WWE Superstars
April 23, 2009
Results from Wrestleview.com
The Superstars video plays and we’re brought into
the O2 Arena in London, England, for the second episode of WWE Superstars.
Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler welcome us to the show and mention that
“the champ is here” – John Cena will make his first statement since being
attacked by Edge with a Con-Chair-To on Raw!
Rey Mysterio & CM Punk vs. Big Show & Kane
Rey Mysterio made his way to the ring shaking the cobwebs out of his head from
the big Knockout Punch Big Show gave to him on Monday.
The bell rings and it’ll be Rey Mysterio starting the match out against Kane.
They circle the ring once and Mysterio gets a quick kick to the thigh of Kane.
They continue with the stand-off, with Kane slowly backing Mysterio into the
corner, and Kane puts him down on his knees with a right hand to the head. Kane
picks him up and hits a nasty uppercut. Kane stands him up again and head-butts
him back down. Kane bounces Mysterio’s head off the top turnbuckle, keeps him in
the corner, and hits some more right hands and a stomp. Kane sends Mysterio into
the ropes and goes for a big boot but Mysterio slides under Kane’s legs but gets
hit with a boot to the midsection and Kane slides him out of the ring violently
under the bottom rope but Mysterio does a roll and lands on his feet on the
outside!
Kane slides out to follow Mysterio and Mysterio slides in! Kane is annoyed as he
gets on the apron and gets dropkicked back down to the outside! Mysterio gets on
the apron, runs, and flies off with a seated senton, knocking Kane down!
Mysterio slides back in the ring and plays to the fans as we go to a commercial.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Kane whip CM Punk into the ropes and attempt
a sidewalk slam but CM Punk is able to twist out of it, land on his feet, and
hit a sloppy dropkick to Kane that sends him staggering. Punk tags in Mysterio,
but Kane doesn’t notice. Punk charges him and Kane goes to a back drop to the
outside but Punk lands on the apron. Kane grabs Punk by the throat to Chokeslam
him off but Mysterio runs in and hits a 619 to Kane’s midsection! Mysterio
springboards off the top rope and hits a seated senton on Kane! Mysterio then
goes for the Big Show and Big Show simply throws him off him! Mysterio then goes
into the ropes and runs right into a big boot from Kane! Kane drags Mysterio’s
limp body over to his corner and tags in the Big Show!
Big Show comes in, picks Mysterio up by the neck with both hands, and throws him
across the ring! Big Show picks him up, holds him against the ropes, and chops
his chest! Big Show picks him up by the head with one hand and head-butts him
down. This is like that fun squash match from Raw! Big Show goes into the ropes
and hits a leg on Mysterio! He covers for a two count when it is broken up by CM
Punk! Big Show stares Punk down before turning his attention back to Mysterio,
picking him up by the head and tagging in the Big Red Machine!
Kane comes in as Big Show hits a few quick body shots to Mysterio in the corner.
Kane hits a running kick to the head, and then brings him to the center of the
ring for a sidewalk slam! Kane covers for a two and a half count! Kane picks
Mysterio up and locks him in the bear hug. Mysterio tries to push Kane off him
but can’t. It only works to back Kane up a bit, letting Mysterio ALMOST get the
tag to Punk before Kane ran him across the ring and crushed him in his corner!
Kane makes a tag to Big Show and hits Mysterio with some punches before he
leaves the ring.
Big Show comes in, picks Mysterio up by the head again, and hits a short-arm
chop to the chest! Big Show walks on Mysterio’s chest now – that’s got to legit
hurt! CM Punk and Big Show have some words before Show turns his attention back
to Mysterio and Mysterio catches him with a jawbreaker that momentarily stuns
him! Mysterio, for some reason, goes to a neutral corner and Big Show charges
right into Mysterio’s boots. Mysterio goes to the second rope and dives off
right into Big Show’s arms! Big Show then presses him over his head and
flap-jacks him! Big Show tags in Kane again.
Kane picks Mysterio up, whips him into the corner hard, and catches him with a
bear hug as he comes out of the corner! Mysterio fights out of it as Punk gets
the crowd into it! Mysterio gets out but Kane boots him in the midsection and
whips him into the corner but Mysterio slingshots out but gets on Kane’s
shoulder! Mysterio slides off, goes for a kick, which Kane blocks, and Mysterio
counters with the enzuigiri, which stuns Kane! Mysterio rolls and tags in CM
Punk!
CM Punk springboards off the top rope and takes Kane down with a diving
clothesline! Punk hits him with two kicks to the thighs and a spinning kick to
the midsection before going into the ropes, sliding under Kane’s big boot
attempt, and hitting Kane with some roundhouses and a spinning roundhouse before
catching him with a boot to the skull that sends Kane into the corner! Punk
charges and hits his running knee in the corner! Punk backs up, sizes Kane up,
and hits it again!
Kane now staggers out of the corner and Punk goes to the top rope, but is
distracted by the Big Show, who is approaching him. Punk dives off but Show
deflects him back into the ring, where Kane hits him with a Chokeslam for the
win!!
Winners by Pinfall: Big Show & Kane
Match Rating: **
Kane stands over his Backlash opponent, talking trash. Kane and Big Show then
leave the ring.
Backstage Hornswoggle is throwing phantom punches to Finlay’s hands. This will
be the last time Father and Son will be teaming up before Hornswoggle makes the
final move to Raw! They’re in action – next!
-Commercial Break-
A really nice video for Jeff Hardy plays with the tune of “Rooftops” by Lost
Prophets playing in the background. It showcases his desire for the business.
Maybe this is damage control with the recent rumors of his contract expiring? I
personally believe he isn’t going anywhere.
Josh Matthews and Matt Striker take over this portion of Superstars. Tyson Kidd
and Natalya are already in the ring as we see replays of Hornswoggle’s match
against Natalya on ECW!
Finlay & Hornswoggle vs. Tyson Kidd & Natalya
Jack Doane calls for the bell and it’ll be Finlay starting out the match against
Tyson Kidd. Kidd goes to lock up but Finlay quickly waist locks him and takes
him down! Finlay quickly gets him up and on his shoulders and he hits the
Rolling Hills! Finlay tags in Hornswoggle who hits Tyson Kidd with a
head-scissors takedown!! Hornswoggle celebrates to the crowd as Kidd recuperates
on the outside with Natalya giving him a pep talk.
Kidd slides in and Hornswoggle is JUGGLING – a tribute to Dave Stephens, no
doubt. Hornswoggle bows and then throws the balls at Kidd! Hornswoggle quickly
bolts out of the ring and Kidd runs after him! As Kidd rounds the corner, Finlay
leap frogs Hornswoggle and clotheslines Kidd down on the ground! Hornswoggle
then spears Natalya down!!
Finlay slides Tyson Kidd back in the ring and Hornswoggle hits him with a seated
senton splash and covers for a two count when it is broken up by Natalya! The
referee is distracted as he is admonishing Natalya so Finlay comes in and hits
Kidd in the head with the shillelagh! Hornswoggle then goes to the top rope,
hits the Tadpole Splash, and covers Tyson Kidd to win the match!!
Winners by Pinfall: Finlay & Hornswoggle
Match Rating: *
Finlay and Hornswoggle embrace in the ring before celebrating with the fans on
what could be their final time teaming up! Finlay then grabs a microphone and
acknowledges that this is probably going to be the last time he and Hornswoggle
team in the ring together so before he goes to Raw he’d like London’s help in
singing Hornswoggle’s favorite song – “When Irish Eyes Are Smiling!” Finlay then
sings the song with the music playing in the background. It sounds bad but it’s
shockingly touching! Finlay actually sounds like a drunken Irish guy singing
this. I’m going to be bar tomorrow, getting drunk, and singing this on karaoke!
Finlay and Hornswoggle embrace one more time and they go to the back!
Still to come tonight is John Cena’s comments on Edge after the attack on
Monday. Also, for tonight’s Main Event, we’ll have Edge taking on Kofi Kingston,
three days before Backlash!
-Commercial Break-
We’re back from the break and Jim Ross thanks Adelitas Way for the use of their
song “Invincible,” the official theme song to WWE Superstars!
We now get an outside shot of London, England. We see Big Ben and Parliament. We
now get the Raw Rebound highlighting the awfully boring Triple H vs. Randy Orton
match. My God, when will this angle END??
Jim Ross and Todd Grisham now run down the match listing for Backlash. It looks
like a pretty good card but the crazy thing is the only match I’m looking
forward to is the one with a guy who hasn’t wrestled a singles match in almost
fifteen years. The rest of the matches I just want to see because I’m hoping
they’ll be the last matches for all of these angles.
Todd Grisham and Jim Ross now discuss Edge’s attack on John Cena on Raw. We then
see footage of Edge delivering the Con-Chair-To to Cena’s head. JR says Edge may
have Con-Chair-Toed his way to the World Heavyweight Championship.
Todd Grisham is now all of a sudden backstage, and not out of breath, and he
asks John Cena how what happened on Monday will affect him at Backlash. Cena
says this is usually the point in the show where he says that he’s unaffected
and he’s raring to go for the Last Man Standing Match at Backlash but he’s not
going to do that. This is also the point where Grisham may have some follow-up
questions which he wants Cena to answer but he’s not going to answer them.
Unfortunately, tonight, he’s not going to talk to Todd Grisham. He grabs the
microphone and looks at the camera. He says for once, he’s going to talk to us,
all the viewers watching Superstars. The footage we just saw some might say is
overly graphic. Cena says, unfortunately, it was a necessity. The rivalry
between he and Edge simply has nowhere else to go. They’ve walked down every
road, danced every step, and told every story. This is one of the greatest
rivalries in sports-entertainment history and, as a matter of fact, in a weird,
crazy way, they’ve both manufactured each others careers. This is the WWE
Universe’s version of the Yankees vs. the Red Sox! Cena then asks what if the
Yankees and Red Sox were only going to play one game. Do we think we could drag
any one of the nine off the field and ask them if they’d risk their career to
win that night? Will they risk their health to be the better man? Will they put
it all on the line and gamble because they knew on the final day they would be
victorious? If you ask any one of them, they’ll say yes! Cena needs to tell us
how serious this is to him and us. We’ll probably hear from Edge with him
telling us how he’ll be the Last Man Standing at Backlash and we’ve seen the
footage – Cena is banged up, but still standing! He’s still standing and he’s
thirsty – thirsty for a knockdown, drag-out brawl! At Backlash they will stand
in the ring knowing that only one will walk out – knowing that at the final bell
only one man will be able to tell the story because the winner writes the
history books! Knowing that at the end of this rivalry only one will be the
better man! Knowing at the end of the night on Backlash there will only be ONE
Last Man Standing! Cena walks away.
Edge’s music hits and he makes his way to the ring looking pretty intense. He’ll
be facing Kofi Kingston next!
-Commercial Break-
Did you know that WrestleMania XXV had more people in attendance than the 2008
MLB All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium, Madonna’s concert at Dolphin Stadium, the
2009 Super Bowl in Raymond James Stadium, and the 2009 NCAA Final Four at Ford
Field?
Edge vs. Kofi Kingston
My favorite referee in the whole world Charles Robinson is refereeing this
match! Yes! He calls for the bell and this match is on! They lock up and
Kingston is able to wrench Edge’s arm. Kingston twists it hard and tries to
control Edge but Edge stops him with a boot to the midsection and a club to the
back. Edge gets a headlock on Kingston and controls him in the center of the
ring. Kingston elbows Edge and sends him into the ropes but Edge drops him with
a shoulder block. Edge goes into the ropes, jumps over Kingston, Kingston jumps
over Edge with a leap frog, and he goes for another leap frog but Edge hangs on
to the ropes! Edge then charges and Kingston takes him down with an arm drag and
he follows through with the arm bar! Kingston splashes Edge’s left arm and
covers for a two count! Kingston keeps the arm bar on, even as Edge gets to his
feet. Edge finally hits Kingston with a forearm smash, sending Kingston back
into the corner.
Edge punches Kingston and whips him into the opposite corner and charges but
Kingston slingshots over him and vaults up to Edge’s shoulders and hits him with
some punches! Kingston then rolls off and knocks Edge down with a European
Uppercut! Kingston covers but Edge is WAY too close to the ropes for that.
Kingston wrenches Edge’s arm and Edge goes down to his knees in pain! Kingston
has a nice arm bar on and Edge is in pain. Edge eventually fights up to his feet
and backs Kingston into the corner, necessitating a clean break. Edge then
sneaks a punch in!
Edge punches Kingston, stomps him, and then elbows him in the back of the neck!
Kingston fights back with some punches and goes right back to Edge’s injured arm
– wrenching it hard! Edge quickly backs him into the corner and hits some
shoulder thrusts on Kingston – with his good shoulder, I think. Edge has a whip
into the opposite corner reversed on him and Kingston charges. Edge goes for a
back body over the top rope but Kingston lands on the apron after having his
feet tangled on the ropes for a split second. Edge nails him with a punch then
brings him across the apron to smash his head off the turnbuckle but Kingston
blocks it and bounces Edge’s head off the top turnbuckle! Kingston goes to the
top rope but Edge sweeps his legs out from under him, causing Kingston to land
on his chest across the top ropes! Kingston is in pain, as well as Edge, so it
must be time for a break.
-Commercial Break-
We come back from the break to see Kingston laid out on the second rope and Edge
hitting a cross-body to his prone body! Edge covers for a one count. Edge now
locks him in the old, OLD school body scissors! Kingston punches Edge’s legs
until he releases it. Kingston charges and Edge gets a knee into his midsection
– the old kitchen sink move! Edge hits a gut-buster and covers for a two count!
Edge clubs Kingston and goes to put him on the top rope for a super back drop
but Kingston blocks it and punches Edge. Edge angrily charges and Kingston
weaves through the ropes and slingshots his legs into Edge’s face! Kingston now
ascends to the top rope and comes off with a nice cross-body block for a two and
a half count!
Kingston ducks a wild punch from Edge and hits him with some right hands and a
dropkick! Kingston goes into the ropes and hits a flying clothesline! Kingston
is now dancing around and goes for his BOOM-BOOM Leg but Edge rolls out of the
way! Edge turns into a boot in the midsection and a DDT! Kingston covers for a
two and a half count!
They both slowly get up, and when they do Kingston attempts a body slam but Edge
gets out of it and goes for the Edge-O-Matic but Kingston gets out of that and
hits a CRAZY modified Russian Leg Sweep into a cover for a two and a half
count!! Kingston now picks Edge up but has an Irish whip reversed on him and
Edge drops him with a flapjack!
Both men are down again and Charles Robinson is counting them both out. Edge
gets up at the sixth count. Edge positions himself in the corner and is waiting
for Kingston to get up for the Spear! Kingston gets up and Edge charges only for
Kingston to leap frog him and Edge Spears the second turnbuckle!! Edge now turns
into Trouble in Paradise but Edge’s momentum carries him out of the ring!!
Kingston goes to the outside and struggles to get Edge in the ring as he’s
knocked pretty much unconscious. Kingston gets him in and covers for a two and a
half count when Edge gets his hand on the rope! Charles Robinson is explaining
that Edge got his hand on the rope BEFORE the three count when all of a sudden
Edge rolls up Kingston with a handful of tights for a two and a half count!
Kingston nails Edge with a punch and a kick and goes for a whip into the corner
but it’s reversed on him. Kingston jumps to the second rope and fakes a dive,
which causes Edge to crash to the mat to avoid it! Kingston then hits a diving
sunset flip but Edge rolls out of it and goes for the Sharpshooter! Kingston
counters and rolls him up for a two and a half count! Kingston then turns into a
sick Spear out of nowhere and Edge pins him for the win!!
Winner by Pinfall: Edge
Match Rating: ** ˝
Edge has his arm raised by Charles Robinson as Superstars ends!