WWE Superstars

Not-so-live from St. Louis, MO(the Smackdown half of the show, anyway)...your hosts are Jack Korpela, Matt Striker, Josh Mathews, & Scott Stanford.

Daniel Bryan vs. Trent Baretta: YAY WRESTLING~! except that these guys are little and can't work WWE style and don't have the "it" factor and all that *gunshot*. Bryan gives a "disgusted" look to his Money In The Bank briefcase before the match, selling the storyline that he hasn't been winning much since he won it. Bryan works a slightly more aggressive style in this matchup though I don't think that's enough to turn the fans against him. Striker says he can cash in against the WWE Champion, though I thought we have established in the past that Bryan's briefcase could only be cashed in on the World Champ. Trent hits his killer somersault plancha but appears to hurt his shoulder on the landing...on re-entry, Bryan tries a German suplex but Trent just barely flips over to land on his feet...Gobstopper Knee hits and gets a two-count. Bryan backflips out of the corner but Trent surprises him with a moonsault press...for two. Dudebuster DDT is blocked and Bryan stuns him with a big roundhouse kick, then locks on the guillotine vice for the tapout. Bryan gives his briefcase another looooong look after the matchup...is he thinking of cashing in earlier than WrestleMania?

Brodus Clay vs. Brian Thomas: Clay's opponent is WLW's Brian Breaker; have seen him at a handful of local shows. Of course, this is another in Brodus' long line of squashes...the avalanche sets up the Fall Of Humanity for the quick victory.

Kaitlyn Bonin & A.J. Lee vs. The Bella Twins: Minor backstory here as Maxine Perez insinuated that Hornswoggle(A.J.'s boyfriend) had been spending time with the Bellas. The so-called "Chickbusters" show some teamwork in the early going against...I'll say that's Nikki...but a distraction by Brie allows Nikki to attack Kaitlyn from behind. Kaitlyn powers her way out of the situation, backing Nikki into the turnbuckles and maneuvering her into a sideslam. Hot tag to A.J. who enters in style with a Steamboat Press before dropkicking Brie off the apron. Big spinning kick on Nikki...Brie saves, but Kaitlyn dumps Brie out of the ring. However, Nikki avoids a move and A.J. hits the ropes hard...KICK WHAM BELLA BUSTER(X-Factor) and Nikki gets the pin. Don't see the Bellas win that cleanly too often...

John Morrison vs. Drew McIntyre: Stanford notes their previous history...Drew won the Intercontinental Title from Morrison at one point. Today...well, one of these guys might just win a match for once in recent memory. Morrison gets a few early two-counts as the commentators wonder who will be better able to use the ringside environment to his advantage. Morrison dropkicks Drew out of the ring and follows him out to the floor, hitting a modified suicide dive from the adjacent side of the ring through the turnbuckles! Back in the ring, Morrison goes to the air once too often and Drew avoids a cross-body, causing Morrison to hit the ropes rather painfully. The momentum swings several times over the course of the matchup, but Morrison finally raises the boot to block a move off the second rope.

Cue the rally...MOONLIGHT DRIVE~!(called by Stanford) gets two. Flying Chuck...gets two. Bedazzled Knee misses and Drew rolls him up...for two. Morrison gets a little too fancy and McIntyre counters into a tilt-a-whirl backbreaker...for two. Back suplex attempt but Morrison lands on his feet, comes off the ropes and mutual clotheslines leave both men down. Drew does the kip-up, but so does Morrison and he fires off his version of the Pele Kick...for two. McIntyre blocks a kick and turns it into a weird inverted Alabama Slam...for two! Superplex is set up...in fact, Drew teases a top-rope Future Shock but Morrison fights out of it, causing Drew to land on the top rope in the most painful manner possible. That's enough of an opening for Morrison to deliver Starship Pain and get the duke!