Superstars + Smackdown

WWE Superstars.com

Your hosts are Josh Mathews, Matt Striker, & Scott Stanford.

Justin Gabriel vs. Heath Slater: These guys are former WWE Tag Team Champions as well as former FCW Championship rivals. If you haven't seen it, look up their best-of-three-falls match for the FCW Title that went close to thirty minutes. Josh says Heath wants to be the Axl Rose of WWE...so he'll attack picture-taking fans and leave halfway through the match? (Sorry, St. Louis reference.) Solid opener between these two...Gabriel hits a killer somersault plancha late in the match. Gabriel keeps the momentum going with an STO but Heath escapes a potential Fall From Grace. Slater goes to rope two but jumps off into a kick to the gut followed by a Stungun...Heath's halfway across the ring but of course Gabriel still nails the Fall From Grace(450 Splash) for the victory!

Ezekiel Jackson vs. Hunico(w/ Camacho): Okay, Donny Marlow has his WWE name now...we'll see if his presence will be enough to counter Zeke's power advantage. Jackson's growing his hair out, semi-notably. Hunico hits and runs...that works to a point, as you might expect. Zeke slams Hunico repeatedly but a brief distraction by Camacho allows Hunico to escape a torture rack attempt. Hunico dropkicks the knee to send Jackson face-first into the turnbuckles, then delivers a slingshot dropkick with Zeke slumped in the corner. Estrella Fugaz(swanton bomb) hits... and Hunico gets the pin?!? Wow.

Alex Riley vs. Michael McGillicutty: These two have traded wins recently...I believe McGillicutty Cheated To Win(tm) their previous encounter. These two were in the final trio on NXT2 along with winner Kaval, I note. These guys are both solid wrestlers but seem to be lacking that little something extra in recent months...anywho, decent enough match ends with Riley hitting the Final Score TKO for the three-count.

Tag Team Champions Air Boom vs. Tyler Reks & Curt Hawkins(n/t): Hey, Reks & Hawkins appear on a show that's not NXT! The champs look strong in the early going but the momentum swings a few times. Reks bails out of the ring to avoid Trouble In Paradise and then Kofi Kingston dumps Hawkins out to join him...then he and Evan Bourne hit stereo planchas off the top rope!

Back in the ring, Reks brawls his way into an advantage against Bourne...Evan tries to go to the turnbuckles, but Hawkins runs interference to give Reks an opportunity to strike back. Bourne is isolated from his corner for several minutes(yay Tag Formula 101) but comes up with a jumping knee on Reks before tags are made on both sides! Jamaican Me Crazy~! Boom Drop sets up Trouble In Paradise but a foot grab by Reks interrupts that. Kofi still hits the SOS on Hawkins but Reks breaks up the pin. Bourne low-bridges Reks out, then kicks Hawkins from the apron...that allows Kofi to hit Trouble In Paradise! Bourne tags in and nails the shooting star press on Hawkins to get the duke!

WWE Smackdown

Your hosts are Josh Mathews, Booker T, & Voldemort.

The show opens with The Big Show and Mark Henry both stating their cases for a shot at new World Champion Daniel Bryan. General Manager Theodore Long orders Show vs. Henry for later with the winner getting the first shot at Bryan. Bryan and Show shake hands and Bryan offers the same gesture to Henry, only to withdraw it when Henry moves to accept. Ha ha.

Intercontinental Champion Cody Rhodes vs. U.S. Champion Zack Ryder, non-title: An even matchup is decided by a small distraction from Booker T at the broadcast table, giving Zack the opening to connect with the Rough Ryder for the win.

The Big Show vs. Mark Henry: David Otunga comes out to declare that Henry's not medically cleared to wrestle due to injuries sustained at the PPV. This earns him a PUNCH from Show. No-contest, obviously.

Sheamus O'Shaunessy vs. Mike Mizanin: Miz is paying a visit from Raw and demanded competition from Long, so this is what he gets. Sheamus gets the surprisingly decisive win with the Brogue Kick.

Wade Barrett and Randy Orton have another altercation...the brawl ends up backstage where Orton lays out Barrett with an RKO on top of a car.

Tag Team Champion Kofi Kingston(w/ Evan Bourne) vs. Primo Colon(w/ Epico Colon & Rosa Mendes): These two teams have been battling in recent weeks with the Colon cousins getting the upper hand on most of the occasions. Despite the slight involvement of the outside parties, Kingston still picks up the win via Trouble In Paradise.

World Champion Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler(w/ Vickie Guerrero), non-title: Tremendous matchup, as you might expect...Jack Swagger comes out midway through the match and delivers a cheapshot outside the ring. This brings out The Big Show to even the odds...and that outside confrontation ends up IN the ring. Long decides to make it an impromptu tag match...

World Champion Daniel Bryan & The Big Show vs. Dolph Ziggler & Jack Swagger(w/ Vickie Guerrero): Show cleans house near the end until Swagger clips the knee, but Bryan tags himself into the match and counters an anklelock attempt into the LeBell Lock for the tapout. Bryan celebrates with his shiny new belt as Show looks on from afar...hmm.