Saturday, September 29, 2012

Saturday Morning's Main Event - Saturday Morning Slam recap for September 29, 2012

The Miz guests on commentary for this week.

The Miz tells us: Don't Try This.

Santino Marella beats Heath Slater with a Cobra to the leg of Slater followed by a schoolboy pin. During the match, both Santino and Slater have an "air instrument" play-off, and Santino tickles Slater to get out of a submission hold.

Cody Rhodes is this week's Saturday Morning Spotlight. He gives us a Fave Five of the top five "vanity Superstars:" "The Narcissist" Lex Luger, Rick "The Model" Martel, "Ravishing" Rick Rude, "The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels, and "Dashing" Cody Rhodes.

On The Third Degree, WWE Superstars talk about what their favorite sport was going up.

This week's Pop Quiz question: Which WWE Superstar won the very first WWE Iron Man Match?

On the Video Vault, we see WWE's most athletic idols: Simon Dean, The Goon, Abe "Knuckleball" Schwartz, and Mr. Perfect.

"The Heartbreak Kid" Shawn Michaels won the very first WWE Iron Man Match.

We get some health tips from John Cena: start every day with a healthy breakfast, be active, and get a good night's rest.

Nextw eek: Santino Marella!

Saturday, September 22, 2012

Saturday Morning's Main Event - Saturday Morning Slam recap for September 22, 2012

The Miz is this week's Saturday Morning Spotlight.

In this week's installment of Fave Five, we see five of the greatest WWE Intercontinental Champions ever: Pat Patterson, Chris Jericho, The Ultimate Warrior, The Honky Tonk Man and "Macho Man" Randy Savage.

This week's Pop Quiz question is: Who did "Macho Man" Randy Savage beat at WrestleMania 4 to win the WWE Championship: Hulk Hogan, Andre The Giant or "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase?

Santino Marella guests on commentary this week.

Zack Ryder tells us: Don't Try This.

Zack Ryder beats William Regal. During the match, William Regal has Zack Ryder in a hold and yells "I've got him!" Santino yells "No, you don't!" and Regal yells "Yes, I do!" This continues as William Regal lets go of Zack Ryder to argue with Santino further, and Zack Ryder nearly wins the match on a schoolboy pin.

John Cena talks about Make-A-Wish Foundation.

"Macho Man" Randy Savage beat "The Million Dollar Man" Ted DiBiase at WrestleMania 4 to become the WWE Champion.

Next week: Family, Health and Fitness Day! John Cena gives advice on how to be your best!

The Miz gives us some last-minute pointers on how to be awesome: Dress the part, walk the part, listen to naysayers (and prove them wrong), be loud and be heard...and be awesome!

Now go watch the last few minutes of that WWE Championship match!

Saturday, September 15, 2012

Saturday Morning's Main Event - Saturday Morning Slam recap for September 15, 2012

Justin Gabriel is this week's Saturday Morning Spotlight.

Justin Gabriel shows us around Cape Town, South Africa.

We see other Superstars from around the world, past and present: Kofi Kingston (Ghana), Kamala (Uganda), The Great Khali (India), Yoshi Tatsu (Japan), Nathan Jones (Australia), The Bushwhackers (Bushwhacker Butch and Bushwhacker Luke) (New Zealand), Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka (Fiji), Haku (Tonga), Rikishi (Samoa), Giant Gonzales (Argentina), Giant Silva (Brazil), Ezekiel Jackson (Guyana), Pedro Morales (Puerto Rico), Alberto Del Rio (Mexico), countless Superstars from the United States of America, Bret "Hit Man" Hart, Chris Jericho, Christian, Tyson Kidd, Natalya (Canada), William Regal (England), Mason Ryan (Wales), Drew McIntyre (Scotland), Sheamus (Ireland), Andre the Giant (France), Alex Wright (Germany), Antonio Cesaro (Switzerland), Santino Marella (Italy), Spiros Arion (Greece), "Baron" Mikel Scicluna (Malta), Ludvig Borga (Finland), Ivan Putski (Poland), Aksana (Lithuania), Vladimir Kozlov (Ukraine), Nikolai Volkoff (Russia), The Iron Sheik (Iran), and countless Superstars from Parts Unknown.

Santino Marella guests on commentary this week.

Sheamus tells us: Don't Try This.

Kofi Kingston and R-Truth beat Primo and Epico. During the match, R-Truth's imaginary friend Little Jimmy becomes a distraction, with Primo and Epico wanting to be friends with him. When referee Mike Chioda says that Little Jimmy says no, this starts a short brawl where R-Truth and Kofi come out on top.

We see footage from a recent tour of the Far East, where the WWE Superstars performed in Taiwan, Japan and China.

Next week: We explore the legacy of the WWE Intercontinental Championship and spend time with its current holder, The Miz!

In Switzerland, Cesaro tells us about the five languages he is fluent in: English, Swiss German, French (which he learned when he was 10 years old), Italian (which he learned recently) and German (which he learned to read and write in school). He also tells how to say "Welcome back to school" in those languages.

Now go watch Cesaro's debut match!

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Saturday Morning's Main Event - Saturday Morning Slam recap for September 8, 2012

Damien Sandow is this week's Saturday Morning Spotlight. We then get introduced to some new words courtesy of "Damien's Dictionary," such as "matriculate," (to begin, to enter, to enroll or to join) "sophomoric," (childish, adolescent, or juvenile) and "valedictorian" (the highest ranking student academically in a graduating class).

In this week's Video Vault, we are introduced to guys throughout WWE history who prove that just because you're intelligent does not mean that you are smart: Bobby "The Brain" Heenan, The Genius, Dean Douglas and Matt Striker.

In this week's The Third Degree, WWE Superstars name their favorite school subjects.

Don't be a bully, Be A S.T.A.R. Show tolerance and respect.

William Regal guests on commentary this week.

CM Punk tells us: Don't Try This.

Sin Cara beats Michael McGillicutty.

We see footage from Be A S.T.A.R. events at schools throughout the week of SummerSlam.

Nexxt week: Justin Gabriel takes us through South Africa!

Damien Sandow gives us one last word: "curriculum" (a particular course of study in a school or college).

Now go watch what is from this moment on, starting now, the genesis of McGillicutty!

Saturday, September 1, 2012

Saturday Morning's Main Event - Saturday Morning Slam recap for September 1, 2012

For Fave Five, we see Saturday Morning Slam's top five catchphrases: "If you smell what The Rock is cooking" by The Rock, "To be the man...you've got to beat the man" by "The Nature Boy" Ric Flair, "Because I'm the Miz...and I'm...awesome" by The Miz, "You can't see me" by John Cena, and "...and that's the bottom line, 'cause Stone Cold said so" by "Stone Cold" Steve Austin.



We look at the signatures of WWE Superstars. Derrick Bateman says the strangest thing he has ever signed is a man's prosthetic leg, while Kofi Kingston says it is a very dirty shoe. Dolph has written his signature on a baby, while Layla has signed just about everything.

WWE Pop Quiz: On March 26th, 2001, who beat Vince McMahon to the punch to become the new owner of World Championship Wresting?

Santino Marella guests on commentary for this week's match.

Brodus Clay beats Curt Hawkins. During the match, Curt Hawkins tries to be a better dancer than Brodus Clay, but he gets headbutted when Brodus Clay is not impressed. After the match, Brodus Clay and The Funkadactyls (Cameron and Naomi) dance with some kids - and Santino Marella - in the ring.

WWE Pop Quiz: On March 26th, 2001, Shane McMahon beat Vince McMahon to the punch to become the new owner of World Championship Wresting.

Next week: WWE Superstars match wits with Damien Sandow!

This week's Saturday Morning Spotlight is Rey Mysterio Jr. The name of his finishing move, the 619, is inspired by "Austin 3:16" and the area code of the San Diego, California. His first match in WWE was the debut of the 619, which has been a success ever since. We then see the 619 in action.

Now go watch "Stone Cold" Steve Austin pour cement into Vince McMahon's Corvette!