WWE Superstars TV Results
May 6, 2010 - Year 2, Week 4
Taped the Week of May 3
Report by James Caldwell, Torch assistant editor

In-between the Chicago Cubs game ending and WWE Superstars finally airing at 10:00 p.m. EST, a commercial spot ran for the Fatal Four-Way PPV in June advertising the four-way title match main events. Interesting they skipped over the Over the Limit PPV this month.

Arena: After being delayed on WGN for two hours, Superstars opened with a full fireworks display and Raw announcers Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler introducing the show. Cole plugged the JTG vs. Cryme Tyme main event in a re-match from Extreme Rules.

In-ring: Carlito's music hit to bring out Carlito and his NXT Rookie, Michael Tarver, for the opening match. Cole dogged Tarver when asked for his assessment on NXT, then Primo came out to face his brother, Carlito.

1 -- PRIMO vs. CARLITO (w/Michael Tarver)

Carlito reluctantly locked up with his young brother early on and Primo took it to him as Carlito sold apprehension. Primo then landed a flying head scissors out of the corner followed by a dropkick. Carlito cut off Primo with a knee to the gut, then took his time thinking things over on whether to follow up. Carlito began a methodical attack, but kept selling apprehension on whether to continue attacking. Primo took an opening to make a comeback, but lost control when he airballed a corner splash running the ropes.

Carlito then slowly snuck up behind Primo and teased the backstabber, but decided to stand there and watch. Primo turned around to stare at Carlito, who took a mic and cut a promo on the fans and Primo for wasting his career. He said the other option is re-uniting and making an impact again. Carlito started to walk off, then Primo spun him around. The crowd popped, thinking Primo was going to pop him, but Primo extended his hand and they shook. The brothers embraced and hugged it out before leaving the ring together. Michael Tarver sold that he was dumbfounded and ref Chioda followed behind with no official decision.

WINNER: No Decision in 6:00. WWE needed another tag team on the Raw brand to feud with Hart Dynasty, so the re-pairing makes sense. We'll see if anything's different this time around with the Colons actually being pushed or if they'll remain on Thursday nights every week. (*)

[Commercial Break]

In-ring: Chavo Guerrero came out first for the Smackdown brand's first match of the show. Chris Masters then came out to a babyface reaction. Remember when the pec dance was over and Masters actually had momentum?

[Q2]

2 -- CHAVO GUERRERO vs. CHRIS MASTERS

Chavo flexed in Masters's face early on, which drew laughter from Masters. Chavo tried playing cat and mouse with Masters, who out-smarted Chavo the first time and then the second time. Chavo cut him off getting back into the ring, though, and landed a dropkick taking Masters off the apron to the floor. Back in the ring, Chavo went to work on Masters with submission-based wrestling before Masters rammed him into the corner ringpost. Masters back-dropped Chavo onto his left knee, then dropped Chavo with a sidewalk slam into a backbreaker for a two count. Masters then called for the Masterlock and teased his finisher, but Chavo elbowed out before a full application and hit a DDT for a two count. Chavo then snapped off one of the Three Amigos, but Masters blocked #2 and slapped on the Masterlock. Chavo went down to both knees and gave it up, giving Masters the decisive win.

WINNER: Masters in 5:00. This was actually a decent TV match. Masters has improved in the ring and grown into his babyface role while Chavo continues to be under-utilized. WWE has Chavo slotted in this limited role, but he had a nice program on ECW with C.M. Punk a few years ago and hasn't been utilized in the ring since then. (*1/4)

Backstage: They ran an angle on Superstars. Michelle McCool and Layla barged in to the women's locker room to mock Kelly Kelly, calling her Smelly Kelly. Vickie Guerrero then walked in to join the "Mean Girls" take on Kelly's hygiene. What is this, kindergarten? Vickie and LayCool tried to inflict physical damage on Kelly to go with the apparent emotional damage, but Beth Phoenix walked in to make the save for Kelly.

[Commercial Break]

3 -- Women's champion BETH PHOENIX vs. ROSA MENDES -- non-title match

Beth Phoenix came out first for the Divas match of the show. Rosa Mendes sauntered out next and took the mic to address her recent "split" from Zack Ryder with them now on separate brands. Beth sold that she wasn't amused by this public address, especially when Rosa got in her face and slapped her, so Beth hoisted her up on her shoulders and went on the offensive. Suddenly, Beth missed hard in the corner with a splash attempt and fell to the mat. The ref held Rosa back with Beth selling the injury here. They did some fancy editing to show Rosa trying to follow up moments later, but Beth rolled her up with a small package for the pin and the win. Afterward, Beth hobbled out of the ring and was tended to by medics ringside. Beth then limped away from ringside as Rosa got some focus getting over her heel personality by showing no remorse for Beth's injury.

WINNER: Beth in 3:00. Rosa isn't exactly polished in the ring, with WWE apparently hoping Beth could help guide her in this match. We'll see if the injury limits Beth going forward, but they made the most out of the situation by getting sympathy on Beth and heat on Rosa for showing no remorse. (n/a)

[Commercial Break]

Raw Rebound: They focused on Edge and Randy Orton's program including highlights from the Cutting Edge segment in the main event angle. This was simply a great video package, including old-school clips from when Orton and Edge were the Rated-RKO tag team to show their history prior to beginning a feud.

Announcers: Smackdown's Matt Striker and Todd Grisham were shown on-camera to formally announce Randy Orton vs. Edge for the Over the Limit PPV on May 23.

[Commercial Break]

Video package: They put over Big Show as a monster with his recent KOs of The Miz when they dropped the Unified tag titles, then Chris Jericho when Jericho was on his way off Smackdown. The video package rolled into Big Show being named #1 contender to Jack Swagger's World Hvt. Title and dropping Swagger with a KO punch on last week's Smackdown.

[Q4]

In-ring: JTG came out for the main event PPV re-match against Shad Gaspard. They rolled footage from the Extreme Rules PPV when JTG beat Shad in a strap match. Shad then came out and posed on the stage before stomping out to the ring. Striker, playing the heel announcer, said he "never really invested in JTG" as opposed to buying into Shad during the Cryme Tyme era.

4 -- SHAD GASPARD vs. JTG

JTG used his quickness early on to cut off Shad's attempted power offense. Shad then missed with a big boot and ate the top rope. JTG dropkicked Shad to the floor before coming over the top with a plancha. JTG paraded around the ring celebrating the spot before they cut to a break.

[Commercial Break]

Back from break, Shad was in control working over JTG's back. JTG got the sympathetic "J-T-G" chant from the crowd as Shad worked over JTG with a unique-looking submission hold bending JTG over his knee with a neck vice. JTG fought out, but Shad cut him off and landed a clothesline for a two count. Shad then slapped on an abdominal stretch as Grisham put over Shad's World Hvt. Title aspirations. Shad then dropped the hold and pounded JTG into the mat before doing a big heel pose over JTG's fallen body that drew heat. Shad settled into another ab stretch as the crowd rallied with another "J-T-G" chant.

JTG countered with a hip toss, then caught Shad's knee and tried a roll up, but scored a two count. Grisham provided an update on Beth Phoenix that she's undergoing a medical evaluation and they'll update her status on Smackdown. Nice storyline follow-up. JTG made his full comeback with a dropkick to the back before starting to shake the dice. JTG followed with the mug shot out of the corner before making a cover for a two count. After a back-and-forth exchange, JTG rolled the dice and tried to hit his finisher, but Shad held onto the top rope to block. Shad then followed with an STO center ring and made the pin for the win. Post-match: Shad did his heel pose closing his eyes and soaking in the crowd boos while slowly raising his arms and posing. They closed with a final image of Shad posing.

WINNER: Shad in 10:00. Nice TV main event. Real basic storytelling trying to get sympathy on JTG while emphasizing Shad as a potential lead villain on Smackdown. Mission accomplished. Shad definitely has some charisma with the character change and should be in line for a nice push on Smackdown with so little depth on the brand. (*3/4)

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