Presidential Candidate Senator Barack Obama isn’t the only one thinking “Change”. In the span of two weeks, the WWE seems to have heard the cries of fans around the world, "WWE, it’s time for Change!" And did they ever deliver.
It all started at the WWE Draft on June 24th. Most fans excepted a small shake-up, but nothing compared to what was delivered. All three brands, RAW, ECW, and Smackdown saw their rosters shuffled. Rey Mysterio, Batista, CM Punk, and Kofi Kingston all went to RAW.
Smackdown gained Jeff Hardy, Mr Kennedy, and Umaga. Even the broadcast team was switched, sending Michael Cole to RAW and sending Jim Ross to Smackdown.
But the most shocking, the most unexpected move at the Draft was when Smackdown acquired someone who was considered “unmovable” by fans. The WWE Champion himself, TRIPLE H was heading to Friday nights.
At that moment, fans knew change was in the air!
Six nights later at the Pay-Per-View Night of Champions, we saw the continuation of this theme. Three Titles changed hands. But what made those Title changes so significant were the winners.
Mark Henry won his first world title, the ECW Title. Kofi Kingston, Ted DiBiase Jr. and Cody Rhodes were now reigning champions on RAW.
Finally the WWE focused on the younger and new talent. You can feel the shift going on.
But then, the next night, Monday Night RAW came around. After Night of Champions, RAW no longer had a World Champion... but not for long.
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Derek Harmsworth about 1 year ago
I do like the change, but if I am not mistaken Adam, I remember you having a pretty bad disdain for CM punk, now you're all for him?
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Adam Wright about 1 year ago
I'm all for a NEW CHAMPION.
And if you read my CM Punk's article from a while back, you will see that I don't like the WWE Version of Punk. He was MUCH better in ROH, especially as a heel.
Let's see what they can do with him. Winning the World Title is a good start...
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delete usuck 12 months ago
All i'm really going to add is that Edge is no good. He lacks any entertainment value, period!
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