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Abu Dhabi - Night 2
Good crowd, around 75-80 per cent full
Xavier Woods and Big E defeated Goldust and Stardust by pinfall
Fun opening match. The Emirati youngsters very much into New Day. Finish saw more miscommunication between the Dust brothers, with Woods pinning Stardust. Post-match Stardust shoved Goldust away.
Erick Rowan defeated Bo Dallas by pinfall
The good guy persona Dallas had on the opening night in Abu Dhabi did not last as the crowd quickly turned against his cheesy thumbs up gestures.
Dallas got a lot of offence but lost as Rowan hit a waist-lift slide slam on him to get the pinfall.
Ryback beat Curtis Axel in an over-the-top rope challenge
When Ryback came out, Axel offered not to have a wrestling match, but instead an over-the-top rope challenge, with the winner the first man thrown over the top.
A long match took place, with both men having close calls at going over, but after giving him Shell Shock, Ryback tossed Axel over the top rope to win.
Dolph Ziggler beat Seth Rollins by pinfall
An entertaining match with Rollins dominating for much of it and giving Ziggler considerable punishment. The finish came when Rollins went for the Curb Stomp, but Ziggler moved, kicked his opponent in the face and leapt up to give him his Zig Zag finishing move and pinned him to delight the largely young audience.
Dolph Ziggler beat Seth Rollins by pinfall
Rollins had cut a backstage promo on Ziggler at the start of the night. The match ended when Rollins went for the Curb Stomp, but Ziggler moved, kicked his opponent in the face and leapt up to give him his Zig Zag finishing move and pinned him.
Sami Zayn beat Tyson Kidd by pinfall
Forty-eight hours removed from losing his NXT title, Zayn got a large pop on his way to the ring. The wrestler, whose parents are Syrian acknowledged he is Canadian born, but told the crowd: "My blood is from Homs, Syria!" He went on to delight the crowd by speaking to them in Arabic.
Both men had spells in charge but Zayn won around the 10-minute mark by pinning Kidd after connecting with the Ole Kick when Kidd was dazed by the turnbuckle.
Bad News Barrett retained the Intercontinental title by pinning Jack Swagger in a triple threat match that also included Kofi Kingston
The finish came when Kingston had hit his Trouble in Paradise kick on Swagger, only to be then hit by Barrett's Bullhammer elbow finisher, allowing Barrett to swoop in and pin the stricken Swagger.
Post-match Barrett got on the microphone and told the audience he was defending his title against John Cena in Saturday's show, but he had some "bad news" for Cena if he thought he would be winning the title, as he vowed to be victorious.
John Cena and Dean Ambrose defeated Rusev and Luke Harper by pinfall
The most interesting exchange coming when Rusev attempted to apply the Accolade submission on Cena, only for Cena to reverse it into the STFU, which was quickly broken up by Harper.
The finish saw Harper accidentally kick Rusev in the face as he aimed for Cena, Ambrose then flew off the top rope to hit a dazed Rusev, leaving Cena alone with Harper, and the 15-time world champion gave Harper the Attitude Adjustment to get the pinfall.
Post-match Cena and Ambrose celebrated with the fans to close the show.
One more night to come...
