WWE Superstars Recap 12.17.09

WWE Superstars recap 12.17.09

Superstars opened with Smackdown's commentary team of Matt Striker and Todd Grisham for the opening match.

Cryme Tyme vs. Dolph Ziggler & Mike Knox

For a while, the heels dominated Shad. Knox grounded the big man, then made tags to Ziggler to continue to wear him down. Eventually, Ziggler and Shad were both down. Each man dove and made the tag to their partners, Knox and JTG.

In the closing moments, JTG had the pinfall on Knox. Ziggler rushed in to kick JTG and break up the pin. Shad rushed over and slammed Ziggler to the mat, then kicked him out under the ropes. Knox went over and clotheslined Shad out of the ring. He turned to charge at JTG in the corner. JTG ducked it, then came running back to jump and do his finisher, the Shout-Out necktie drop, on Knox for the pin.

Winners: Cryme Tyme wins via pinfall over Dolph Ziggler & Mike Knox.

There was no "Ask the Divas" segment this week, but instead a look at the trailer for The Marine 2, available on DVD & Blu-ray on December 29th.

Vance Archer from ECW was walking backstage, looking intense and ready for the next match of the night.

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Tommy Dreamer vs. Vance Archer

Archer pretty much dominated this ECW rematch. Byron Saxton of ECW Commentary noted most guys would walk away after losing to Archer once, but Dreamer doesn't do that. Dreamer went for a Frogsplash late in this one, with Archer avoiding it and then coming out of the corner to clothesline Dreamer down. In the final moments of the match, despite a rallying chant for Dreamer, Archer flattened him with a boot, then picked him up to do his reverse DDT maneuver for the win.

Winner: Vance Archer wins via pinfall over Tommy Dreamer.

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Superstars came back with Raw's commentary team of Jerry Lawler and Michael Cole. They discussed their new WWE Champion Sheamus who won 2009 Slammy for Breakout Superstar of the Year, then introduced the Raw Rebound. Raw Rebound covered 2009 Slammy Awards. Maria won Diva of the year, JeriShow won tag team of the year, Michael Cole won "Oh My" moment of the year (for puking on Jericho's shoes), and CM Punk won a Slammy for retiring Jeff Hardy. Also during the night, Shawn Michaels vs Undertaker at WM25 won for match of the year, and HBK issued a challenge for a rematch at WM26. DX defended their tag titles against JeriShow, then had Jericho removed from Raw for good. In the main event, John Cena defeated Randy Orton to win 2009 Superstar of the Year. The show ended with Sheamus coming out to the ramp to show off the WWE championship while Cena dared him to come to the ring and get some.

Jack Swagger made his entrance out for the main event of Superstars.

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MVP vs. Jack Swagger

Early on MVP was able to clothesline Swagger down and start worked on him in the corner. Jack came back to boot down MVP and started his work on him on the mat. He tried to toss MVP out over the top rope, but MVP held on to skin the cat. Swagger saw it and knocked MVP out of the ring anyway before a commercial break.

As Superstars returned, Swagger had a hold on MVP on the mat. He continued working on MVP's hurt back and midsection. He used several knees to the gut and a few body shots as well. MVP started punching back, but Swagger did an armdrag and put another hold on the Franchise Playa. Swagger tried for the Gutwrench Powerbomb late in the contest, but MVP escaped it and then hit a boot on Swagger in the corner. He finished up with the Playmaker for the big win on Superstars.

Winner: MVP wins via pinfall over Jack Swagger.

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