WWE Does Double Tapings; TNA Continues to Lack Sense
It was a solid non-PPV in the wrestling world.
WWE taped two episodes each of RAW and Smackdown! But for the purposes of this wrap, we will just focus on the TV from last week and focus on the round next week.
TNA Impact! has slowly become a sleep aid for me. I think because of their odd taping schedules, the show suffers from not always knowing which way it wants to go and then having to wait two, sometimes three, weeks to change things.
WWE
The WWE world got a big shake up on Monday night when Vince McMahon announced that Donald Trump had executed a 15-superstar trade between RAW, ECW and Smackdown!
Monday night's show got a big boost with the addition of Jack Swagger to the mix, as he's clearly ready for the elevation to the bigger spotlight.
The additions of Evan Bourne and Mark Henry should also help spice up some things and give us some solid feuds.
As for the show itself, it's nice to see Legacy actually participating as a tag team because they are probably the best one in the WWE right now. With the recent injury to Edge, it's likely Legacy will get a run with the tag titles some time soon.
It's a shame that Edge looks to be out quite a while, because the ability to put him and Chris Jericho on all WWE television really gave the writers a chance to be creative and keep high star-power on all shows at all times.
As for the WWE Championship scene, it pretty much is boring. John Cena faces Triple H tonight for the right to face Randy Orton at Night of Champions.
Is anyone really looking forward to this match? I think they are making the right move putting Cena into the main event mix because he simply has to be there, but Trips vs. RKO has been beaten to death.
I liked the feud pre-Wrestlemania, but it lost all of its luster the second Triple H got the pin at the Granddaddy.
I know how the tapings play out already, but will sit through this episode of RAW anyway.
As for the rest of the week, ECW really got hit by losing Swagger and Bourne to RAW and the Hart Dynasty and Finlay to Smackdown!, but I think that they did alright by getting Shelton Benjamin back.
Benjamin opened the show pretty solid and I like his work on the stick. I am curious to see if they push him heavily into the mix with Tommy Dreamer and Christian at the top of the card.
Smackdown! continues to be the most intriguing show as CM Punk vs. Jeff Hardy is still the top feud in the business.
I continue to like the slow turn of Punk and like how Hardy is playing up the fact that he does not buy any of the good guy act.
I have said it before, but it is worth repeating: WWE must figure out a way to get Jeff Hardy to sign a contract in order to stay on board.
He is flat out the top guy in the company right now and is a money-making machine.
As for the rest of the show, it's very nice to see tag team wrestling making a little bit of a comeback in the WWE.
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