WWE: Superstars 23rd July 2009

Back to the one match from each brand format this week, and the show is a good one.

Christian vs. Regal is the match of the week, and I would expect nothing less. It has all the things that both guys bring to your ten-minute TV match - a few brief mat exchanges, a big Christian bump (over the rope, headfirst onto the apron, then to the outside) setting up the middle heat section with loads of intensity from Regal, consistent selling from Christian throughout and nice strikes from both guys (Christian steps up this side of his repetoire with a bunch of stiff elbows). Hoping against hope for a longer match - I keep waiting for something to be better this year than the first Swagger-Christian title match, and so far, nothing is.

I also liked the Bourne-Noble match, and had it been longer, may have been in contention for match of the week. Noble keeps preventing the shooting star, making for a nice little theme of the match. Bourne always seems like a guy willing to throw in a bunch of spots from different styles - I always enjoy his lucha-y armdrags - and Noble will bump around for a high flyer. I wish he was pushed to the level he was at in 2002.

The main event is the weakest of the show, as I find myself increasingly going off Morrison, and his interpretative dance offence. Especially that weak looking Pele kick, which I would happily pay to never see again. Sure, it looks pretty, but it barely grazes most of the time, and there's no way a kick from that angle can ever have any force compared to say, a punt. His knee strike is good, however. I've never dislike Kane as much as some people - he seems to be able to have non-offensive matches with people of all sizes, which is an asset for a big guy. Overall, this was OK for what it was.