WWE Superstars 5/22/2014

WWE Superstars 5/22/2014

Last week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/01/wwe-superstars-5152014.html

Next week's show is here: https://prowresblog.blogspot.com/2026/02/wwe-superstars-5292014.html 

Byron Saxton and Tom Phillips are on commentary.

Big Show vs Titus O'Neil

They lock up and Show shoves him backwards. Titus hits boots and punches. Show hits a big lariat. Show chops him in the corner. Titus hits him in the eye and shoulders him over. Titus clubs and stomps on him. Titus chinlocks him. Show back drops him to break it. Show hits lariats and then running shoulders him over. Titus hits a ddt on him for 2. 

Titus stomps him then leg drops him for 2. Titus sleepers him. Show throws him over then chokeslams him. Show picks up the pin.

Thoughts: It was a slower match and only went about 4 minutes or so. Show won as expected. I liked show busting out the backdrop and his shoulderblocks looked good.

Jack Swagger vs Cody Rhodes

Zeb Colter is with Jack and Goldust is with Cody. Jack headlocks him and shoulders him over. Cody side headlocks him then is shouldered over. Cody flying lariats him. Cody gordbusters him then throws him down by the arm. Cody does a wristlock from behind. Jack hits some short arm shoulderblocks. 

Jack lifts him up by the arm and wraps him arm around the 2nd rope. Cody goes up and over and hiptosses him. Cody hammerlocks him and hits knees to the arm. Cody hits mounted corner punches.

Cody snapmares him and running knees him for 1. They collide when Cody avoids being sent into the buckles. Zeb yells at Cody then Goldust gets in Zeb's face. He then spits in his face. Cody dropkicks Jack out then walks up the buckles and plancha's him outside. We go to break and return.

Jack pulls Cody's arms back. Jack clubs on Cody. Cody hits shots to the gut and head. Jack bends over and is kicked. Jack lariats him for 2. Jack hits shots to the back. Cody is sent hard int othe buckles for 2. 

Jack knees Cody in the gut. Cody flips out of a backdrop and disaster kicks him. Cody drop down punches him. Cody goes up and over and sunset flips him for 2. Cody springboard dropkicks him for 2. Jack blocks cross rhodes then ankle locks him. Jack goes into the buckles twice. Cody top rope moonsaults him for 2. Cody's disaster kick is caught and Jack goes for the ankle lock. Cody then taps out.

Thoughts: It was an average match and got a little better towards the end. Jack should have worked the ankle a bit more before winning with an ankle lock. I liked Cody flipping out of the backdrop then hitting the disaster kick right after.

Overall thoughts: There were only 2 new matches here as usual. The main was the better match but neither was great. The opener was a little show at times. I wouldn't really recommend this one and thought it was average, but there's worse ways to spend 15 minutes.