General round-up, 3rd June
Some general bits and bobs from the last month:
DX will definitely return at Vengance.
ECW have a deal signed with Sci-Fi TV in the States. We do receive a version of that channel over here, but I do not know if it is exactly the same as in the USA. Therefore I am not 100% sure if ECW will be shown on there, Sky Sports or even the Wrestling Channel. That said, given that it falls under the WWE umbrella, one would assume ECW will be shown on Sky Sports.
Apparently the Sci-Fi channel have asked if ECW can have an 'Alien' character to appease some of their viewers who are upset that a wrestling programme has been added to the schedule! However word has it that their is only one plan for 'weird' character development, at the moment, and that is a vampire faction!
Expect Tazz to beat Jerry Lawler at One Night Stand in what should be nothing more than a squash match.
There is a rumour that WWE plan to push Umaga on Raw, and that over on Smackdown the Undertaker will continue to feud with the Great Khali. Oh joy of joys.
Stacy Keibler recently suffered a seizure and ending up in hospital, but thankfully is doing ok.
'See No Evil' has reached the high end of its targets in terms of money it has brought in, which is good news. Whether upcoming projects with John Cena and Stone Cold Steve Austin will be as successful remains to be seen, but bearing in mind they are both bigger stars than Kane, one would imagine they should do ok. It would be quite a change for Vince to be involved in a successful project that isn't wrestling!
Plans are for DX to just be a short-term attraction, but if fan reaction is good enough they may keep it going for longer, probably adding other stars to HHH & HBK.
Orlando Jordan has been released.
WWE will be charging $39.99 for all PPV's in the States, starting from One Night Stand. I am unaware of whether or not that will affect us in the UK, but it is certainly more than we pay now. (for the record, $39.99 works out at roughly £21.50)
I have to say I am very pleased with the decision to take Kurt Angle to ECW. While he will be missed on WWE TV, he is certainly a big enough star to ensure that I will definitely be watching ECW regularly when it arrives.
Speaking of Kurt, there have been murmours that he will wrestle Daniel Puder at One Night Stand, but how true they are I do not know.
Why would WWE break up MNM? I despair at them at times, I really do.
Anyway, speaking of that, here are the results from Judgement Day:
Kendrick and London beat MNM for the tag belts. While I have enjoyed the feud between these teams and was looking forward to more of it, WWE provided us with a baffling decision to break them up. (Melina and Mercury have since appeared on Raw)
Chris Benoit made Finlay tap in the match of the night.
Melina lost to Jillian Hall in an average womens bout.
Gregory Helms defeated Super Crazy in a decent bout to maintain his Crusierweight championship. I have said it before an I will say it again, but why this divsion does not get more of a push I will never know.
Kurt Angle went down to Mark Henry via count out in a passable bout. Even Kurt - who in my opinion is the greatest wrestler of all time - struggles to drag decent matches out of Mark Henry.
Booker T beat Bobby Lashley to become King of the Ring in a good match. I am glad Booker won this, as not only will he & Sharmell carry the roles of 'King' well, but also it will hopefully give him a new lease of life beyond the mid-card.
The Undertaker rolled over for the Great Khali in a snooze-fest.
Finally, mini champion Rey Mysterio defeated JBL to maintain the World, *sigh*, 'Heavyweight' Championship.
Overall it was a better PPV than I expected, but I have to say that Smackdown is still in a bit of a rut, and needs to improve quickly. With the absence of Kurt Angle, potentially JBL, an injured Chris Benoit and also the split of the best Tag Team since Benjamin/Haas, as well as a champion struggling for acceptance and two main event monsters than no-one wants to see (Khali & Henry), one has to worry about what direction the blue brand is going in.
DX will definitely return at Vengance.
ECW have a deal signed with Sci-Fi TV in the States. We do receive a version of that channel over here, but I do not know if it is exactly the same as in the USA. Therefore I am not 100% sure if ECW will be shown on there, Sky Sports or even the Wrestling Channel. That said, given that it falls under the WWE umbrella, one would assume ECW will be shown on Sky Sports.
Apparently the Sci-Fi channel have asked if ECW can have an 'Alien' character to appease some of their viewers who are upset that a wrestling programme has been added to the schedule! However word has it that their is only one plan for 'weird' character development, at the moment, and that is a vampire faction!
Expect Tazz to beat Jerry Lawler at One Night Stand in what should be nothing more than a squash match.
There is a rumour that WWE plan to push Umaga on Raw, and that over on Smackdown the Undertaker will continue to feud with the Great Khali. Oh joy of joys.
Stacy Keibler recently suffered a seizure and ending up in hospital, but thankfully is doing ok.
'See No Evil' has reached the high end of its targets in terms of money it has brought in, which is good news. Whether upcoming projects with John Cena and Stone Cold Steve Austin will be as successful remains to be seen, but bearing in mind they are both bigger stars than Kane, one would imagine they should do ok. It would be quite a change for Vince to be involved in a successful project that isn't wrestling!
Plans are for DX to just be a short-term attraction, but if fan reaction is good enough they may keep it going for longer, probably adding other stars to HHH & HBK.
Orlando Jordan has been released.
WWE will be charging $39.99 for all PPV's in the States, starting from One Night Stand. I am unaware of whether or not that will affect us in the UK, but it is certainly more than we pay now. (for the record, $39.99 works out at roughly £21.50)
I have to say I am very pleased with the decision to take Kurt Angle to ECW. While he will be missed on WWE TV, he is certainly a big enough star to ensure that I will definitely be watching ECW regularly when it arrives.
Speaking of Kurt, there have been murmours that he will wrestle Daniel Puder at One Night Stand, but how true they are I do not know.
Why would WWE break up MNM? I despair at them at times, I really do.
Anyway, speaking of that, here are the results from Judgement Day:
Kendrick and London beat MNM for the tag belts. While I have enjoyed the feud between these teams and was looking forward to more of it, WWE provided us with a baffling decision to break them up. (Melina and Mercury have since appeared on Raw)
Chris Benoit made Finlay tap in the match of the night.
Melina lost to Jillian Hall in an average womens bout.
Gregory Helms defeated Super Crazy in a decent bout to maintain his Crusierweight championship. I have said it before an I will say it again, but why this divsion does not get more of a push I will never know.
Kurt Angle went down to Mark Henry via count out in a passable bout. Even Kurt - who in my opinion is the greatest wrestler of all time - struggles to drag decent matches out of Mark Henry.
Booker T beat Bobby Lashley to become King of the Ring in a good match. I am glad Booker won this, as not only will he & Sharmell carry the roles of 'King' well, but also it will hopefully give him a new lease of life beyond the mid-card.
The Undertaker rolled over for the Great Khali in a snooze-fest.
Finally, mini champion Rey Mysterio defeated JBL to maintain the World, *sigh*, 'Heavyweight' Championship.
Overall it was a better PPV than I expected, but I have to say that Smackdown is still in a bit of a rut, and needs to improve quickly. With the absence of Kurt Angle, potentially JBL, an injured Chris Benoit and also the split of the best Tag Team since Benjamin/Haas, as well as a champion struggling for acceptance and two main event monsters than no-one wants to see (Khali & Henry), one has to worry about what direction the blue brand is going in.
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