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December 26, 2009

Quick hits on WWE Superstars

Before discussing Thursday night’s episode of WWE Superstars, I just want to say that I hope everyone had and is having a great holiday. After doing the Christmas thing the past two days and taking a break from watching wrestling, I’m caught up. Here are my thoughts on Superstars, with Smackdown to come later today:

• The highlight of a rather lackluster show was the verbal/physical confrontation between John Morrison and Drew McIntyre. Morrison displayed a lot of intensity on the mic without being too over the top, as he seemed to be speaking with genuine emotion rather than reciting lines. If Morrison can deliver performances such as that on a consistent basis, it’ll just be a matter of time before he breaks through to the next level. As for McIntyre, he played off Morrison well. It also was a nice touch for McIntyre to come out wearing a suit. Going back to Ric Flair stylin’ and profilin’ in the ’80s, I think a guy always comes off more like a champion when he’s dressed like one.

• The main event between Kane and Mike Knox was OK, but it was the same old result – a Kane victory. I think that makes Kane 3-0 against Knox on TV over the past three weeks. WWE continues to miss the boat on Knox.

• Vladimir Kozlov showed some fire working as a babyface against Ezekiel Jackson.

• Chavo Guerrero and Primo Colon had a good match, but considering their respective spots in the pecking order, I felt as if I was watching the equivalent of The Brooklyn Brawler vs. S.D. Jones. I was surprised that Guerrero actually won a match. It doesn’t say much for Colon when he can’t even beat a guy who continually loses to Hornswoggle.

Posted by Kevin Eck at 1:33 PM | | Comments (3)
        

Comments

Guerrero won cause he's involved in the ECW Homecoming storyline...i think

RESPONSE FROM KE: I didn't think about that. You're probably right.

Those would be some great matches.

It'll be pretty comical and really bury ECW (or whatever it mutates into, if Internet rumors are true) if Chavo actually wins his homecoming match against someone decent. Then again, I believe he lost his last ECW match in seven seconds against Kane, so hopefully the WWE isn't really going to let him excel against a younger talent.

Totally agree on the Ric Flair comment - The champion, especially a heel one, always comes off as better in a suit.

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