SmackDown 8/19
A lot happened in this show, including the very edited ending of a bad feud between Undertaker and Khali, a showdown between Booker and Batista to build heat for Sunday, Kennedy beating the over the hill Tatanka, Finley and Lashley doing battle for the US Title, and much more. So was it a good show? By Smackdown standards a go-home show for the second biggest PPV of the year - it was not bad. Consider this: Smackdown has only TWO matches for this card on Sunday. TWO! That means the rest of the card is all RAW and ECW. Shows where the brand is at. I think removing Taker-Khali off of SS was something they had to do. As I have stated before, I like Khali, be he just has no business on TV in main event spots.
As for the Booker-Batista showdown, PLEASE don't just hand Batista the title back Sunday. Draw out this thing a little, don't just give it away. I think right now people are still getting behind Batista a bit, and if you give him the title, people will get bored with him. Like Cena, make him chase it a bit, and let the people get behind him.
Mystero vs Chavo has the makings of a good match, but I think they are going to force Vicki Guerrero down our throats and in the end, she will do something that will cause Chavo to lose, much like last years SS when she pushed the ladder that led to Eddie losing to Mystero. They would have done better keeping her off of TV. I wonder deep down why she agreed to appear for this fued? What does she have to gain by it, other than lingering pain that Eddie should still be here?
The rest of the night was pretty much filler, all except the Finley - Lashley match, which ended up as the best of the night. I like this 3-way feud, and they will have some pretty good matches down the road. Other than that, Kennedy, Vito, and Terkey all had almost what ammounted to squash matches.
As for Vito, I agree with JBL - what a sick representation of what a man should be. Week after week this guy comes out like a confused soul just trying to win over fans. Here's an idea, lose the dress, go back to being a man, and let's see if your WRESTLING along with your character can win some fans. You can't tell me his character is over, just becuase that tool Michael Cole is told to say it is each week. Ugh.
Till Summerslam -
Matt
As for the Booker-Batista showdown, PLEASE don't just hand Batista the title back Sunday. Draw out this thing a little, don't just give it away. I think right now people are still getting behind Batista a bit, and if you give him the title, people will get bored with him. Like Cena, make him chase it a bit, and let the people get behind him.
Mystero vs Chavo has the makings of a good match, but I think they are going to force Vicki Guerrero down our throats and in the end, she will do something that will cause Chavo to lose, much like last years SS when she pushed the ladder that led to Eddie losing to Mystero. They would have done better keeping her off of TV. I wonder deep down why she agreed to appear for this fued? What does she have to gain by it, other than lingering pain that Eddie should still be here?
The rest of the night was pretty much filler, all except the Finley - Lashley match, which ended up as the best of the night. I like this 3-way feud, and they will have some pretty good matches down the road. Other than that, Kennedy, Vito, and Terkey all had almost what ammounted to squash matches.
As for Vito, I agree with JBL - what a sick representation of what a man should be. Week after week this guy comes out like a confused soul just trying to win over fans. Here's an idea, lose the dress, go back to being a man, and let's see if your WRESTLING along with your character can win some fans. You can't tell me his character is over, just becuase that tool Michael Cole is told to say it is each week. Ugh.
Till Summerslam -
Matt
