WWE Superstars Results 05/26/11

WWE Superstars Results 05/26/11:

Scott Stanford welcomed fans to the show as "La Vittoria E Mia," the theme song for Santino Marella, started up and Santino made his way to the ring.

Santino Marella vs. Zack Ryder

Santino started a comeback late in the match, but Ryder knocked him down, then started to pound away on Santino in the corner. Zack went for a running kick in the corner, but Marella moved out of the way. Zack staggered to his feet and Santino set up The Cobra and struck with it for the pinfall win.

Winner: Santino Marella wins via pinfall over Zack Ryder.

Stanford and Matthews brought up the passing of Macho Man Randy Savage, then the memorial tribute video from Monday's Raw was shown.

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JTG vs. Curt Hawkins

Hawkins hit a late snap suplex for a near fall after giving out all sorts of punishement to JTG. Hawkins settled into a chicken wing headlock with JTG on the mat. JTG fought out on his feet to get rid of Curt though. Hawkins tried to fly at JTG in the corner, but J moved out of the way.

JTG followed by flipping Hawkins up and over him to the mat. JTG was able to slam Hawkins back for a near fall of his own. JTG went for the mugshot in the corner, but Hawkins avoided it and slammed him to the mat.

In the close, JTG fought with Hawkins who was on the apron. Hawkins managed to snap JTG's neck against the top rope. He followed up by getting on the corner and hitting a flying elbow drop on JTG for the pin.

Winner: Curt Hawkins wins via pinfall over JTG.

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Raw Rebound showed the backstage incidents involving Kane, Big Show, Ricardo Rodriguez and Alberto Del Rio. Show had been sitting on Del Rio's fancy sports car, when Rodriguez came up to yell at him. Show shoved Ricardo down, prompting Del Rio to come over screaming in Spanish at Show. Later on, Show and Kane lost the tag team titles to Otunga and McGillicutty of Nexus due to some cheap inteference from CM Punk and Mason Ryan.

Backstage, an angry Big Show and Kane were interviewed. Del Rio came into the scene and slapped Show, then took off running. The camera went out of focus and suddenly Del Rio's car was shown looking like it had driven over Show's leg. Rodriguez got out and ran off with Del Rio. Kane yelled for help for Big Show who writhed in pain holding his knee.

Smackdown commentators Jack Korpela and Matt Striker were now on the scene. They said Big Show sustained damage to his knee and internal injuries. He'll have several weeks of grueling rehab to get back to the ring.

Tyson Kidd arrived out with Armando Estrada instead of Michael Hayes. Estrada had a mic in hand saying he's a successful businessman and greatest sports mind in WWE since Bobby "The Brain" Heenan. Estrada said he knows how to spot opportunity when it's there, and found Tyson Kidd. He said Kidd, under his guidance, will reach heights never seen before. Estrada chastised the fans for not showing Kidd the proper respect he deserves. He said if they don't like it, to do something about it.

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Trent Barreta vs. Tyson Kidd

Late in the match, Barreta was mounting his comeback against Kidd. He managed to hit chops to Kidd and an enziguiri kick, followed by a springboard missile dropkick for the near fall. Barreta appeared to be nursing a knee injury, with Kidd trying to take advantage. Barreta still smashed into Kidd with his knees for another near fall.

Later still, Kidd hit an elbow drop off the top rope on Barreta. Another near fall ensued. Kidd tried for the Sharpshooter and got it locked, but Barreta was able to grab the ropes to break it. As Trent tried to fight back more, Kidd hit the Fisherman Buster to get the pinfall win.

Post-match, Armando Estrada was pleased with his new acquisition, Tyson Kidd.

Winner: Tyson Kidd wins via pinfall over Trent Barreta.

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WWE Releases Armando Estrada

ECW superstar Armando Estrada has been officially released from the WWE as of Wednesday. Armando was previously the General Manager of ECW, after serving as the manager for wrestler Umaga on the Raw brand. Estrada played into several feuds involving Umaga, and was put into matches against John Cena & Bobby Lashley. He moved over to ECW and served as a heel-type GM for a while, until he was replaced by Teddy Long. Long gave Estrada a chance to obtain an ECW wrestler's contract in order to stay with the brand. Estrada had matches against superstars such as Colin Delaney (currently MIA) and Matt Hardy.

The following is the brief release notice given on WWE.com Tuesday:

World Wrestling Entertainment has come to terms on the release of ECW Superstar Armando Estrada as of Nov. 18, 2008. WWE wishes him the best in all future endeavors.

ECW Recap 06.03.08

ECW Recap from Los Angeles, CA:

ECW opened with staff moving stuff out of Armando Estrada's office. Armando came rushing in to the office and asked who told them to do this. One of the men said the ECW General Manager did and Estrada responded that's him. Just then, Teddy Long entered the office and to Estrada's shock, Teddy said he's the new General Manager.

CM Punk vs. Tommy Dreamer vs. John Morrison vs. Chavo Guerrero
Fatal Fourway

The winner of this one would get to challenge ECW champ Kane later on the show. Highlights were shown of Big Show winning the Singapore Cane match at One Night Stand. Show cracked the cane over Morrison, Punk, Chavo and Dreamer then took the pin. Show became #1 contender to face Kane at Night of Champions. Show also received 8 stitches at the match and injured his left eye but expects to be back for Night of Champions.

In this Fatal Fourway, Morrison, Chavo, Punk and Dreamer went at it for the #1 contender spot. Chavo, Dreamer & Morrison ended up outside the ring at one point with Punk jumping on them from the apron. As things got back inside the ring, Dreamer and Punk were down. Chavo climbed the corner, but Morrison went up to battle him. Morrison went for the suplex, but Chavo blocked. Punk got up on the apron and knocked Morrison down. Both Morrison and Chavo got tangled in the corner ropes. With Morrison hung upside down, Dreamer ran at him and delivered the dropkick. Punk was still on the apron and did a springboard off the ropes to knock Dreamer down. Chavo got back on the corner and was able to hit the Frogsplash on Dreamer, but as he got up, Punk grabbed Chavo. Punk put Chavo up on his shoulders, delivered the GTS and took the pin.

Winner: CM Punk wins via pinfall over Chavo Guerrero, John Morrison & Tommy Dreamer. CM Punk will face Kane for the ECW title later tonight.

Backstage, Teddy Long showed Estrada a letter from the WWE Board of Directors. Teddy told him he's now officially the GM of ECW. Teddy discussed Armando's high priced wrestling contract and how he can't afford it. Teddy said he'd work with Estrada and put him in a match tonight. Teddy said he invited a Smackdown superstar, the US Champ Matt Hardy over to fight later tonight.

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Kofi Kingston joined Tazz and Adamle to commentate on the Shelton Benjamin match.

Matt Sydal vs. Shelton Benjamin

Highlights shown from last week's Kofi vs. Knox match. Kofi won it, but Shelton rushed him after the match to attack. After Kofi got the upperhand on Shelton, Mike Knox layed out Kingston on the mat with a vicious move.

In the matchup, Shelton seemed to toy with his amateur opponent in the ring. Sydall tried to mount some offense, but Shelton quickly knocked him down then threw him out of the ring in front of where Kofi was seated. Shelton came out of the ring and walked up to Kofi. Kofi stood up to face him. As they were talking, Sydall tried to get up and hit Shelton. Shelton gained the upperhand and picked up Sydall then Powerbombed him right onto Kofi. Sydall crashed down on Kofi and his chair against the crowd barrier. Shelton got back into the ring and the ref hit the 10 count, to count out Sydall.

As Shelton was in the ring victorious, Kofi rushed in to attack him. Kofi tackled Shelton then began punching away. The two men went to the outside where Kofi tried to whip Shelton into the steel steps. Shelton reversed it and sent Kofi into the steps shoulder first. Kofi was left layed out as Shelton backed up the ramp smiling.

Winner: Shelton Benjamin wins via pinfall over Matt Sydall.

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Armando Estrada vs. Matt Hardy

The US Champion made a special appearance on ECW to battle former GM Armando Estrada was replaced on the show by Teddy Long as GM, who booked Estrada in the match.

During the match, Hardy seemed to have the upperhand with Estrada down on the mat. As Matt pulled Estrada up, he rammed Matt back into a corner of the ring. Estrada began to punch away, but Matt punched back and then picked up Estrada to slam him down. Matt delivered an elbow drop on Estrada from off the corner, then hit the Twist of Fate to win it.

Winner: Matt Hardy wins via pinfall over Armando Estrada.

After Matt's win, with Hardy celebrating in the ring, Teddy Long came to the top of the ramp. Teddy told the ref to stay in the ring. Teddy said he is giving Estrada another chance to prove he's worth his contract. Teddy said Estrada would fight yet another match right now, against Colin Delaney.

Colin Delaney vs. Armando Estrada

Colin Delaney came rushing down to the ring and immediately went for a pin as the bell rang. Estrada escaped it, so Colin tried to pick him up from the mat. Estrada punched Delaney in the gut, then knocked him to the mat. Estrada picked up Delaney for a finisher and went to suplex Delaney up. Delaney flipped over Estrada's back then rolled him up near the ropes for a pinfall victory! Matt Hardy joined Delaney in the ring to celebrate his big win.

Winner: Colin Delaney wins via pinfall over Armando Estrada.

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Armando Estrada was shown in a back office talking to Teddy Long, pleading for his wrestling career. Estrada asked Teddy to keep him around at least until the draft so maybe he can go to Raw or Smackdown. Teddy said Estrada would have to stay on ECW as a wrestler and prove himself, just like Colin Delaney. Teddy said he was going to watch his first ECW main event, but had one more word of wisdom. Teddy left, but Ron Simmons was standing behind Estrada. Estrada turned, and Simmons paused for a moment before yelling "DAMN!" in Estrada's face.

Tazz and Adamle introduced footage from today's press conference at Staples Center about McMahon's Million Dollar Mania. Triple H, John Cena, Maria and Vince McMahon were on hand for the press conference. Triple H said there's now a million reasons for people to watch Raw. Vince said to enter fans just need to register themselves at WWE.com then watch Raw this coming Monday. Tazz said on Raw there will be a special code given. When a WWE fan gets the phone call, they'll need the code in order to win the money prize.

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CM Punk vs. Kane

Former tag team partners Kane and Punk faced off in the main event. According to Mike Adamle, Kane's ECW title was not on the line in this match.

Kane took control early on and was able to hammer away at Punk in the corner. The ref moved Kane back, and Punk was able to start fighting back. Punk eventually clotheslined Kane over the top rope, but Kane landed on his feet, then pulled Punk out. Kane delivered a huge shot to Punk, knocking him down outside, then tossed him back in the ring.

Kane continued to beat on Punk in the corner of the ring, then choked him a bit. Punk escaped a choke submission move with Kane holding him up. Punk mounted a bit of offense, but Kane regained control. Kane was eventually able to deliver a huge boot to Punk which knocked him out of the ring. ECW headed to commercial with Punk laying out of the ring.

ECW returned with Kane stretching Punk out in the ring to wear him down. Punk fought out of it and came off the ropes, then tried to use the same type of submission on Kane. Kane countered then used an armbar takedown to bring Punk to the mat. Kane continued to dominate more with Punk doing his best to fight back. Kane used a bodyscissors down on the mat to wear Punk down even more. Punk used his elbow to fight out of it then got up to start kicking Kane. Punk gained momentum off the ropes, then did a Sunset Flip but couldn't score the pin.

The two began to trade punches with Kane eventually knocking Punk back down. Kane was sent to the corner ropes but came back to clothesline Punk down to the mat. Kane used the bodyscissors again to wear Punk down. Punk fought out again by punching Kane. Every time Punk would mount some offense, Kane would deliver a knockout punch. Punk recovered though and delivered several knees to Kane's face in the corner. Kane did a sideslam of Punk from the corner, but couldn't capture the pin.

Punk was able to jump off the corner ropes to bulldog Kane down. Kane escaped the pin and used a sideslam on Punk, then went to the corner ropes. Kane jumped off with a clothesline to knock Punk down. Again Kane went for the pin, but Punk escaped at 2 1/2. Kane signaled for the Chokeslam. Punk stood up and Kane grabbed him, but Punk got a high kick to Kane's head. Punk went off the ropes, but Kane threw Punk over. Punk held onto the ropes then pulled himself to the apron. Punk tried for the springboard, but Kane caught him for the chokeslam. Punk countered it and went to hoist up Kane for GTS. Since Punk couldn't lift Kane, Kane was able to get him in a chokeslam and finally take the pin.

Winner: Kane wins via pinfall over CM Punk.

After Kane was victorious, The Miz and John Morrison rushed into the ring to attack. Miz and Morrison knocked Punk outside the ring then beat up Kane. Kane was able to fight back and grabbed Miz in a chokeslam attempt, but Morrison delivered a kick to save Miz. After more of a beatdown, Miz delivered the Reality Check to drop Kane to the mat. The Tag team champions backed up the ramp smiling and raised their arms with Kane still down on the mat looking out at them.

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ECW Recap 05.06.08

ECW recap from Toronto:

Tonight marked ECW's historic 100th episode on Sci-Fi. The show opened with a promo video with highlights of various ECW incidents including Vince McMahon as ECW champ, Kelly Kelly dancing, Boogeyman drooling worms into Matt Striker's mouth and more.

The ring announcer introduced Mike Adamle, the new voice of ECW wrestling. Adamle came down the ramp and got into the ring to discuss what happened last week. Adamle told everyone he lost his cool last week and needs to apologize to Tazz and all the ECW fans. Adamle discussed how he's been a broadcaster for longer than many fans have been alive. Adamle discussed his previous work with NFL, NBC sports and American Gladiators. Adamle said he had no idea how tough this job would be. Adamle said he loves WWE & ECW and will do everything in his power to bring the best possible product he can to everyone.

Tommy Dreamer vs. Mike Knox
Extreme Rules match

Dreamer wheeled down a shopping cart full of weapons to the ring. Stevie Richards joined the commentators for the match, who noted he fought he in the very first ECW match. Dreamer started off punching away at Knox before clotheslining him out of the ring. Dreamer went out and began choking Knox with a towel then threw him into the steps. Tommy tried to retrieve a weapon but Knox was quick to clothesline him down.

Knox smashed a metal tray across Dreamer, then brought him into the ring for long standing suplex. Knox choked Dreamer against the ropes a bit then left the ring to grab a hockey stick. As Knox turned to the ring, Dreamer did a slide dropkick to knock him down. Dreamer tossed Knox back into the ring then grabbed a boat paddle and a Singapore Cane to hit Knox with. Dreamer left the ring and grabbed the whole shopping cart to throw into the ring. Knox countered Dreamer's suplex attempt, then slammed Dreamer onto the cart. Knox went to the corner ropes, but Dreamer hit him then hung him upside down.

Dreamer set a metal trash can and the shopping cart in front of Knox in the corner, then delivered a hard dropkick. Dreamer retrieved a table from under the ring, then brought it to the corner. Dreamer attempted to bulldog Knox, but Knox countered to slam him through it. Knox failed at a pin but brought a steel chair in to hit Dreamer. The two fought a bit more with Knox eventually getting the Corkscrew to slam Dreamer face first on the chair.

Winner: Mike Knox wins via pinfall over Tommy Dreamer.

Highlights from the first ever episode of ECW from June 13, 2006 were shown with a Zombie-type wrestler arriving to the ring. Sandman emerged from the crowd with a beer in hand and his Singapore Cane. As the bell rang, Sandman smashed the cane across the zombie wrestler multiple times, eventually winning the match.

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Kelly's Expose

ECW diva Kelly Kelly danced to the Timbaland song "Throw it on Me" in the ring. Kelly unzipped a black leather outfit she had on, but diva Layla got into the ring and pushed Kelly away so she could dance. Kelly came back over to push Layla. The two divas continued trying to out-dance each other in the ring. Eventually Layla grabbed Kelly and Kelly turned to slap her. The two divas began to fight on top of each other in the center of the ring. Two WWE refs had to enter the ring to break the divas apart.

Highlights of the September 26, 2006 Extreme Rules match between Hardcore Holly and RVD was shown. Holly eventually suplexed RVD from off the apron through a wooden table outside the ring. Both men lay across the wrecked table, and Holly's back was shown bleeding profusely.

Highlights shown from ECW's 55th episode on June 26, 2007 where Roddy Piper sang Happy Birthday to Matt Striker before smashing a birthday cake in his face. The Boogeyman appeared afterwards and slammed Striker to the mat, then put a handful of worms in his mouth to droll down into Striker's mouth.

Tazz and Adamle revisited last week's beatdown by Chuck Palumbo on CM Punk. Backstage, Lena Yada interviewed Chuck. Palumbo delivered the message to Punk if he gets in his face again he's knocking him out.

Matt Striker vs. Kofi Kingston

Shelton Benjamin joined Tazz and Adamle for commentary on the match. Adamle asked Shelton if he can ever beat Kingston, and Shelton said of course, and he will. Striker took control early using several moves before trying a pinfall. Kofi was able to duck a Striker clothesline, then got a huge vertical leap dropkick. Kofi continued using his quickness and did a double leg drop, but failed to capture a 3 count.

Striker battled back and punched Kofi to the ropes, then tried to throw him out of the ring. Kofi bounced back off the ropes and hit a roundhouse kick to knock Striker down for the pin. Kofi's victory was shortlived, as Shelton rushed into the ring, kicked Kofi, then hit his finisher to plant him face first into the mat.

Winner: Kofi Kingston wins via pinfall over Matt Striker.

Backstage, Colin Delaney was shown walking on his way to the ring with various wrestlers lined up to applaud him. CM Punk, Jimmy Wang Yang, Shannon Moore, Nunzio and several divas were amongst those encouraging Delaney.

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April 3, 2007 the 43th episode of ECW was shwon with the ECW Originals taking on the New Breed in an Extreme Rules match. The match ended with Elijah Burke running into a table in the corner and hurting his knee, but able to grab a pin on Sabu for the win.

Colin Delaney came down to the ring for his wrestling contract opportunity, and then ECW General Manager Armando Estrada came down to the ring, wearing just a vest to show off his 8-pack abs.

Colin Delaney vs. Armando Estrada
Colin's ECW Contract match

Delaney tried to roll up Estrada as soon as the bell rang, but Estrada kicked out, then took control. Armando started to punch away at Colin in the corner then threw him into the middle of the ring. Armando failed at the pin but put an armlock on Delaney down on the mat. Delaney got to his feet to fight out, but Estrada pulled his hair and yanked him down to the mat. Estrada eventually tried to charge Delaney in the corner, but Colin moved aside.

Delaney began to mount serious offense, landing a dropkick near the ropes. Estrada recovered and eventually hit Delaney off the apron. Estrada tried to pull Colin Delaney into the ring from the apron. Colin slid under the ropes and under Estrada's legs, then pulled him down for a quick pinfall victory. Colin began to run around after the bell to celebrate the victory, slapping hands with audience members.

After the win, Tazz interviewed an excited Colin Delaney. Colin said he wants to thank everyone including Tommy Dreamer, the ECW fans and even those who thought he couldn't do it because they helped him.

Winner: Colin Delaney wins via pinfall over ECW GM Armando Estrada to earn an ECW contract.

Smackdown Rebound covered last Friday's incident with Undertaker set to defend his title against Great Khali. The match was canceled as Vickie Guerrero and Edge showed up on the ramp. Vickie told Undertaker his choke hold is too dangerous and not legal, and he's injured too many wrestlers. Vickie told Undertaker the hold is banned and his title is stripped. Vickie ordered Taker to bring the title up the ramp to her, but since he wouldn't she sent Khali to the ring. Taker delivered a huge boot to Khali to knock him down, then slapped the Chokehold on Khali. As Taker was busy with the hold, Ryder & Hawkins ran into the ring, grabbed the World Heavyweight title and ran it up to Vickie Guerrero.

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CM Punk & Kane vs. Bam Neely & Chavo Guerrero

WWE Tag Team champs John Morrison and The Miz joined Adamle and Tazz at ringside to call the match. Kane started off with Neely and the two traded shots at one another. Kane eventually gained the advantage, slamming Neely down then tagged in Punk. Punk flipped over the top rope onto Neely and began to attack. Punk tried to run at Neely several times, but Neely wouldn't fall. Neely hit Punk with the shoulder to knock him down, then Chavo came in.

Punk got the upperhand, but Chavo battled back. Chavo punched Punk to the corner where Neely was. As the ref turned, Neely tried to get a shot in, but Punk turned to knock him off the apron. Chavo charged at Punk near the ropes, but Punk lifted him up to toss him out of the ring. Neely was there to catch him as ECW went to commercial. ECW returned with Punk holding Neely in a wristlock, then kicking him. Neely eventually countered a Punk move and whipped him hard to the corner, before eventually tagging Chavo in. Chavo began to take it to Punk and seemed to have the advantage as he kept Punk down with his arm pulled back. Neely and Chavo began to isolate Punk, keeping him away from Kane for the tag.

Eventually, all four men got into the ring and began battling. As Kane cleared Neely from the ring, CM Punk was able to hoist Chavo up on his shoulders then hit the GTS for the pinfall victory. As ECW ended, Miz and Morrison held their tag team titles up for Kane and Punk to see from the ring.

Winners: CM Punk & Kane win via pinfall over Bam Neely & Chavo Guerrero.

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