WWE Superstars 4/26/2014

WWE Superstars 4/26/2014

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/wwe-superstars-4192014.html

Bryon Saxton and Tom Phillips are on commentary.

Big E vs Damien Sandow

DS side headlocks him. E throws him off. E throws him off of his back and side headlock takeovers him. DS boots E in the gut. E hits corner spears for 2. DS headbutts him and E suplexes him. E throws him. 

DS gets some punches and clubs in. DS headbutts him. E hits backbreakers for 2. E is tripped and goes into the middle buckle head first. E falls out of the ring. DS stomps him inside the ring and knee drops him. E chinlocks him. We go to break and return.

DS knee drops him and double axe handles him. DS elbow drops him and hits punches to the head. DS chinlocks him. E goes into the buckles face first and DS chokes him with his knee and foot. DS chinlocks him. E hits elbows to the gut and DS boots him out of the corner. 

DS goes for a slam and E headbusters him for 2. DS flipping neckbreakers him from the side for 2. DS pounds and boots him in the corner. E lariats him then hits a big ending to win.

Thoughts: It was oddly a mostly one sided bout with DS getting all the offense in. I have no idea why. DS' offense was fine but the heel being on offense the whole time was not super exciting. E is the current IC champ and picked up the win because of it. E also busted his nose open here.

Jerry Lawler interviews Big E on the stage after. Lawler asks him about the ongoing IC Title #1 Contender's Tournament. He says people are lining up around the block to face him. He says he wants the best of the best and says he needs to beat the best to be the best. He says he will walk in and out of Extreme Rules as IC champ.

Kofi Kingston vs Titus O'Neil

Titus backs him up in the corner and piefaces him. Kofi hits kicks to the legs. Kofi dropkicks him. Titus blocks his monkey flip and hits a big boot to the face. Kofi is thrown hard into the corner and goes down. Titus stomps on him. Titus arm and chinlocks him.

Kofi jawbreakers him and is thrown down. Titus hits mounted punches then a short arm clothesline. Kofi chops him in the corner then Titus hits his own chop. Titus backbreakers him, swings him down and leg drops the back of his neck for 2. 

Titus throws him down backwards then misses a legdrop. Titus is thrown out. Titus comes in and Kofi dropkicks him. Kofi hits kicks to the body and kicks him in the corner. Kofi springboard crossbodies him for 2. Titus ducks a PK and slams Kofi. Titus goes for a fallaway slam but is rolled up for 2. Kofi hits a trouble in paradise corkscrew kick and wins.

Thoughts: Titus was pretty rough with Kofi here and definitely made him earn that win. I thought Kofi did a decent job of making this look like a fight and he sold well for Titus. This just was just only acceptable though as the structure and flow wasn't quite there.

Overall thoughts: There were only 2 new matches as usual along the various recaps and replays. Sandow/Big E was mostly dominated by Sandow and E didn't really get a great comeback in before winning. I thought Titus/Kofi did a good job of making it look like a fight but the structure and flow wasn't there. This was just so-so overall and I wouldn't recommend it.