Judgement Day Shaping Up as Smackdown Main Event Added
Plenty of news and notes as the week of TV draws to a close. Of course the WWE has not been shy in spoiling their own ending tonight, as they have been active in letting their fans know that Edge is on tonight's SmackDown and will at the end of the show walk away with the World Heavyweight Championship. Not since when Vince McMahon beat HHH years ago for the title has the WWE been pushing a spoiler, but I guess they figure with the internet these days, everyone would know anyway, so instead of trying to pretend that the event is live - they went the 180 on it and decided to just let the results slip out. They even have an impressive photo gallery on their own website with highlights of the cage match and Edge in a few shots holding up the belt.
Now that Edge has the belt, more big news has leaked about who he will take on at Judgement Day next Sunday. With the Undertaker out, the company is putting Edge vs Batista as its SmackDown main event for the show. Now the interesting thing about that is what will be the true main event - the John Cena vs Khali sure to be awful match, or the Edge vs Batista match that has been rushed together with the huge injury to Undertaker. My guess is with this being a "SmackDown" PPV, they will put the Smackdown main event as the true main event, despite it being rushed. Also the question has to be posed is can Batista have a good match with Edge? He and Undertaker were having solid matches before Taker got hurt - can Batista stay on track against a different guy other than Taker. Before his series of matches with the Deadman, Batista's bouts with King Booker were downright bad.
Another match for Judgement Day has popped up - as Chris Benoit will once again take on MVP - this time in a 2 of 3 falls match. If MVP is going to win the belt, this has to be the time to do it. I've said that before, but come on - this has to be it. No win here and title switch and you have to move both these guys into another feud. If MVP finally does get the win and the belt, then you'll see them go back and forth throughout the summer. Another match I am thinking we'll see added to the card for JD is the Hardy's vs Cade and Murdoch. Just a hunch.
So now the bookers have a decision to make in terms of what they do long term with Edge, and do they move him into a feud with Kennedy when he is ready to go in about two months? The thinking there was with Kennedy out for 6 months as they first thought, he would for sure get a huge pop coming back, and would be a natural face. Now that it's just 8 weeks, do they push the face turn? Or due they stay the course with him as a heel and move him into another feud? They already seemed to have pushed the Kennedy vs Edge buttons with Kennedy's comments on WWE.com that he would be after Edge once he comes back.
Now that Edge has the belt, more big news has leaked about who he will take on at Judgement Day next Sunday. With the Undertaker out, the company is putting Edge vs Batista as its SmackDown main event for the show. Now the interesting thing about that is what will be the true main event - the John Cena vs Khali sure to be awful match, or the Edge vs Batista match that has been rushed together with the huge injury to Undertaker. My guess is with this being a "SmackDown" PPV, they will put the Smackdown main event as the true main event, despite it being rushed. Also the question has to be posed is can Batista have a good match with Edge? He and Undertaker were having solid matches before Taker got hurt - can Batista stay on track against a different guy other than Taker. Before his series of matches with the Deadman, Batista's bouts with King Booker were downright bad.
Another match for Judgement Day has popped up - as Chris Benoit will once again take on MVP - this time in a 2 of 3 falls match. If MVP is going to win the belt, this has to be the time to do it. I've said that before, but come on - this has to be it. No win here and title switch and you have to move both these guys into another feud. If MVP finally does get the win and the belt, then you'll see them go back and forth throughout the summer. Another match I am thinking we'll see added to the card for JD is the Hardy's vs Cade and Murdoch. Just a hunch.
So now the bookers have a decision to make in terms of what they do long term with Edge, and do they move him into a feud with Kennedy when he is ready to go in about two months? The thinking there was with Kennedy out for 6 months as they first thought, he would for sure get a huge pop coming back, and would be a natural face. Now that it's just 8 weeks, do they push the face turn? Or due they stay the course with him as a heel and move him into another feud? They already seemed to have pushed the Kennedy vs Edge buttons with Kennedy's comments on WWE.com that he would be after Edge once he comes back.
