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411’s WWE Superstars Report 03.13.15

March 14, 2015 | Posted by Andrew Shillinglaw

Championship Roll Call:
WWE World Heavyweight Champion: Brock Lesnar
US Champion: Rusev
IC Champion: Bad News Barrett
Unified Diva’s Champion: Nikki Bella
WWE World Tag Team Champions: Tyson Kidd and Cesaro

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411’s WWE Superstars Report 03.13.15

* I’ve returned from Vegas! I’m down more money than I’m up and I’m ready to bring you the finest in Superstars coverage.

* Match times aren’t exact.

Lucha Dragons vs. The Ascension

The commentators immediately put over the fact that the Lucha Dragons were the ones to end the tag title reign of The Ascension in NXT, which is a nice touch and immediately adds to the match. Kalisto and Viktor start off and Viktor immediately overpowers him into the corner. Kalisto comes out with a kick and gives up and over into a rana. Sin Cara gets tagged in and they bust out their wheelbarrow senton for a two count. Sin Cara goes to the top and comes off with an arm drag followed by a drop kick. He takes Viktor off the ropes and goes for a sunset flip but Konnor blind tags in and rips Sin Cara out of the ring. He traps Sin Cara in the ring apron and delivers a few strikes. He goes for a cover but only gets a one count. Konnor tags in Viktor and the two beat on Sin Cara in the corner. He delivers an elbow drop but again it’s only good for one. Sin Cara tries to fight Viktor off but Viktor just forearms him down and begins to choke him out with his boot. The ref breaks it off via a five count and Konnor picks up Sin Cara and delivers a punch. Sin Cara tries to fight back but Viktor gets him into the corner and Konnor tags in. Sin Cara fights out of the corner, flips over Konnor and tags in Kalisto who comes in hot with a springboard crossbody! He rolls through and hits the kick and then spikes Konnor with a rana but Viktor breaks it up at two! Viktor picks up Kalisto for a powerbomb but Kalisto gets out. Springboard corkscrew crossbody followed by the Solida Del Sol! Sin Cara tags in! Top rope Senton Bomb for three!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Lucha Dragons @ 04:22 via Top Rope Senton Bomb from Sin Cara
RATING: Fun little Lucha Dragons showcase. I really hate The Ascension. They’ve shown no versatility, even in their time in NXT. I can get behind big bruisers but I don’t find The Ascension to be believable or entertaining. Either way, it’s nice to see The Lucha Dragons on the main roster, even if it’s on the B Show. *1/2

* They air a hype video for Roman Reigns. WE WILL ACCEPT HIM! WE WILL LEARN OF HIS EVOLUTION AND BE WILLING TO ACCEPT THIS MAN! Mind you, I don’t even hate Roman. At this point it is what it is and I hope he and Brock Lesnar fight for twenty minutes in the main event of Wrestlemania and we all enjoy it greatly. Also, the Seth Rollins turn remains one of the most legitimately shocking things I can remember since I started to watch wrestling around the Invasion and I feel like it could possibly go down as an all time angle.

* They air a short Triple H and Sting hype followed up by the Wrestlemania 16 (now 15!) days away commercial.

* They show the Heyman and Lesnar segment from Monday. I will say this. Even if you hate Roman Reigns and wish him to die a fiery death, at least he’s got the Paul Heyman crutch to lean on. At one point, David Shoemaker over at Grantland called Paul Heyman WWE’s biggest draw. Cena withstanding, that statement probably stands. The guy can make anything seem captivating and he’s probably the ultimate utility man to have in your dugout.

* DID YOU KNOW LOTS OF PEOPLE WATCH WWE ON YOUTUBE?!

* Quick recap of the end of Rusev and Cena at Fast Lane. They follow it up with a hype for the Rusev/Cena feud thus far. I enjoy that we will have now had back to back years of Cena working a “rookie” at Mania. It’s a nice change of pace and I guarantee you Rusev/Cena will be just as enjoyable as the Bray match if not more so.

* They air the Undertaker and Bray Wyatt segment from Raw.

Zack Ryder vs. Adam Rose

The two men lock up in the middle of the ring and take out their twitter frustrations by going from corner to corner. The ref breaks them off and they lock up again. Ryder gets whipped off and comes into a shoulder block. They get back up and Ryder tosses Rose but Rose holds on to the bottom rope, forcing the ref to stop Ryder. The two men tease a Greco Roman Knuckle Lock but Rose cuts Ryder off and slams him into the corner. He follows up with a big chop and then Ryder fights out with punches. Ryder whips Rose off and goes for a dropkick but Rose holds on and Ryder hits the mat. Rose picks up Ryder and points at the Wrestlemania sign. He goes to throw Ryder to the outside but Ryder reverses. Rose gets up on the apron and into the ring and Ryder just hits him out again! ANDRE BATTLE ROYAL HYPE! ZACK RYDER SHOWING WHAT HE’S GONNA DO! Back from commercial break and Ryder is laying in some punches. He gets Rose in the corner and does the ten count punches. But on punch four, Rose kicks Ryder’s leg out and sends him careening to the mat! Rose picks up Ryder and hits a scoop slam followed by a few forearm drops. Rose poses to boos from the crowd. He hits Ryder with a standing fist drop and gets a two count. Rose hits a backbreaker but again it’s only good for a two count. He drops his knee into Ryder’s lower back and holds on as he fish hooks him and the referee counts. Rose hits a full nelson back breaker but again it’s only good for a two count. He locks on a chin lock variation and Ryder begins to fight out of it. Ryder gets up to his feet and fights Rose off, getting out with a jawbreaker. He runs at Rose but Rose catches him in a spinebuster. He gets Ryder into the corner and begins laying in boots. Rose pulls Ryder out of the corner but Ryder catches him with a flash small package for two. Rose immediately gets up and whips Ryder into the corner but Ryder hops up and comes off with a drop kick! Rose backs into the corner and Ryder hits a running forearm followed by the Broski Boot! That gets him a two count. Rose hits a big powerbomb but only for two! Rose pulls Ryder onto the top rope and goes up to set up for a superplex. Ryder pushes him off and comes off with a second rope Rough Ryder instead and that’s enough for the win!

OFFICIAL RESULT: Zack Ryder @ 7:30 via Second Rope Rough Ryder
RATING: This was pretty good! I wish they would do things like this on Raw. They’ve got three hours so why wouldn’t you fill them with solid midcard matches. People care about these characters and wrestlers, give them time! Either way, I enjoyed this. **1/2

* They air the Connor the Crusher Hall of Fame video.

* Sheamus coming back soon FELLA!

* They recap the 2 on 1 handicap match from Raw, and that’s the end of Superstars this week! We will see you next week, same Superstars time, same Superstars network! And if you’re wondering what network that is, it’s the WWE Network available for the low price of $9.99 a month.

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