Superstars Recap 06.25.09

On the 6/25/09 episode of WWE Superstars a Triple Threat United States Championship match headlined the show as Kofi Kingston defended his title against MVP and Matt Hardy. In the opening match, Jack Swagger and Evan Bourne of the ECW faced off.

Evan Bourne vs. Jack Swagger

Swagger looked to prepare himself for this Sunday's Championship Scramble, but he had high-flyer Evan Bourne tonight. Late in the match, Swagger had control after throwing Bourne halfway across the ring with an overhead suplex. Swagger went for the Gutwrench Powerbomb with Bourne able to counter it, using a headscissors from mid-air. Bourne tried to follow it with his Shooting Starpress but Swagger moved away. Swagger got up and clotheslined Bourne down hard to the mat, then finished with the Gutwrench Powerbomb to win it.

Winner: Jack Swagger wins via pinfall over Evan Bourne.

Jimmy Wang Yang vs. Dolph Ziggler

Ziggler cut a promo on the mic prior to the match talking about his "perfection" and how he left divas on Smackdown speechless. Ziggler also promised to defeat the Great Khali on Sunday at The Bash. Early on Ziggler worked to keep Yang down to the mat in a headlock. Yang made a comeback in the match, and was able to hit Ziggler with a roundhouse kick. Eventually, Yang went to the corner for a high-risk maneuver, bu Ziggler knocked him down, then got his finisher a "leaping reverse DDT" to win it.

Winner: Dolph Ziggler wins via pinfall over Jimmy Wang Yang.

MVP vs. Matt Hardy vs. Kofi Kingston
Triple Threat US Championship Match

Early on in this one, Kofi and MVP traded shots on MVP, then double-suplexed him down. The two started to discuss tossing Hardy out of the ring so they could fight, but Hardy was up to shove them into each other. The action became more intense as the match moved towards its conclusion. Kofi ran into a big boot from MVP in the corner, but then Matt Hardy hit the Twist of Fate on MVP. MVP kicked out barely before 3, Hardy went for a Twist of Fate on Kofi, but Kofi blocked it and hit Trouble in Paradise to win it.

Winner: Kofi Kingston wins via pinfall over Matt Hardy to retain the United States Championship.