Friday News and Notes: King Booker, Big Daddy V, Snitksy
The company is in full "go" mode with it being 9 days until Summerslam. One has to wonder what the buyrate would have been if they would have gone ahead with the whole "Jackass" angle, but instead the big stories that will surround the event include the returns of HHH and the 619, as well as the expected win of Randy Orton of the WWE Title over John Cena. The WWE is running house shows over the weekend with Cena and Orton doing battle, and that is squarly to get them set for their SummerSlam match. Of course Cena and Orton have done plenty of house shows in the past, so this match should be a good one all the way around.
There are some interesting news and notes for a Friday:
* Reports say that King Booker, who had in the past openly spoken of walking away from the squared circle, is set to sign a new three-year deal with the company. Booker is going to wrestle a lighter schedule, and will also run his promotion down in Texas. I expect to see Booker at somepoint in his final years in the ring go back to being a face.
* The Mr.McMahon "child" saga continues, and after a few reports, we're back to hearing that the child will end up being Mr.Kennedy. If that is the case, the outcome will be somewhat of a letdown, as that is exactly what pretty much we all are expecting. There is also rumors going around that states Kennedy will battle Triple H in a feud once it's announced that he's the son of McMahon.
* Speaking of Triple H, there is still the decision to be made as to how they will handle DX once Shawn Michales comes back. It's such a big money maker for the company, and well after both men were hurt, they were selling, and selling well, DX merchandise at TV and house shows. Once Shawn comes back, which is expected to be in or around November, we'll see what they do and if the team comes back to life.
* It is already somewhat decided that Viscera, the now "Big Daddy V" over in ECW is getting a huge (no pun intended), push within the company. Many think that the new look will lead to a push all the way to SmackDown. While I don't think that "V" is title material, I think that he still has plenty of gas in the tank enough to make a run as a semi or even short term main event guy. I wonder if when "V" moves, Matt Striker will move with him, as he has been his acting manger since he showed up with the new look.
* Speaking of pushes, what exactly has happened to the push that we all though Snitksy was supposed to get going to RAW. Rumors were running that Snit was even going to get a title program with John Cena at one point. I guess this is not the case, as really all he's been doing is this long slow build in beating guys like the Highlanders. If a push is coming, wake me up when it happens.
