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WWE just changed the names of two PPVs.

Source: 411mania.com

- WWE has changed the name of the October 4th PPV from No Mercy to "Hell in a Cell". WWE has been thinking about doing a PPV where the main events were all Cell matches, so this may be it.

- WWE has changed the name of the October 25th PPV from Cyber Sunday to "WWE Annihilation".

At 6/27/09 09:36 PM, LordKooler wrote: WWE just changed the names of two PPVs.

Source: 411mania.com

- WWE has changed the name of the October 4th PPV from No Mercy to "Hell in a Cell". WWE has been thinking about doing a PPV where the main events were all Cell matches, so this may be it.

I seen that and went eh oh well they fucked over another PPV. No mercy was one of my favorite ones of the year. What is every match going to be a hell in the cell? Thats never going to work out.

- WWE has changed the name of the October 25th PPV from Cyber Sunday to "WWE Annihilation".

This was one of the better ones in my opinion, if this is not going to be similar than Cyber Sunday than i won't care at all because i actually enjoyed this over the past few years.

I'm glad that they're FINALLY making Morrison a potential PPV main-eventer; here's hoping he gets a major feud with a top star soon to solidify his status.

I'm not entirely sure which way they're turning Punk, as his reaction TO his reaction was "Oh fuck, I can't believe I just did that.....". Hard to say still.

I loved the large number of times Jericho got hit in the nads throughout the cage match. :P

At 6/27/09 10:52 PM, Assi9 wrote: I'm glad that they're FINALLY making Morrison a potential PPV main-eventer; here's hoping he gets a major feud with a top star soon to solidify his status.

I don't see him as a main eventer just yet they need to build him up just a few months or even a years time. They can't just decide on day to put him there. He needs to go over some top guys convincingly, i would see a good feud with MVP.

At 6/27/09 04:29 PM, DannyIsOnFire wrote: Morrison/Punk last night was an absoloutley excellent match. I was only half watching first time round so I'm gonna go back and give it a second run through. It really was that good. The Rage In A Cage was decent as well, some nice spots and the result was unexpected. I love what there doing with CM Punk at the minute.

It's a fresh and intriguing storyline and probably the best thing WWE has done since the Taker/Michaels classic at Mania. They have really given Punk the ball here and he is running with it. They just gotta keep it moving through the weekend here. My only problem with the match was the commentary as they acted like Punk and Morrison had never met before. What about the seemingly endless amount of times Morrison beat Punk in ECW title bouts a couple years ago? I guess we're not supposed to remember that now. Really picking a nit though, those two absolutely tore it up in there and showed why Smackdown! is must watch wrestling TV.

As far as Jesse, hey, at least he's getting an oppurtunity (unless this was a one week thing).

With Khali/Ziggler, this'll hopefully be the blow off and Ziggler can move on to better things (and maybe a better name ultimately) good to see this guy is getting to show his stuff and didn't get destroyed by that horrible gimmick he had initially.

At 6/28/09 12:29 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: My only problem with the match was the commentary as they acted like Punk and Morrison had never met before. What about the seemingly endless amount of times Morrison beat Punk in ECW title bouts a couple years ago? I guess we're not supposed to remember that now.

Hey, waaaaiiiiiit a minute.........can't believe that somehow slipped my mind. Yeah, wtf?

As far as Jesse, hey, at least he's getting an oppurtunity (unless this was a one week thing).

Meh, I guess that's one way to look at it.

With Khali/Ziggler, this'll hopefully be the blow off and Ziggler can move on to better things (and maybe a better name ultimately) good to see this guy is getting to show his stuff and didn't get destroyed by that horrible gimmick he had initially.

What was his gimmick before? Can't be any more obnoxious.

At 6/28/09 02:07 AM, Assi9 wrote: Hey, waaaaiiiiiit a minute.........can't believe that somehow slipped my mind. Yeah, wtf?

I guess that's what they're hoping for, rating was so low and what not most people don't remember.

Meh, I guess that's one way to look at it.

Sure, if you're on TV getting a chance to get something over, there's less chance they're going to fire you.

What was his gimmick before? Can't be any more obnoxious.

Well he was part of the Spirit Squad at one point. But I meant that whole thing where he just seemed to be in endless meaningless RAW segments introducing himself instead of being out there wrestling.

At 6/28/09 12:29 AM, aviewaskewed wrote: As far as Jesse, hey, at least he's getting an oppurtunity (unless this was a one week thing).

Crime time a.k.a. those useless black guys are the worst thing about smackdown.

Next to the other black guys r-truth and shelton and their continuing feud, been going on longer then hhh/orton!
Except they get bumped off ppv cards.

Now with 25% less Greatness and 25% less American, it's The D-Lucks The Bash Predictions! Yeah, doesn't have the same ring to it, does it? You know the drill, winners in bold, match types/stips in italics.

1. The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler (No DQ Match)

This feud has certainly run its course now, and this match really should be the blow off to it. While some of you may not be too high on Ziggler, in my eyes it's certainly arguable that they are really trying to establish him as a midcard heel considering he's been given victories (despite them being by countout or DQ) over a former WHC. No, I haven't forgotten that horrible reign. Horrible, but a WHC nonetheless. Anyway, what with this match being No DQ and the fact that it's already been shown that Ziggler can get the upper hand over Khali with weapons, hopefully the win will be awarded to the man with talent in the match as opposed to the one with zero talent. Considering Ziggler can use weapons legally in this match, hopefully it all adds up to a Ziggler win. Ziggler can be a solid midcard heel if given the opportunity, and coming out on top in this feud should get him well on his way.
Ziggy to win.

2. Women's Champion Melina vs Michelle McCool w/ Alicia Fox

Don't get too upset that McTaker's going over tonight folks. Melina really has no one else to feud with. Alicia Fox is too green in the eyes of Creative, and Layla is nowhere near at the stage where she should be given title matches. Really, the only way that Melina can win tonight is if it's decided to put the title on McCool at Night of Champions as opposed to tonight. But Creative are most likely thinking 'Why wait?' McCool will likely be a transitional champ though as there are way more viable contenders for a heel Women's Champ than a face one at this point, and Gail Kim has been largely left out of contendership lately. Surely a feud with McCool and winning the belt off her is due for Gail? They've got to do something to show that it was worth coming back to WWE from TNA where she was the focus if the women's division? But yeah, looks like Melina's dropping the title tonight.
Michelle McTaker to win.

3. Unified Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo vs Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase

Ok, at first I thought the Colons would win this match due to The Brian Kendrick's storyline not being resolved yet and that Rhodes and DiBiase get jobbed out to Randy's Feud of the Month to often for them to be taken seriously in the eyes of casual fans. But then I realised that unfortunately Creative has dropped/forgotten about/doesn't care about Kendrick and his angle anymore and that if Orton retains against Trips tonight (don't shoot me just yet), then Legacy can have a slight bit of worth attached to them in the tag titles as well. Yes, it does mean that the tag titles will once again be a mere prop for another storyline rather than them being dfended regularly, but this is Raw we're talking about. Seriously, deep down you know it's quite likely to happen. I don't really want it to happen; I'd much rather see Kendrick and THE partner get a title shot (not that they will now at this stage). But I just can't shake the feeling that it's going to happen.
CAWs 1 & 2 to win the straps.

4. John Cena vs The Miz

This is basically the match that will either make or break the Miz as a viable contender on Raw. If he just gets squashed by Cena, he'll never be taken seriously again. At BEST, we can hope that Miz puts on a good showing and comes very close to winning, only to make one mistake that costs him the win, right? That's not good enough for me though. In my eyes, Miz needs a 'real' victory over Cena in order for him to be able to back up his claims and be a real contender on Raw. And as I check the rest of The Bash's card, oh look! Big Show's not scheduled for a match. I'm sure he'll just watch from home on PPV, bah gawd. Don't be ridiculous, this match stinks of Big Show run-in. Miz helped Big Show get a win over Cena on Raw recently, so surely, SURELY they'll have Big Show return the favour tonight, right? Right? While it's certain that Miz will get pinned by Cena at some point down the line, please, please don't let it be tonight. Raw needs fresh contenders more than JFK needed a car with a roof. Future stars need to be established, and this is a prime opportunity to make one. I'm just hoping they don't screw this up. But I'm not holding out much hope.
Miz to win with any luck, via Big Show interference.

5. Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio (Mask vs Title; if Rey loses he must unmask)

As much as I don't want Jericho to lose the title so quickly, come on. Do you really think Rey's unmasking for good tonight? Nope, me neither. This could be my shortest prediction ever as I have very little else to say on the matter. Fact of the matter is, Rey isn't unmasking permanently due to merchandise etc, so he likely isn't losing tonight. End of. Next?
Rey to win for obvious reasons.

6. ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer vs Jack Swagger vs Christian vs Finlay vs Mark Henry (Scramble Match)

Eh, this is a tough one to call. Pretty much anyone could win this; Dreamer so that the 'dream can live on', Swagger as a way to get revenge for being pinned at Extreme Rules, Christian's still bitter about never being pinned to lose it, Finlay's on the warpath (with questionable music) and Henry's always got the strength advantage that they can play up. I'm picking Dreamer to win though, but I don't think it'll be by a mile. I'm guessing that Dreamer comes in either 4th or last and really has to work to get the win, maybe being denied pinfalls by Swagger or Christian. Dreamer gets the last pinfall with seconds to spare and only just retains, which continues his storyline and still keeps any of the other 4 open for viable contention with him. And yes the predictions are getting shorter because I'm running out of characters. ;)
Dreamer to retain.

7. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy

Firstly, what they're doing with Punk's character is brilliant. The ambiguity surrounding his heel/face allignment has been tremndously well orchestrated, so props to the SD Creative team and to Punk himself. As for the match, it's probable that we'll see Punk either turn full heel tonight, or remain tweener and perhaps use questionables tactic to win, only to act remorseful for doing so like he did after attacking Morrison after their awesome match on SD this week. The 'conflicted champion' character that Punk is portraying now is just fantastic, and whether that continues tonight or whether Punk finally turns á la Jericho's gradual heel turn remains to be seen. Maybe Edge will make an appearance considering this is the first PPV in a very long time that Edge hasn't had a match on. Either way, I don't see Punk's push being killed now, it would be too illogical.
Punk to retain tonight.

8. WWE Champion Randy Orton vs Triple H (3 Stages of Hell Match)

Let's just say that if Haitch wins tonight, what little credibility Orton has left is essentially gone for good. Orton lost the title to someone who was injured, pointlessly, and then won it back. If HHH has any decency, he'll let Orton go over tonight. Orton may win the first fall, Trips may win the second or vice versa, but Orton's got to win overall. Otherwise, just like if Miz loses, he'll just be a joke really. And if Legacy win the tag titles earlier on, they can be the big faction that they should be as opposed to glorified jobbers to the stars. So hopefully, Orton retains the title and his credibility tonight. If he doesn't, then I will print off a picture of Triple H and burn it whilst yelling obscenities.
Orton to retain.... a man can dream eh?

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And yeah, running out of characters so that's the end of my predicitions for this month. And as usual, any thoughts on my predictions?

That pretty much reflects how I feel about the show. Great predications as always!

I really hope Rey keeps his mask. Yeah Jericho is a good IC champ but I like Rey with the mask more. I know he's been unmasked before so this isn't a new idea.

I don't know if Big Show will get involved. He doesn't like the Miz at all. True Miz helped him get a win over Cena but that doesn't mean Show owes him anything.

I'm gonna make some quick short predictions for a change. Just feel like it so here we go. Thanks for the template D-Lucks :)

1. The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler (No DQ Match)
Since Dolph's won the last couple of matches (all be it via shenanigans), I expect him to go over tonight. He can make use of weapons and what not and move on to another fued.

2. Women's Champion Melina vs Michelle McCool w/ Alicia Fox
Haven't really followed this storyline, but I'll go with McCool. They've been talking about the first women's/diva's champion so I'd assume they'll have Michelle win and claim that feat.

3. Unified Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo vs Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase
I expected Priceless to win this one. They've been built as (fairly) strong these past few weeks and It'd be a good way to cement Legacy as a top faction in the WWE. Plus The Colon's have held the titles for a while now, having defended them very few times and are becoming kinda stale in my opinion.

4. John Cena vs The Miz
John Cena will probably win tonight, because, you know, he's John Cena. However, Cena seems like someone who understands the business to me and I think he'll make Miz look credible while still beating him. At the end of the day it all depends on creative here. Miz dosen't have to win to remain an upper mid-carder/futured maineventer? Just look like he could beat Cena.

5. Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio (Mask vs Title)
Since Jericho got the title just last month I really expect him to retain tonight, although by DQ. That way he keeps the strap, Mysterio keeps the mask and the long fued that we know Jericho requested carries on. Personally I reckon they'll keep this going till SummerSlam and end it with a speciality match. Cue the return of The Undertaker!

6. ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer vs Jack Swagger vs Christian vs Finlay vs Mark Henry (Scramble Match)
I haven't caught much of ECW lately which is unfortunate, so I'm really not sure which way this could go. From what I've seen, four of the five guys have a shot, and even Mark Henry can't be written out completley. I'd like to see a heel win it, and then fued with Bourne, but that could be a few months of yet. So, I'll say Dreamer retains tonight and maybe again at NoC. Probably drops it at SummerSlam.

7. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy
Ah, Smackdowns building of matches is excellent, and this is no exception. I reckon Punk will retain tonight, since it's still unknown whether Jeff will re-sign with the company. If he does, I think he'll win it at SummerSlam, if not, Punk will retain for a while longer and continue to be built up as a heel. As for the finish of this match, I think it'll end in a similar way as they've been building Punk. Not a full blown heel attack, not a clean finish. Maybe Hardy gets the three count while the refs down and Punk gets a cheap win via roll up or a GTS following Jeff being distracted. Regardless of the finish, this is a possible match of the night.

8. WWE Champion Randy Orton vs Triple H (3 Stages of Hell Match)
I don't think this match will be anywhere near as bad as people are making out. There LMS match on Raw was streaks ahead of there Wrestlemania match a few months ago and I expect them to pull out something pretty decent tonight. The result? If Orton dosen't retain it'll be a travesty. A fall each and then Orton and the rest of Legacy can beat down Trips and throw him on a stretcher. Show ends with the three of them with all the gold. If Trips win tonight, it will be one of the most pointless reigns in history. Orton won the title back what, two weeks ago? In a match that HHH was in? Since this stale fued's unlikely to end until SS, Orton should keep the belt tonight.

Given that I'm running 15 minutes behind, and don't know any outcomes yet, I think I'll make my predictions now... using D-Lucks' template.

At 6/28/09 07:22 AM, TheD-LucksEdition wrote: 1. The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler (No DQ Match)

Ziggler really has to win. Faces are meant to win to blow a feud off, but when you're as talented and over as Khali, you really don't need to rub that beating a nobody gives you.

2. Women's Champion Melina vs Michelle McCool w/ Alicia Fox

I don't have alot to say about the SD! women's division. McTaker annoys me (it may just be her accent, or that she sucks on the mic), but her and Gail Kim would be cool, so I'll go for that.

3. Unified Tag Team Champions Carlito and Primo vs Cody Rhodes and Ted DiBiase

Talking about things I don't care about...
The henchmen should go over, mostly because I like Danny's idea about the heels celebrating with all their gold at the end of the night.

4. John Cena vs The Miz

For some reason, I quite like Cena in the ring. Mostly when he doesn't win though. I want the Miz to win, but equally, that doesn't seem likely here. Here's hoping Miz doesn't get squashed.

5. Intercontinental Champion Chris Jericho vs Rey Mysterio (Mask vs Title; if Rey loses he must unmask)

Not alot to say here. Should be a great match, and I bet they'll work hard in the match to convince us that Misterio will lose the mask. But he won't.

6. ECW Champion Tommy Dreamer vs Jack Swagger vs Christian vs Finlay vs Mark Henry (Scramble Match)

I'm currently about 10 minutes into this match, and I'm none the wiser about who will win. I'm predicting either Swagger regaining the strap, or Dreamer stealing a pinfall with seconds left.

7. World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk vs Jeff Hardy

This should be good. I'm predicting a CM Punk victory, but the real interesting part of this match is how Punk gets the win. I could see an Edge interference for the win, personally.

8. WWE Champion Randy Orton vs Triple H (3 Stages of Hell Match)

Meh, I hope for lots of Plunder and then Orton retaining (it pains me to hope for that) to give us a nice evil visual to close out the show.
I have no idea how they'll end this feud though. It seriously is a massive blood feud, and I can't see anything short of a loser leaves town match, followed by keeping them apart for a few years, to end this thing.

At 6/28/09 03:36 AM, aviewaskewed wrote:

At 6/28/09 02:07 AM, Assi9 wrote: What was his gimmick before? Can't be any more obnoxious.

Well he was part of the Spirit Squad at one point.

.....ok, maybe he WAS more obnoxious.....

But I meant that whole thing where he just seemed to be in endless meaningless RAW segments introducing himself instead of being out there wrestling.

Actually, that's still pretty much his gimmick - just with little need to go around introducing anymore.

At 6/28/09 07:22 AM, TheD-LucksEdition wrote: 2. Women's Champion Melina vs Michelle McCool w/ Alicia Fox

What's with the 'McTaker' reference? (Assuming it's geared towards the Faithbreaker, it doesn't look THAT much like a Tombstone......)

At 6/28/09 08:54 PM, Assi9 wrote: What's with the 'McTaker' reference? (Assuming it's geared towards the Faithbreaker, it doesn't look THAT much like a Tombstone......)

Lets just say that Taker should probably get "Michelle" tattooed onto his neck.

At 6/28/09 09:02 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: Lets just say that Taker should probably get "Michelle" tattooed onto his neck.

Cause that worked so well last time.

Also does anyone other then me wonder if she came up with using The Styles Clash all by herself when she saw AJ do it? Or do you think somebody in WWE suggested it to her as a way to kind of fuck with AJ after he did pointedly turn down a developmental deal a few years back?

haven't watched all of the bash yet but i have a few things to write

ok I'm glad that Ziggler won his match against Khali, and by the return and interference by Kane it seems like this feud is history. On one hand I'm glad to see Ziggler getting out of this feud with the most victories (even though barely any of them were clean) and hopefully going on to better things, meanwhile, though i am glad to see Kane back, he's once again placed in a lackluster feud.. i mean do you remember the Kane/Khali match they had at wrestlemania (i can't even remember which one it was) a couple of years back?.... exactly you don't.. I feel for the guy, he can never seem to catch a break these days..

The Tag Team Title match... i had it all played out in my head, Legacy wins, Orton wins and now they all have gold around the waists.. but wait, here comes Teddy Long to announce that a new tag team has joined the match... Edge comes out with an intense look, and actually received a nice pop too.. now i'll be honest with you.. the mark side of me was really hoping for Christian to be coming out next ("WE WANT CHRIS-TIAN!" chants were heard during the match).. but then out comes Jericho!.. still.. YES!! The look on Jericho's face was priceless, he looked at Long as if he was saying "hah.. i knew you'd crack".. and the best part is.. THEY WON! even though it looks like the end for the Jericho/Mysterio feud, i could not be happier with this outcome.

Ok is it just me or does it seem that The Miz got nothing out of his match with Cena? He was literally a human punching bag for about 8 mins.. and about 2 minutes where he actually had the upper hand. To be honest, I was kind of impressed with Cena, he actually showed off a bit "old school wrestling" moves at the beginning of the match.. even cole and lawler picked up on that too. But of course he used the old Cena routine at the end to win the match.. am I upset that Miz jobbed hard to Cena?.. no.. not really lol.. Morrison all the way.

Of course Undertaker's bit.. uh Michelle McCool wins the Womens title making her the first Diva to be a Divas Champ and a Womens Champ.. the lesson is, it pays to be connected with the powerful guys... Hey ladies, Cena might be avaliable soon! (hint hint)

also a little fact

With winning the WWE Tag Team titles (the smackdown branded titles), Chris Jericho has become the only ultimate grand slam champion, winning every single title in the catagory (WWE Title, WH Title, WWE Tag Team Titles, World Tag Team titles, IC Title, European Title & Hardcore Title)

also Jeff Hardy also only has to win the WWE Tag Team titles to also be an Ultimate Gland Slam Champion

At 6/29/09 06:38 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: With winning the WWE Tag Team titles (the smackdown branded titles), Chris Jericho has become the only ultimate grand slam champion, winning every single title in the catagory (WWE Title, WH Title, WWE Tag Team Titles, World Tag Team titles, IC Title, European Title & Hardcore Title)

United states championship doesnt count anymore?
It's still active isnt it?

At 6/29/09 07:31 AM, Shaun wrote:

At 6/29/09 06:38 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: With winning the WWE Tag Team titles (the smackdown branded titles), Chris Jericho has become the only ultimate grand slam champion, winning every single title in the catagory (WWE Title, WH Title, WWE Tag Team Titles, World Tag Team titles, IC Title, European Title & Hardcore Title)

United states championship doesnt count anymore?
It's still active isnt it?

i dunno why but the US Title, ECW Title, Light Heavyweight Title and Cruiserweight title aren't involved with the grand slam catagory

I was ironically about to ask when Kane's coming back, but that's now been answered for me. :P Well, at least Khali has a bigger opponent to feud with...

I'd rather see a feud with Show or Henry, though. Y'know, somebody REALLY big that Khali has yet feuded with - not to mention someone who can actually give him a push..

At 6/29/09 03:20 AM, aviewaskewed wrote:

At 6/28/09 09:02 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: Lets just say that Taker should probably get "Michelle" tattooed onto his neck.

Cause that worked so well last time.

Also does anyone other then me wonder if she came up with using The Styles Clash all by herself when she saw AJ do it? Or do you think somebody in WWE suggested it to her as a way to kind of fuck with AJ after he did pointedly turn down a developmental deal a few years back?

I've apparently missed a hell of a lot more than I thought......

At 6/29/09 06:17 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: The Tag Team Title match... i had it all played out in my head, Legacy wins, Orton wins and now they all have gold around the waists.. but wait, here comes Teddy Long to announce that a new tag team has joined the match... Edge comes out with an intense look, and actually received a nice pop too.. now i'll be honest with you.. the mark side of me was really hoping for Christian to be coming out next ("WE WANT CHRIS-TIAN!" chants were heard during the match).. but then out comes Jericho!.. still.. YES!! The look on Jericho's face was priceless, he looked at Long as if he was saying "hah.. i knew you'd crack".. and the best part is.. THEY WON! even though it looks like the end for the Jericho/Mysterio feud, i could not be happier with this outcome.

Ahhh, an Edge/Christian reunion would definitely take me back, as that's the era I actually started watching wrestling. But Edge/Jericho works, I guess. Anything to freshen up the Tag Division - Team 3D has an excellent point with that.

Ok is it just me or does it seem that The Miz got nothing out of his match with Cena? He was literally a human punching bag for about 8 mins.. and about 2 minutes where he actually had the upper hand. To be honest, I was kind of impressed with Cena, he actually showed off a bit "old school wrestling" moves at the beginning of the match.. even cole and lawler picked up on that too. But of course he used the old Cena routine at the end to win the match.. am I upset that Miz jobbed hard to Cena?.. no.. not really lol.. Morrison all the way.

I was actually hoping Miz would be built up slightly.....oh well, I find him horribly irritating anyway.

At 6/29/09 06:38 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: also a little fact

With winning the WWE Tag Team titles (the smackdown branded titles), Chris Jericho has become the only ultimate grand slam champion, winning every single title in the catagory (WWE Title, WH Title, WWE Tag Team Titles, World Tag Team titles, IC Title, European Title & Hardcore Title)

I'll be damned; good for him. I'll expect to see someone mention that this week.

also Jeff Hardy also only has to win the WWE Tag Team titles to also be an Ultimate Gland Slam Champion

Most likely without Matt now, unless they decide to reverse the whole thing.....which would be a waste IMO.

At 6/29/09 07:47 AM, Random-Her03 wrote: i dunno why but the US Title, ECW Title, Light Heavyweight Title and Cruiserweight title aren't involved with the grand slam catagory

Because WWE didn't invent them with the exception of the LH title. I know Jericho had the Cruiserweight title in WCW a few times though I can't recall if he ever held the U.S. title.

The Miz really needed to shine last night and WWE didn't let him. Great job guys. Way to make new top players.

Well, seems Mr. Cena has gone from completely dominating the main-eventers to completely dominating the mid-carders now. Before too long there'll be no one left for him to walk all over, forcing WWE to terminate everyone and bring in fresh rosters for Cena to eliminate.

Exaggerated, of course, but seriously - why? Does Cena really need that big of a push that they'd have him walk all over a guy like Miz? Come on ... not only have I stopped watching RAW, but before too long I'm gonna have to stop watching RAW matches on PPVs as well. Really aside from the tag team match, there was nothing RAW was involved with to be found here that wouldn't be seen on a televised broadcast. Women's title match with disappointing outcome? Check. Cena dominates yet another opponent? Check. Legacy interfering in an Orton match? Check.

Aside from RAW's part, I guess it wasn't too bad of a showing overall - if nothing else it gave us some good spots to look forward to on the respective shows. I'm looking forward to seeing some good Edgicho tag matches as frankly I'm interested to see how they'll come together in the ring. Speaking of Jericho, thank God Rey vs Jericho was on that card... I can never watch those two go at it too many times, and that was probably the big saving grace of this show.

I won't even bother furthering the little rant about Cena, as I'm sure you all share my same opinions on him. Seeing Punk win in complete heel fashion makes me look forward to this Friday (or at least this Tuesday when the spoilers pop up ;) - speaking of which, any news on Hardy's contract situation? It'd be a shame to see him go (again... -_-), but eh, you gotta do what you gotta do.

Also, it seems the beginning stages of the demise of Legacy have been put into play with Ted's little "snap" on Orton, and not a moment too soon if you ask me. I'm so sick of their shit it's unreal, and this was ultimately the reason I stopped watching RAW altogether. That and the lackluster creativity in the storylines, the same recycled Cena-Trips-Orton garbage every week, and the 90 minutes of soap opera coupled with the 30 minutes of wrestling. Boo to RAW. Maybe now things'll start to pick up, though I'm not betting on it.

Anybody else have any input on the turkey of a PPV that was put on last night?

Shit, sorry, late predictions, my comp is fucked up.
Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho (New Intercontinental Champion)
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H (Three Stages of Hell Match)
Michelle McCool vs. Melina (New Women's Champion)
CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy
John Cena vs. The Miz
ECW Championship Scramble Match- Tommy Dreamer
The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler

At 6/29/09 05:51 PM, MudkipsPiano wrote: Shit, sorry, late predictions, my comp is fucked up.
Rey Mysterio vs. Chris Jericho (New Intercontinental Champion)
WWE Champion Randy Orton vs. Triple H (Three Stages of Hell Match)
Michelle McCool vs. Melina (New Women's Champion)
CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy
John Cena vs. The Miz
ECW Championship Scramble Match- Tommy Dreamer
The Great Khali vs. Dolph Ziggler

So predict all the winners except Khali the day after the PPV? Yeeeah....

Anyway, WWE TV could be very interesting (and scary) with some of the things I'm hearing this week.

At 6/29/09 08:54 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Anyway, WWE TV could be very interesting (and scary) with some of the things I'm hearing this week.

I dunno, it could be good for some people. Just not so good for others...

There's so many people stagnating on Raw. I really hope they do something interesting tonight.

from what i read just now apparently WWE is thinking of shaking the roster up a bit, kind of like a 2nd Draft Lottery

i really hope this can bring Christian to SD!, now that he's lost the title i feel his time on ECW is through.

i guess i was a bit late on the news.. here's the trade results..

Moving to the Raw roster:
Gail Kim
Alicia Fox
Jack Swagger
Evan Bourne
Mark Henry

Moving to the SmackDown roster:
Matt Hardy
Finlay
The Hart Dynasty - David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd & Natalya

Moving to the ECW roster:
Shelton Benjamin
Goldust
William Regal
Brie & Nikki Bella

im glad the Hart Dynasty is on SD! but still.. no Christian to SD! goddamn it!
and it sucks that Shelton's back on ECW.. i never liked him there..

I like the trade, it seems to make smackdown an even better show.
I like the harts and putting them up a show is all good.
Guess they will probably feud with crime time then then maybe get a shot at the tag titles after that.

I agree with Shaun completely, they've absolutely made SD! a better show, the trades from ECW to RAW are interesting, but sadly it just seems to me that they'll probably just be jobbed out and not focused upon like everyone else. ECW once again gets screwed over here but you know what? They're the developmental brand and that's just going to be their lot in life. Moving Swagger may or may not be a mistake and honestly, I think I would have sent him to SD! first where he would have been nurtured more by the better creative and wrestling climate. My fear is that sticking him on RAW might expose him as not ready or he'll be pigeonholed and devalued quickly.

I know I don't post here much and I really want to so I guess this will be a start. For my start here I guess I'll rant on this trade.

Moving to the Raw roster:

Gail Kim- Don't care about divas

Alicia Fox- Don't care about divas

Jack Swagger- Sorry ECW, you can't have this young talent. By the way he acted on raw I wouldn't be surprised at all if he becomes part of legacy.

Evan Bourne:- Sorry ECW, you can't have his young talent either, oh well he might get some title opportunity though.

Mark Henry- He wasn't really doing much on ECW so I don't really mind him leaving.

Moving to the SmackDown roster:

Matt Hardy- I honestly don't really care, he hasn't made me care since he broke his arm.

Finlay- My favorite wrestler moved off my favorite brand, thanks guys. Maybe he'll do a little more, or get some title, that would be nice. Maybe letting him hold the IC title could do him some good.

The Hart Dynasty - David Hart Smith, Tyson Kidd & Nata- Hey,remember all that young talent that ECW had, neither do I.

Moving to the ECW roster:

Shelton Benjamin- Ok, ECW got a Mid-carder that I don't like, great. Maybe he'll do something that makes me like him more, but I'm not keeping my hopes up.

Goldust- I really don't understand this move. He had his thing with Hornswogle and he didn't get in the way. Now what is he going to do?

William Regal- Again, what will he do?

Brie & Nikki Bella- I don't care about divas.

This is mostly me being mad at how ECW lost everybody and I know for a long time ECW has been used to springboard young people into good contenders, but why? Why can they let them grow a little bit on ECW and then maybe bring a little more merit, and a title or two, to ECW . oh well I guess I'll be watching a lot more Smackdown on hulu.