If the WWE ever wanted to prove that their Smackdown fans were secondary to the watchers of RAW, they proved it this past Friday.
Replaying John Cena’s verbal attacks towards The Rock that were made on RAW, the WWE was simply lazy. Why not have the guy come out and talk so more? He draws ratings when he’s out there, so why not take the chance? Or even better, why not have The Rock address Cena’s comments?
Maybe then the people that watch RAW would feel obligated to watch Smackdown every Friday.
Even worse they ended up doing the same thing with the sped up version of the Undertaker/Triple H confrontation on this past Raw as well.
What this says is simple:
If you watch RAW, you don’t really need to watch Smackdown, because nothing of any real importance happens there and secondly, aside from building up angles for pay per views, the show doesn’t offer anything that can’t be seen anywhere else.
Big mistake.
Overall, things like this have to stop in order for Smackdown to truly be accepted as a show that doesn’t play second fiddle to anything else.
It’s just not cool.
What was cool though was seeing Dusty Rhodes come out and tell his son Cody that he needed to refocus. How did the dashing one do that? By beating up Rey Mysterio and taking off his mask, that’s how. This could be a pretty good match for Wrestlemania, if the WWE is smart and allows Mysterio as much rest and time to get to where he needs to be physically. Simply put, if he competes the way he did in his match against Kane, he’s not going to put anyone over.
Things weren’t all bad though, as the main event was fun and seeing Vicki Guerrero beg everyone for her job and get canned was great. Seeing Alberto Del Rio break up the party at the end as well almost made the show watchable.
The matches:
Rey Mysterio vs. Kane: It’s so sad what Mysterio has become due to injuries. The greatest cruiserweight in the United States at one time, Mysterio’ matches are slow and routine now. Regardless, the little kids love him to death and he’s still a draw, so he’ll wrestle until he can’t anymore. Anyone who sees all those little kids with masks on all over the arenas knows that. However, while Mysterio in 1999 could pull off a match with a big man like Kane, he can’t anymore and if the WWE is going to get anything good out of him in the ring, they should help him put over a heel youngster and not force a monster like Kane to job out to him.
Rosa vs. Layla: Michelle McCool took out Rosa and cost her the match. A waste of five minutes that builds the type of angle that isn’t going anywhere.
Jack Swagger vs. Kofi Kingston: Kingston was energetic and Swagger did a decent job selling, but this match was nothing special. Obviously an attempt to get these two to build something for Wrestlemania, having Kingston compete “injured†and the heel Swagger take advantage is the oldest trick in the book.
Wade Barrett vs. The Big Show: Another set up for what could be a Wrestlemania bout, Show sold a bevy of punches, kicks and a sleeper early on before he fought back and ended up with the win via-count-out. Again, more of a sneak peak, rather than a full-on contest.
Edge and Kelly Kelly vs. Drew McIntyre and Vicki Guerrero: Aside from getting to see the gorgeous Kelly Kelly, this match was solid. Edge and McIntyre have chemistry and traded some decent offense, but the fact that Guerrero caught a spear from KK was hilarious and the best part of the match. However, it’s horrible that someone with so much potential such as McIntyre gets handed crappy angles such as this and can’t be put in a decent, long-term program.
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