The 47th edition of WWE Superstars came to you from the Rose Garden in Portland, OR and from the Key Arena in Seattle, WA. Two of the SmackDown Superstars who will compete in the annual Money-in-the-Bank Ladder Match at WrestleMania in just seventeen days would go one-on-one as “The Gold Standard” Shelton Benjamin would square off with “The Platinum Superstar” Dolph Ziggler. Following the recent rivalry between his NXT Rookie, Heath Slater, and fellow WWE Pro, Carlito, Christian would team up with MVP to face the team of Carlito & Chavo Guerrero. Santino Marella would also be in action against “The Long Island Loudmouth” Zack Ryder.
Match Results
- Dolph Ziggler def. Shelton Benjamin by submission to the sleeper hold.
- Goldust def. Mike Knox by pin following the Final Cut.
- Zack Ryder (with Rosa Mendes) def. Santino Marella by pin following the Zack Attack.
During the match, it looked like Santino Marella was going to win the match, but a momentary distraction by Rosa Mendes allows Zack Ryder to take advantage and hit the Rough Rider Leg Drop followed by the Zack Attack en route to winning the match.
- Christian & MVP def. Carlito & Chavo Guerrero by Christian pinning Chavo Guerrero following the Killswitch.
Detailed Results
The show kicks off with the opening match of the night as two of the eight competitors in the Money-in-the-Bank Ladder Match in seventeen days at WrestleMania would go one-on-one as Shelton Benjamin would face Dolph Ziggler. After his patented Zig Zag did not do the job, Dolph Ziggler instituted his “plan B” and locked in the legendary sleeper hold on Shelton Benjamin, which led to Benjamin being put to sleep and Dolph earning the win!
Two of the most bizarre SmackDown Superstars went one-on-one on WWE Superstars as “The Bizarre One” Goldust faced off with Mike Knox. In a stunning feat of strength, Goldust managed to lift Knox up and deliver the Final Cut en route to picking up the win!
Santino Marella was in action on WWE Superstars as he went one-on-one with “The Long Island Loudmouth” Zack Ryder. In the end, it was a timely distraction by Ryder’s girlfriend, Rosa Mendes, that led to Ryder hitting the Zack Attack on Santino and picking up the victory!
Then it was time for the main event as Christian would be looking to avenge his NXT Rookie, Heath Slater, following his “run in” with Carlito last week as “Captain Charisma” would team with fellow Money-in-the-Bank Ladder Match competitor, MVP, to face the team of Carlito & Chavo Guerrero. In the end, it was Christian hitting the Killswitch and pinning Chavo Guerrero en route to winning the match for himself and MVP!