Tonight on WGN we’ve got some hot mixed tag action featuring two champions and John Morrison’s continuing battle against the Hart Dynasty. We know you might be watching pre-season football but you’ll wish you had watched WWE Superstars instead!
John Morrison vs David Hart Smith (with Natalya): I’m kind of surprised this wasn’t in the main event slot. JR and Todd welcome us to the show and let us know that the main event for Smackdown tomorrow night will be John Morrison vs CM Punk. I’ve really enjoyed the recent matches between Morrison and Kidd so let’s see what Bulldog Jr brings to the proceedings. Smith takes control using his size advantage to start working the arm. After a reversal sequence from John, Smith drops working the arm and retakes control with more brawler based offense. Morrison makes another brief comeback but DH rolls out of the ring to take a break. John climbs the ropes to attempt some aerial offense but Natalya stands in the way and we take a commercial break.
A nice reversal sequence greats us as we return but Smith takes control following the spot with a strong back elbow and clothesline combo. A fight in the corner leads to DH hitting a superplex but it takes too much out of him to capitalize quickly enough for a 3 count. Morrison gets a comeback rolling with his handstand kick and a standing moonsault The back and forth action continues as do the reversals until John looks to have Smith set-up for the Starship Pain but DH is up quickly looking to turn it into a german suplex attempt. But John slips out of it during the throw and lands another kick to set-up another Starship Pain attempt which connects for the pinfall victory. Not as good as the Kidd/Morrison matches have been but still solid and entertaining.
We get another “Ask the Divas†segment and a Punk/Hardy TLC promo for Summer Slam before hitting another commercial break.
Sheamus vs Goldust: I have no idea who Sheamus is but we’re told that he holds 2 victories over Goldust in this red hot feud from ECW on SyFy. I’ll bet Kevin’s ECW Recap’s can fill me in on what I’ve been missing. According to Josh and Matt, the “Celtic Warrior†is undefeated since his WWE debut. We get some pushing and shoving to start which Sheamus gets the better of, but he loses control quickly after trying to take the action into the corner. Goldust commences to stomping on the young lad a bit, but Sheamus escapes outside the ring and we do the same to a commercial break.
We return to Sheamus in control of the match and are shown that he gained that advantage with the help of the ring steps. The offense both inside and outside of the ring since we’ve returned from the break has been all Sheamus. But with the crowd behind him, Goldie makes the comeback using the trademarked Rhodes family offense. A double big boot spot leads to both men being down on the matt as they both rise, Goldie rolls up the youngster and he gets the pinfall out of nowhere. I’d guess that viewers of ECW have not seen the last of this match-up and hopefully they’ll be treated to better versions of it than this dull affair.
Our Superstar spotlight video of the week is dedicated to Kane and we are treated to a Raw Rebound featuring the nice RKO/FU that Orton and Cena hit on Jericho but sadly not HBK superkicking that little girl.
US Champion Kofi Kingston & Divas Champion Mickie James vs Carlito & Rosa Mendes: The Divas try to get things started before the bell with a little cat-fight action but for some reason the guys break it up. Carlito officially starts the match off against Kofi and after a couple of roll up attempts by Kingston; he takes control by manhandling the US Champ. We get a couple of rope running sequences that Kofi gets the better of with a high flying kick but before he can hit his gyrating legdrop, Carlito bails out and tags in Rosa. This of course means that both women must come into the match. Mickie comes in full of energy and fire but surprisingly Rosa also gets her licks in during a couple of sloppy sequences.
After a double KO spot in the corner, Rosa makes the tag first but under these rules doesn’t really help her team as Kofi flies in from the top rope onto Carlito as he enters. Kingston is quickly in control and finally gets to hit his legdrop for a near fall. A battle on the top rope leads to Kingston hitting a cross body from the top for another two count. After a bit of a Diva-distraction, Carlito is laid out in the corner and Kofi looks to hit the big splash but he moves. Kofi safely lands on his feet on the turnbuckle but before he can follow up, Carlito hits him with the Backstabber from the top and gets the pinfall victory for his team! Not a great match and I dislike those mixed tag rules but it had a hot finish thanks to the guys involved.
