Intercontinental Championship: Curtis Axel (w/Paul Heyman) vs. Big E. Langston
E's a beast on offense so he runs through Curtis as we go to break, but when we return Curtis kicks out E's knee and takes over, his segment isn't anything to write about like at all it's like 2 minutes of Curtis wear downs, anyway E makes a comeback but as he goes to end it Heyman comes in and hits E from behind for the DQ. **
After the match; Curtis puts the boots to E, but takes too long showboating which allows E to fight back, he hits the Big Ending and counts to FIVE!
Backstage: Renee is with Sami, she brings up all his issues with Bo, and Cesaro. Sami says the thing with Bo is an afterthought as he's currently in deep with this thing with Cesaro and now Zeb too, "EXPOSING" him and asks what gave it away. Was it him being from Canada or was it him speaking Arabic to Cesaro in person? He's not ashamed of who he is, he's Sami Zayn, the guy that beat him when he was running his mouth. He's also the guy who's challenged him to a third match and still hasn't heard back. He says he wants it in a Best of Three Falls match now to leave nothing to chance.
Mason Ryan vs. Scott Dawson (w/Sylvester LeFort)
Enzo and Cass come out to distract Mason, but it doesn't work and we get a shitty Mason squash, Dawson deserves so much better. Enzo and Cass try to jump Mason post-match, but he beats them up too.
NXT Woman's Championship: Paige vs. Summer Rae
This is fine, but it doesn't touch the first match. Good hate and intensity by both ladies, but sadly this one is more about Summer being ready for Paige and somehow a step ahead, she works the head and controls for the majority before Paige makes a comeback and hits the Paige Turnah for the win. *3/4
Backstage: Renee Young interviews AJ Lee, She says AJ will defend the title next week and asks who, but AJ says she likes unpredictability, so it could be anyone. BUT BAYLEY SNEAKS UP BEHIND AND HUGS HER! Renee leaves and Bayley introduces herself and Bayley says she was following her from her car, to the back and from the back all around and could hear her voice and asks if she can have the title match. AJ says sure and Bayley says their names sound good together. Bayley says she doesn't know why people think AJ is crazy because she's awesome. AJ is upset and Bayley says maybe after she beats her, they could still be friends. Bayley gives her another long hug.
Next Week: Dolph Ziggler comes to NXT. UGH!
During the break, Summer was still in the ring but Emma comes out and gets some revenge by attacking her.
The Shield vs. Cory Graves, Adrian Neville & Xavier Woods
Seth and Graves get a lengthy amount of time to start, before we get Seth/Neville and Seth/Woods before more Graves/Seth, Gravers gets a leg whip and goes for lucky 13 but Roman and pull Dean pull him to safety, that leads to Woods and Neville hitting double dives as we go to break. When we return the Shield now isolate Woods, but only briefly as he slips out of a backdrop and tags Graves in, he and Dean have a really good sequence as Graves locks in the lucky 13 but it gets broken up and now the Shield take over again. It's the shield so their iso rules, Roman comes in with the awesome power stuff and face raking, Seth controls the pace but also has these fun cutoff just as it looks like Graves can fight back and tag out, while Dean comes in being unorthodox with strikes. Neville gets the hot tag, but as he goes for the red arrow Dean gets the knee's up. Wood then comes in an has his own hot tag, which by his standards rules, he can run through all his showcase moves but doesn't have to stretch it out. The match breaks down now, everyone gets in and does stuff but it gets down to Seth/Woods again, where Seth hits the Buckle Bomb and Roman blind tags in and hits the Spear to win. ***
Backstage: Renee asks Antonio Cesaro about Zayn's challenge. He says he is the greatest American to ever walk and the boss of the world, and that stupid arrogant punk calls him a coward. he accepts Sami's challenge, but Sami charges over and attacks him, they have to be pulled apart and Cesaro yells "ZAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAYYYYYNNNNNNNNNNNNN"