WWE Superstars on WGN America 4/23/09
From London, England
The opening video aired, followed by the pyro, and Michael Cole and Jerry “The King” Lawler welcomed us to Superstars. They hyped John Cena appearing to talk about the beatdown and conchairto from Edge.
Rey Mysterio’s music hit and he made his ring entrance. A video package replayed Big Show’s knockout of Rey on Raw. Punk was out next, followed by Show and then Kane.
1. The Big Show and Kane defeated Rey Mysterio and C.M. Punk at 10:05. Cole announced at Backlash it will be Kane vs. C.M. Punk. Kane and Rey started out. Kane immediately took control and worked power, pinning Rey in the corner. Kane tossed Rey who slid under the bottom rope and landed on his feet. Kane slid out and Rey slid in. Kane went to climb back in and Rey hit a drop kick through the ropes. He then hit a sit down plancha from the ring apron to put Kane down for the commercial break.
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Back from commercial at the 5:06 mark and Kane and Punk were battling. Punk was tossed over the top, but landed on the apron. Kane went to choke slam him and Mysterio hit a 619 on Kane’s stomach. He followed up with a springboard sit down plancha. Rey attacked Show for no apparent reason and Show just tossed him away and tagged him. Show and Kane tagged in and out, working power on Rey. Kane got a two count after a sidewalk slam and locked in a bearhug. Cole put over Kane’s psychological torture of Rey. Show tagged back in and continued to work on Rey.
Kane locked the bearhug back in and Rey fought out. He hit an insuguri kick and got the hot tag to Punk at 9:07. Punk went wild and beat down Kane. He hit the knees in the corner and climbed to the second rope. Show walked towards him and Punk jumped at him, but Show just bitch slapped him out of the air into the ring. Kane scooped him up and hit the chokeslam for the win.
Hornswoggle and Finlay were shown backstage playing patty cake. Their match is next.
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Back ringside, Finlay and Hornswoggle made their entrance. Kidd and Natalya were already in the ring. Josh Matthews and Matt Stryker were on commentary.
2. Finlay and Hornswoggle defeated Tyson Kidd and Natalya at 1:22. Kidd and Finlay started out. Finlay hit one move and tagged in Hornswoggle. Horney hit a hurricanranna and Kidd slid out of the ring. Horney juggled tennis balls as Kidd climbed back in. He watched Horney juggle and then Horney threw the tennis balls at Kidd and ran. Kidd followed and Finlay hurdled Horney and clotheslined Kidd. Horney followed up by spearing Natalya.
Back in the ring, Horney hit a sit down splash and covered. Natalya broke it up and as she was being removed by the ref, Finlay clubbed Kidd with the shillelagh. Horney hit the Tadpole Splash for the win. Post match, Finlay asked the crowd to join in as he sang When Irish Eyes are Smiling in honor of his probable last match with Horney. Horney showed real emotion and the hugged when it was all over, eventually returning to the top of the ramp for a final pose.
The announce team hyped Kofi Kingston vs. Edge for next.
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Back from commercial, Todd Grisham and Jim Ross played a video of the Hunter/Orton feud set to music.
The announce team ran down the current Backlash card.
They played a video that recapped Edge’s attack on Cena from Raw. Backstage, Todd Grisham asked Cena about the attack. Cena said this is where he usually says he’s ready to go and then answer all of Grisham’s follow up questions. Cena took the mic and said he wasn’t going to do that. He was going to talk to the viewers.
Cena said the footage was graphic but necessary. He said the feud with Edge has nowhere else to go. He said they had played out every story. Cena went on about how his rivalry with Edge was like the Yankees and the Red Sox. He said if they were only going to play each other one more time, do you think you could drag any of the nine from the field. He said he was ready to go, no matter what happens because he knows that the end will prove who is the better man. And that would be the last man standing.
Edge made his ring entrance.
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3. Edge defeated Kofi Kingston at 12:42. Kingston started out with an arm bar. Edge punched out and locked in a headlock. Kingston pushed him off and Edge ran the ropes and Kingston showed off, ending in a hip toss on Edge and Kinston locked in another arm bar.
Kingston continued to work on the arm. Edge fought out and whipped Kingston into the corner. Kofi jumped over a charging Edge and then jumped to the second rope to land pick punches on Edge. He flipped down and hit a bigg kick on Edge’s legs. He returned to the arm bar where once again Edge punched out. They traded blows and Kingston locked in the arm bar again. Edge backed him into a corner and tried to whip Kingston out, but he reversed. Kingston charged in and Edge tried to toss him over, but Kingston landed on the apron. Edge punched him and ran him down the apron towards a post, but Kingston reversed and hit Edge’s head on the turnbuckle. Kingston went to the top, but Edge knocked his legs out, sending Kingston crashing to the floor. Both men tried to recover into the commercial.
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Back at 7:07 and Edge hit a splash on Kingston who was laid in a 619 type setup for two. Edge locked in a leg scissors. Kofi fought out, but ran into a knee to the stomach. Edge picked him up and hit a gut buster for another near fall. Edge tried to put Kingston on the top turnbuckle, but Kingston blocked him and elbowed Edge. Edge charged into the corner and Kingston slipped out and flipped into a kick. He went to the top and hit a flying cross body for two. Kingston hit a standing dropkick and tried for his signature leg drop, but Edge moved. Kingston stopped himself and hit a DDT for two.
Kingston stood him up and they reversed each other’s moves until Kingston hit a strange Russian leg sweep for two. Cool move. Edge was up first and set up the spear. Kingston leapt over him and hit Trouble in Paradise. Edge rolled out of the ring. Kingston rolled him back in and covered for two. Kofi was whining and Edge rolled him up for two. Edge reversed a whip to the corner that turned into a Sunset Flip from Kingston. Edge rolled through the flip and popped up to hook in a Sharpshooter. Kofi got the inside cradle for two. Both men popped up and Edge hot the spear out of nowhere for the win. Post match, Edge celebrated to end the show.
