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WWE SUPERSTARS REPORT: ROCK VERSUS RAP; AXEL VERSUS KOFI; AND RAW RECAPS

By Richard Trionfo on 2013-09-05 20:38:19
We are in Des Moines, Iowa and your announcers are Alex ‘The little voice of WWE’ Riley and Tony ‘At least I get to do commentary on something this week’ Dawson.

Match Number One: R Truth versus Drew McIntyre (with Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater)

They lock up and Truth pushes Drew into the turnbuckles and Truth wants to know ‘What’s Up’. They lock up again and Drew with a side head lock into a front face lock. Truth with an arm wringer that sends Drew to the mat. Truth with a punch after Drew pushes Truth. Drew with a kick and forearm followed by a head butt.

Drew with kicks in the corner followed by a slam. Drew with a forearm but Truth with a head scissors take down. Truth with a victory roll for a near fall. Truth with an arm drag into an arm bar. Drew with an arm drag but Truth holds on. Drew with a slam but Truth continues to hold on to the arm bar. Drew with a knee and forearms to the back.

Drew with an Irish whip and Truth with a float over and an arm drag into an arm bar. Drew shows some frustration as we go to commercial.

We are back and Drew with an Irish whip but he runs into an elbow. Truth with punches Truth holds on to the ropes and he shimmies. Drew misses a clothesline and Truth with a hip toss and then he does a split before hitting the shaking and spinning leaping leg drop. Truth gets a near fall.

Slater gets on the apron and then Mahal does the same. Drew with a flying Yakuza kick that takes advantage of the distractions. Drew with kicks to Truth in the corner followed by punches. The referee pulls Drew out of the corner but Drew with a suplex for a near fall.

Drew with a reverse chin lock. Truth gets to his feet and he connects with punches but Drew with another flying kick for a near fall. Drew with another knee and he chokes Truth in the ropes. The referee warns Drew and Slater gets in a punch on Truth. The referee sees Slater celebrating on the floor but does nothing about it.

Drew with a kick and slam. Drew walks across the face of Truth and he goes to the turnbuckles but when he comes off, he is met with Truth’s boot. Truth with an elbow that sends Drew to the apron. Drew with a shoulder and he flips into the ring but Truth with a leaping leg lariat and clotheslines. Truth with a kick and he hits the scissors kick and gets a near fall.

Slater gets on the apron and Truth punches him. Mahal tries to interfere but McIntyre knocks Jinder off the apron when Truth moves. Truth with the Lie Detector for the three count.

Winner: R Truth

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at Big Show’s financial woes that have forced him to fight his friend on the orders of the McMahons.

We go to commercial.

Match Number Two: Kofi Kingston versus Curtis Axel (with Paul Heyman) in a Non Title Match

Axel with a waist lock take down and he spins around on Kingston’s back. Kofi with a waist lock but Axel with a wrist lock. Kofi rolls through and hits a drop kick that causes Axel to go to the floor to regroup.

Paul discusses things with Axel while Kofi waits in the ring. Axel tries to pull Kofi to the floor but Kofi stays in the ring. Kofi with a waist lock into a side head lock. Axel with a reversal into a side head lock of his own. Axel with a shoulder tackle but Kofi with a few leap frogs followed by a leaping back elbow.

Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise but Axel rolls to the floor again. Kofi looks like he is going to try for a suicide dive but he sees Axel move so Kofi bounces off the ropes and stays in the ring. Kofi with a drop kick that knocks Axel off the apron and then Kofi with a flip dive onto Axel. Axel runs Kofi into the ringside barrier and we go to commercial.

We are back and Axel with a forearm to the back of the head and he gets a near fall. Axel with a reverse chin lock. Kofi with punches to get out of the hold. Axel misses a clothesline but Axel hits an Axe for a near fall. Axel punches Kofi in the corner and then he connects with a knee.

Kofi with a kick to the ribs. Kofi tries for a drop kick but Axel pushes him away. Axel with an elbow drop for a near fall. Axel with a back breaker to Kingston and then he goes to the turnbuckles and connects with an elbow. Axel gets a near fall. Axel pulls at Kofi’s face and he applies a reverse chin lock.

Kofi with elbows and kicks. Axel misses a clothesline and then he misses the Axe to the back of the head. Kofi with a forearm that sends Axel to the floor. Kofi with chops to Axel followed by a drop kick. Kofi with the leaping clothesline and then he sets for the Boom Drop and he connects. Kofi sets for Trouble in Paradise but Axel ducks.

Kofi tries for SOS but Axel avoids it and he sends Kofi to the turnbuckles. Kofi with a double jump cross body for a near fall. Axel with a kick to the knee and then he dives for the knee and Kofi holds the knee. Axel grabs the leg but Kofi kicks him off. Kofi with SOS for a near fall.

Kofi tries for the pendulum kick but Axel blocks it and he hits a clothesline on the leg and then he hits the neck breaker driver for the three count.

Winner: Curtis Axel

We go to commercial.

We are back with a look at how Daniel Bryan was attacked by The Shield and Randy Orton on Monday as well as his match against Big Show.

We go to credits.

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