Also Paul London is likely to be released in the near future apparently. And iirc they did face the hardyz as part of a 4 team ladder match at Armageddon 07.
'06.
Not been in here for a while, so I'll drop in my two cents on recent developments.
Khali vs Triple H at SummerSlam - well, Hunter will probably bring a passable match out of Khali here, which is one thing. However, the disappointing thing is that Hunter is scheduled to take a bit of time off soon for the birth of his second child, so Khali could well be going over. Either way, I bet this match does HUGE numbers, so WWE won't care.
Edge vs 'Taker, HIAC - regardless of how recent HIAC matches have gone, you just
know this one's going to be awesome. Edge always goes above and beyond in gimmick matches and this will be his first HIAC, so he'll want to make it a memorable one. Plus, his interactions with 'Taker have been great - the way he tries to pretend he's not afraid of the Deadman when you can really tell that he's crapping himself is brilliant, and really adds depth to his character.
I'm also just watching SD right now, and this MVP and Jeff VIP Lounge segment seems fantastic. MVP is absolutely incredible on the mic, all the time, and Jeff's mic work is so much better when he's talking from the heart about his career and his life, not when he's cutting generic face promos. I'm impressed that WWE allowed open reference to his Wellness suspension on air, first time they've done that as far as I know, and I hope they continue to let guys know that if they get suspended, their fans will know they've been let down. I also love that Jeff made a reference to MVP having spent time in prison, without actually openly stating it. Catering to the guys in the know, without being obvious about it.
One more thing - one of the guys I work with at the moment having gone back to my old job is a big wrestling fan, we've been watching a fair bit on the TV in the bar at work. What's amusing me, however, is that short of actually believing wrestling is real, he's about as much of a mark as it's possible to be. He hadn't watched wrestling in about two years prior to watching GAB with me the other day, and on hearing that CM Punk was wrestling Batista for the title, his reaction was "What?! Batista's gonna
break him!". It's quite fun to have a mark's perspective on everything that goes on in WWE, so many of his opinions are so ridiculous.
At the time I saw it I hated the idea but gotta say it's grown on me. He had a pretty good start this week where they had him make some hilarious matchups (ie putting Michale Cole in a match and watching him brick it). And the fact that we now have a unique heel GM in that he won't discriminate against who he's an asshole to as pretty much everyone in the company treated him like a joke before will be interesting to see where this goes. 