WWE Superstars Report – March 11th, 2010
Report by Richard Trionfo, PWInsider
We start off tonight’s show with the Smackdown brand and your announcers are Matt Striker and Todd Grisham.
Match Number One: Dolph Ziggler versus Shelton Benjamin
Ziggler with kicks and punches as the match starts and then he backs Shelton into the corner but Shelton with an Irish whip. Ziggler with the sleeper but Shelton with a snap mare to escape the hold. Ziggler with a drop kick to the knee followed by a leaping leg lariat for a near fall. Ziggler with a kick to the back of the head and then he hits the leaping elbow drop for a near fall. Ziggler with a reverse chin lock but Shelton with elbows and punches. Benjamin with a few clotheslines but he misses the Dragon whip but he does not miss with the Samoan drop and gets a near fall. Benjamin puts Ziggler on the turnbuckles and then we see punches from each man but Benjamin jumps to the buckles but Ziggler pushes him off but Benjamin drops Ziggler on the ropes. Ziggler recovers first and hits the Zig Zag but Benjamin kicks out at two. Ziggler waits for Benjamin to get up and he applies the sleeper. Benjamin tries to get to the ropes but Ziggler applies a body scissors and Benjamin goes out and the referee calls for the bell.
Winner: Dolph Ziggler
We go to commercial.
Match Number Two: Mike Knox versus Goldust
They lock up and Goldust backs Knox into the corner but Knox with a punch while the referee tries to separate them. Knox with kicks in the opposite corner and the referee warns Knox. Goldust with punches but Knox with a drop kick for a near fall. Knox with a kick and snap mare followed by a reverse chin lock. Goldust with the drop down uppercut followed by a clothesline and reverse atomic drop. Goldust gets a near fall after a bulldog. Goldust goes to the turnbuckles and punches Knox but Knox pushes Goldust away. Knox charges at Goldust but Goldust with a power slam for a near fall. Knox misses a pump kick but he hits the cross body for a near fall. Goldust hits the Final Cut for the three count.
Winner: Goldust
It is time for an NXT video package and recap from this week.
We go to commercial.
We are back with a Wrestlemania Recall and it is from Wrestlemania XX and it is the Match that Dave Scherer made Irrelevant between Brock Lesnar and Bill Goldberg.
We are in the second half of the show and it is time for the Raw portion of the show. Your announcers are Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole.
Match Number Three: Santino Marella versus Zack Ryder with Rosa Mendes
They lock up and Santino with a side head lock and take down. Ryder with a side head lock and take down of his own. Ryder with a shoulder tackle but Santino with an arm drag and slam. Santino tries for a monkey flip but Zack holds on to the ropes. Ryder with a clothesline and neck breaker for a near fall. Ryder with a reverse chin lock. Santino with a snap mare but Ryder with a knee. Ryder sends Santino into the turnbuckles. Ryder pie faces Santino but he Hulkas Up. Ryder with punches but Santino with punches of his own. Santino with a forearm and a split followed by the hip toss. Santino sets up the cobra and he hits Ryder in the head. Rosa gets on the apron and that allows Ryder to drop Santino on the top rope and he hits the leg lariat and the Zack Attack for the three count.
Winner: Zack Ryder
We go to commercial.
We are back with the Raw Rebound.
We run through the card for Wrestlemania.
Match Number Four: Montel Vontavious Porter and Christian with Heath Slater versus Chavo Guerrero and Carlito with Michael Tarver
Porter and Chavo start things off and Chavo tries for a kick and so does Porter. They lock up and Chavo with a waist lock. Porter with a standing switch into a side head lock. Porter with a flying forearm for a near fall. Porter with a front face lock and he tags in Christian. Chavo escapes from Porter and tags in Carlito. Christian does some clapping while he waits for Carlito to lock up. Carlito with a kick and side head lock. Christian with a drop kick for a near fall. Christian runs into a knee from Carlito and then Carlito knocks Christian off the apron and he hits the ringside barrier. We go to commercial as Carlito goes to the floor.
We are back and Carlito is working on Christian’s back but Christian gets to his feet and he punches Carlito. Carlito hits the springboard back elbow for a near fall. Carlito with a slam and then he goes to the turnbuckles but he comes off and connects with Christian’s boot. Porter tags in and hits an overhead throw followed by double sledges. He knocks Chavo off the apron and then hits the facebuster before doing the ballin’ elbow. He waits for Carlito to get up but Chavo pulls Carlito out of the ring. Porter with a baseball slide into Chavo and Carlito. Porter goes to the apron and Chavo pulls Porter off while Carlito distracted the referee. Carlito runs Porter’s back into the ringside barrier. They return to the ring and Carlito works on Porter’s back. Carlito with a slam and then he tags in Chavo who hits the slingshot senton before kicking Porter and hitting a Latino uppercut and getting a near fall. Chavo with a kick but Porter blocks a punch and connects with punches of his own. Chavo with a drop toe hold and forearms to the back. Chavo sends Porter into the corner and he punches Porter. Carlito chokes Porter with the tag rope while the referee was not looking. Carlito tags in and Porter takes a swing at Tarver. Carlito and Chavo work over Porter and Tarver holds up his fist to Porter. Carlito and Porter exchange punches and Carlito with a kick but Porter drives Carlito into the mat. Porter tries to make the tag and he succeeds. Chavo tags in too. Christian punches Chavo and Christian with the running forearm. Chavo with a float over but Christian with a back kick and sunset flip from the turnbuckles. Christian with a punch and then he kicks Chavo and hits a back elbow from the turnbuckles. Christian with more clapping and he hits a knee lift on Carlito. Christian tries for another sunset flip from the turnbuckles but Chavo drops down and gets a near fall. Chavo gets two of the three rolling suplexes but Christian with an inverted DDT. Carlito breaks up the cover and then Porter and Carlito go to the floor. Chavo blocks the Killswitch and Chavo hits a jackhammer and goes up top for the frog splash but he misses and Chavo rolls through. Chrstian with the Killswitch for the three count.
Winners: Christian and Montel Vontavious Porter
We go to credits.
