Hawk 34

I'm expecting a double pin/draw finish to set up a 3 way at No Mercy. That, or Big V squashes them both and challenges Punk for the title.

I like how they are spending 3 weeks to build to a #1 contender, while the champ is more concerned about someone not involved and is getting taken out.

He wasn't bare-chested, though. There lies the power of Big Daddy V.

She had the work done because Victoria (?) busted her nose. Obviously, that required work to alter her previous look. Sweet, I totally didn't address that in my original post. Thanks for the heads up! It's called validating and furthering the information. I was adding what happened to her nose, precisely.

They show the "Jericho" graphic again and made a point to show "SAVE US 222" alot. It's not Raw exclusive for now.

Maybe some sort of alliance with another heel? I could see him being the Miz's personal hitman. Sort of like Diesel. Well, Miz has already used to dominate Balls. It would be a sensible pairing.

When Morrison comes back, does Knox lose the spot? Also, is ECW the land of the beards?

Another strong match from these guys.

Yeah! The Tigers really showed St. Louis last year, didn't they?

Not even 20 minutes.

You can just make the match a non-title match. Present it as Punk wanted to give the guy a chance to redeem himself and he likes the competition and all that good stuff. Punk could also do commentary for the triple threat match. I like that idea. So if I read correctly the winner of the three way gets the title shot? The loser is eliminated from the "chase". The two survivors meet in a match next week, the winner of that faces Punk at No Mercy.

You can just make the match a non-title match. Present it as Punk wanted to give the guy a chance to redeem himself and he likes the competition and all that good stuff. Punk could also do commentary for the triple threat match.

How long would it take Jericho to get to "wrestling shape" anyways? I doubt it'd take more then a couple of months. It's not as if he let himself go.

Jillian has no significant value beyond her emphatically cartoonish and almost too abundant plastic build. She offers nothing of note beyond a cheesy gimmick that doesn't have all that much shelf life. Her skills in the ring are nearly vacant. Candice has been improving for awhile now, in and out of the ring. She's not Trish and she probably won't get to that level but her effort is commendable.

She had the work done because Victoria (?) busted her nose. Obviously, that required work to alter her previous look.

I do like that for the time being, they opted not to do the usual "HE'S BACK!" video hype packages as they did with HHH and Mysterio. Jericho debuted with that mysterious countdown and this would suit him well to return in this fashion with more of these themed videos. Sid would work best if he just showed up out of nowhere, did his powerbomb spot on either the heels he's laying to waste, poses and doesn't come back. Do this every 6 months and you got another Hogan act.

I thought the Sid rumors were killed when he told them he wouldn't pass the wellness tests? Jericho's Pro-WWE stance during the heat of the Benoit coverage probably earned him at least a 3 month reprieve from HHH "burial".

Rock did a number of jobs as face but another big name who drew without going over everyone was Foley.

Since when do they promote a PPV (other the WM) ahead of the next PPV?

It read SAV US and a couple of numbers that I think was 22.

Save Us? Well, that better be Jericho.

This was pretty forced. I'll admit there were a couple chuckles to be found. As a whole, it wasn't a strong debut.

The defense gave up the 51 points, not the offense.

Isn't that when Matt was teased but didn't actually show up?

Vince might just get his wish of getting rid of wrestlers altogether.