Friday, July 30, 2010

Smackdown Thoughts: Dead Men Don't Swim

Smackdown showed stronger story-building on the road to Summer Slam. It’s important and shows positive progress for WWE creative.  Instead of having mirror images for RAW and Smackdown (see: Jericho/Punk ripping on crowds for heat...I can’t remember other examples; Nexus broke my memory), RAW has one huge storyline, Smackdown six.

Good vignettes for the sometimes repetitive Alberto Del Rio build. It seems Kofi has a switch he turns. Since the Orton feud, meh.  But it’s back on for Ziggler. The SES and Kane angles are logical builds. I’m hoping LayCool takes the one title and purposefully hot-swaps it, thusly monopolizing. (Nexus’ eventual strategy?) No-DQ good for Swags and Rey, but after Summer Slam? Mysterio heel turn?

Decent amount of wrestling despite DQ’s.

Results:
Christian rolled-up McIntyre
Ziggler DQ’d Kingston
Show DQ’d Gallows
McCool faith-breaker Tiffany
Swagger something Mysterio

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