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Ashley tells them that tonight is the first step in their journey. She mentions that everyone is voting to determine the rookie’s future. Ashley points out that season one winner, Wade Barrett was never ranked below two. Ashley says that there is a surprise. In addition to the NXT poll, we are going to eliminate the wrestler in eighth place. She says that there is one way to avoid elimination.

We have the first rookie challenge and the Keg Carry is back. The winner gets immunity.

Alex Riley is the final rookie and his time is 13.8 seconds as he falls over the finish line.

Winners: Kaval, Lucky Cannon, and Michael McGillicutty

We are back and the rookies are lined up at ringside. Matt tells the rookies that they will see how the fans and the pros see the rookies.

Matt reminds the rookies that one of the rookies, other than Lucky Cannon, will be eliminated.

It is time for the Poll.

Fourth place is held by Alex Riley.

So, Alex isn’t ELIMINATED.

This was just shown on Monday Night RAW a few minutes ago!

Well nerds, I’ve added 4 new high quality photos of our boy Alex to our gallery. All of them are great shots, so head over to our image archive and check them out right now. Thanks as always to my best friend from our partner site Sheamus-Oshaunessy.com for sending these our way.

Thanks to Jeff at MichelleMSource.com we have a set of candids from the June 22nd edition of NXT! Make sure you head to the gallery and check them all out, they’re definitely worth it!

Kevin posted one photo of himself on his Twitter account yesterday. Check it out below.
„I’m not going anywhere!”

Just letting you know that WWE.com put up a NXT Poll featuring our very own Alex Riley! Be sure to send in your vote by clicking here. Just scroll down a little and vote for the rare breed, Alex Riley. The question is ‘Which NXT Rookie impressed you most in his debut match on the June 15 WWE NXT?’ and Alex has only got 0.47 % so far! C’mon, are you kidding me?

Make sure to head over to WWE.com and vote for our favorite Rookie, ALEX RILEY! Duh! Otherwise.. you’ll be..
DISMISSED.

WWE.com: Congratulations on your first win on WWE NXT. What was your secret to pulling off a victory against one of the fiercest NXT Rookies, Kaval?
RILEY: There’s no secret to beating Kaval, he’s half my size. WWE is a big rollercoaster, Alex Riley is like a big rollercoaster, and Kaval is just not tall enough to ride this ride.

WWE.com: Do you have a name yet for your finisher?
RILEY: You’re Dismissed.

WWE.com: What did you think about MVP’s speech about the week one initiation?
RILEY: I respect MVP and all of the WWE Pros, but I’m not positive I trust them. So I appreciated the speech. Obviously my WWE Pro wasn’t there. We put things behind us, and I have a lot of respect for The Miz. But I am hesitant to trust them as of yet.

WWE.com: What do you think about the actions of your season one predecessors on Raw?
RILEY: I don’t blame them. It’s a cutthroat business. You’re up there trying to make a statement. They have started what Alex Riley plans to finish personally after he wins WWE NXT season two.

WWE.com: Who was your favorite Rookie from season one?
RILEY: I think Wade Barrett is awesome. He’s a great speaker. I love the way he caries himself. He has a very intimidating presence.

WWE.com: The first Pros’ Poll and WWE.com Polls will come out in two weeks. Where do you think you’ll rank among your fellow NXT Rookies?
RILEY: First. There’s no doubt in my mind I will be first. There’s no doubt in my mind that this competition is already over and I’ve won it. You could end this show after the first Pros’ Poll because when I am ranked No. 1, that’s not going to change.

I don’t think there’s anybody in this competition who can compete with me athletically, size-wise, entertainment-wise and on the microphone. I plan on changing the face of WWE and I will not settle for anything else.

WWE.com: How has your relationship been with your WWE Pro, The Miz?
RILEY: Great. The Miz and I get along really well. After the first mistake he made trying to come after me, we have resolved things. The Miz is a reality TV star and I am a star in reality, and that’s a match made in heaven. We’re almost like Bonnie & Clyde. Of course, he’s Bonnie and I’m Clyde.

WWE.com: What has The Miz taught you in the first two weeks of competition?
RILEY: He doesn’t really need to teach me anything. I still really do enjoy The Miz. He has furthered my development as a NXT Rookie, not that there was much more that I needed. But he has kind of brought me full circle.

WWE.com: Which Rookie is your biggest competition on WWE NXT?
RILEY: Myself. If I trip and fall getting out of bed, I might not win the competition. But still, I’d probably end up winning, even with a broken leg.
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Results from tonight’s Florida Championship Wrestling event in Deland, Florida:

- Florida Heavyweight Champion Alex Riley defeated Johnny Curtis with a TKO. Johnny had some nice support from the fans, but they lost the crowd when Curtis had Riley pinned and Riley was late with the kick out, resulting in the referee counting two and then just stopping without the shoulder coming up.

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Matt Striker is in the center of the ring and he welcomes us to NXT. Matt says that there are some unanswered questions after last week. It is time for the rookies to come to the ring. The pros come to the ring to join their rookies and they face off in the ring.

Matt tells the rookies that he knows they have questions. Instead of explaining why the pros did what they did, the pros will explain why they did it. Montel Vontavious Porter tells them to relax and take their angry expressions off their face. There will not be a confrontation tonight. There won’t be any finger wagging or brow beating. He says that last week was an initiation. It is a privilege and honor to be a WWE superstar and they are not going to be given it easily. There might have been an underlying meaning behind last week’s attack. They paid for the transgressions of the people from Season one. They are going to teach the rookies and they both need to work hard. This class of rookies are going to do it the right way. He wants to know if they are willing to take that step and move forward. He wants to know if they can let bygones be bygones. He wants to know if they are cool.

The pros and rookies shake hands and we have a bit of a détente.

Matt tells the rookies that the first pro’s poll will be in two weeks. The first elimination will be in five weeks.

Matt has Kaval and Alex Riley come forward because they will be wrestling each other.

They lock up and Riley backs Kaval into the corner and Riley tries to impress the pros. Riley with a kick and punch followed by a side head lock. Riley with a shoulder tackle. Kaval with a kick to the leg and chest. Kaval with a kick and double chop in the corner. Kaval with more kicks and that sends Riley to the mat and Kaval with a near fall. Kaval with a front face lock and Riley backs Kaval into the corner. Riley with a punch in the corner and the referee warns Riley. Kaval with a mule kick as he tries to float over. Kaval with a running kick for a near fall. Kaval with kicks followed by a snap mare and figure four head scissors but Riley gets to the ropes. Kaval with a chop and forearm to the head. Kaval with a kick to Riley’s chest but Riley drops Kaval on the top rope. We go to commercial.

We are back and Riley with an arm bar and cross face. Kaval with a kick to the leg followed by a double chop. Riley with a belly-to-back into a uranage for a near fall. Riley returns to the arm bar and cross face. Kaval with kicks to Riley and Kaval with a sunset flip into a double stomp. Kaval with more kicks but Riley with a punch. Kaval with running elbows to the head followed by a back kick and another kick to the head. Riley sends Kaval to the apron and Kaval with a Dragon Sleeper in the ropes. Kaval with a springboard kick to the head and he gets a near fall. Kaval winds up for a round kick into the chest. Riley with a kick to Kaval but Kaval with a Liger kick. Kaval goes up top for the Warrior’s Way but Riley moves out of the way. Riley with a TKO for the three count.

Winner: Alex Riley

Matt Striker wants to know how Riley is still standing. He mentions that the Miz was not here tonight. Riley mentions that the Miz had a big night last night after winning the United States Title. Riley says that he turned down the opportunity to party with Miz in Los Angeles but he said that he could do it all by himself.