WWE Superstars Thread

[rzombie1988]

I reviewed Superstars here:
http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/wwe-superstars-7122013-results-and.html

Superstars 7/12/13 had:
Darren Young vs Justin Gabriel
Antonio Cesaro vs Zack Ryder

Overall thoughts: Good show with both matches being good. Cesaro/Ryder was the highlight and both up a pretty good performance for it. I think this one is worth a look.

Some shots from the show:

[Isaacduke]

Full of questions after reading that show breakdown:

A) has Dawson worked for the WWE/been Superstars commentator long? Not familiar with the dude...

was the R-Truth commentary a onetime deal, or has he been on Superstars doing this long?

C) Why not throw Young a bone and give him the win to give the PTP a little shine? Gabriel isn't going up the card anytime soon...

[Domino_Not_Deuce]

In years ahead, Main Event and Superstars (and to an extent Saturday Morning Slam, if it continues) will make for awesome compilation material.

 

Cesaro has been on an absolute roll this year, getting really good matches out of a slew of uninteresting guys. As much as I'd rather not see him teaming with Swagger, I'd be down with them getting a good Tag Title reign when The Shield drop them.

[DreamBroken]

A) has Dawson worked for the WWE/been Superstars commentator long? Not familiar with the dude... was the R-Truth commentary a onetime deal, or has he been on Superstars doing this long?C) Why not throw Young a bone and give him the win to give the PTP a little shine? Gabriel isn't going up the card anytime soon...

 

Dawson's been on there since around January of this year. Truth on commentary was a first, they had Alex Riley on the last 2 weeks as they are replacing the recently released Matt Striker. Now Riley's been moved to NXT commentary so maybe they're testing out others each week or just switching it up like they do on Main Event.

[rzombie1988]

I reviewed Superstars 7/19/13 here:
http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/wwe-superstars-7192013-results-and.html

The show had THREE matches featuring:
Tons of Funk vs The Prime Time Players
The Brooklyn Brawler vs Ryback
The Miz vs Heath Slater

Some shots from the show:

[Big Rob]

Loved seeing the Brawler on Superstars this week, particularly him getting a bunch of strikes in on Ryback. Everything else was just there, but that match was worth the couple of minutes of my time.

[rzombie1988]

I reviewed this week's Superstars here:
http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/07/wwe-superstars-7262013-results-and.html

Overall thoughts: Good show with two good matches! I thought this was a fun show.

Some shots from the show:

[Big Rob]

Dunno what's gotten in to R-Truth, but I dug his match with Drew McIntyre on this week's Superstars. It wasn't given as much time as his really good Main Event match with Wade Barrett, but he still put in a grand effort. It's like he's realised he's getting on a bit now and needs to bust his arse.

[rzombie1988]

Dunno what's gotten in to R-Truth, but I dug his match with Drew McIntyre on this week's Superstars. It wasn't given as much time as his really good Main Event match with Wade Barrett, but he still put in a grand effort. It's like he's realised he's getting on a bit now and needs to bust his arse.

I really liked their match. Truth sold well and McIntyre really is one of the better workers on the roster, but he's probably ruined with his gimmick.

[rzombie1988]

Superstars 8/2/2013 had:
R-Truth vs Drew McIntyre
Sin Cara vs Curt Hawkins

I reviewed the show here: http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/wwe-superstars-822013-results-and-review.html

Overall thoughts: They had two good matches here and that's really about all you can ask out of Superstars. As always, this wasn't must see but the two matches were fine and worth my time.

Some shots from the show:

[rzombie1988]

I reviewed this week's Superstars here:
http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/wwe-superstars-892013-results-and-review.html

Overall thoughts: Well, one match was good and the other wasn't and really, no Superstars is must see, so I wouldn't really recommend it. But, the tag was fine and if you like the PTP's, you will like their match.

Some shots rom the show:



 

[Lazlo Woodbine]

Zack Ryder's at the last-gasp hairstyling stage now. It's pretty well set and it's hiding the receding hairline. I feel your pain bro.

 

Match was fun too. Though I'm sick of Alex Rileys voice already.

[rzombie1988]

I reviewed Superstars 8/17/13 here:
http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/wwe-superstars-8172013-results-and.html

The card is:
Dolph Ziggler and Kofi Kingston vs The Prime Time Players
Heath Slater vs Zack Ryder

Overall thoughts: This was fine. Nothing great here but it was a decent 20 minutes or so of wrestling.

Some shots from the show:

[rzombie1988]

Superstars 8/22/13 had:
Christian vs Big E
JTG vs Kofi Kingston

I reviewed the show here: http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/wwe-superstars-8222013-results-and.html

Overall thoughts: I have no problems with this show. Christian/Big E was fun and JTG/Kofi was okay.

Some shots from the show:

[JonnyLaw]

It is kind of amazing JTG has avoided getting released for so long, while not really appearing on any shows, even NXT.

[rzombie1988]

It is kind of amazing JTG has avoided getting released for so long, while not really appearing on any shows, even NXT.

He's one of the lucky ones a long with Curt Hawkins and Ted Jr.

[DylanWaco]

Rob just curious what would you say the best five Superstars matches this year have been?  I have watched Superstars on and off this year and want to know if I have missed anything of note

[Domino_Not_Deuce]

 

It is kind of amazing JTG has avoided getting released for so long, while not really appearing on any shows, even NXT.

He's one of the lucky ones a long with Curt Hawkins and Ted Jr.

 

 

Those guys strike me as 3 that Vince has forgot he even has signed.

[rzombie1988]

Rob just curious what would you say the best five Superstars matches this year have been?  I have watched Superstars on and off this year and want to know if I have missed anything of note

These are what made my MOTY list(through July as August isn't over):

The Uso's vs The Prime Time Players - WWE Superstars 1/4/2013 - Rating:***1/4

Drew McIntyre vs Sin Cara - WWE Superstars 2/22/2013 - Rating:***

The Funkadactyl's vs Alicia Fox and Natalya - WWE Superstars 2/22/2013 - Rating:***1/2

Antonio Cesaro vs Zack Ryder - WWE Superstars 3/22/2013 - Rating:***1/2

Primo vs Kofi Kingston - WWE Superstars 3/29/2013 - Rating:***1/4

Tamina Snuka vs Natalya - WWE Superstars 4/20/2013 - Rating:***

Jimmy Uso vs Michael McGillicutty - WWE Superstars 4/26/2013 - Rating:***

Ted Dibiase Jr. vs Michael McGillicutty - WWE Superstars 5/11/2013 - Rating:***1/4

Cody Rhodes vs Justin Gabriel - WWE Superstars 5/11/2013 - Rating:***1/4

Sin Cara and Justin Gabriel vs The Prime Time Players - WWE Superstars 5/30/2013 - Rating:***

Miz vs Wade Barrett - WWE Superstars 6/28/13 - Rating:***1/4

Naomi vs Natalya - WWE Superstars 7/5/2013 - Rating:***

Zack Ryder vs Antonio Cesaro - WWE Superstars 7/12/2013- Rating:***

The Uso's vs 3MB - WWE Superstars 7/26/2013 - Rating:***

Alicia Fox vs Layla - WWE Superstars 7/26/2013 - Rating:***

 

It hasn't been a great year for Superstars with their being basically 2 ***+ matches a month. There's just only so much you can do with 20 minutes of allotted match time. There was also a lot of Khali and Tons of Shit. I really recommend checking out the 5/11 edition though as that instantly sprung to mind and multiple people really enjoyed it. Please keep in mind though that I tend to remember that stuff that wasn't as far back and enjoy the diva's more than most people do.

 

Top 5 maybe are:

1. Gabriel vs Rhodes 5/11 - http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/wwe-superstars-5112013-results-and_11.html

2. Miz vs Wade Barrett 6/28 - http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/06/wwe-superstars-6282013-results-and.html

3. Ryder vs Cesaro 3/22 - http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/03/wwe-superstars-3222013-review.html

4. Funkadactyl's vs Fox/Natalya 2/23 - Again, I tend to enjoy the diva's more than most people. - http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/02/wwe-superstars-2232013-review.html

5. Ted Jr vs Michael McGillicutty 5/11 - http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/05/wwe-superstars-5112013-results-and_11.html

[DylanWaco]

Thanks for this I really do appreciate.  I've seen maybe half of those, but I will definitely try and catch up on the other half

[rzombie1988]

Thanks for this I really do appreciate.  I've seen maybe half of those, but I will definitely try and catch up on the other half

No problem.

[rzombie1988]

I reviewed this week's Superstars here:
http://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2013/08/wwe-superstars-8202013-results-and.html

Overall thoughts: Great show as they went 2 for 2 here. This may have been the best Superstars I ever reviewed. This is highly recommend and Antonio Cesaro vs Dolph Ziggler was great.

Some shots from the show:

[DylanWaco]

I didn't love Dolph v. Cesaro but it was a good match and Cesaro probably got more out of Dolph the babyface than anyone else has.  The finish was insane both in terms of who won and how.

 

Opener was a lot of fun too

[Patrick B.]

Superstars is usually good but not "go out of my way to see it" good...but I really liked Cesaro-Ziggler, yup.

[Patrick B.]

I guess I'll be the one to note that, as it relates to Cesaro, Ziggler < Darren Young.