Thanks for the Fish

Maybe Hardy didn't know who had the last pin and didn't know he was the "champ" at the time. I think Punk might need some back-up in his battle against the legacy faction. Could the Second City Saints ride again?!?! It's not like "Scotty Goldman" is doing much of anything on SD!...

Afa Jr. doesn't fit with the group unless he's not playing the wild savage. Joe Hennig would have worked much better. Afa Jr was also the developmental who got caught with the fake penis wizzinator to beat the drug testing. All the wwe vets who now have to piss in a cup facing the tester with their pants around their knees and shirt up by their chest can make sure to thank him.

UFC was a no-go there as well last night. No more PPV's I guess - even if it's on free-tv in the UK...

Certainly explains why Funaki keeps his job. I wonder if he is booked as a star via creative editing like Khali is for India programming.

I think MVP is winning the SD! Title tonight, HHH is doing nothing as champion, and with three top performers being faces (four if you count Big Show), it just makes more sense for a heel to be the champ and the faces chasing. Also Edge could come back and not have to focus on the title for the time being. I think Punk walks out with the title. Punk vs Orton has real potential going forward, though I expect Orton to win the title, setting up Orton vs Batista at WM (unless Cena is around) Jericho should win, because I think most fans expect HBK to win. I'd give HBK some time off, have him decimated by Jericho and Cade. Then have Jericho move on to a interim feud with CM Punk fo rthe title while Randy heals up. Michelle wins - I don't even care and I was a fan of the SD! womens title initially. McCool is bland as hell. Maryse might not make a bad champion, but there is only one face female, McCool needs to retain. Henry will lose without getting pinned. Matt Hardy makes the most sense here. Rhodes and Dibiase retain, though underhandedly because with Cryme Tyme being the only other tagteam on Raw, they need to keep this feud going.

Well, I've always been baffled by the IWC's love of Norman Smiley. I hated the guys work in WCW. He's a bland wrestler, has phony charisma (like Rickey Ortiz), and has a lame schtick with the Big Wiggle. If anyone ever seemed like a bad fit for the wwe, it is him. Thankfully until now they never gave him a look.

Killings dancing has to go. He was sort of a bad ass in his promos and he comes out dancing like a spaz.

Remember that Cabana and Steele were meant for that spot. I believe they would have made it work. I don't remember hearing about that. I thought the whole point of Hawkins and Ryder joining Edge was so they look like him and could do the switch? This was back before Edge got hurt, not the time when Hawkins an Ryder sided with Edge. The deal was going to be Colt was the goof and Ace was no-nonsense. Supposedly it was ready to go but Edge went and got hurt...

Christian's contract is almost up, though he says he's happy with his pay and situation in TNA. I don't think the wwe could lure Christian away, assuming he's getting Sting money there, given the work schedule and all.

They're taping next weeks ECW right now, so there must be an international tour within the week.

Why was the show taped yesterday?

Austin wants to have a good match, not a hype match if he comes back. I think he'd virtually get to pick his oppnent, and wouldn't be surprised if he picked a upper card but not main eventer type. Austin is a big Kennedy fan, but I don't know if he'd be the pick. Maybe somebody like MVP, a real student of the game type that Austin could "make". If he came back I'd hope he'd be as equally as motivated on the mic as he is reported to be with having a good match. He's lazy as hell with his promo's in every recent "special appearance. Really paint by numbers and boring. Austin vs Cena would be a huge hype match but I don't know about the workrate. Austin vs Orton and Austin vs Jericho would both sell well and have the potential to have better matches.

He could have been a contender, but his attitude did him in. That and he was injured for at least part of his time off.

I'm cautiously optimistic about the scramble matches not that I've read that Pat Patterson came up with the concepts and has ideas ready for them.

So which brand does Gail Kim end up on? The SD! diva's need some help there, but you'd think they'd add her to the Raw division which is down to one face Diva (well two if you count Kelly Kelly). Mickie James Beth Phoenix Gail Kim Katie Lea Jillian Kelly Kelly Melina(injured) Layla (though she no-showed wwe events recently) That's a pretty damn good division. However that would leave SD! with - Michelle Nattie Maria Victoria Candace (rumored switch upon return) Alicia Fox (if she is brought back with Edge)

Wwe definitely should bring in Gail Kim. Both womens division need new talent. I've never been a big fan of Tomko, and figure he could probably be higher on the card in Japan.

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I'm not even going to say it.

Why couldn't Kane just have had his own mask in the bag?

Punk gets a backstage interview - whopee. Why couldn't Punk do this in the opening segment?

What has happened on the show so far would support that theory. Blah. Well last weeks show was shite, this weeks show is shite, and Burchill was being pushed under whomever was booking then, and was unceremoniously taken out of his feud with Kofi in favor of Santino.

So CM Punk isn't even going to get mic time? Yeah, but I'm being paranoid. He couldn't even interrupt Jericho to start the night to set-up the match?

What a ridiculous concept match. Why not have a reverse battle royale?

I know, but by the time he comes out I just have that feeling that a lot of the crowd's steam will be let out. I agree, and it was likely done for this reason.