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Arcademan:
WWE Superstars Results: 9-22-11

There are no results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to complete report) because Superstars is no longer on.

At least for now, WWE has discontinued airing the weekly Superstars show online due to low traffic. The show will continue to be taped for international distribution as part of WWE's international TV contracts. After a two-year run on WGN, the show was moved to WWE's website on Thursdays, but WWE has not released this week's episode and has removed virtually all references to Superstars on their website. The show will be kept alive for international distribution, but WWE said in their most-recent conference call with investors they would like to find a new TV home for Superstars by the end of the year. If not, the show will likely return on the WWE TV Network in 2012.

Arcademan:
WWE Smackdown Results: 9-23-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Parks' complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 – HEATH SLATER vs. SHEAMUS

No entrance for Slater, but it makes sense if he was out there in the opening segment. Josh Mathews, Cole, and Booker T. were shown on camera during Sheamus’ entrance. Cole joked that this match was like the girl from Wendy’s vs. Ronald McDonald. He said someone Tweeted him that earlier. It was all Sheamus early on, as he connected on many of his pet moves, including the forearms across the chest and the running knee to the face with Slater in the ropes. Slater attempted a comeback at 1:51 of the match, and landed a swinging neck-breaker for only one. He went on offense for an extended time, but Slater’s mistake was allowing Sheamus to get back to his feet. High knee, flying shoulder-tackle, then a Brogue Kick for the win.

WINNER: Sheamus, at 4:31. Slater actually got more offense than I expected. A step up from some of his recent past squashes.

2 – WADE BARRETT vs. JUSTIN GABRIEL

Cole noted the contrast of styles at play in this match. Barrett was very aggressive to start, sending Gabriel to ringside with a big boot. Gabriel came back with a headscissors that took Barrett to the outside. Gabriel dove over the top and flipped onto Barrett. Springboard moonsault for two by Gabriel. Back elbow by Barrett, by Gabriel came back with an STO. Gabriel went to the top, but Barrett booted him down. Wasteland and it was over.

WINNER: Barrett, at 2:34. I don’t understand how Slater lasted longer against Sheamus than Gabriel against Barrett. I thought Gabriel may have been in for a mini-push. I was sure we were going to see an ad break during this one.

3 – AJ & KAITLYN vs. NATALYA & BETH PHOENIX

Kaitlyn was suckered in by Nattie, who choked Kaitlyn in the ropes. Cheap shot by Beth. Beth tagged in and she and Nattie took Kaitlyn down with a double suplex. Headbutts to the gut created separation by Kaitlyn. AJ then tagged in and avoided a Beth charge. Running clothesline by AJ, then a dropkick to the leg of Beth. Shining Wizard and a pin was broken up by Nattie. Kaitlyn took her out, but Beth countered AJ and landed the Glam Slam.

WINNERS: Natalya and Phoenix, at 2:03. When a Diva needs a victory, AJ and Kaitlyn seem to be the go-to duo to get it done. They also seem to be the only ones Beth and Natalya can beat.

4 – RANDY ORTON vs. CODY RHODES

Cody was, of course, flanked by his bag man. They showed clips of Rhodes beating Orton on Raw Supershow two weeks ago. Rhodes was immediately thrown to the outside, but Rhodes took over by going to the injured knee of Orton. Orton regained control in the ring, but again, Rhodes went after the knee. I’m sure Booker will tell us what bone that’s connected to. Rhodes took Booker down and wrapped the injured knee across the ring post. Rhodes then removed the turnbuckle pad from the turnbuckle. Referee John Cone audibly admonished Rhodes and put the pad back on. Rhodes took his mask off and belted Orton across the face with it. Cover only got two. The ref ordered that Rhodes put the mask back on. He did so and went to kick Orton, but Orton caught the leg. He took Rhodes’ mask off and hit him with it, drawing a disqualification.

WINNER: Rhodes, via DQ, at 3:17. Another match that went much shorter than I expected.

Orton continued beating Rhodes with the mask. Orton connected on his trademark DDT. Another referee came out to try to talk some sense into Orton. Orton picked Rhodes back up and tossed him to ringside. Orton went out and grabbed the ring bell. He rang it several times then assaulted Rhodes with it. Orton began to dismantle the announce table. Rhodes was bleeding but had a towel with him. Orton gave Rhodes an RKO on the announce table…and it didn’t break. Rhodes must have been bleeding a lot (they never really showed it), because it was all over Orton. Upon replay, you could see Cody gushing right after Orton hit him with the bell.

5 – THE GREAT KHALI vs. JINDER MAHAL

Khali was back to his happy fun smile-time Khali music. During Mahal’s entrance, they showed what happened last week when Mahal interfered during Khali’s match. Mahal went after Khali, but Khali took Mahal down with a shot to the head. Hard chop to the chest in the corner by Khali. Mahal escaped more of Khali’s wrath by sliding under the bottom rope. Back in, a kick to the knee and a DDT got Mahal a two-count on a pin. Front face-lock by Mahal. Khali broke free and clotheslined Mahal a few times. Right hand to Mahal’s noggin. Big Tree Slam by Khali, and in a frightening moment, he almost fell forward onto Mahal. He put his foot on Mahal’s chest for the win.

WINNER: Khali, at 2:06. That felt like a write-off for Mahal. And no, I’m not talking about I.R.S’ finisher.

6 – SIN CARA vs. DANIEL BRYAN

This appeared to be the Mistico Sin Cara. Cole said the WWE Universe is split 50/50, based on a WWE.com vote, as to which is the real Sin Cara. They also showed clips of last week’s Smackdown and this week’s Raw, as it pertains to the Sin Cara face-offs. The two men shook hands to start, then Bryan took Cara down with a headlock take-over. Bryan bridged out of a headscissors, then put Cara up in a surfboard. Back and forth action, then a springboard cross-body. Booker again gave the “mark on the black boot” speech and said this was the Cara in his Fave Five. Mathews pointed out that Booker said the fake one had the black mark last week. Handspring elbow by Cara which seemed to fall short. Cara jumped off the apron and took Bryan down with a hurricanrana. As Cara went ot the top rope, the fake Sin Cara ran out and pushed the other to ringside. The second Sin Cara went off the top and landed a Swanton Bomb for the win.

WINNER: Cara, at 3:07. That was like a messed up version of the Bellas’ Twin Magic.

7 – AIR BOOM vs. THE USOS

A shake of the hands by one of the Usos and Evan to start things. Some early double-teaming by Jimmy and Jey, and some quick tags to go with it. Sledge across the chest of Evan as he laid across the knee of the other. Butt splash in the corner followed. Rear chinlock by Uso as Kofi tried to get the fans behind them. Bourne quickened the pace to break free and both men were down. Usos made the tag, as did Bourne at 2:10. Kingston hit his signature moves, including a cross-body off the top. Trouble in Paradise, but a distraction led to the legal Uso nailing Kofi with a superkick for two. Kofi countered another double-team move into…something that took one of the Usos out. Trouble in Paradise, then the Shooting Star Press by Bourne.

WINNERS: Air Boom, at 3:32. I’d like to see a long-form feud between these two teams. With Miz and Truth out of the picture so quickly, Air Boom could use some quality opponents.

8 – CHRISTIAN vs. MARK HENRY – WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPIONSHIP MATCH

Cole said this is a “statement match” for Henry. Henry took Christian down right off the tie-up. Rear waist-lock by Christian, but Henry simply backed Christian into the corner. Chest-first into the buckle went Christian. Christian dodged a clothesline, but Henry grabbed him and threw Christian over the top. Ezekiel Jackson, one of the superstars Christian approached backstage, waved off the Lumberjacks near him…only to knee Christian in the mid-section himself. Back in, Henry applied a nerve hold. Christian created some separation and tried to springboard off the second rope, but landed right in the arms of Henry for a bear-hug. Henry released the move and missed a corner charge. Right hands from Christian, but a clothesline did nothing. A second, still nothing. Dropkick off the second rope caused Henry to teeter, and a dropkick off the top finally felled the big man at 4:25 of the match. Christian went for the Killswitch, to no avail. Henry clobbered Christian for two. Christian attempted a springboard sunset flip, but Henry missed a butt drop. The fight went to the outside, where Christian was pulled out. The entire roster of superstars went after Henry, and he managed to shrug them off. He picked Trent Barreta over his head and tossed him onto a host of other wrestlers. Great Khali was left standing on one side and the crowd chanted for him, but it was not to be. Christian tried to leave, but Sheamus grabbed him, tossed him into the ring, and Henry gave him the World’s Strongest Slam.

WINNER: Henry, at 6:21.

Randy Orton ran out to get him some of Henry. They exchanged blows in the ring. RKO attempt failed, but Orton dropkicked Henry out of the ring. Orton’s music played as he stared at Henry from the ring. At ringside, Henry held the title over his head.

Arcademan:
Ring of Honor TV Results: 9-24-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

Due to coincidental timing being in San Antonio this weekend, I was able to review the debut episode of ROH's syndicated TV series under the Sinclair Broadcasting banner. ROH TV airs at 9:00 p.m. CST on Saturday nights on the MyNetworkTV affiliate in S.A.

1 -- FUTURE SHOCK (KYLE O'REILLY & ADAM COLE) vs. THE BRAVADO BROTHERS

After ring introductions and a look at the Tale of the Tape to add more color to the match-up, Nigel discussed each team's background and what they bring to the table. The match started with some multiple-man spots trying to get the crowd involved early on. Kelly noted the audience will learn a little more about ROH each week with various "Inside ROH" features. Mid-match, Kelly introduced a "Tweet of the Week" that was obviously selected to brand ROH as the 2011 version of pro wrestling, not 1990s mainstream wrestling. A professional-looking graphic accompanied the Twitter reference, as well.

The crowd quieted down as the teams went through a sequence of overly-choreographed moves. They reinvested when Future Shock "won" the sequence before splashing the Bravados on the floor. Back in the ring, Future Shock executed a double-team sequence for the pin and the win. They went to a replay of the finish before showing the two team adhering to the Code of Honor with a post-match handshake.

WINNERS: Future Shock at 7:25. Good opening match to begin the Sinclair Era and establish Future Shock as a top tag team in the promotion.

The second-half of the show started with clips from Best in the World 2011 showcasing a four-team elimination match for the ROH Tag Titles that concluded with Haas & Benjamin retaining the ROH Tag Titles with a final pinfall over Kings of Wrestling. This was followed by the Briscoes KO'ing the tag champions as the Kings just watched.

2 -- ROH tag champions CHARLIE HAAS & SHELTON BENJAMIN vs. KINGS OF WRESTLING (CHRIS HERO & CLAUDIO CASTAGNOLI w/Shane Hagadorn and Sara Del Rey) -- ROH Tag Title match

Back from break, Kelly noted there was no Code of Honor since the teams dislike each other so much. After the bell sounded, they cut to a Tale of the Tape to compare the two teams. Basic feeling-out process to begin the match, then a stalemate leading to the final commercial break. Kelly did a solid job stressing the importance of staying tuned after a two-minute commercial.

Back from break, the Kings worked over Shelton to frustrate Haas, who begged for a tag. Haas eventually took a hot tag and scored a nearfall on Claudio. Nigel called for Haas to finish off Claudio, but a big boot couldn't put Claudio away. The two teams went back to trading offense before Haas and Shelton finished off Hero with World's Greatest Finisher. After a replay, Kelly said the Briscoes await the tag champs. The show concluded with the champs celebrating the victory.

WINNERS: Haas & Benjamin at 15:28 to retain the ROH Tag Titles. Solid main event not trying to be a five-star match, but giving newer viewers a very nice sample of what ROH offers in the ring and in their tag division, which was stressed this week.

Next week: TV champion El Generico vs. Jay Lethal.

Arcademan:
WWE RAW Results: 9-26-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed mostly to in-ring results, natch.

- Triple H started the show, explained why he fired R-Truth and The Miz, fined Mark Henry $250k and had three wrestlers whine about unfair life is in the WWE...

1 -- IC TITLE MATCH BATTLE ROYAL

Rhodes, Daniel Bryan, Sin Cara, Ezekiel Jackson, Morrison, Gabriel, Riley, DiBiase, Sheamus, and McIntyre in the ring here. Mac was gone in 18 seconds after Rhodes bailed from the ring. Suddenly, the other Sin Cara yanked the other one out of the ring and Bryan tossed him out of the ring. Rhodes re-entered the ring and DiBiase quickly went after his rival. The big men and Rhodes were eventually left in the ring after clearing out the mid-sized wrestlers. It was Sheamus, Zeke, DiBiase, and Rhodes in the Final Four. Sheamus took Zeke apart, then Rhodes eliminated DiBiase. Cody was nearly eliminated, but Cody yanked Zeke over the top rope. So, it was Sheamus vs. Rhodes. The crowd rallied behind Sheamus, who teased the Celtic Cross, but Christian came down to ringside to distract Sheamus. Sheamus was nearly eliminated, but avoided a mask shot from Rhodes. Christian distracted Sheamus again, though, and Rhodes smashed Sheamus with the mask to eliminate him for the win.

Post-match: Cole heeled on Triple H's decision-making before Christian rammed Sheamus into the ringpost. He screamed down at Sheamus to see how it feels to be cost a title in WWE, blaming Sheamus for costing him the World Title on Smackdown. Sheamus sold a left shoulder injury as Christian walked away. The announcers then plugged Del Rio vs. Punk tonight.

WINNER: Rhodes at 4:33 to retain the IC Title.

2 -- Divas champion KELLY KELLY & EVE vs. BETH PHOENIX & NATALYA

Standard match with Eve being worked over, Kelly with the hot tag, a close fall for Kelly, but Beth finished her off with the Glam Slam for the win.

WINNERS: Beth & Natalya at 3:15. Beth needed a victory to retain credibility, so this was fine to keep her in the title picture without Kelly having to take a singles loss.

World Hvt. champion MARK HENRY vs. GREAT KHALI -- non-title match

In-ring: Henry was in the ring back from break before Great Khali's music hit. Odd not seeing anyone accompany Khali, who gingerly made his way to the ring as Henry stewed in the ring. Khali turned his back to pose for the crowd, allowing Henry to jump him from behind. Henry talked trash before delivering the World's Strongest Slam to Khali. Henry, satisfied with his work, left the ring and talked trash to the fans ringside.

WINNER: No Match. More solid build-up for Henry - giving him a "feat of strength" bodyslamming Khali - in advance of his title defense against Orton at HIAC.

- Cena hyped up Hell in a Cell, Del Rio and C.M. Punk were guest commentators (Punk complete with announcer's jacket). Yep, you know where this was going to go...

3 -- WWE champion JOHN CENA vs. CHRISTIAN -- non-title match

Cena was quickly on the offensive with a high back-body drop. Christian then cut off Cena when Cena distracted himself with the men ringside. Del Rio and Punk went back-and-forth on commentary promoting their match before Cena made his comeback in the ring. Suddenly, Christian bailed to the outside and Cena shoved him over the announce table. Del Rio cheap-shotted Punk in the chaos before Cena brought Christian back into the ring. Del Rio also entered the ring and popped Cena with an enziguiri for the DQ.

Post-match: Punk chased Del Rio out of the ring. Del Rio then took a mic on-stage and told everyone he's the only one coming out of Hell in a Cell alive. He told off everyone, then dropped the mic. Cena and Punk stood their ground in the ring before the announcers plugged Del Rio vs. Punk still to come tonight.

WINNER: Cena via DQ at 3:15. Just not much here. Del Rio and Punk had a forced exchange on commentary and the match was thrown out there to give Del Rio and Punk a forum to argue.

4 -- U.S. champion DOLPH ZIGGLER (w/Vickie Guerrero and Jack Swagger) vs. ZACK RYDER -- U.S. Title match

After the video rolled to bring the audience up-to-speed on Ryder, the bell sounded and Ziggler quickly took out his frustration on Ryder. Ziggler worked over Ryder as the announcers bickered, with Cole trying to start drama with Ross. Ryder then made a comeback and teased the Rough Ryder, but Swagger yanked Ryder throat-first across the top rope as Vickie had the ref distracted. Swagger actually helping Ziggler led to the Zig-Zag for the pin and the win.

WINNER: Ziggler at 2:01 to retain the U.S. Title.

Post-match: Ziggler and Vickie celebrated the U.S. Title victory before Ziggler and Swagger shook hands, showing they're on the same team. Vickie instructed them to inflict more punishment on Ryder, but Air Boom stormed the ring to make the save. As the dust settled, Smackdown GM Teddy Long came out on-stage. He said they're going to have themselves a six-man tag match after the break, giving Vickie three minutes to find someone as their partner. Long said if Vickie can't find someone else, then it will be a handicap match. After protesting with screams & shrieks, Vickie ran to the back as they cut to break.

5 -- U.S. champion DOLPH ZIGGLER & JACK SWAGGER (w/Vickie Guerrero) vs. ZACK RYDER & WWE tag champions AIR BOOM (EVAN BOURNE & KOFI KINGSTON) -- handicap match

The announcers said Bourne is reading a book on longevity and he wants to live until he's 150 years-old. Why did he get into the wrestling business, then? The heels isolated Bourne as Cole decided to heel on Ryder's YouTube show to fill time. Bourne broke free of Swagger at 3:15 and hot-tagged Kofi, who dropped "Swags," according to Booker, with a high cross-body before delivering ten punches in the corner.

Suddenly, Vickie emerged on-stage with Mason Ryan, who had been working as a face. Ryan hopped on the ring apron to stand next to Ziggler as the faces worked over Swagger. Ryder then tagged in and Swagger took his head off with a clothesline. Swagger walked over to his corner to tag in Ryan, who teased going after Ryder before destroying Swagger and Ziggler. Vickie screamed as Ryan smiled and left the ring. Ziggler was alone in the ring for Ryder to deliver the Rough Ryder. Ryder with the pin as they cut to a shot of Ryan smiling on the entrance ramp.

Post-match: Vickie pointed to Ryan that she'll get him. Vickie screamed as the faces celebrated in the ring. They went to a replay of Ryan turning on his temporary tag partners before showing the finish. Back live, Vickie screamed at Ziggler for screwing up as Swagger just stood his ground. Swagger then helped up Ziggler to drag him to the back.

WINNERS: Ryder & Bourne & Kofi at 6:29. A roundabout way to give Ryder another win over Ziggler and apparently begin a face push for Ryan on Raw after a reintroduction on Superstars.

6 -- C.M. PUNK vs. ALBERTO DEL RIO

The match quickly moved to the outside and Punk sent Del Rio flying over the announce table near Cena. Ross called it a brushback pitch like in baseball. Cena stood up to glare at Punk, who saluted him before throwing Del Rio back into the ring. Punk kept his eyes on Cena, then returned to the ring and took a wicked kick from Del Rio. Del Rio maintained control of the match as Cena watched quietly and intently following the exchange near the announce table. They cut to break with Punk selling on the floor on the opposite side of the ring.

Back live, they showed Punk fighting out of a reverse chinlock mid-ring. Cena was still intently watching the monitor as Del Rio maintained control of Punk. Suddenly, Del Rio went flying to the outside after missing with a dropkick. Ross effectively noted that's not possible inside HIAC on Sunday since there's nowhere to run or hide. Back in the ring, Del Rio walked into a dropkick from Punk for a two count. Cena stressed the importance of this match to build momentum for Sunday as the two men went back-and-forth with close nearfalls before Del Rio resumed control.

As Raw hit the top of the hour, Del Rio went for the cross arm-breaker, but Punk blasted him with a kick strike to the side of the head. Punk made the cover and it was good for the win, seemingly out of nowhere based on the sequence of the match.

WINNER: Punk at 12:01.

Post-match: The Cell started to lower from the ceiling. Cena got up from the announce table and dragged Ricardo inside the structure. Ricardo tried to escape, but he took a G2S, then AA from Punk and Cena, respectively. Punk then tried a G2S on Cena, but Cena slipped out and tried an AA, but Punk slipped out. Suddenly, Del Rio blasted both men with a chair shot from behind. Del Rio continued to take apart the faces with chair shot blows as the announcers stressed Del Rio is back on-track after losing the WWE Title at Night of Champions. Del Rio's music played as he stared down both men and talked trash. The camera stayed on a close shot of Del Rio as a graphic for HIAC this Sunday flashed on the screen. It was followed by the copyrights as Del Rio continued to talk trash to close the show three minutes past the top of the hour.

Arcademan:
WWE NXT Redemption Results: 9-27-11

Results courtesy of PWTorch.com (direct link to Caldwell's complete report). Condensed here to in-ring results only.

1 -- YOSHI TATSU vs. JINDER MAHAL

Korpela added some context to the match that Mahal defeated Yoshi in two minutes in his first WWE TV match. Mahal controlled the action and the crowd figured out Yoshi was the face, so they rallied behind him. Regal cracked a joke that he knows Mahal's uncle, who is a Karaoke champion named "Getupto Singh." Mahal continued an aggressive attack before taking Yoshi up top for a superplex, but Yoshi blocked and airballed a spin kick from the top rope. Mahal called for the end and delivered an emphatic slam out of the full nelson position for the pin and the win.

WINNER: Mahal at 6:09. Unless Mahal is going to become a regular on NXT, it's questionable for Yoshi to take the loss here. Of course, this is NXT.

2 -- PERCY WATSON vs. TYSON KIDD

Kidd completely dominated early on with aggressive kick strikes and submission holds. "C'mon, ask him!" Kidd shouted toward the ref. Watson made a comeback as Regal noted Watson could be a big deal in WWE if someone took him under his or her wing. Moments later, Watson lost control and Kidd nailed a springboard elbow drop clear across the ring for the pin and the win.

WINNER: Kidd at 3:53. Impressive win for Kidd, if matters on NXT.

3 -- THE USOS vs. DARREN YOUNG & JTG

At the beginning of the match, Korpela brought up JTG being part of a "successful tag team" earlier in his career, and added an interesting point that they never held tag titles in WWE. Regal was surprised and Korpela said most people believe they held tag gold before. JTG and Young took control of the match going to break.

Back from break, JTG and Young retained control of the match. Jimmy fought back and tried to shake off the heel team's work on his back, but Young rammed him into the ringpost to focus on the back again. Jimmy eventually scored with a Samoan Drop to break free and make the hot tag to Jey. After a nearfall in Jey's favor, the action broke down. Young tried to put away Jey with his gutbuster, but Jey blocked, superkicked him, and tagged in Jimmy for the Superfly Splash. It was good for the pin on Young for the win.

WINNERS: Usos at 11:37. Even-Steven match booking with Young & JTG dominating before the Usos picked up the win. Usos back on track.

Post-match: Out of nowhere, Tyler Reks and Curt Hawkins stormed the ringside area to drop the Usos. Korpela said the tag division is exploding on NXT and you can't take your eyes off the ball. Hawkins and Reks backed away from the Usos with cocky smiles to conclude the show.

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