Smackdown Slappings, 11/10

<hobbyfan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> So King Booker's "Champion of Champions". Not in my book, he ain't. I'm
> tired of heels living in delusional dreamworlds. Booker's promo took
> too much time, such that it was a welcome relief when Teddy Long came
> out. Booker has to face Batista one more time, at Survivor Series, but
> has to put the title up first in our opening bout......
>
> 1. Booker def. Bobby Lashley. The funny part about this was JBL
> claiming Long is a racist. Against his own people? Does Crazy Vinnie
> know what the cast of idiots is doing? Does he care anymore? We've seen
> better with these two. Much better. Booker cheats to win again, rolling
> up Lashley and grabbing the tights. I am so sick of that ream being
> used so often. Way too often, to tell you the truth.
1. Is it me, or is the "everbody's a racist" thing being used a LOT lately?
Shelton Benjamin's certainly playing the card over on RAW.

2. JBL's comments remind me of what Mohammed Hassan tried pulling off when
he was traded to Smackdown. He went into how "bad Arab Americans have had it
in this country." May be true in itself, but Booker T. and Teddy Long were
also in the ring, both of whom, not coincidently enough, are BLACK!!!!!

3. Why did they have this match (or any title match, for that matter). Given
Long's announcement that Bats would get a title shot at Survivor Series, did
ANYBODY seriously think Lashley was walking out with the title. When I know
the outcome of the match before the bell even rings, then you know
Uncreative isn't doing their job by a longshot.
>
> 30+ years ago, when I first started watching wrestling, they didn't use
> leverage violations as much as they do now. Foreign objects were more
> the standard heel ream of choice. Fred Blassie & Lou Albano got
> involved in their men's matches pretty regularly, but the Grand Wizard
> didn't, appearing to be too dignified to do anything of the sort. When
> Albano took his bumps from vengeful faces, however, you couldn't help
> but laugh, because he was reinventing himself as a bit of a buffoon
> before it was fashionable.
>
> Booker took up the 1st quarter of the show, and it would take a while
> before we got to the next match. Meanwhile, Chris Benoit finally
> catches up to Chavo & Vicki Guerrero. He asserts that their antics of
> late have more to do with Eddie's estate, at which point Vicki changes
> the subject and reveals that Chavo will challenge for the US title at
> Survivor Series. As memory serves, in WCW, Eddie held that title on a
> couple of occasions, even feuding with Benoit at one point.
>
> Benoit brings up a key plot point. Let's suppose that Eddie divided his
> estate among his family, as well as Rey Mysterio and Benoit, his
> closest friends. That would be the real reason why Chavo is angry and
> has convinced Vicki to take his side. Vicki looks so bloated, to
> mistake her for a floatation device wouldn't be out of the question.
Interesting you bring up the Eddie thing. I was reading a wrestling mag
recently where they had Turkeys of the Year. McMahon made the list for,
among other things, milking the Eddie's death. They were harsher that I even
was.
>
> 2. Matt Hardy & Jimmy W. Yang def. Sylvan Grenier & Gregory Helms.
> Called this one. Diva Search runner-up Amy debuted last week as Yang's
> valet (and would be girlfriend), and JW officially introduces her in a
> inset promo. Good match, and it shoud've gotten the crowd back into it
> after the travesty of the previous match. Grenier mocked Hardy at one
> point, and paid for it when Yang hit a spin kick, then hot tagged to
> Hardy. Grenier tagged Helms at the same time. Yang got rid of Syl with
> a corkscrew leg lariat plancha. Hardy hit a Twist of Fate off the top
> (think Diamond Dallas Page's Diamond Death Cutter) to finish off Helms.
>
> Ken Kennedy issued a challenge to Undertaker on WWE.com earlier this
> week. He baited UT to come down to the ring, and when the Deadman did,
> Kennedy beat him senseless with his old school mic. Taker got tangled
> in the cord at one point, and was left a bloodied mess. Well, we know
> who's going over in the rematch at Survivor Series, don't we, kidz?
>
> 3. Non-title: Chris Benoit def. KC James. As usual, JBL lusts after
> Michelle McCool, and insinuates that Michael Cole (who happens to be
> married, same as JBL) doesn't like women, still teasing him for
> admitting he (Cole) spent some downtime slamming down some brewskis
> with Vito. Michelle does exactly nothing. The "Teacher's Pets" have had
> their push cut off at the nubs, as James is all but squashed. No sign
> of "Idol" Stevens. James taps out to the crossface, and that's that. No
> run-in from El Chavito Greedo.
>
> 4. Boogeyman def. TJ Dalton. El squashola. OVW prospect Dalton was
> called up for this spot, but maybe someone should've warned him that
> consuming worms might be hazardous to one's health.
>
> Backstage, Mike Mizanin is yapping with some shlep (hey, doesn't he
> look like Big Dick Johnson?) when Kristal Marshall shows up. Miz claims
> last week was a misunderstanding. The truth is, he's a craven coward at
> heart, which makes him a perfect partner for Montel Porter. Mizizzle is
> challenging Boogey for next week, which has JBL questioning whether or
> not Boogey can actually clear customs. Speaking of the Most Vain
> Poseur, he gets up in Teddy's area complaining about last week's tag
> match vs. Kane & Undertaker. More nonsense about his contract. Teddy
> has a preview copy of the "See No Evil" DVD. Maybe he should've invited
> Porter to stick around and watch, because Porter faces Kane in a
> streetfight next week. Let's see him weasel out of that one.
>
> 5. David Batista def. David "Fit" Finlay. This was about what you'd
> expect, but it took up the last quarter of the show! It would've been a
> total squash, except that the only way Finlay got an advantage was when
> Little Bastard showed up and smacked Bats with his own shilleleagh, and
> Finlay targeted the injured area for the rest of the match. Bats has
> suddenly shaved his head. What's up with that? Did he get the number of
> Val Venis' barber? Anyway, Booker comes back out, hoping to taunt Bats,
> but no go. Instead, he tries to run in, but Finlay crashes into him,
> and Batista hits the spinebuster to win it. The King is SO going down
> at Survivor Series.
Hey, I'd be the SECOND guy to cheer da King's losing the title, but as I've
said before, I'm done with predicting what Uncreative will do.
>
> Batista will guest star on "Smallville" on Thursday, which will give me
> something to watch before TNA Impact comes on. He's playing a monster
> that escaped from the Phantom Zone. This should be interesting.
>
> Starting December 1, I may be taking some Friday nights off, not even
> bothering to tape, as the Continental Basketball Association, a
> once-proud league, begins play. The Albany Patroons begin their 2nd
> season since reviving last year, and my girlfriend and I will be going
> to the home opener on 12/1. We went to a few games last season, and
> were entertained. I'm looking for someone to fill in for me on those
> weeks, to give Adam some company in doing reviews. On those nights, I
> don't even want to think about wrestling, which is why I won't tape.
>
> J. C. Gilbert
>

Benjamin Pavsner wrote:
> <hobbyfan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1163219750.815533.290500@k70g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...
> > So King Booker's "Champion of Champions". Not in my book, he ain't. I'm
> > tired of heels living in delusional dreamworlds. Booker's promo took
> > too much time, such that it was a welcome relief when Teddy Long came
> > out. Booker has to face Batista one more time, at Survivor Series, but
> > has to put the title up first in our opening bout......
> >
> > 1. Booker def. Bobby Lashley. The funny part about this was JBL
> > claiming Long is a racist. Against his own people? Does Crazy Vinnie
> > know what the cast of idiots is doing? Does he care anymore? We've seen
> > better with these two. Much better. Booker cheats to win again, rolling
> > up Lashley and grabbing the tights. I am so sick of that ream being
> > used so often. Way too often, to tell you the truth.

> 1. Is it me, or is the "everbody's a racist" thing being used a LOT lately?
> Shelton Benjamin's certainly playing the card over on RAW.
>
> 2. JBL's comments remind me of what Mohammed Hassan tried pulling off when
> he was traded to Smackdown. He went into how "bad Arab Americans have had it
> in this country." May be true in itself, but Booker T. and Teddy Long were
> also in the ring, both of whom, not coincidently enough, are BLACK!!!!!
>
> 3. Why did they have this match (or any title match, for that matter). Given
> Long's announcement that Bats would get a title shot at Survivor Series, did
> ANYBODY seriously think Lashley was walking out with the title. When I know
> the outcome of the match before the bell even rings, then you know
> Uncreative isn't doing their job by a longshot.

In a nutshell, Ben, Uncreative works backwards in booking matches way
too much. New head booker Michael Hayes is no help at all.

> > Benoit brings up a key plot point. Let's suppose that Eddie divided his
> > estate among his family, as well as Rey Mysterio and Benoit, his
> > closest friends. That would be the real reason why Chavo is angry and
> > has convinced Vicki to take his side. Vicki looks so bloated, to
> > mistake her for a floatation device wouldn't be out of the question.

> Interesting you bring up the Eddie thing. I was reading a wrestling mag
> recently where they had Turkeys of the Year. McMahon made the list for,
> among other things, milking the Eddie's death. They were harsher that I even
> was.

Must've been PWI, and they'd be right to give McMoron a Turnbuckle
Turkey award.

> > 5. David Batista def. David "Fit" Finlay. This was about what you'd
> > expect, but it took up the last quarter of the show! It would've been a
> > total squash, except that the only way Finlay got an advantage was when
> > Little Bastard showed up and smacked Bats with his own shilleleagh, and
> > Finlay targeted the injured area for the rest of the match. Bats has
> > suddenly shaved his head. What's up with that? Did he get the number of
> > Val Venis' barber? Anyway, Booker comes back out, hoping to taunt Bats,
> > but no go. Instead, he tries to run in, but Finlay crashes into him,
> > and Batista hits the spinebuster to win it. The King is SO going down
> > at Survivor Series.

> Hey, I'd be the SECOND guy to cheer da King's losing the title, but as I've
> said before, I'm done with predicting what Uncreative will do.

Because they don't know what they'll do themselves on a given day.

J. C. Gilbert

hobbyfan@yahoo.com wrote:

> So King Booker's "Champion of Champions". Not in my book, he ain't. I'm
> tired of heels living in delusional dreamworlds. Booker's promo took
> too much time, such that it was a welcome relief when Teddy Long came
> out.

I thought Long spent more time out there than Booker did without him.
His promo wasn't really drawn out at all, and I liked the Alexander
reference (as ridiculous as it sounded in his accent).

> 1. Booker def. Bobby Lashley. The funny part about this was JBL
> claiming Long is a racist. Against his own people? Does Crazy Vinnie
> know what the cast of idiots is doing? Does he care anymore?

If JBL were forced to be consistent and sensible with his commentary, he
wouldn't be half as entertaining. Would you have wanted Heenan or
Ventura to not show bias or make irrational claims in their announcing?

> Booker cheats to win again, rolling
> up Lashley and grabbing the tights. I am so sick of that ream being
> used so often. Way too often, to tell you the truth.

I don't get hung up on these finishes as much as you do, but I agree
this is a match Booker should have won clean. Someone must really want
Lashley protected, because I can't see him as championship material for
a long while.

> 30+ years ago, when I first started watching wrestling, they didn't use
> leverage violations as much as they do now. Foreign objects were more
> the standard heel ream of choice.

That can get old just as quickly, though. I hated when Regal was using
the knucks every week for like half a year, especially since he could
have been fighting (and winning) straight up.

(On another note, 30+ years ago I was not even a zygote. Old man!)

> Benoit brings up a key plot point. Let's suppose that Eddie divided his
> estate among his family, as well as Rey Mysterio and Benoit, his
> closest friends. That would be the real reason why Chavo is angry and
> has convinced Vicki to take his side.

If all it's explaining is Chavo's anger, that's one thing. But it
sounded like Benoit was suspicious about some action being taken
regarding the estate *now*, a year after Eddie's death. Did his will
stipulate that Rey had to be actively wrestling to claim his inheritance
or something?

> Vicki looks so bloated, to
> mistake her for a floatation device wouldn't be out of the question.

I don't disagree, but that seemed an oddly petty comment in the above
paragraph.

> 2. Matt Hardy & Jimmy W. Yang def. Sylvan Grenier & Gregory Helms.
> Called this one. Diva Search runner-up Amy debuted last week as Yang's
> valet (and would be girlfriend), and JW officially introduces her in a
> inset promo.

It's funny how they're only doing those promos with Yang. I guess it's
a nod to the old-schoolness of his character.

> Ken Kennedy issued a challenge to Undertaker on WWE.com earlier this
> week. He baited UT to come down to the ring, and when the Deadman did,
> Kennedy beat him senseless with his old school mic. Taker got tangled
> in the cord at one point, and was left a bloodied mess. Well, we know
> who's going over in the rematch at Survivor Series, don't we, kidz?

Kennedy loses a hard-fought match, continues to be furious about being
stuck on Smackdown, and goes on to win the Royal Rumble and jump to Raw
(as JLB predicted).

> Teddy
> has a preview copy of the "See No Evil" DVD. Maybe he should've invited
> Porter to stick around and watch, because Porter faces Kane in a
> streetfight next week. Let's see him weasel out of that one.

If only Kane would remove his eyeballs and impale him on a hook.

> Bats has
> suddenly shaved his head. What's up with that?

I suppose we should start watching Kurt Angle on TNA for signs of hair
growth, in accordance with the Angle-Batista Law of Follicular Conservation.

-AK

Benjamin Pavsner wrote:
> <hobbyfan@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:1163219750.815533.290500@k70g2000cwa.googlegr oups.com...

> 2. JBL's comments remind me of what Mohammed Hassan tried pulling off when
> he was traded to Smackdown. He went into how "bad Arab Americans have had it
> in this country." May be true in itself, but Booker T. and Teddy Long were
> also in the ring, both of whom, not coincidently enough, are BLACK!!!!!

That's the point. If JBL were to accuse somebody of racism
legitimately, it wouldn't fit his character. The fact that he's calling
racism between people of the same race is classic heel behavior. Tell
me you couldn't picture Jesse Ventura making the same illogical claim.

> Interesting you bring up the Eddie thing. I was reading a wrestling mag
> recently where they had Turkeys of the Year. McMahon made the list for,
> among other things, milking the Eddie's death. They were harsher that I even
> was.

I saw that magazine in the supermarket. The other main reason they gave
Vince the "award" was for his mockery of God in the HBK feud.
Personally, I loved that. I laughed my ass off when he did the HHH
water-spitting thing with the holy water. But religious loons are
notoriously humorless, and if HBK (whose beliefs are well documented)
was fine with doing the angle then no one should have had anything to
complain about.

-AK

Adam Kohen wrote:
> hobbyfan@yahoo.com wrote:
>
> > So King Booker's "Champion of Champions". Not in my book, he ain't. I'm
> > tired of heels living in delusional dreamworlds. Booker's promo took
> > too much time, such that it was a welcome relief when Teddy Long came
> > out.
>
> I thought Long spent more time out there than Booker did without him.
> His promo wasn't really drawn out at all, and I liked the Alexander
> reference (as ridiculous as it sounded in his accent).

Didn't seem that way to me, and Booker's Alexander reference was a bit
of a reach, considering he really hasn't earned his title as "Champion
of Champions".
>
> > 1. Booker def. Bobby Lashley. The funny part about this was JBL
> > claiming Long is a racist. Against his own people? Does Crazy Vinnie
> > know what the cast of idiots is doing? Does he care anymore?
>
> If JBL were forced to be consistent and sensible with his commentary, he
> wouldn't be half as entertaining. Would you have wanted Heenan or
> Ventura to not show bias or make irrational claims in their announcing?

If JBL could actually write his own commentary, or ad lib at the very
least, he'd be twice as entertaining. Heenan & Ventura's pro-heel
commentary made more sense because they avoided the outrageous more
often than not.
>
> > Booker cheats to win again, rolling
> > up Lashley and grabbing the tights. I am so sick of that ream being
> > used so often. Way too often, to tell you the truth.
>
> I don't get hung up on these finishes as much as you do, but I agree
> this is a match Booker should have won clean. Someone must really want
> Lashley protected, because I can't see him as championship material for
> a long while.

Not for at least another year or two, IMPO.
>
> > 30+ years ago, when I first started watching wrestling, they didn't use
> > leverage violations as much as they do now. Foreign objects were more
> > the standard heel ream of choice.
>
> That can get old just as quickly, though. I hated when Regal was using
> the knucks every week for like half a year, especially since he could
> have been fighting (and winning) straight up.

Oh, how we both ripped into that gimmick. Nearly five years have passed
since he got those knux, and Uncreative is still inept, if not worse!

> > Benoit brings up a key plot point. Let's suppose that Eddie divided his
> > estate among his family, as well as Rey Mysterio and Benoit, his
> > closest friends. That would be the real reason why Chavo is angry and
> > has convinced Vicki to take his side.
>
> If all it's explaining is Chavo's anger, that's one thing. But it
> sounded like Benoit was suspicious about some action being taken
> regarding the estate *now*, a year after Eddie's death. Did his will
> stipulate that Rey had to be actively wrestling to claim his inheritance
> or something?

I wish I knew, but let's see how long it takes for this plot device to
be fumbled by the cast of idiots.
>
> > Vicki looks so bloated, to
> > mistake her for a floatation device wouldn't be out of the question.
>
> I don't disagree, but that seemed an oddly petty comment in the above
> paragraph.

Think, Adam. If you still had a Jericho or Rock on the roster, you'd
almost certainly get a line like that out of them.
>
> > 2. Matt Hardy & Jimmy W. Yang def. Sylvan Grenier & Gregory Helms.
> > Called this one. Diva Search runner-up Amy debuted last week as Yang's
> > valet (and would be girlfriend), and JW officially introduces her in a
> > inset promo.
>
> It's funny how they're only doing those promos with Yang. I guess it's
> a nod to the old-schoolness of his character.

Testing the waters, methinks. Maybe they'll do this with others as time
passes.
>
> > Ken Kennedy issued a challenge to Undertaker on WWE.com earlier this
> > week. He baited UT to come down to the ring, and when the Deadman did,
> > Kennedy beat him senseless with his old school mic. Taker got tangled
> > in the cord at one point, and was left a bloodied mess. Well, we know
> > who's going over in the rematch at Survivor Series, don't we, kidz?
>
> Kennedy loses a hard-fought match, continues to be furious about being
> stuck on Smackdown, and goes on to win the Royal Rumble and jump to Raw
> (as JLB predicted).

Maybe, but they'd need to have enough depth on the roster to allow for
Kennedy to be moved, and right now, do they really have that depth?
Mysterio is on the DL, replaced by Kane. Dave Taylor came out of
retirement 2 weeks, and now he's out. Then there's the case of moving
Khali, Davari, Turkay, & Burke to ECW, thinning out the roster even
further.
>
> > Teddy
> > has a preview copy of the "See No Evil" DVD. Maybe he should've invited
> > Porter to stick around and watch, because Porter faces Kane in a
> > streetfight next week. Let's see him weasel out of that one.
>
> If only Kane would remove his eyeballs and impale him on a hook.

Oh. You saw the movie.
>
> > Bats has
> > suddenly shaved his head. What's up with that?
>
> I suppose we should start watching Kurt Angle on TNA for signs of hair
> growth, in accordance with the Angle-Batista Law of Follicular Conservation.

Last I checked, Kurt still has the Daddy Warbucks look going.

J. C. Gilbert

Adam Kohen wrote:
| I saw that magazine in the supermarket. The other main
| reason they gave Vince the "award" was for his mockery of
| God in the HBK feud. Personally, I loved that. I laughed
| my ass off when he did the HHH water-spitting thing with
| the holy water. But religious loons are notoriously
| humorless, and if HBK (whose beliefs are well documented)
| was fine with doing the angle then no one should have had
| anything to complain about.

So did I and IAWTP. They can laugh at everyone except
themselves.

hobbyfan@yahoo.com wrote:
> Adam Kohen wrote:

>>>1. Booker def. Bobby Lashley. The funny part about this was JBL
>>>claiming Long is a racist. Against his own people? Does Crazy Vinnie
>>>know what the cast of idiots is doing? Does he care anymore?
>>
>>If JBL were forced to be consistent and sensible with his commentary, he
>>wouldn't be half as entertaining. Would you have wanted Heenan or
>>Ventura to not show bias or make irrational claims in their announcing?
>
> If JBL could actually write his own commentary, or ad lib at the very
> least, he'd be twice as entertaining. Heenan & Ventura's pro-heel
> commentary made more sense because they avoided the outrageous more
> often than not.

I remember numerous occasions where Monsoon would get exasperated with
them. "Will you stop!!" was practically a catchphrase for him. Anyway,
I think JBL gets to ad lib plenty. The Lawleresque drooling after
Michelle and Kristal are probably office-mandated, but the rest sounds
like him.

>>>Vicki looks so bloated, to
>>>mistake her for a floatation device wouldn't be out of the question.
>>
>>I don't disagree, but that seemed an oddly petty comment in the above
>>paragraph.
>
> Think, Adam. If you still had a Jericho or Rock on the roster, you'd
> almost certainly get a line like that out of them.

I don't think they'd bother, since Vicki isn't presenting herself as a
hottie like (for example) Stephanie used to. I imagine they'd just
react in a sort of "why are you here again?" sort of way.

>>>Well, we know
>>>who's going over in the rematch at Survivor Series, don't we, kidz?
>>
>>Kennedy loses a hard-fought match, continues to be furious about being
>>stuck on Smackdown, and goes on to win the Royal Rumble and jump to Raw
>>(as JLB predicted).
>
> Maybe, but they'd need to have enough depth on the roster to allow for
> Kennedy to be moved, and right now, do they really have that depth?
> Mysterio is on the DL, replaced by Kane. Dave Taylor came out of
> retirement 2 weeks, and now he's out. Then there's the case of moving
> Khali, Davari, Turkay, & Burke to ECW, thinning out the roster even
> further.

Tatanka can fill the vacancy on the heel side wihle Chavo moves up in
the ranks with his US title feud. They could also move someone else
over from Raw (when is Val Venis due back?), or bring up someone new.

>>>Teddy
>>>has a preview copy of the "See No Evil" DVD. Maybe he should've invited
>>>Porter to stick around and watch, because Porter faces Kane in a
>>>streetfight next week. Let's see him weasel out of that one.
>>
>>If only Kane would remove his eyeballs and impale him on a hook.
>
> Oh. You saw the movie.

Unfortunately, yes. Thank FSM I didn't pay for it.

-AK

Adam Kohen wrote:
> hobbyfan@yahoo.com wrote:
> > Adam Kohen wrote:
>
> >>>1. Booker def. Bobby Lashley. The funny part about this was JBL
> >>>claiming Long is a racist. Against his own people? Does Crazy Vinnie
> >>>know what the cast of idiots is doing? Does he care anymore?
> >>
> >>If JBL were forced to be consistent and sensible with his commentary, he
> >>wouldn't be half as entertaining. Would you have wanted Heenan or
> >>Ventura to not show bias or make irrational claims in their announcing?
> >
> > If JBL could actually write his own commentary, or ad lib at the very
> > least, he'd be twice as entertaining. Heenan & Ventura's pro-heel
> > commentary made more sense because they avoided the outrageous more
> > often than not.
>
> I remember numerous occasions where Monsoon would get exasperated with
> them. "Will you stop!!" was practically a catchphrase for him. Anyway,
> I think JBL gets to ad lib plenty. The Lawleresque drooling after
> Michelle and Kristal are probably office-mandated, but the rest sounds
> like him.

Monsoon used that line more on Heenan to the point where it became a
standard comedy bit because Heenan was going off on tangents in his
commentary.
>
> >>>Vicki looks so bloated, to
> >>>mistake her for a floatation device wouldn't be out of the question.
> >>
> >>I don't disagree, but that seemed an oddly petty comment in the above
> >>paragraph.
> >
> > Think, Adam. If you still had a Jericho or Rock on the roster, you'd
> > almost certainly get a line like that out of them.
>
> I don't think they'd bother, since Vicki isn't presenting herself as a
> hottie like (for example) Stephanie used to. I imagine they'd just
> react in a sort of "why are you here again?" sort of way.

Well, ok.
>
> >>>Well, we know
> >>>who's going over in the rematch at Survivor Series, don't we, kidz?
> >>
> >>Kennedy loses a hard-fought match, continues to be furious about being
> >>stuck on Smackdown, and goes on to win the Royal Rumble and jump to Raw
> >>(as JLB predicted).
> >
> > Maybe, but they'd need to have enough depth on the roster to allow for
> > Kennedy to be moved, and right now, do they really have that depth?
> > Mysterio is on the DL, replaced by Kane. Dave Taylor came out of
> > retirement 2 weeks, and now he's out. Then there's the case of moving
> > Khali, Davari, Turkay, & Burke to ECW, thinning out the roster even
> > further.
>
> Tatanka can fill the vacancy on the heel side wihle Chavo moves up in
> the ranks with his US title feud. They could also move someone else
> over from Raw (when is Val Venis due back?), or bring up someone new.

I'm thinking they may send Val to ECW instead, and maybe another callup
from OVW or Deep South might be the answer.

J. C. Gilbert

Adam Kohen wrote:
| Kennedy loses a hard-fought match, continues to be furious
| about being stuck on Smackdown, and goes on to win the
| Royal Rumble and jump to Raw (as JLB predicted).

hobbyfan wrote:
| Maybe, but they'd need to have enough depth on the roster
| to allow for Kennedy to be moved, and right now, do they
| really have that depth? Mysterio is on the DL, replaced by
| Kane. Dave Taylor came out of retirement 2 weeks, and now
| he's out. Then there's the case of moving Khali, Davari,
| Turkay, & Burke to ECW, thinning out the roster even
| further.

Adam Kohen wrote:
| Tatanka can fill the vacancy on the heel side wihle Chavo
| moves up in the ranks with his US title feud. They could
| also move someone else over from Raw (when is Val Venis
| due back?), or bring up someone new.

hobbyfan wrote:
| I'm thinking they may send Val to ECW instead, and maybe
| another callup from OVW or Deep South might be the answer.

They should dump the bimbo and move Yang back to Raw so he
can be with Mickie.