Shame about Murdoch, I'd have much prefered he got the push Cade is now getting :(

Also, just thought I'd comment on the ECW new guy (Atlas something) and his performance. What The Hell?!? After seeing both Koffi Kingston and Evan Bourne debut on ECW very well, Atlas was something of a suprise to me. He didn't seem to know his moves at all, timing was off, other than his hair, I stuggled to find one decent thing about his match.

Smakdown tonight should be interesting. I've love them to hold a tourament for the number one contender for the US belt. Even though it's on ECW, Vicki could claim it's really SD!'s belt and persuade Teddy to put it up for grabs against a Smackdown guy at the GAB. Bunch of possible contenders, Hardy, MVP, Kennedy, Umaga, Carlito, Kolzlov (first loss?), Big Show. A Hardy Vs Hardy match would be VERY interesting, and a good excuse for Jeff to bring the title back to where it belongs.

I'm a bit suprised by some of the reactions about Murdock. I didn't know that you guys liked the guy. I always thought he was the more entertaining of the two.

I'm sure Edge will try for a rematch against Punk so maybe they will have a title match at the GAB. Punk needs to get some big wins in a row to fully establish himself as a world champion. Damn its still so cool to think of Punk as the top guy on Raw.

im sorry if this is off topic but I am very hyper. In september in Lima Ohio Jerry "the king" Lawler will go to the UAW hall. Also there is one match confirmed for the event Fans bring the weapons! Any ideas on what I shoud bring? I was thinking about a numchuck made up of lumber and attached to a chain with barbed wire at one end! how epic is that?

At 7/4/08 05:02 PM, NWOphenom wrote: there is one match confirmed for the event Fans bring the weapons! Any ideas on what I shoud bring?

A 24" dildo with an Angryfaic sticker on it.

But in any case, I have some pretty high hopes for SD! tonight - it seems they're still incorporating the ECW stars onto SD!, as Matt will be defending his US championhip in a fatal 4-way. The whole Edge situation is driving me nuts though... WWE is actually incorporating some interesting twists into their shows now. Any predictions on what's gonna happen on tonight's broadcast?

That divas belt is pretty damn ugly in my opinion. Also...this long...so we can have the EXACT SAME MATCH NATALYA WON A MONTH OR SO BACK?! Really? We couldn't come up with something else better? Or did this in time to hold the title match for NOC? This is just an anticlimactic way to get us to the title match and the crowning of the first champ

At 7/4/08 08:28 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: That divas belt is pretty damn ugly in my opinion. Also...this long...so we can have the EXACT SAME MATCH NATALYA WON A MONTH OR SO BACK?! Really? We couldn't come up with something else better? Or did this in time to hold the title match for NOC? This is just an anticlimactic way to get us to the title match and the crowning of the first champ

Well, at least they swerved us a bit with who won the match. The most surprising part of that segment was Natalya's hair. And possibly the Barbie-accessory belt.

At 7/4/08 08:33 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: Well, at least they swerved us a bit with who won the match. The most surprising part of that segment was Natalya's hair. And possibly the Barbie-accessory belt.

Yeah, I think I would have been happier with them just giving her the title shot, and just going over the reasons:

1. Best babyface female worker on the brand
2. Most over babyface female on the brand
3. Sleeping with Taker.

I'm usually all for people earning title shots and what not, but this was just so obvious it felt like a waste of air time.

At 7/4/08 08:59 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: I'm usually all for people earning title shots and what not, but this was just so obvious it felt like a waste of air time.

I honestly thought Kelly Kelly was gonna pull off the win near the end of the match. Well, not really.
And about the Taker/McCool thing, whatever happened to Sara?

At 7/4/08 09:03 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: I honestly thought Kelly Kelly was gonna pull off the win near the end of the match. Well, not really.
And about the Taker/McCool thing, whatever happened to Sara?

Quiet divorce I guess, Taker is usually a pretty private guy, that's why I'm surprised he has a girlfriend on the roster, because he had to know that'd get out.

Holy shit, praise the fucking lord. Edge and Vickie aren't getting married! LOLOLOL! That was cool of Edge to come to his senses, and seeing Vickie scream on the top of her lungs made me lol harder than ever.

Cool night, overall, but they could've used HHH. Well, I'm going to the Great American Bash, I hope it's good!

SD! had a great ending, some good wrestling, and the opening segment was cool. I think it can sometimes be a little annoying how inside triple h can be, especially when this is a guy who in the past bitched that anything that exposed the business was bad. I did lol at the wedding chapel comment.

It's a shame to me to see Edge and Vickie break up, but a good cliffhanger for next week.

At 7/4/08 11:10 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: It's a shame to me to see Edge and Vickie break up, but a good cliffhanger for next week.

Are you kidding me? Now we don't have to hear "TEH LOVE OF MY LIFE" every week, and La Familia is pretty much over, so we don't have to worry about them fucking up the show every week, either.

But I would've kinda liked seeing HHH beat the shit out of them one by one, but oh well.

I ended up missing SD, but I read the results and I'm honestly suprised they blew off the wedding angle. I was sure Edge would be with La Familia for a bit longer since now he just made an enemy of the GM.

At 7/5/08 01:02 PM, Outlaw88 wrote: I ended up missing SD, but I read the results and I'm honestly suprised they blew off the wedding angle. I was sure Edge would be with La Familia for a bit longer since now he just made an enemy of the GM.

Yeah, I don't really get why they did it so fast. Edge is the best heel on TV, and Vickie has so, SO much heel heat, turning them against each other just seems like a waste of potential, and probably not good for ratings.

At 7/5/08 01:05 PM, HeartbreakHoldout wrote: Yeah, I don't really get why they did it so fast. Edge is the best heel on TV, and Vickie has so, SO much heel heat, turning them against each other just seems like a waste of potential, and probably not good for ratings.

If they turn Edge face, SD! at the minute is fucked. The biggest heel other than Edge is The Great Khali. They even made MVP look more face-like with the HHH segment (which rocked by the way, no matter what people say about Trips, I'll always respect his mic work). Still, I'm really not sure what direction there going to go with on Smackdown, which makes for some interesting and twist fillled viewing :)

Edge and Vickie are done. Perhaps La Familia stays together, but without Edge. After several failed attempts by Vickie to put Edge back in his place, she realizes there's only one man for the job: The Undertaker - perhaps maybe even an interference at GAB when Edge has sealed the victory against Triple H, he comes out as a distraction, giving H the win. Oh yes. You know it's true.

If only.

Videogame website IGN.com has released the official cover art for WWE & THQ's upcoming game, WWE SmackDown vs. RAW 2009 - set to hit gaming consoles in November.

The videogame cover features former DX members Triple H and Shawn Michaels. This is Hunter's fifth time on the cover and HBK's first. Cory Ledesma, THQ senior creative manager, said picking the pair was a no-brainer:

"We selected them for the cover as a means to celebrate the unprecedented level of tag team functionality we will deliver in WWE SmackDown vs. Raw 2009," Ledesma said. "Our tag team matches will allow players to experience the true task of working together, and our new Road to WrestleMania Mode will feature the franchise's first co-op tag team storyline."

Here's the cover:

At 7/5/08 10:06 PM, idiot-buster wrote: Here's the cover:

Sweet, man. They're having HHH on the cover representing Smackdown!. I can't wait to get that, I have to say I love playing General Manager Mode on that the best, Season Mode kinda blows. I hope they updated the superstars with the draft, though.

At 7/5/08 11:31 PM, Destructoid wrote: I wrestle my brother all the time.

lol wut?

At 7/5/08 11:29 PM, mothballs wrote:

At 7/5/08 10:06 PM, idiot-buster wrote: Here's the cover:

Sweet, man. They're having HHH on the cover representing Smackdown!. I can't wait to get that, I have to say I love playing General Manager Mode on that the best, Season Mode kinda blows. I hope they updated the superstars with the draft, though.

Yeah, especially if they plan on having ECW guys non-playable in the season mode again. That will be a drawback again this year like last for people who are CM Punk fans I bet since there's probably no way to alter his position as an ECW guy in the season mode at this point.

You know who I'd like to see fued with Punk for a while? Jericho. Those two have had very good matches in the past, so if given some time, they could put on some show stealing matches. Randy Orton is also a good heel for him to work with.

My guess is that Punk deals with JBL a bit longer before they move on to the next challenge. He may be like Matt Hardy, a fighting champion. Hardy has defended the U.S. Title quite a bit since he's won it and Punk defended the first night he won so they me be going that way to help establish him.

At 7/6/08 10:33 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: Matt Hardy

Speaking of Hardy, I was sure he was gonna drop the belt in that fatal four way on Smackdown. It seemed like the ideal way to get the title back on its rightful show, while keeping Matt Strong as he wouldn't be the one getting pinned.

I think its way too soon for Hardy to drop the US title. While I agree it should go to a SD guy, Matt has more than earned himself a long title run.

At 7/6/08 12:35 AM, PantyWipe wrote:

At 7/5/08 11:31 PM, Destructoid wrote: I wrestle my brother all the time.

lol wut?

He thinks its cool to pretend to wrestle.

At 7/6/08 10:33 AM, Outlaw88 wrote: My guess is that Punk deals with JBL a bit longer before they move on to the next challenge.

House show has him booked against Batista, so either that's a one off because they're adjusting some lineups in light of the draft, or that rumored Batista heel turn is coming and Punk is gonna be the target. I'm fine with that feud as long as it's part of the plan to make Punk a strong and credible champion and top guy. They got huge ratings monday for trying something different, keep it up, see how far you can go with Punk, you have to build the stars of the future now.

With the momentum they made on Raw with Punk they should keep it up with a strong challenger. Turning Batista heel and having him work with Punk is a good idea as long as they keep the belt on Punk and have him be able to overcome the strength of Batista.

Holy hell I loved that RAW opening! I think Punk looked like a million bucks there, I think he even outdid guys like Cena and Batista on delivery!

The booking also felt strong to me as I enjoyed Batista creating a logical way to insert himself into the hunt for the belt. I also liked that Punk and his title are the focus, and everybody wants a piece of him.

Now let's see how they play the Shitsky match up later. Obviously Punk shouldn't just out and out wreck him because of Shitsky's size, but on the flipside, Shitsky is a jobber and he needs to be beaten cleanly and definitively by the champ to keep his momentum strong and prove that he's da man. Done a great job of that so far.

At 7/7/08 09:50 PM, aviewaskewed wrote: Now let's see how they play the Shitsky match up later. Obviously Punk shouldn't just out and out wreck him because of Shitsky's size, but on the flipside, Shitsky is a jobber and he needs to be beaten cleanly and definitively by the champ to keep his momentum strong and prove that he's da man. Done a great job of that so far.

They did pretty good. Snitsky got his token offense in, but never really dominated. Punk hit his big moves, then hit a nasty looking GTS for the win. Hell, he pretty much squashes Snitsky.

I loved this week's RAW, random fans in the lockeroom area, Kane snapping, lights falling down. At the very least, WWE is trying something different.

At 7/7/08 11:19 PM, pepeatumi wrote: I loved this week's RAW, random fans in the lockeroom area, Kane snapping, lights falling down. At the very least, WWE is trying something different.

And it's working! The shows have felt very fresh lately and they're making a lot of good and logical booking decisions of late. I really like that Batista got the win here, logically Punk should face him, and beat him. That slays the idea that Punk won't be able to beat a big time opponent straight up. Not to mention if they plan to turn Batista heel, there's no greater opportunity to me to turn Batista heel then if he can't get the job done against Punk. Which he shouldn't, Punk should have that belt and reign strongly until at least November I think before they even consider pulling it off of him.

I agree, Raw was very good tonight as they try different things and do right by Punk in terms of booking. Batista is a good choice for a PPV match and should really help in making Punk look like a champion a well as being able to defend his title.

I like the fact that they pointed out Lance Cade was a student of HBK. That really adds to his role.

Looks like Kofi got busted up near the end of his match, and we now know what Paul Burchill will be up to.

I enjoyed seeing JBL's limo get destroyed.

Kane flipped out again. Wonder what he is going on about this time? Maybe the Undertaker?

Man, Viki can't get a word in. The moment she starts up with that "Excuse me!" line of her's the crowd booers her like no tomorrow.