WWE Superstars Recap 07.30.09

On the 7/30/09 episode of WWE Superstars, fans were treated to another three exciting matches featuring stars from Raw, ECW & Smackdown. John Morrison took on one half of the Hart Dynasty, exciting new superstar Yoshi Tatsu took on veteran William Regal in an ECW clash, and the main event featured WWE champion Randy Orton fighting Primo Colon. Let's check the match recaps and results...

John Morrison vs. Tyson Kidd

Morrison continued to prepare for his upcoming World Heavyweight Title fight, tonight facing Tyson Kidd from Hart Dynasty. Kidd had Natalya and DH Smith at ringside with him. Morrison was sent to the outside early in the match, allowing Kidd to distract the ref while Smith got a shot or two in on the Shaman of Sexy. After a commercial break, Kidd had Morrison in a submission hold which Morrison soon fought out of with a backdrop. Morrison managed to knock Kidd to the outside of the ring and was ready to jump over the ropes, but Smith and Natalya stood in front of Kidd. The ref soon decided to toss Smith and Natalya from ringside, making it a fair one on one battle.

Back in the ring, Morrison and Kidd exchanged offense and pinfall attempts. Morrison was able to escape Kidd's pinfall and eventually kicked Kidd in the face. From there, Morrison hesitated in the corner, then hit his finisher Starship Pain for the pinfall victory. As Morrison celebrated the win, Jim Ross hyped up Morrison's big World Championship match against Jeff Hardy for Friday's Smackdown.

Winner: John Morrison wins via pinfall over Tyson Kidd.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. William Regal

Coming into this ECW matchup, Yoshi already owned 1 victory over Regal in his young WWE career. Yoshi is part of ECW's Superstar Initiative along with guys like Tyler Reks.

The match went to the outside in the early stages, where Regal tossed Yoshi hard into the apron. Yoshi ws able to beat the ref's countout at 6, but in the ring he was stomped on by Regal. Yoshi got caught in Regal's sleeperhold attempt, but escaped and was able to kick at Regal. Despite Regal hitting a brainbuster on Yoshi, the young superstar hit a spin kick on Regal. Yoshi also hammered away at Regal in the corner until Regal pushed him off. As Yoshi was still collecting himself, Regal was able to connect with his running knee move to finish Yoshi off in under 5 minutes.

Winner: William Regal wins via pinfall over Yoshi Tatsu.

Primo Colon vs. Randy Orton

In a non-title bout, Primo took on the WWE Champion Randy Orton. Prior to this match, Orton was interviewed by Josh Matthews backstage and told John Cena to watch how he picks apart Primo tonight so he knows what's in store for him at Summerslam.

After the two had exchanged early offense a commercial break returned to the action with Orton stomping away on Primo on the mat. Orton continued punishing Primo until Primo got him with a Russian legsweep. Primo started gaining some momentum after using some fast paced offense including a missile dropkick from the corner for a 2 count. Primo tried to perform a splash move on Orton who moved out of the way. With Primo down Orton started stalking his prey, and then hit the RKO as Primo got up stunned. Orton with the pinfall victory and the confident win as he begins the path towards Summerslam 09'.

Winner: Randy Orton wins via pinfall over Primo Colon.