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I guess this is part of the reason that we're starting to see a slight change in WWE here lately. First creating interest with the save_us.222 thing, then having all of that stuff happen at the PPV, then the big return of HBK on RAW. We should also give WWE and HHH, a lot of credit for their work over the past two days. At the PPV, at first, it looked like HHH was back up to his old tricks, but in the end he was simply being used as the one big name, the biggest name in WWE, to put Orton over. The following night it once again looked like HHH was one again in the title picture, but instead he bowed out and it was revealed his thing is still with Umaga, and Orton is moving on to HBK right now. It was a great job by HHH as well, and exactly the sort of thing he needs to be doing for a little while more. They needed a big name, he stepped up to help them get everything back on track, then he stepped back to where he was before. We've seen some great things, great booking, over the past two days, and I really hope to see that continue leading up to the big reveal of save_us.222, Chris Jericho, the return of Edge, and so on. As for that horrible, horrible RAW rating, well that doesn't surprise me. With the way things have been booked over the past few months, this is where we've been heading. That ratings is not because of what we saw on the PPV and on RAW. I fully expect to see the rating start to crawl back up if WWE keeps their shit together going forward. It's a very, very scary number for them though, that's for sure.

I've really enjoyed the last two days in WWE land, for better and for worse. This is the type of shit they need to start doing again. The shocking, surprising, mark out moments that we've been given far too few of over the past few years.

Alrighty, that was pretty fucking awesome for me.

Now there's who they should get to lead the new Hart Foundation.

Jeff and Kennedy are working great together. It also helps a lot that the match has so much heat from the fans that it's almost as if it's a world title match.

At the halfway point of the show, giving him enough time to do something to Umaga and/or Orton to finish the show off.

That is the back-up plan from what I have heard. However, who is out there to put them over from the old generation? Bret or Anvil? Is there anyone else? I'd mark out for Jimmy Hart as their manager. We have a winner. I didn't even think of that one.

I'm going to laugh my ass off if it ends up being the "second coming" of the Hart Foundation at Cyber Sunday.

oldskool, you forgot to rate the pizza eating contest. Not only does HHH/Orton get MOTN, but it's an instant MOTY candidate.

Well if we go by that line of thinking, HHH isn't an 11-time WWE champ either.

Orton is a 3-time champ now, not two.

It will be fun to see the next HHH/Batista encounter, that's for sure.

I've never wanted HHH to win a match as much as this one right here.

And even if Orton wins, they'll just say that HHH was at a huge disadvantage because of the damage that Umaga did to him earlier in the night in their match. And there we have Beth winning the strap.

I hope HHH beats Orton again. Two times in the same night, once beating him for the title and another beating him to retain? That would be the ultimate HHH move, and I want to see it if we can't get Jericho or anything else like that.

From the save_us.222 video tonight: Rev 22:12 -And behold, I come quickly; and my reward is with me. To give every man according as his work shall be.

Khali was just "praying to the most evil of the Hindu gods"!

HHH needs to beat Carlito tonight as well.

And HHH just beat Umaga with the Pedigree like he was nothing.

If Jericho comes in as a heel to take on HHH, it would make sense. Earlier the fans were chanting for him, Vince actually makes mention of it all. Vince could be working with Jericho all along. It's a long shot, but I could see them doing something like that.

"Do you know what MVP has on him? MOST VALUABLE PUKE!!!!!! HAHAHAHA" - Michael Cole Someone please destroy Cole now.

It's almost like a WWE intern lost all of the scripts for the show tonight, and now they're just tossing shit out on the show to make a PPV. Pay $40 and get MVP/Hardy in a pizza eating contest, and get MVP/Hardy vs. Taker/Kane for free on RAW? That's WWE logic for ya!

That Punk/V match was at least **** right there.