WWE Superstars Results 01/20/11

WWE Superstars Results 01/20/11:

Smackdown commentators Matt Striker and Jack Korpela started off the show talking about the upcoming Royal Rumble. JTG arrived to the ring for the opening bout. Korpela noted that Chavo and JTG got into it after last week's tag match, setting up this one-on-one contest.

JTG vs. Chavo Guerrero

Late in the match, JTG dropkicked Chavo into the corner turnbuckle, then hit the Mugshot on Chavo to plant him face first into the mat. He measured Chavo up as he waited for him to stand up, then hit the Shoutout to finish off Chavo.

Winner: JTG wins via pinfall over Chavo Guerrero.

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When Superstars returned, Striker talked about the Mattel Action Figure Royal Rumble on WWE.com. Vote daily and a new action figure/superstar gets eliminated daily.

Chris Masters vs. Curt Hawkins

Masters had the early advantage as he hit a Spinebuster on Hawkins. However, he missed when he jumped off the corner at Hawkins. Curt did a running kick to Masters' face. Korpela brought up that both wrestlers want to get into the Royal Rumble, where 7 of the last 10 winners have gone on to win a major title. Hawkins continued to have his way with Masters.

Hawkins had a headlock on Masters, but Masters managed to get to his feet. Hawkins ended up shoving Masters into the ropes, but Masters bounced back, ducked Hawkins' attempt to him him, then locked on the Masterlock. Hawkins was soon ruled out of it, giving Masters the win.

Winner: Chris Masters wins via submission over Curt Hawkins.

They showed a highlight video of NXT Season 4 which had its second elimination this past Tuesday. They showed each of the rookies in action throughout the season. During the final segment of the night, Conor O'Brian was the latest to get sent home. After a short speech, he said "the rat has left the building," then went under the ring Hornswoggle style.

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Darren Young & DH Smith vs. Zack Ryder & Primo

DH Smith had control against Primo and was able to hit a huge Powerbomb. However, Ryder came in to distract Smith from the pinfall. Primo clipped DH from behind, then Primo tagged Ryder in.

Primo and Ryder continued to work on Smith and his hurt left leg. Smith finally got a belly-to-belly suplex on Primo to escape and tag in Ryder. The action broke down though, as DH Smith and Primo both ended up getting knocked over the top rope to the outside. As Young turned around he got hit by the Rough Ryder giving Zack the pinfall win.

Winners: Zack Ryder & Primo win via pinfall over DH Smith & Darren Young.

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Scott Stanford and Josh Matthews took a look at this past Monday's episode of Raw. On the show, CM Punk faced off against John Cena in the main event. The New Nexus was banned from ringside by the anonymous GM. It ended up with a new mystery man showing up on the apron. Cena was distracted by the guy's presence, allowing Punk to knock Cena down from behind. The newcomer got in the ring and confronted Punk, then ended up kicking Punk down to the mat before delivering a power slam on Cena. The show ended with this mysterious new wrestler kneeling down in front of Nexus and being presented with an armband. They all rose their arms in unison to show solidarity.

Yoshi Tatsu vs Tyson Kidd

Yoshi used several chops on Kidd midway through the match, but ended up on the apron. He avoided one move near the ropes, but then got kicked hard by Kidd. Yoshi fell to the outside as the show went to its final commercial break.

In the late part of this match, Yoshi was still hobbled by his leg injury but managed to get on his feet and attack Kidd. He suplexed Kidd into a bridge pin for a near fall, then climbed up on the corner for a high risk move. Yoshi went for his flying spin kick, but Kidd was back up and avoided the move. Kidd tried to put a Sharpshooter on Yoshi, but Yoshi was able to convert it into a unique pinfall victory, shocking Kidd and the commentators!

Winner: Yoshi Tatsu wins via pinfall over Tyson Kidd.

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