Match-by-match results and television rating of this edition of Superstars.
Show: Superstars
Date: September 1, 2011
Location: Tulsa, OK & Wichita, KS
Commentary: Jack Korpela & Matt Striker, Scott Stanford & Josh Mathews
Reported By: Jacob Gilbert
TV Rating:
1. Ezekiel Jackson def. Heath Slater.
2. Brodus Clay def. Brandon James.
3. Zack Ryder def. Tyson Kidd.
4. R-Truth def. John Morrison.
For once, I decided to check out Superstars, but not on WWE.com. The Figure 4 Weekly/Wrestling Observer shared site had a feed off YouTube.
1. Ezekiel Jackson vs. Heath Slater.
No mention of the now-defunct Corre in relation to either man. For Slater, wins have been hard to come by since the faction split a couple of months back. Jackson wants one more crack at Cody Rhodes & the IC title. Slater mounted some reasonable offense, and put Jackson in a defensive posture, working on the left arm. Not that it mattered at the end. Slater went for one too many bold moves, and walked right into the torture rack. See you later. Winner: Ezekiel Jackson via submission.
2. Brodus Clay vs. Brandon James.
Stone Cold Steve Austin said it best. Arrive, raise hell, leave. Total squash. Clay hit the running cross-body, now known as the Fall of Humanity to bring this to a quick, merciful end. Winner: Brodus Clay.
3. Zack Ryder vs. Tyson Kidd.
Matt Striker heeled on Ryder because of the self-made internet darling's rise to fame. Tyson Kidd would like to finally get a win, as he's in the same leaky boat as Slater. Kidd went for the Sharpshooter, but Ryder rolled out. Broski Boot gets 2. Kidd with a corner charge, only to be met with a double knee to the face, setting up the Ruff Ryder. That new haircut isn't helping Tyson at all. Winner: Zack Ryder.
Video recap of the Triple H/CM Punk/Kevin Nash mess. Yes, it is a mess.
4. John Morrison vs. R-Truth.
Return match from the 8/15 Raw. Easily a case of saving the best for last. Back & forth they went. Truth with a sit-out gourdbuster for 2. Morrison hit the C4 & Moonlight Drive for near falls. Truth wasted too much time playing to the crowd. Morrison fought off a superplex attempt, but Starship Pain was blocked with a knee to the leg. Truth has a name for his pain, and, yes, it is Little Jimmy (Paydirt). Winner: R-Truth.
