WWE Superstars TV Results
September 30, 2010 - Year 2, Week 25
Taped the Week of Sept. 20
Report by James Caldwell, PWTorch assistant editor

This week's episode of WWE Superstars on WGN opened with Raw announcers Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler introducing the claimed "hottest show on Thursday nights" on the road to the Hell in a Cell PPV on Sunday.

Out for the first match were Jillian Hall and Alicia Fox, with Maxine, for an opening Divas tag match. Cole and Lawler were shown on-camera to excitedly talk up the match. Jillian had the headset mic and said the rumors...of her having laryngitis are untrue. She began to sing until the Bella Twins's music interrupted to continue the Superstars Feud of the Year. By default. The Bellas, with Jamie Keyes from NXT, made their way to the ring to kick off the show.

1 -- BELLA TWINS (w/Jamie Keyes) vs. JILLIAN HALL & ALICIA FOX (w/Maxine)

The boilerplate match started off with a basic beginning as the Bellas took control of the match. The numbers game eventually caught up to the Bellas, allowing the heels to tag in and out trying to score a pin. Eventually, the match broke down into a four-way brawl until the Bellas pulled a switcheroo behind the ref's setting up a sunset flip pin on Alicia for the win. The Bellas and Jamie then celebrated on the outside as Jillian sold that she was dumbfounded by the latest turn of events against her involving the Bellas.

WINNERS: Bellas in 4:00. The story is like Tom & Jerry where the Bellas always find a way to outsmart Jillian and poor Jillian can't figure it out. (*)

NXT video: They aired a video package introducing the Season 3 cast and recent events on NXT putting the Divas in a variety of verbal and physical challenges.

Up next: full video of Randy Orton vs. Chris Jericho from the main event of Raw on Monday.

[Commercial Break]

Hell in a Cell plug: Taker. Kane. Hell in a Cell. Interestingly, the first-time-ever after the Kane character made his WWE debut during a Hell in a Cell match.

[Q2]

Raw announcers: Cole and Lawler were shown on-camera to set up the full real-time footage from Raw with Orton vs. Jericho. [Commercial Break] They returned with the second-half of the match and eventual non-finish to the match with Sheamus's interference. They showed Orton delivering The Punt and Sheamus freaking out looking at his possible fate at the PPV. That took up 15 minutes on Superstars.

[Q3] They cut to "WWE.com exclusive footage" of Jericho being carted off on a stretcher following The Punt. Cole plugged an update on Jericho's condition on the website. He then plugged the Superstars main event still to come tonight: Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston.

[Commercial Break]

Smackdown announcers: Todd Grisham and Matt Striker were shown on-camera to excitedly talk about Smackdown moving to Syfy on Friday. They proceeded to plug the Hell in a Cell PPV line-up.

In-ring: Kofi Kingston came out first for the TV main event. Kingston got his shine as they cut to break.

[Commercial Break]

DVD plug: Chris Jericho's "Break the Code" DVD. They aired a lengthy video package plugging the DVD with a series of old-school clips. ... In-ring: Kofi Kingston was getting the crowd behind him back from break before Jack Swagger came out to face him.

[Q4]

2 -- JACK SWAGGER vs. KOFI KINGSTON

Let's see if they can duplicate the very good TV wrestling match they had on Smackdown a few weeks ago. Similar start with Swagger using his size and amateur background to take control of the match early on. Swagger landed a series of shoulder blocks, then Kingston kicked Swagger to the outside. Swagger caught his breath as Kingston waited for him to get back into the ring. Swagger eventually re-entered and kicked Kingston in the gut to slow him down. They cut to break with Swagger staring down at Kingston while in control of the match.

[Commercial Break. A plug for the Bragging Rights PPV was included where "only one rivalry matters" in WWE between Raw and Smackdown. Yeah, only for three weeks out of the year. Plus, there's Nexus lingering.]

Swagger was in control back from break as the announcers focused on the match taking similar form to their match two weeks ago. "Can Swagger put Kofi away this time?" Grisham asked. Swagger tried the Anklelock at 10:00, but Kingston escaped, only to have Swagger shove his leg into the mat and applying pressure using his knee. Kofi escaped again, then went up top for a flying chop. Kofi landed chest chops, then a leaping tomahawk chop.

Kingston followed with the Boom Drop and went to the corner to set up Trouble in Paradise. Swagger ducked, but Kofi hit a flying cross-body block for a two count. Kingston tried a springboard back elbow, but Swagger blocked and shoved Kingston into the corner. Kingston positioned himself in the corner and Swagger followed with a Vader Bomb attempt, but Kofi blocked. Swagger then grabbed Kofi's leg for an Anklelock, but Kofi countered into a roll-up for a close two count. Good sequence.

Swagger teased a gutwrench powerbomb on the follow-up, but Kofi hit the STO. Well, it appeared that way, but Swagger rolled through into the Anklelock. Kofi reached the bottom rope for a break, but Swagger wouldn't release the hold, and he was DQ'ed on a five count. Swagger released the hold moments later, but Kofi was declared the winner. Kofi then regrouped on the floor selling the ankle work while Swagger seemed to be in an alternative state. On the outside, Swagger grabbed his prey and re-applied the Anklelock on the floor. Kofi screamed in pain as Striker suggested Swagger is trying to send a message to the "WWE Board of Directors" that he would like to be considered for a World Title shot. Swagger eventually dropped the hold as Kingston continued to sell on the floor. They ended the show with Swagger staring straight ahead with a demented, heelish look on his face heading to Smackdown tomorrow night.

WINNER: Kingston via DQ in 13:00. Another good match between these two. It didn't have that "big match" feel and wasn't given enough time to be quite at the level of their Smackdown match, but they had a very strong finishing sequence leading to Swagger getting over his heel persona and getting sympathy on Kofi in the end. Strong match to lead into the live Smackdown. (***)

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