Aye, I really enjoyed Smackdown too, the videos they have put together for the Taker-Kane feud have been absolute quality, the sort of work normally reserved for Mania feuds.
Nice tease with Christian-Del Rio, with another PPV following just two weeks later it has been smart booking to have them do it this way.
Okay, my thoughts, gotta say I'm unsure about quite a lot with this one.
World Heavyweight Championship - Kane (c) V Undertaker
Expecting the gold belt to get top billing for the first time since February (when Taker was also involved). These two may not have put five-star classics on but tbf they've rarely put on stinkers together either. And the build has been the best for a Taker-Kane feud since the lead up to Mania 14, IMO. With HIAC the next PPV it makes sense in my mind that they will square off there...I think Kane retains here with Taker having to wait a little while for his revenge.
WWE title - Six Pack Challenge - Sheamus (c) V Chris Jericho V Wade Barrett V Randy Orton V Edge V John Cena
Haha, what a starstudded line-up. Would love to see either Jericho or Wade get the belt but I don't think they will. I don't think Orton is going to either, if they hadn't made it elimination then Edge's gimmick would make him a favourite in my mind but I think Sheamus has been doing a great job, given that they have to have a cell match in a couple of weeks then Sheamus-Orton makes the most sense there.
US Title - The Awesome Miz (c) V Daniel Bryan
Any keen viewer of NXT season 1 has been waiting for this since the very first episode. It's gonna be awesome, obviously. I think Bryan will win, although he's been getting the upper hand so often that it does make me wonder.
IC title - Dolph Ziggler V Kofi Kingston
Not sure. A lot of the IWC have moaned about this but if you're honest, they are yet to put a bad match on and deserve a PPV outing after Nexus crashed their Summerslam effort. I really could go either way here but with all the odds stacked against Dolph in terms of the stipulations then it makes sense for him to get the win.
Tag titles - Hart Dynasty (c) V Drew McIntyre/Dashing Cody Rhodes
Not officially announced yet as far as I know but will probably happen as obviously they have to have a tag title match. The Harts bore me, I don't think they are worthy of the name, Tyson Kidd's hair is stupid and mini-Bulldog's suplex is way inferior to his dad's. On the other hand, Drew gets better all the time and Cody's Dashing gimmick has been a tremendous success. Give them two the gold (or bronze as it may be) and run with it.
Unified Women's Title - Michelle McCool V Melina
Now I was going to say sledger was being harsh saying it will be tiresome, but now that it looks like it will be Michelle and not Layla then I'd have to agree as we've seen Michelle-Melina plenty of times. Layla and Melina are the best divas (along with Beth) so I'm still hoping we see a switch. Expecting shenanigans here, or maybe a Layla face turn, but I think Melina will win the belts and take them to Raw.
CM Punk V Big Show
It's funny to see a non-title match on this show but with the women's belts being unified, the tag belts already unified and the ECW belt gone then they didn't really have a choice. Not really sure what will happen here but I'm thinking maybe Punk wins which proves the SES is a detriment to him, thus he sacks them both from the society and goes it alone again.
Should be a good show tbh.
