WWE Superstars Recap 04.01.10

WWE Superstars Recap 04.01.10

Raw commentators Michael Cole and Jerry Lawler were on hand to start off Superstars. They talked about how exciting the past Wrestlemania week was. Kofi Kingston made his entrance first for the opening tag team bout.

Kofi Kingston & MVP vs. Zack Ryder &

Ryder arrived without girlfriend Rosa Mendes, and kept looking back asking where she was, then pointed to someone in the audience and made the "call me" signal. Carlito was accompanied by his NXT rookie Michael Tarver, who held his apple at ringside.

Early on, MVP and Tarver got into a war of words outside the ring. MVP started shoving Tarver then punched him down. MVP went back in the ring as Carlito came out to calm Tarver down.

MVP hit the Ballin Elbow on Ryder during the early part of the match. He was about to go for a pin but Carlito pulled Ryder out of the ring to save him. Kofi and MVP did a double baseball slide dropkick to kick both guys into the crowd barrier before a commercial break.

In the final moments of the match, Kofi hit the double leg drop on Carlito. As Kofi slapped his hands together to signal his finisher, Ryder came over and took a swing at him on the side apron. Kofi struck back, and then MVP did a running boot kick to send Ryder off the apron to the floor. Carlito tried to throw Kofi out through the ropes, but instead Kofi hit the ropes with his shoulders to bounce back. He waited for Carlito to turn around then did the Trouble in Paradise kick for the win.

Winners: MVP & Kofi Kingston win via pinfall over Carlito & Zack Ryder.

They rolled video highlights of the various WWE superstar appearances during Wrestlemania week. John Cena was shown on Late Night with Jimmy Fallon Show, Chris Jericho was on George Lopez Late Show. Various interviews and WWE events were profiled such as the WWE art show, and Fan Axxess.

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A commercial was shown for Wrestlemania XXVII 27, which will be held in Atlanta, Georgia on April 3rd, 2011.

Yoshi Tatsu vs. William Regal

Cole and Lawler noted how Yoshi Tatsu won the 26 Man battle royal to kick off Wrestlemania 26. Regal arrived with WWE NXT rookie Skip Sheffield. Justin Roberts announced Regal as the 2008 King of the Ring winner.

Late in the match, Yoshi missed on a kick move from off the corner, and crashed to the mat. From there, Regal locked in his Regal Stretch submission. Yoshi managed to crawl over to grab the bottom rope. Regal began stomping away on Yoshi. Yoshi roleld to the apron, and as Regal came over towards the ropes, Yoshi landed two kicks to the side of Regal's head. Regal collapsed in the ring, allowing Yoshi to score the winning pinfall. Skip Sheffield came into the ring to check on his mentor Regal.

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over William Regal.

They showed behind the scenes footage of how John Cena has a special guest role on the Nick show True Jackson VP. The show will air this Saturday night at 8:30PM EST on Nickelodeon.

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WWE Superstars returned with Smackdown's commentary team, introducing the Raw Rebound. It covered Shawn Michaels' farewell to the WWE Universe. Michaels thanked everyone he was involved with in the business including Triple H, Vince McMahon and even Bret Hart who he re-established a friendship with. Despite chants of "One more match" Michaels said he's going to keep his word to the fans and The Undertaker, that he will retire. Michaels finished his speech with "Ladies and gentlemen, the Heartbreak Kid has left the building". As Michaels went up the ramp he was hugged by his longtime friend Triple H, who took out two green glow sticks and put them down in X formation at the top of the ramp.

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The Hart Dynasty vs. Crofy & Barretta

Croft and Barretta did a promo speech in the ring before the match announcing themselves as the "Dudebusters". They told the Hart Dynasty to stop bragging about knowing Bret Hart, because they met Kriss Angel this past week. They said to write down Trent Barretta and Caylen Croft, and memorize it, but don't ever forget it.

The Hart Dynasty received a strong round of cheers from the fans as they arrived to the ring. DH Smith slapped hands with fans on the way to the ring. Still images were shown of how Hart Dynasty helped Bret in his match against Vince McMahon.

DH Smith had control right before a break as he attempted the Sharpshooter on Croft. Barretta grabbed his arms to pull Croft out of the ring to safety as Superstars hit break.

In the late part of the match, Kidd was caught in a doubleteam by Croft and Barretta. Kidd blocked their doubleteam attempt, flipped and then hit a double dropkick to send both guys down. DH Smith begged for him to tag and got it. Smith came in like a bulldozer knocking the opponents down. He hit a backdrop on Barretta, followed by a suplex. Croft ran in to break up the pinfall. DH Smith survived an attack from Barretta, tagged Kidd, and got Barretta up in the Bear Hug. Kidd did a springboard clothesline to take Barretta down. Smith rushed over with a big boot to take Croft out of the equation. Kidd looked around at the fans then put the Sharpshooter on Barretta. Barretta soon tapped out giving Hart Dynasty the victory.

Winners: The Hart Dynasty wins via submission over Croft & Barretta.

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