On the October 18, 2012 episode of WWE Superstars, Kaitlyn faced “The Glamazon” Beth Phoenix in one-on-one action

WWE Divas – October 18, 2012 Superstars Match:
Kaitlyn vs. Beth Phoenix

— After Beth does some trash talking, they lock up. Beth gets behind Kaitlyn and gets her in a waistlock, followed by a lifting slam. Beth continues the trash tallk as Kaitlyn gets back up on her feet. Beth gets behind Kaitlyn and again gets her in a waistlock. Kaitlyn gets out of the hold and applies an armlock on Beth, followed by an armlock takedown. Both ladies are back up on their feet, and this time around, Beth applies an arm lock of her own on Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn breaks the hold by sending Beth to the ropes. The ref starts the five count, forcing Beth to break the hold. Kaitlyn irish whips Beth to the ropes, but Beth comes back and sends Kaitlyn to the outside. Beth does a little show boating, and Kaitlyn takes down Beth and starts punching the you-know-what out of her. Beth now on the outside drags Kaitlyn to the outside by her injured leg. Kaitlyn counters an attempted elbow smash by Beth, but Beth comes back with a double axe clothesline. Beth sends Kaitlyn back into the ring, and climbs the top apron to do some more show boating. We’re back from a commercial break, and Beth has Kaitlyn in a headlock. Kaitlyn gets out of the hold and lifts Beth up, but Beth cuts it short with some strike attacks. Beth irish whips Kaitlyn into the ropes. Kaitlyn ducks under a clothesline, irish whips herself into the ropes, and takes Beth down with a crossbody. Kaitlyn gets a near fall. Beth’s in control again and uses the bottom rope to choke Kaitlyn. Beth stands on top of Kaitlyn and presses into her abdomen. Beth scoops up Kaitlyn and gets her into the tree of woe. Beth kicks Kaitlyn’s mid-section. She then lifts Kaitlyn’s head up, only to slam it into the bottom turnbuckle pad. Beth goes for the cover, but gets a near fall. She locks Kaitlyn in a submission hold. Kaitlyn gets out of it by sending Beth into the corner. Beth takes Kaitlyn down with a kick. Beth goes for an elbow drop, but Kaitlyn moves out of the way in time and dropkicks Beth. Kaitlyn goes for the cover, but gets a near fall. Kaitlyn gets Beth with a shoulder block and goes for another pin, but once again gets a near fall. Kaitlyn continues her comeback with some nice strike attacks, followed by a shoulder block takedown. Once again, she goes for a cover and gets a near fall. Beth takes control again with a submission to Kaitlyn. Kaitlyn gets out of the hold and attempts to send Beth into the corner. Instead, Beth counters, but Kaitlyn locks Beth’s head with her legs. Beth attempts to send Kaitlyn to the outside, but Kaitlyn hangs on. Kaitlyn goes up the turnbuckle, but Beth grabs her and has her held up high in the air. Kaitlyn escapes and uses the ropes to get Beth with a sunset flip pin. She gets the cover and the win!

Winner(s): Kaitlyn

Thoughts: Despite the finish to the match being sloppy, I loved this match. This match told a story, and I loved how the commentators hyped it. Beth wanted to teach Kaitlyn respect and show her that she’s the teacher and Kaitlyn’s the student. I also love how Kaitlyn continued to sell her injury. Kaitlyn does indeed remind me of a mini Beth Phoenix. With a little more work, maybe she could be the next Glamazon. All in all, a great divas match on superstars.