411's WWE Superstars Report 07.02.09

Posted by Rob McNew on 07.02.2009

Edge takes on CM Punk in the main event, but can Punk's "injured eye" hold up?



-Hosted by Michael Cole, Jerry "The King" Lawler, Josh Mathews, Matt Striker, Todd Grisham, & Jim Ross

Santino Marella vs. The Brian Kendrick
Santino, who is once again all alone on Raw after his "sister" was fired, gets a HUGE Santino chant from the very hot live crowd. Kendrick takes control with a knee lift, but a snap mare attempt is countered. Santino grabs a pair of side headlock takeovers, but Kendrick breaks by getting his foot on the bottom rope. Santino goes for a few right hands, but he stops to jaw at someone and gets a knee. Santino gets thrown over the top, but attempts to skin the cat. Kendrick catches him there and takes control with a series of kicks. Kendrick continues to work the leg, and then delivers a low dropkick. Kendrick smacks Santino around telling him he's pathetic, but Santino hulks up screaming NO YOU MAKE ME SO MAD! Santino delivers a series of rights but charges into a boot for two when Santino reaches the bottom rope. Santino goes for a rollup, but it is blocked by Kendrick. Kendrick goes for the cover, but Santino reverses into a sunset flip for the pin at 4:08. Afterward Santino offers a handshake after a hilarious celebration, but gets rebuffed. God bless Santino. The match wasn't much, but Santino can make anything entertaining.
Winner: Santino Marella (Pinfall-Sunset Flip *3/4)

Charlie Haas vs. John Morrison
Haas gets a cheap shot elbow after they fight into the ropes to take the early edge. Morrison comes backs with a pair of beautiful armdrags, and a dropkick sends Charlie to the floor. JoMo delivers a dropkick through the ropes, and heads back outside. Haas comes back to take Morrison legs out from under him landing him face first on the ringsteps. Haas comes back inside with a pair of kicks to the ribs for two, and then locks in a bodyscissors. Morrison comes out of that with a series of forearms, and then a spin kick. Morrison hits a pele kick, and then a dropkick. Running boot to the face by Morrison, and then a modified swinging neckbreaker connects. Starship pain finishes for Morrison at 3:03. Glorified squash, but this was about as good as you can squeeze into three minutes.
Winner: John Morrison (Pinfall-Starship Pain **)

Zack Ryder vs. Tyler Reks
I get about the worst guilty pleasure ever out of Ryder's entire gimmick. The music, the outfit, the goofy persona. He plays the stereotypical douchebag to perfection. Reks gets the most generic surfer music you've ever heard. Ryder pushes Reks into the corner, and then grabs a side headlock. Shoulderblock from Ryder, but Reks comes right back with a flap jack. Ryder returns the favor with a clothesline on the top rope, and then drives Reks into the top buckle. Ryder grabs a side headlock, and then goes for a back suplex. Reks counters flipping out and hitting a reverse neckbreaker. Ryder gets a faceplant by Reks for a two count, but comes right back with a chin buster. Zack attack hits for Ryder and that finishes at 2:33. I'm shocked at that outcome, but in a good way. I figured the new guy would go over. Zack Ryder, the new face of ECW? Woo Woo Woo, you know it!
Winner: Zack Ryder (Pinfall-Zack Attack *)

-Recap of the Punk/Hardy match from The Bash, and the controversial finish.

CM Punk vs. Edge
How's this for a "D Show" main event? Punk is still subtly selling the eye which goes to show just how awesome the man is. Punk attacks with a flurry of kicks, and delivers a forearm to Edge. Knee to the gut from Punk gets a one count, and from there he locks in a body scissor. Punk delivers a few knees to the mid section, but Edge comes back with a rollup for two. Punk comes back with a right hand, and a kick for a two count. Edge regains control with a forearm, but Punk is back with a backdrop sending Edge to the apron. Punk delivers a baseball slide sending Edge to the floor, and Punk is outside after him firing him right back in. Punk charges at Edge, but runs into the boot of Edge which goes to the injured eye. The ref checks on the injury as we head to break. Back from commercial with Edge in control. Punk is right back with another flurry of kicks, but runs into a flapjack from Edge for a two count. Edge delivers a kick to the back, and drops a knee on the lower back. Edge grabs a double arm chicken wing, but Punk gets an arm free and elbows out. Edge hits the ropes running into a spinning heel kick from Punk. Enzaguri connects for Punk getting a two count, and that is followed by an elbow. Punk goes for a double underhook, but Edge counters into the Edgecution DDT for two. Edge sets up for the spear, but Punk catches him with a spinning neckbreaker for two. Punk springboards off the top, but misses and Edge again goes for the spear. This time Punk catches him with a powerslam for two. Punk hits the running knee in the corner, and goes for the bulldog. That is countered by Edge, but Punk answers with a GTS attempt. Edge slides down the back, and rakes the eyes. Punk crawls to the corner holding his eye, and tells the ref he can't continue at 11:06. Bullshit ending, but I love it given what they are doing with Punk. Just tremendous build towards his eventual heel turn. The ring announcer calls it a forfeit, but I'm pretty sure it's a submission.
Winner: Edge (Submission-Eye Injury **1/2)

-Josh Mathews asks Punk after the match if he would have forfeited if this were a title match, and he responds by saying he can't wrestle if he can't see. He says when its better he'll give Edge a rematch. Great stuff.

-That's all this week. Another solid outing from Superstars.