Zack Ryder vs. Drew McIntyre Review:
McIntyre sends Ryder into the corner and yells in his face. Ryder sends McIntyre face first into the turnbuckle, until McIntyre stomps at Ryder on the mat. McIntyre slugs away, until Ryder reverses his offense. McIntyre hits a cheap shot to Ryder’s face. A clothesline knocks down Ryder, as McIntyre continues to look aggressive. Ryder utilizes the Japanese arm drag, and punches McIntyre on the top rope. Drew hits a thunderous power bomb onto Ryder for a two count. McIntyre uses his knee to choke Ryder on the ropes, and connects with a snap suplex for another two count. Ryder hits a Broski Boot, and tries to hit the Rough Ryder. McIntyre is frustrated, and heads to the outside. Ryder hits a running knee and sends Drew to the outside. McIntyre hits a neckbreaker between the ropes on Ryder. Both men get back in the ring, as McIntyre continues to punch away at Ryder on the mat. He then locks in a neck stretching submission hold. Ryder fights out of it, only to be met with a boot to the face. Another two count is kicked out by Ryder. Ryder hits head butts in the stomach of McIntyre, but McIntyre connects with a knee to the sternum of Ryder. Drew gets upset, and begins punching away furiously at Ryder. He locks another submission hold onto Ryder, but Ryder hits a few punches on Drew. Ryder, in the corner, hits knees to the face. He goes up top, but Ryder gets met with a clothesline from McIntyre. Drew sets up for the Future Shock DDT, but Ryder reverses it and hits the Rough Ryder out of nowhere for the victory.
Reaction:
A very solid match between Ryder and McIntyre. I loved the pace of this match, more of a slug fest between the two, compared to a quick and effective match a few weeks ago. McIntyre, in my opinion, is so vastly misused in the company, as he shows signs of being a complete wrestler inside the ropes. Ryder continues to gain his popularity, and seems like he may be ready for a real feud in the near future on Smackdown or Raw. A good combination and mix of timing, execution, and build in the ring gave the fans a great match to end WWE Superstars. This segment gets an A-.
Overall:
We got our usual Brodus Clay squash, and a match that should have been much better than it was. Ezekiel Jackson and Tyson Kidd did not put on a good match at all. I feel like it was a mammoth vs. a cruiserweight, and they could not find the same page to be on. The tag team match highlighted an underrated Uso team who will not get a huge push if WWE decides to make tag teams who are singles stars. Lastly, the Ryder/McIntyre match was really good. With back and forth action, the chemistry in the ring, and the facial expressions from McIntyre, all of it worked and was effective in telling what was needed to be told. Overall, WWE Superstars gets a B-.
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