By Ryan Kester

WWE Superstars on WWE.com
Taped earlier in San Jose and Sacramento, California

Jack Korpela and Matt Striker welcomed us to the show while Ted DiBiase and Trent Barreta made their entrances.

Ted DiBiase beat Trent Barreta in 6:01. The two exchanged control several times within the early going, but Ted ultimately gained the momentum when he countered Trent's missile dropkick with a standing dropkick. Cody Rhodes was shown watching the match backstage.

Barreta tried to steal the win with a quick roll-up only to eat a clothesline from DiBiase. Ted then locked in a chinlock that Barreta quickly battled out of. DiBiase then hit a stall suplex before going back to the rest hold.

Once again, Barreta battled out, but this time he kept control with an enziguri, quickly followed by the Gobstopper knee. DiBiase rolled to the floor, and Barreta followed with a taker-like dive over the top rope.

Back in the ring, Barreta went for his version of Whisper in the Wind, but got cut off by Ted, who immediately capitalized with Dream Street for the win… [C]

Ryan's Rant: Barreta continues to impress me. His mover set flows so well from early chain wrestling all the way up to his Dudebuster DDT. DiBiase, on the other hand, not so much. He really doesn't do anything for me, and he really needs to be allowed to turn into a babyface if his career has any hopes of growth. If they wan to keep him heel, he needs an entire character overhaul as his current gimmick has been buried so far that it's suffered irreparable damage. Oh, and Dream Street suffers from the same problem Christian's Killswitch does, the setup exposes the move and really lets the air out of what could be a hot end to match. If they ever revamp his character, that finisher needs to be left behind.

2. Alicia Fox defeated Tamina in 3:52. Tamina toyed around with Alicia in the early parts of the match. Alicia was unable to get any offense in whatsoever.

Tamina worked a pattern of hitting a huge move, locking in a rest hold, hitting another big move, and repeat. Alicia finally broke the pattern after hitting Tamina with a dropkick. She hit several moves off the ropes in a row before Tamina grabbed her for a Samoan Drop. Alicia battled out, however, and hit her scissor kick for the win. Jack Korpela called the move Watch-Yo Face. I hope that does not stick…. [C]

Ryan's Rant: I am really excited about the Divas division and the new storylines they have on the main shows. Unfortunately, the Diva revival hasn't made it to Superstars yet, and we got another throwaway match.

3. Brodus Clay Squashed Aaron James in 1:44. Brodus came out with new ring gear. Brodus's victim is A.J. from Tough Enough.

Brodus chopped the small Aaron James down to size and dragged him over to the apron. He smashed his head several times and continued to chock the back of the kid's neck.

Back in the ring, Brodus had James beat after a powerslam, but he lifted James up to break the pin. Brodus hit a big splash in the corner quickly followed by his new running cross body finisher for the 1-2-3… [C]

Ryan's Rant: I love that new finisher for Brodus. It looks positively painful to have a man that size hit that move that fast. It's nice to see A.J. back on WWE television, but I doubt he'll be around for anything other than this squash.

4. Michael McGillicutty and David Otunga defeated Santino Marella and Evan Bourne in 11:44. Otunga and Santino started the match. Otunga took control while Santino did some comedy antics. Santino eventually gained control and the faces worked some rapid tags to keep Otunga at bay.

Otunga finally got the tag to McGillicutty and the heels took their turn wearing down their opponent. They worked over Bourne with a double-team move as the show went to commercial… [C]

Back from the break, Santino missed his headbutt and immediately began taking punishment from the heel team. Otunga and McGillicutty hit their Slingblade maneuver on Santino to continue their assault.

Eventually, Santino broke free and got the hot tag to Bourne. Bourne took out McGillicutty with a head scissors and kicked Otunga off of the apron. He rolled McGillicutty up but Otunga broke the pin. Bourne blasted Otunga and set up for AirBourne but McGillicutty dragged Otunga out of the ring. Bourne jumped on both heels.

Back in the ring, Santino hit the Cobra, complete with stupid sock puppet, on Otunga, but turned around to eat the McGillicutter from McGillicutty for the win.

Ryan's Rant: Good main event and great tag match. Santino's act is very played out for this viewer, but he gets a great reaction from the live crowd so more power to him. Otunga and McGillicutty continue to shine together, and they look like the most legitimate tag team champions WWE has produced in some time. Overall, this was good. The Divas match was forgettable, but the rest of the matches were entertaining.

I will be on a much-needed vacation next week, but I will be back on the one that follows that. I will see you all then.

If you have any questions or comments, or just wish to talk with a fellow wrestling fan about whatever, then feel free to email me at ryan.kester@gmail.com, or follow me on Twitter at @TheRyanKester. Have a great weekend.

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