Dot Net reader Travis Beaven attended the WWE Smackdown taping in Seattle, Wash. on Tuesday and passed along the following report on the matches taped for WWE Superstars.

1. Dolph Ziggler beat Shelton Benjamin at 5:03. Dolph was met with an "oh no" from the crowd. "You're not Dolph" pop from the crowd for Shelton. Back and forth match; standard spots. It's strange; both men tried but neither could draw much attention. Ziggler is far crisper than he was this time last year.

We started to contemplate during the match how great it would be if the ref just said "screw it" and beat down both wrestlers. There's an idea for you, Russo. Benjamin hit a body drop while Ziggler was twisted; it came off odd and seemed to bother Ziggler's shoulder. This slowed down the pace immediately. Ziggler then locked in a submission for the win. The crowd was not paying attention and there was dead silence after the bell as people tried to figure out what went on. Really odd end.

2. Goldust beat Mike Knox at 2:47. Dammit! WWE took our Zach Galifianakis poster; is there any better poster for a Mike Knox match? Ugh. It's interesting that if you go to a WWE event and are trying to get photos, Mike Knox just stands completely still. You can shoot him for hours. The match is pretty much all Goldust with brief flurries of Knox power splashes, punch, kick, etc. Knox is basically absorb, absorb, hit punch, stroke beard, stand still, absorb more punishment. Goldust gets the pin and win.

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