smackdown notes (because the a recap takes to long):
wwe has official decided to give koslov the khali spot. Meaning: he'll probably continue to squash mid carders but job to main eventers. I've made it known that I don't care for koslov but they should have gone about this differently. They should have had his streak broken in a title match or a grudge match at a ppv. But losing to michaels on raw, then having his "smackdown undefeated streak" broken a week later by the undertaker and then having to put over Trips yesterday is a bit much.
Still don't care about Trips vs. Ortan. I'm sure it will make a good match but I just don't care about anyone in the equation.... Except Shane I guess. When Trips mentioned in a promo that he was, in fact, married to Stephanie McMahon, people actually cheered. Uggg. Still hoping this match goes hell in a cell.
Still think Vickie, Edge, Show, Cena is more entertaining then it should be. Popcorn television with 3 people who can really work a crowd and Show, who can be enjoyable in his own right. Smackdown ended with Edge accidentally spearing Vickie and then taking down Show when Vickie was in his arms. I actually laughed when he hit the spear. Loved it. WWE is all about wives taking finishers these days.
The Hardy match at Mania has officially gone "extreme rules" which is really good news. I called for a "street fight" in an earlier post, pretty much the same thing.
Oh, and other things I've called correctly, Miz and Morrison vs Carlito and Primo at Mania with both titles on the line. That was announced on ECW. Just waiting for it to go "ladder match" so I can go 100% with my prediction.
MVP beat Benjamin for the US title which may set up Benjamin to win money in the Bank at Mania. Those two are always good in the ring. MVP got a nice pop when he earned the 3-count. He'll probably pick up a feud with Chavo Guerrero post Mania.
Shawn Michaels beat Kane in a good match. Nice finish with Michaels hitting Sweet Chin Music while Kane set him up for the choke-slam.
By the way, I should add that a lot of people got the jobber introduction on "smackdown." You know, where you don't hear their theme music and see them walk to the ring. MVP and Benjamin got it. So did The Brian Kendrick when he jobbed to Jeff Hardy in an extreme rules match where Jeff botched the swanton bomb.
Undertaker cut an eh promo before having a good match with JBL. He won of course. JBL hit the "Clothesline from Hell" but Taker kicked out a little quick. Not even a 2 and a half count. By the way, remember when the announcers told you on Raw that Rey Mysterio challenged JBL to an IC match at Mania? Well on smackdown, the announcers told us JBL accepted the challenge. God forbid either guy speaks for themselves with Mania being 2 weeks away.
Fin.
PS. Keeping track of these things. The nine Champions
1. Trips (champ) vs Ortan
2. Edge (champ) vs Show and Edge
3. JBL (champ) vs Rey Mysterio
4. MVP (champ) in Money in the Bank
5/6. Miz and Morrison (champs) vs Carlito and Primo (champs)
7/8. Melina (champ) and Maryse (champ) in 25 diva battle royal
That leaves Jack Swagger. He'll probably take on Evan Bourne (who made his return this past week on ECW against Jamie Noble) at Mania. You heard it here first.
