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Superstars: November 15, 2040

It's 20-MINUTE OPENING PROMO OF DOOM TIME! OK, maybe not 20 minutes but we do get Sonya Braddock joining us to kick things off in the ring. She's always one to get down to the point. And her point is that she's been looking forward to knocking Naomi Bailey's lights out for what's seemed like a lifetime. You'd have thought that after WrestleMania, Naomi would've just taken her licks and gotten the point. But, hey, give her some degree of credit for eventually doing the impossible and managing to take the Women's Title from Sonya. It only took her another match and her scepter to pull it off but who's keeping track of these things, right? The important thing is that Sonya has been generous long enough in allowing Naomi Bailey to continue being the champion, sitting back and preparing and watching her try her best to build something out of her victory at Night of Champions. It's an impressive house to be sure, but the big bad bitch is back to knock it all down at Survivor Series, whether anyone likes it or not.

Cue someone who doesn't like it, namely Vivian Merrick of all people, who comes out and joins Sonya in the ring, looking perturbed. Vivian claims that no one cares about Sonya's belly-aching. Vivian's boys, The Future Foundation, are the real victims of highway robbery. The tag team titles were yanked from them in the most undeserving of fashions but yet, where is the outcry and vitriol from the people? Isn't her plight just as sympathetic as Sonya's? Vivian came out here to demand equal time to air her own grievances. Vivian tells Sonya that her downfall at Night of Champions couldn't have happened to a better person because Sonya isn't owed anything! After what Sonya did to Vivian's jaw, it was worth the pain when she laughed at Sonya losing the title. Sonya is not infallible and it's going to be a repeat performance at Survivor Series and Vivian promises that the laughter will be even...

...*BAM*!!! Sonya interrupts the tirade by delivering another Left Hand of God to Vivian's mouth and she goes down. The crowd voices their pleasure at this turn of events as Sonya stands tall and strong heading into Survivor Series.

Backstage we have Sophie Waters on her phone. It's not long before Brooke comes onto the scene to get in Sophie's face. Brooke demands to know who the hell Sophie thinks she is and what kind of crap she's trying to pull by managing The Academy. Sophie replies by pointing out that Ellis and Mitchell were free agents and Brooke seemed more than happy to be rid of them, so why not scoop them up? Brooke claims that Sophie was always jealous of her and that Sophie should know better than to get on her bad side. Sophie has always been inferior to Brooke and it's still the case because Brooke still has a better clientele. Sophie thinks that should be put to the test. How about tomorrow night on SmackDown!, Sophie's girls The Internet Darlings take on Brooke's girls, C4? Brooke is fine with that, but tells Sophie to be prepared for a wake up call.

First Match: Debra Phillips vs. Ainsley
I'm debuting both women here. I have higher hopes for Ainsley as she's got charisma up the wahoo. The announcers preface this by pointing out how both women trained together in the hopes of getting to the WWE and this is their opportunity to make an impact on the higher-ups. No surprise, it suffers in the crowd reaction department, despite being technically good. Debra manages to get the win by stacking Ainsley up after a sunset flip from the apron. Debra soaks in the moment and Ainsley offers a handshake, which is promptly ignored as Debra takes her leave, still in euphoria. What was that about? ***1/4, 65% overall.

Second Match: Neil Quint vs. Clayton North
The Quint-Essential Cruiserweight continues to shine! If he keeps his head on his shoulders he's got himself a nice spot in my inner circle. Some good shit, as you'd expect, and Quint gets the win after hitting the Quint-Essential Top Rope Maneuver. ****1/4, 89% overall.

In-Ring Super Special Talky Time, this time with Dusk. She says that she's somewhat satisified with her time in the WWE, despite its short length, but she thinks she can do more in order to instill the type of fear and despair in the women's locker room that she envisioned. She thinks she should aim a little higher. Think bigger. There are so many top names that could stand to dance in the darkness...and get devoured by it. Then, we'll begin to feel that shiver going up the spine of the WWE. All this talk of surviving, but the unfortunate truth is that sorrow leaves no survivors in its wake.

Cue Phoebe Hansen who wants to interrupt this shiznit. Phoebe says that you can call her crazy but she didn't sign up for the WWE to be "swallowed by darkness" or whatever the hell Dusk is selling. Phoebe says that Dusk might be reaching far beyond her grasp because people around here aren't going to be set back by a Hot Topic employee. Of course, Dusk is more than welcome to try to put the fear of God in her if she's so sure of herself.

Dusk is not amused at Phoebe's take on this matter and says that she can humble Phoebe anytime she wants. Bravado rarely lasts once reality sets in. Phoebe gets irritated and says this isn't a literature course and asks that Dusk talk like a normal person. Dusk fires back by telling Phoebe that's the point: Dusk isn't normal. And with that, Dusk boots Phoebe in gut, doubling her over. Dusk tries setting Phoebe up for the Final Sunset but there's still some life in Phoebe! We get a short back-and-forth as things spill to the outside until Dusk manages to drop Phoebe across the barrier. Dusk backs away glaring at her fallen prey.

Third Match: Clubber Harris and Jordan Demiras vs. Galino & Farnes
This is continuing from the ordeal on Raw. Demiras declares that he's determined to not let Michael Hotbody have a moment's peace. It's only fair considering the act of slamming a cage door into his head still resonates with him. Harris makes it known that he's still up for a fight with Zed Jones if Jones wants to back up all that talk from Hotbody on Raw. The faces certainly make for an odd pair like I pointed out before. It's good solid tag action all around. It comes down to Harris and Farnes on the outside. Farnes tries whipping Harris but it's reversed and Farnes ends up colliding with Zed. Back in, Harris looks to put this away. He runs to the ropes, no doubt looking for some sort of clothesline or tackle, but Zed low-bridges him and Harris tumbles over the top to the floor. That's enough for a DQ. Zed and Michael Hotbody look like they're going to assault Harris but Demiras comes flying over the top rope with a dive but he's caught by Zed before he can hit Hotbody. Zed follows up by launching Demiras into the ring post. Lyle Morris tries coming down to get him some but he's horribly outnumbered as Hotbody's crew just lays waste to the three faces. ****1/2, 92% overall.

Fourth Match: Ethan Lang vs. Ozzy Mandias
Martyn LaSalle comes out to be part of the announce team. He's disappointed that Ozzy still hasn't agreed to a match with him, but he's taking it as a sign that maybe Ozzy doesn't want any hostilities between them, which LaSalle is fine with as Ozzy was the one who started all of this. But maybe with him being out here on commentary, Ozzy will find it in him to deliver a clear answer. So this match is great, as Lang is making tremendous progress. Things come to a head when the action spills to the outside and Ozzy is knocked back and falls down next to LaSalle at the table. Ozzy makes his way up but instead of getting back to the match, he starts getting in the face of LaSalle, asking if he's bad mouthing Ozzy on commentary. LaSalle claims innocence and tells Ozzy to worry about the match. Ozzy tells LaSalle that he doesn't tell Ozzy what to do. Meanwhile, Lang has made it back into the ring and the ref counts Ozzy out. Ozzy is livid and gets back in the face of LaSalle. LaSalle stands up in response but gets a shove for his troubles. The referee comes between the two and Ozzy decides to bail, still yelling at LaSalle. ****1/2, 89% overall.

More backstage goodness as we're joined by Madison and one of her clients, Alexander Piero. Madison wants to thank Piero for carrying the torch for her while she was gone. Chris Collins has been avoiding the ass kicking that's been coming to him for what seems like forever. Nothing against the teammates that will be beside her at Survivor Series, but she hopes their match comes down to just Collins having to face her three boys. Not only would the fans get their money's worth, but so would Madison. She tells Collins to sleep on that thought.

Fifth Match: Isaac Wolff and El Silencio vs. Tom Foley and Doug Michaels
You might find it weird that I'm featuring El Silencio more and more but just bear with me for a bit in that department. I think I've got something good here, if only for a one-off thing. Just some good cruiserweight shit that ends with El Silencio getting the pin on Foley after coming off the top with the Careless Whisper. ****1/2, 89% overall.

Sixth Match: Gavin Jones vs. Vinnie LaPaige
Gavin declares that he's on the same page as Jordan Demiras as he also has no intention of letting Michael Hotbody off the hook as far as his responsibilites go. Jason Sorola would be better off not meddling in affairs that don't concern him. So this match is all about giving Gavin a stage to look good and LaPaige is a good punching bag for this task. Jones gets the pin after the Frog Splash, naturally. No time to celebrate as Jason Sorola apparently has taken umbrage to Gavin's words and runs down to lay out the former Play Pal with a chair. Sorola yells some harsh words at the fallen Jones before taking his leave. ****1/2, 89% overall.

God damn, three times in a row with that fucking rating?

MAIN EVENT: Simon Bennett and the Perfections vs. Adam Hail and the Southern Belles
Do you have any idea how much this main event is costing me? Hell, this show combined with Raw is probably enough to make me cut catering costs. So there is animosity all over and it comes out in spades during the whole ordeal. It comes down to Hail and Bennett and Bennett looks like he's getting the better of that exchange. Nathan Quinn must sense it, too, because he grabs a hold of Bennett's leg as he's in the corner, waiting on Hail to stand up. This obviously distracts Bennett, and causes the ref to call for the bell, but it's enough to allow Hail to blindside Bennett and stomp him down into the corner. The ladies brawl to the back leaving the men alone and Hail decides to send a message by crushing Bennett with a couple of Hailstorms off the top. Hail keeps looking strong as we get ever closer to Survivor Series. ****1/2, 90% overall.

Overall show rating: 86%