"WWE Superstars" 10-8-09 Talkback (Spoilers)

[The Penguin]

The Legacy was not doing well after Hell in a Cell with Cody Rhodes taken away on a stretcher. Tonight, what kind of shape will his partner Ted DiBiase be in when he faces Evan Bourne?

The replays for Superstars this week are 12 a.m. ET and Sunday at 12 noon ET. Don't have WGN America? Superstars is on Hulu along with ECW and SmackDown.

WWE Superstars #26
Thursday, October 8, 2009 @ 8 p.m. ET/7 CT on WGN America

PARTNERS IN CRYME
Shad & JTG will take on their SmackDown rivals in a tag team match on the next "WWE Superstars." Will Cryme Tyme's street smarts lead them to victory, or will Tyson Kidd & DH Smith prolong The Hart Dynasty's reign?

PAYBACK
That's what Shelton Benjamin will be searching for when he face Sheamus on "WWE Superstars." One week earlier, The Celtic Warrior brutally attacked The Gold Standard on his way to the ring, injuring Benjamin's left shoulder.

WATCH THE SKIES
Advice Ted DiBiase would do well to heed, as he takes on the high-flying Evan Bourne on "WWE Superstars." Will the Legacy member be able to ground his agile opponent, or will "Air" Bourne's impressive maneuvers carry him to victory?

[The Penguin]

Oh please don't tell me we've lost all our Superstars viewers. I'm finding this show to be a good showcase for just wrestling with less story. With the typical three matches, they get a a decent amount of attention.

With what happened to Legacy at Hell in a Cell, it was good to leave both Rhodes & DiBiase off of RAW, but it was also good to have Ted DiBiase appear on Thursday, officially address what happened to Cody and of course Teddy's dedication was very heartfelt. I liked his match with Bourne and this was a good way to kick off the show and offer Superstars a stronger connection to the PPV that just ended.

Pepperoni pizza and butter cream frosting?! I hope Michelle doesn't eat those both at the same time.

I love the growing intensity of the Sheamus-Benjamin feud. The Celtic Warrior's Irish temper got the better of him here, but these two aren't done yet.

I liked the Zeke & Kozlov/Regal video. It kind of documented current events in addition to filling the time these videos are supposed to do.

The Hart Dynasty interview was a good move for them and for this feud. It actually renewed my interest in it and the Harts need to be better established if people are going to care about them. They've gotten about all the mileage they can get out of just being next in the line of Harts, now they need to establish who they are as individuals and as a team.

That being said, I actually really liked the match even though we have seen it before. When it looked like we were going to get the Hart Attack again I was really excited and then the valets started getting in the way. This may set us up for another six-person tag, but I feel like we're going somewhere now rather than just seeing the same match over and over again.

[Condiment King]

Oh please don't tell me we've lost all our Superstars viewers. I'm finding this show to be a good showcase for just wrestling with less story. With the typical three matches, they get a a decent amount of attention.

I haven't watched Superstars during its initial airing in a few weeks because of the debut of NBC Thursdays or something else. Thursday at 8 p.m. is just a really bad time. I'll pick Community and Parks and Recreation over it every time.

That being said, I try to go back and watch it on Friday before or after Smackdown. Speaking of which, how come I can go on Hulu on Friday afternoon and watch like the entire NBC Thursday lineup from the night before, yet WWE Superstars isn't up yet? I think they post the WWE programs "within four days" of the airing, which is really annoying. I guess they don't want to eliminate the incentive of watching the re-airs, but if that's the reason, I'd support eliminating the re-airs. Moving the late re-air from 11 p.m. to 12 p.m. is extremely inconvenient.

Anyway as for the actual show, I had mixed feelings about it. I really liked the Ted Dibiase vs Evan Bourne match, as it put over Dibiase strong. If that was the actual reaction to Dibiase's promo and it wasn't sweetened, then that was a helluva reaction. (Then again, later in the show the Harts got a bizarrely strong reaction to their promo, which I think was greatly sweetened.) Bourne loses again, but Dibiase and Rhodes are rising.

Sheamus vs Benjamin. It does continue the storyline, and it made sense, but I question putting the first meeting between these two on Superstars after all the ECW build.

Harts vs Cryme Tyme. I have to admit that I didn't have the same feeling as you Penguin about us finally going somewhere. When I saw the advertisement that this would be the main event, I was a little flabbergasted. I couldn't believe we were seeing this again. I get the impression that they have nothing for these teams so they keep feuding them even if it's long since been exhausted. I really feel like they should pair the Harts with CM Punk, since they both come off as traditionalists and people who push the status quo. Punk could use a posse.

[The Penguin]

I haven't watched Superstars during its initial airing in a few weeks because of the debut of NBC Thursdays or something else. Thursday at 8 p.m. is just a really bad time. I'll pick Community and Parks and Recreation over it every time.

I understand, I have actually been watching the Thursday/Friday replay since the new TV season started as Thursday at 8 is a bad time. I'm fortunate to be in the Central Time Zone where the replay is at the earlier time of 11 and convince myself I'm going to bed right after.

Speaking of which, how come I can go on Hulu on Friday afternoon and watch like the entire NBC Thursday lineup from the night before, yet WWE Superstars isn't up yet? I think they post the WWE programs "within four days" of the airing, which is really annoying. I guess they don't want to eliminate the incentive of watching the re-airs, but if that's the reason, I'd support eliminating the re-airs. Moving the late re-air from 11 p.m. to 12 p.m. is extremely inconvenient.

I would rather the repeat had remained at 11 ET so agreed on that. It's not possible to check now, but I believe ECW is on the same "why isn't this up yet?" schedule Superstars is. We'll see if SmackDown is up tomorrow, I think it's all of them.

Sheamus vs Benjamin. It does continue the storyline, and it made sense, but I question putting the first meeting between these two on Superstars after all the ECW build.

I understand your thought, I'm sure it will be used on ECW as a "Hey, you folks should be watching Superstars" message. I will probably throw this out there on some Tuesday too when I think more people will read it, but with no room for other matches on the PPV cards (about ever) I would like to see ECW do a special 90-minute or two-hour episode once every six weeks or so as sort of a Clash of the Champions-type thing. This would give the non-Title feuds (such as Sheamus-Benjamin) something to build to rather than just continuing until they pitter out.

I really feel like they should pair the Harts with CM Punk, since they both come off as traditionalists and people who push the status quo. Punk could use a posse.

I could see that and would support it. Though I have been thinking I'd like see the Harts with all three members of Legacy on a Survivor Series team next month.

[Azrayel]

I wasn't all that into this episode today. Bourne vs Dibiase Jr. was alright to me but you didn't see a lot of Evan Bourne's cool moves untill the end of the match. Don't get me wrong, I think Dibiase is good I just wish I could see an even'y fought battle between these two.

Sheamus vs Benjamin was good, but I want this rivalry to explode already. I want to see which of these two get the upperhand by a clean pinfall.

Hart Dynasty vs Cryme Time I didn't watch because I cannot stand Cryme Time. The annoy me to the point that I don't want to see any of there matches, no matter how good their matches are.