Long was forced to introduce Cesaro with numerous superlatives. Aksana came to the ring with Cesaro. Headbutt, forearm, then a running boot in the corner by Cesaro. Cover got two. Dropkick attempt by Riley, but Cesaro held the ropes. Cesaro showed off his raw power with a suplex, then kicked Riley in the back. Riley was grounded with Cesaro grabbing the shoulders and keeping his arms behind him. “USA” chant by the fans. It never fails. Riley fired back with right hands and made a babyface comeback. Spinebuster, but Cesaro grabbed Riley’s ear to break it. Then he hit his finisher for the win.

WINNER: Cesaro, at 2:23. Interesting that WWE places Ryback and Cesaro’s virtual squashes back-to-back.

Aksana said there’s no hard feelings between her and Teddy. She said Antonio is her lover, then she made out with him in front of Long again.

Digitals

TYSON KIDD & ALEX RILEY vs. JTG & JOHNNY CURTIS (w/Maxine) – Tag Team Match
Kidd tries a quick schoolboy on Curtis for one. Regal pretends to be concerned about Maxine, and she complains that her wrist hurts and she’s been putting Vaseline on it every day. Regal says that he’s passing on the obvious joke there. Kidd shows off his technical acumen, and Maxine is acting miserable. Kidd is insanely phenomenal, as he puts on a 3-plus-star match every time he enters the ring. Riley tags in, but Curtis is able to get JTG in. JTG eats a huge hip toss for two.
JTG takes over as Maxine tries to sweet-talk Regal. Mathews reminds her of her history as Riley lands a spinebuster on JTG and clears Curtis from the ring. Riley to the top rope, but Curtis provides a distraction for JTG to throw Riley to the mat for two.
Curtis is controlling Riley out of the break, and JTG tags in. Riley gets some separation, but Curtis tags in before Riley gets Kidd in the game.
There’s some inconsistency on commentary, as Maxine acts like she has to be with Curtis all day long, but last week it was said that they only need to be chained together on NXT. Curtis and JTG continue to isolate Riley, then Riley with a sunset flip on Curtis, and we hear someone calling spots. The crowd is rallying behind Riley, but they can’t get him out of the corner. Maxine ticks off a list of Curtis’s flaws, and JTG lands the Mugshot for two. Regal lauds JTG for showing Curtis how to work in a tag team. Riley fights off a superplex from Curtis, then plants him with a top-rope clothesline.
Double tag and Kidd goes nuts on JTG. Side Russian legsweep from the second rope gets two for Kidd. So nice. Curtis interferes, but Riley helps him clear the field, then Kidd lands a dive over the top on JTG and Curtis. Kidd locks on the “Dungeon Lock” (Kidd’s new submission finisher) and JTG’s tapping like mad.
WINNERS: Tyson Kidd & Alex Riley in 12:30.

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Miz versus Alex Riley

They lock up and Miz with a hip toss and then he has some words for his former protégé. They lock up again and Miz with an arm drag and he says that is two for him. They lock up again and Miz with a knee and slam and he is very proud with his performance so far. Riley with a side head lock and Miz with a reversal. Miz with a shoulder tackle but Riley with a hip toss and arm drag followed by a slam for a near fall. Miz with a kick to the chest and then he kicks Riley on the mat. The referee warns Miz and he stops his attack for a moment. Miz with knees to the midsection and then he hits a running knee lift and gets a near fall. Miz with an arm bar as he starts to focus on the arm and shoulder. Riley with a punch and head butt. Miz with an Irish whip but Riley with a float over and arm drags followed by a drop kick for a near fall. Riley with a side head lock take down and holds on to the move. Miz backs Riley into the corner and he punches and kicks Riley. The referee pulls Miz out of the corner to stop him. Riley with punches to Miz but Miz with an elbow. Riley with a hip lock slam and a drop kick for a near fall. Riley is sent to the floor by Miz and Riley with a kick to the head from the floor. Riley goes up top but Miz leaps to the turnbuckles and drops Riley’s arm on the top rope and Riley falls to the floor as we go to commercial. We are back and Miz with an arm bar. We see footage from the commercial break when Miz hit a knee lift from the floor to Riley when he was hanging over the apron. Miz with a boot to the shoulder and Riley rolls to the apron. Miz works on the arm and gets a near fall after snapping the arm against the ropes. Miz with a running boot to the chest as he takes his time working over Riley. Miz with a second boot to the chest and he gets a near fall. Miz works on the wrist and shoulder. Riley gets to his feet as he tries to fight through the pain. Miz drives Riley to the mat again as he taunts Riley. Riley with a punch and arm drag to escape the hold. Riley with kicks and punches but Miz with a Divorce Court for a near fall. Miz sets for the Awesome Clothesline and he hits it. Miz goes up top but Riley with a punch to the midsection and both men are down again. Miz and Riley exchange punches but Riley is the one throwing most of them as it progresses. Riley with a few clotheslines followed by a spinebuster. Riley with a kick to the midsection and he sets for the DDT but Miz counters and gets a near fall with a rollup. Miz with a kick to Riley as Riley charges into the corner. Riley with an STO and he gets a near fall. Riley with a kick but Miz hits the Reality Check and gets a near fall. Miz shows some frustration and he tries for the running boot but Riley ducks out of the way. Miz avoids a running power slam and sends Riley shoulder first into the ring post and then hits the Skull Crushing Finale on Riley for the three count.

Winner: Miz

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WWE taped this weeks Superstars from DETROIT. Be sure to watch Alex in action this Thursday, on WWE.com!

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WWE.com has posted loads of digitals of Alex from WWE’s 2012 tour overseas! Check them out below in the gallery.

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Sakamoto comes out, then Lord Tensai came out in a robe, metal hat and fabric over his face. Riley is already in the ring. Cole admitted that Tensai was a WWE Champ who went to Japan and has recently returned. King says he dominated in Japan, for years. In the ring Sakamoto removes Tensai robe. Off comes hat and fabric to show characters across his head and one side of his face. It’s obviously not actually tattooed on, unlike the rest of the ink on his head and body – it smeared up by the end of the match.

An elbow to Riley’s jaw. Riley throws a couple blows, then a blows form Tensai drops him. Riley is whipped hard across the ring. Head butts to Riley over and over and over in the corner. Double under hook the Tensai holds him vertically before slamming him to the mat. “Daniel Bryan!” chants. A couple elbow drops then a sick back splash on Riley. Riley back into the corner and elbows to Riley’s face. The fans got into that. Tensai moves away and Riley was rubber and slid down Tensai’s back. Sit down power bomb and the ref called it.

Winner – Tensai

Tensai holds his hand high, spits mist on it, then locks a claw onto Riley’s head, bringing him to the mat. Video recap.

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ATLANTA -  Zack Ryder and Alex Riley visited Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta today as part of a joint effort with The Ryan Seacrest Foundation. The Superstars were on hand to participate in a radio show hosted by children at the hospital.

The interviews with Ryder and Riley, which were conducted by a group of children from the hospital, were broadcast live to each room via an internal radio station. Afterward, Long Island Iced-Z and A-Ry hung out with the young radio hosts, posing for photos and signing autographs.

The Ryan Seacrest Foundation’s first initiative, called “The Voice,” is to build broadcast media centers inside pediatric hospitals for children to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media. In addition to Atlanta, there are stations in Philadelphia and Boston, and plans for expansion in Dallas and Orange County, Calif.

To date, WWE Superstars Santino Marella and R-Truth have also participated in the Seacrest Foundation’s efforts. Other celebritiy guests have included Selena Gomez, Daughtry, Adam Lambert and the Jonas Brothers. Upcoming celebrity visitors will include Coldplay and One Direction.

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Epico & Riley will start things off for their respective teams. Epico with a kick to the gut, followed by locking in a side headlock. Irish whip by Riley and he catches Epico coming in, knocking him down with a shoulder tackle. Riley goes off the ropes, but as Epico tries to hip toss him coming in, Riley counters that with a hiptoss style suplex, followed by a back suplex for a nearfall. Riley wrenches Epico’s arm, but Epico comes back with a gut shot and then tags in Primo. Riley greets him with a kick to the leg, followed by a running low dropkick for a nearfall. Primo comes back with a knee to the gut, followed by firing away with gut shots and left hands in the corner. Riley spins Primo around and hits a gut shot of his own, followed by an Irish whip. However, Primo reverses it but Riley moves out of the way on Primo’s charge in. Riley then goes off the ropes and hits a flying clothesline. Riley with an avalanche in the corner, followed by going up on the middle rope. Riley motions for the A-Bomb and connects with it for another nearfall. Epico then distracts Riley on the apron and that allows Primo to come in from behind and take out Riley’s leg with a chopblock.

Primo chokes Riley in the ropes and then Epico gets a shot in from the apron while the referee was with Primo. Primo stomps away at Riley, followed by choking him with his boot. Primo with a hard chop that knocks Riley down and then tags in Epico. Epico stomps away at Riley in the corner, followed by knocking him down with a left hand for a nearfall. Epico taunts Riley and then delivers more stomps. Snapmare takeover by Epico into a reverse chinlock. Crowd tries to get Riley back into the match as he gets to his feet. Riley breaks the grip with gut shots and a right hand, followed by an Irish whip. However, Epico sidesteps Riley’s back body drop attempt and then drills him with a DDT. Epico then hits a baseball slide kick that sends Riley out to the outside as we go to commercial.

Back from commercial as Primo lays in a kick to Riley’s ribs, followed by a leg sweep and a leg drop for a nearfall. Primo then applies a Camel Clutch as the crowd tries to will Riley back in the match. Riley gets to his feet, but Primo nails him with another kick and goes off the ropes. However, Riley catches him and connects with a spinebuster and both men are down. Ryan tries to will on his tag partner as Epico does the same. Primo grabs on to Riley’s ankle to prevent the tag being made, but then Ryan and Epico get the respective tags in.

Ryan with a back body drop to Epico, followed by a series of clotheslines and finally a big boot. Ryan is all fired up as he lifts up Epico, connecting with a delayed vertical suplex. Ryan goes for a cover, but Primo breaks up the pin attempt. This brings Riley charging in, but Primo drops down the top rope and that sends Riley flying over the ropes to the outside. Ryan then nails Primo with a clothesline, sending him over the ropes to the outside. Ryan charges at Epico, but Epico gets his boots up. Epico charges in, but Ryan lifts him up in a gorilla press and then drops him down over his head. Ryan lifts up Epico for a slam, but Rosa gets on the apron.

While the referee is with Rosa, Primo comes back in and the cousins Colon hit a double team Backstabber on Ryan for the victory.

Winners: Epico & Primo by pinfall (Double Backstabber)

We’re starting with Percy and Curt. Lockup to start and Percy sends Curt to the corner. Ref breaks it up and we restart. Curt runs to the corner and tags in Reks. Reks is in. Kick from Percy then a few rights. They trade blows, but Percy fights out with a kick then sends Reks to the corner. Whip into a dropkick from Percy. Percy with th ecover for 1. Another kick from Percy then he hits an uppercut and another right. Reks uses his power to sends Percy into the corner, but Percy fights out with some elbows. Reks tries to send Percy to the corner,, but Percy reverses and does it the same. Riley is getting yelled at by the ref so Curt and Reks double team. Reks with a tag. Curt comes in with a suplex and a pin for 1…2..Nope. Curt sends Percy to the corner, gets the tag, trips up Percy then rolls out of the ring. Reks withh a knee to the face of Percy and a cover for 1…2..NO! Reks with a knee to the back and a hard axe handle. Reks is up with a front face headlock. Percy tries fighting out, but Reks hits a hard right. Reks hits Riley off the apron then sends Percy to the corner. Curt is tagged in now and he’s got a cravat locked in. Percy tries fighting out but Curt sends him to the corner and tags in Reks. Reks wih a clothesline. Reks lifts up Percy, hits a kick but there’s Percy with a hip toss. Percy hits the tag and here coems A-Ry. Reks with the tag as well!

Riley with some rights then a clothesline! Riley goes up top, but Reks distracts. percy is in to get rid of Reks and Hawkins pushes Riley off the corner then heats the heat-seaking elbow and pins for 1..2..3!!

Winner: Curt Hawkins and Tyler Reks