Quick hits on WWE Superstars
• Thursday’s WWE Superstars was one of the most boring episodes of the show to date. The lone highlight was the main event between Zack Ryder and Evan Bourne, which was a decent match with an unexpected result – Ryder won clean with the Zack Attack after Bourne missed the Shooting Star Press.
• The match between Yoshi Tatsu and Primo – won by Tatsu – was just OK. You have to feel for Primo, whose was about to get a push along with his brother Carlito as a heel tag team that was scheduled for a title program with WWE unified tag team champions The Hart Dynasty. Then, right after the Colon brothers got together, Carlito was released for refusing to go to rehab after a Wellness Policy violation. I just don’t see Primo making it as a singles wrestler. Perhaps WWE can pair him with someone else, but looking at the roster, I don’t see any logical candidates.
• Good lord, I thought the Cody Rhodes-JTG match was never going to end. I’m all for matches that last more than five minutes, but I really didn’t need to see a 15-minute match between these two – and that’s more a knock on JTG than on Rhodes. Rhodes, who got the victory, has been on a roll since getting drafted to Smackdown. Prior to his win over JTG, Rhodes had pinned John Morrison and Chris Masters.
• Alicia Fox not being on the show to accompany Ryder to the ring was a big disappointment.
• The Daniel Bryan-Michael Cole feud on NXT has been getting rave reviews for its intensity and realism, which is why I didn’t care for Cole and Jerry Lawler treating the whole thing like a joke on this show.
• During the Rhodes-JTG match, Todd Grisham said, “Who could forget last year on Raw when Cryme Tyme literally stole the tag team titles from Rhodes and [Ted] DiBiase?” Well, I did, for one.
Comments
Re: Partner for Primo-
Do you mean perhaps that cousin in Florida he has?
While I respect your opinion to the contrary, I thought "WWE Superstars" was (to steal a line from South Park which is what I was tuning into WGN to watch) "fine, just fine." I missed RAW, I skipped Smackdown!, and I forgot about NXT, so after an hour of this show, I felt as though I was sufficently clued into what happened.
In reality, I think "Ring Posts" has more to do with that feeling than 1 hour of WWE-TV.
RESPONSE FROM KE: I'm not sure calling up his cousin is the answer.
Posted by: Mr. Sarcasm | May 28, 2010 5:36 PM
I think Primo and Chavo could make for an interesting pairing. Chavo had one of his more significant pushes with Eddie in a tag team. I think they would make for an exciting tandem.
Posted by: nate | May 28, 2010 5:38 PM
Good write-up for a blase show. If it involved Cole and Jerry on commentary, than wasn't it taped Monday, which would have been before the Cole-Danielson promo on Tuesday.
Posted by: George | May 28, 2010 6:14 PM
I actually enjoyed the Rhodes/JTG match and did like that it went for more than 5 minutes. I'll grant that I was done after about 10 minutes (or the third time Rhodes reversed the Irish whip on JTG).
I have to say I really enjoy JTG's athleticism, and if he got a new gimmick - or even just downplayed the one has now - I could see him making it as at least a solid mid-carder. He needs to change that hair though...
Posted by: Jeremy Hale | May 28, 2010 7:31 PM
I know Primo's on Raw, but who cares. Maybe if he joins Chavo Guerrero and form some sort of latino tag-team (Mexican/Puertorican) on SmackDown, they can both remove their current jobber status. If WWE could get that stupid idea of making high-fliers weak, maybe we could see a promising tag team that can compete with the few ones around the company.
Posted by: JETZexc | May 28, 2010 9:40 PM
Did anyone catch when Lawler called Evan Bourne his real name Matt? They tried to make say he hit the mat.
Posted by: G Durrant | May 29, 2010 7:26 PM
A lot of people are asking to see Orlando Colon being promoted, but no one is asking if he's ready or not.
Posted by: Jack Windham | May 30, 2010 4:07 AM