I’ve said several times that WWE Superstars is worth watching because you don’t have to invest a lot of time in it (one hour) or think too much (there is virtually no story line development), and there often are good wrestling matches featuring talent that doesn’t get a significant amount of TV time on Raw or Smackdown. However, if Thursday’s episode is indicative of the direction of the show going forward, I may decide to skip it after all. Two of the four matches were of the squash variety, featuring Vladimir Kozlov and the team of Curt Hawkins (remember him?) and Vance Archer against enhancement talent. In the immortal words of TNA announcer Taz, sitting through that was “not a good way to spend a Thursday night.”

At least the main event was good, as Dolph Ziggler defeated Chris Masters in a match that went nearly 20 minutes. When given time, Ziggler’s matches are almost always entertaining. Masters has improved a lot, but I don’t see him ever going any higher on the card.

The Divas tag team match in which Maryse and Jillian Hall defeated The Bella Twins wasn’t bad.

Kozlov was cheered (not overwhelmingly, but he wasn’t booed) during his quick victory, so I suppose he is a babyface this week. I actually think he has some entertainment value as a comedic babyface.

I’m willing to bet that a lot of WWE fans thought Hawkins was future-endeavored a long time ago, but he has been on the roster the entire time. Archer, by the way, is growing his hair out, which is a good move. The cookie-cutter “WWE haircut” wasn’t doing him any favors as far as getting his character over.

During the Ziggler-Masters match, Matt Striker mentioned Chief Jay Strongbow, Ken Patera and Billy Jack Haynes. I think it’s cool when Striker drops names from the past, but it sure does make me feel old that I remember when all of those guys were in their primes.