Quick hits on WWE Superstars
• Yes, I watched WWE Superstars Thursday night. Why? Well, I had read somewhere that CM Punk did commentary on a couple of the matches, and there was no way I was going to miss that. He didn’t disappoint. Punk’s witticisms and sarcastic comments were hilarious, and dorky play-by-play announcer Scott Stanford was an easy target.
• Speaking of Stanford, he really comes across as the Ron Burgundy of pro wrestling announcers. I haven’t figured out whether he’s playing a character or if he’s really as clueless about the wrestling business as he seems. You would think WWE would have learned after the Mike Adamle debacle. By the way, Stanford’s Mean Gene Oklerlund impression was worse than any of the impressions I have done on Ring Posts Xtra.
• One final thought on Stanford: He called Punk “a real fan favorite” when Punk came out to join him on commentary. It’s true that the crowd popped for Punk, but someone should smarten up Stanford to the fact that heels usually aren’t referred to as fan favorites.
• The video package that focused on the John Cena/Nexus saga and the no-win situation that Cena will be in at Sunday’s Survivor Series pay-per-view was fantastic.
• It was nice to see the women in the main event, as Gail Kim and Melina defeated Alicia Fox and Maryse in an entertaining match.
• Curt Hawkins and Trent Barreta – who, unlike their recent tag team partners, survived the latest round of cuts – had a good match. I was a little surprised to see Barreta get the win.
• During the Barreta-Hawkins match, Todd Grisham said that Hawkins was trained by Shawn Michaels. That was news to me as well as Matt Striker, who said: “Was he? I dispute that.” That was pretty embarrassing for Grisham.
• The Yoshi Tatsu-Primo match (won by Tatsu) was decent. I can’t tell you if the Chavo Guerrero-JTG match (won by Guerrero) was decent; I fast-forwarded through it. Hey, I’m a busy guy.
Comments
I Smell A Punk - MARK!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Posted by: Chris | November 19, 2010 10:15 PM
Everybody has a line, and you apparently yours is Chavo vs JTG. Can't say I blame you.
Posted by: Mark K | November 19, 2010 10:17 PM
Even Superstars is better than TNA i am loosing interest in TNA the matches are better and there is less talking and more action in the WWE .
Posted by: ryan | November 19, 2010 10:56 PM
I think Scott was just playing it up as the comedic foil to CM Punk. He is one of the better sports anchors in the NY broadcast news market and is known for being dorky, even a bit hackish at times, but comedic nonetheless (think Mick Foley). Although I don't think his style will mesh with Vince's notorious headset producing, he is no Mike Adamle in that for years he actually did alot of interviews and comedic work with various WWE talent and announcers via the MyNetwork affiliate in NYC.
Posted by: Dan | November 19, 2010 11:49 PM
haha, Punk was BRUTAL!
They might've banned chairshots and blading, but I'd take both over what poor Jeff, er, Steve, er Scott went through.
"How about you do as you're told, and call me Mr. Punk."
"Uh, yes, Mr. Punk." Rough stuff!
Posted by: Jules B. | November 20, 2010 3:23 AM
"By the way, Stanford’s Mean Gene Oklerlund impression was worse than any of the impressions I have done on Ring Posts Xtra. "
I missed it but I have to see it now. It has to be REAL BAD.
Posted by: shawnm | November 20, 2010 11:30 AM
The constant insults and berating of the announcers by each other is really giving the vibe of a hostile work environment to me. God, if these were normal jobs I'd be surprised if there weren't fist fights breakinng out between them. Knida reminds me of how you saw the TNA annoucers acting towards each other a while back. Plus, the constant shots the announcers make towards the superstars in the ring make them seem like a real joke. It detracts from the show to me.
Posted by: Z! | November 22, 2010 3:28 AM