By Ryan Kester

Superstars on WWE.com
Taped earlier in London, England.

1. Jinder Mahal vs. Yoshi Tatsu. Tatsu took the early advantage with a series of flying kicks, chops, and dives.

His momentum was cut off when Mahal caught him in the ring apron. Mahal began his neck-focused move set and the crowd clapped for Tatsu. Tatsu managed a few hope spots but Mahal utilized chokes to maintain the advantage.

Tatsu eventually made his comeback and hit a rolling snapmare into a running elbow and he set up for his Buzzsaw kick. Mahal ducked, hit a high knee to the back of Tatsu's head, and locked in the camel clutch for the quick submission victory…

Jinder Mahal defeated Yoshi Tatsu in 4:29.

Ryan's Rant: Solid opening match, but I wish they'd back off of the high knees from Mahal. They just don't look like they have enough impact to warrant the amount of selling his opponents have to do for them. Other than that minor gripe, they wrestled well and pit in a good sub-five minute match.

[C] Josh Matthews set up the replay of Brock Lesnar's excellent video package from Monday Night Raw…

Matt Striker spoke briefly about the brock Lesnar vs. John Cena Extreme Rules match as Kelly Kelly made her entrance…

[C] 2. Kelly Kelly vs. Eve. Hoeski chants rang through the arena and Kelly Kelly encouraged the crowd. Eve went on the offense early but quickly got locked in Kelly's hanging choke before getting dropkicked to the floor. Kelly Kelly rolled Eve back in the ring and hit a flying cross body for a near fall.

Kelly mounted Eve and began punching her in the corner, but Eve shoved her rather unceremoniously to the mat. Eve took her turn on offense and locked in a hanging choke of her own that elicited a "Yes!" chant from the crowd.

Kelly went for a roll-up to put Eve away, but Eve managed to kick out. Eve dragged Kelly around the ring and locked in a rest hold. Eve went for a running senton but Kelly got her legs up. Kelly went through her move set, but Eve managed to roll Kelly up and put her feet on the ropes for the added leverage need to get the pin…

Eve defeated Kelly Kelly in 5:18.

Ryan's Rant: That was one of the better Kelly Kelly matches I have seen in a while. They had a few back and forth spots and Eve, for better or worse, is able to get as much of a rise out of the crowd as Kelly is with her antics. There wasn't even anything especially different about this match than a standard WWE women's match, but having two women the crowd at least somewhat cares about made for a better atmosphere which made for a better match.

[C] This week's Raw Rebound focused on Chris Jericho's continued harassment of CM Punk…

[C] 3. R-Truth vs. Jack Swagger. Swagger out-wrestled Truth in the early going. Swagger started mocking the crowd at one point, and Truth took advantage and went on the offense.

Truth quickly locked in a rest hold, but Swagger fought out. The two men traded a few moves but Truth locked in the rest hold again. Swagger again fought out and this time managed to hit Truth with a running leg drop.

Swagger locked in his own rest hold and truth reached for the crowd as he got back to his feet. Truth attempted to clothesline swagger over the ropes but Swagger pulled the top rope down and Truth tumbled to the floor…

[C] Back from the break, Swagger continued to attack Truth. Truth had a brief hope spot with a wheelbarrow attempt that Swagger turned into a German suplex. Swagger locked in a rest hold and truth was again reached for the crowd as he attempted to get back into the match.

Truth had a few more hope spots but Swagger continued to stay on top of him and maintained the advantage. The crowd had dueling "Let’s Go Swagger, Swagger Sucks" chants. Eventually, Truth hit a tornado DDT for a near fall.

Truth finally found his rhythm and ran through his move set. Swagger hit a powerslam and got a near fall. Truth played possum in the corner while swagger ran for the swagger Bomb, but Truth put his foot up and followed with Little Jimmy for the 1-2-3.

R-Truth defeated Jack Swagger in 12:13.

Ryan's Rant: That match went to the rest hold well a few too many times for my liking, but I enjoyed seeing Swagger get the chance to play the beast that he can be. He has a great legitimate wrestling style to him and he has the size to make his maneuvers look convincingly painful. WWE could easily be doing more with him. Be that as it may, this was a fun match on a very solid edition of Superstars. None of the matches were particularly groundbreaker or breathtaking, but everyone on the card today put some extra effort in for the live London crowd, and it made for an enjoyable show to watch.

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