Smackdown vs. Raw Delaye, Flair's Retirement, Jeff Hardy, Playboy, and more!

• Extreme Expose may be doing a Playboy layout leading up to WrestleMania. Should help PPV Sales some.
• Jeff Hardy has been taken off the RAW Superstars Page. Maybe his suspension has been lengthened. I had read on other websites that he was expected to return around the 1st of the month. (Which also happens to be the being of Ladder Match Month here at my blog. Sorry, I just have to plug that in as much as possible.)
• Cyber Sunday may be getting cut. There has been a lot of talk about cutting a PPV, and it would most likely be this one. They would probably just change in though, and make it a 3 hour RAW with a similar concept.
• A WWE UK Territory will likely be starting. Nothing for sure yet though.
• In the Divas Battle Royal all the usual suspects will be competing along with Extreme Expose (who sometimes compete in tri-branded Diva matches), and Cherry. This will be Cherry's first ever match as she is usually just playing the role of Deuce's girlfriend.
  

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• Batista's new book will probably be a huge. Why? He apparently just rips on guys he hates and guys he doesn't respect in the WWE locker room. From my understanding Batista isn't well liked anyways, so I doubt this will help. This will probably cause a stir in the locker room.
• Smackdown vs. Raw 2008 may miss November deadline. Mr. McMahon is going back and forth on the decision to put Chris Benoit in the game. I had read earlier on a bunch of websites that Benoit had already been removed, but according to what I've read recently, that's not true. The reason this is such a hard decision for Vince is that if he pushes the games release back then it will miss the holiday season, a season that usually sells a lot of copies of the game.
• Last Monday night when Lawler was gone and Tazz filled in was a test. It was a test to see how well the 2 go together, and apparently some were impressed. I was. Mr. McMahon has apparently wanted them split for sometime now. If Tazz moves to RAW, Lawler would move to ECW on SciFi to team up with Joey Styles, and work occasional matches. Dusty Rhodes (the booker of ECW) really wants him there. JR and Lawler are very close however. They would probably not be happy about the split.
• Flair's retirement storyline should start soon. Maybe in the next couple of weeks. My guess is that it would end at either the Royal Rumble or Wrestlemania, just because they are 2 of the big 4. The other 2 being Survivor Series and Summer Slam.
• Stephanie McMahon is pushing for D-Lo Brown to be brought up to the RAW main roster. As known, D-Lo Brown has been working dark matches for the WWE.
• The Undertaker is scheduled to have 3 major feuds upon his return. The first being Mark Henry. Taker will likely put Mark Herny out of action for good. He is likely to retire in a few weeks. His contract is due to expire. Then he should have a feud with Big Daddy V. This of course means Big Daddy V should be moving to Smackdown. Also, he will have one with The Great Khali.

That is all.

ECW Thoughts

ECW was great, I think. Good matches, good booking. Everything was nice. I don't have the time right now to write a long blog post (I'm sorry), but I will run down the good, and skip the bad. How's that?

The Good

1. The Booking
   
   I believe that Dusty Rhodes is the booker at ECW right now. Although he's choosing to book with a more traditional wrestling style instead of an extreme style, he's did a great job tonight.
2. Balls and KK
   
   Well (I'm totally stealing this from another blog but...) it was a good night for The Beauty and The Balls. Too funny. If Kelly and Balls are going to be walking around together though, it's a good thing they put ECW on SciFi (I may have already made that joke).
3. Balls vs. Elijah Burke
4. CM Punk and Boogey vs. The Miz and John Morrison
   
   Another example of good booking. Also, John Morrison shouldn't be allowed to finish with anything other then the Corkscrew Neck-Breaker
   

Terry Funk vs Sabu Barbwire Match

Terry Funk vs Sabu Barbwire Match

This is one of the greatest matches (in my opinion) I've ever seen. I posted A Look at Foreign Objects: Barbwire a while ago, but I didn't have this video. Now. I do. Here it is. This match is great not only because of the wrestling, but because both Sabu and Terry Funk gave their bodies to the ECW fans. This was real barbwire FYI.


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My Dream Card for Unforgiven

OK I lied. This isn't really my dream card. That would consist of a Dude Love vs. Cactus Jack vs. Mankind match (my money would be on Mankind). This is just what I'd really like to see.

• For the WWE Championship: Randy Orton (c) vs Triple H vs. Mr. Kennedy
  
  In this Triple H would be a last minute addition. Triple H was added into this match by his former wife (I know they are still married, but on TV they aren't.) who is trying to get back at Mr. McMahon for the illegitimate child/faked death/other things. Mr. Kennedy was put into this match by Mr. McMahon, a gift from a father to his son.
• The Undertaker vs. Mark Henry
  
  It seems like this is going to happen anyways.
• For the World Championship: Rey Mysterio vs Chavo Guerrero vs The Great Khali (c)
  
  In this match I would have Rey Mysterio and Chavo team up against The Great Khali turning Chavo face in the process. The Great Khali could win this, but then Chavo and Rey could spice up the tag team division for a little while. It would be fun. Then again I'm kind of random with what I want to see.
• Finlay vs. Kane in a No DQ Match
  
  The important part is No DQ
• For the ECW Championship: CM Punk vs John Morrison (c) vs The Boogeyman vs Elijah Burke vs Marcus Cor Von in a Ladder Match.
  
  Could be fun. It would be Extreme for a change. Extremer anyways.
  
• For the Intercontinental Championship: Jeff Hardy vs Umaga (c)
  
  Yes, a Great American Bash Re-Match. You know, it's probably against some WWE policy to do this, but they could have use Jeff Hardy's suspension in their favor. We all know that when Jeff Hardy returns to RAW he will be wrestling, or doing something important, every week. So why not play the whole Jeff Hardy suspension like it was an injury. Build him up without pay. Then when he comes back this angle would be easy.
• For the Womens Championship: Mickie James vs every WWE Diva that can fit in the ring in No DQ match.
  
  I just want to see the Divas wrestle like guys for once, instead of having it be watered down.
• There could be some small dark match to warm the crowd up. Maybe Matt Hardy vs Chris Masters or something non-major.
  

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I would like Your Help

Yea, so I would like your help. I am currently working on a Mick Foley tribute site, and I want your input.

What should I include in it? Right now it's going to have these elements.

• Related Links Page
• Bio/Title History
• Injury List
• Photos
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Mick Foley Tribute Video

Yes, I know I post a lot about Mick Foley, but he's my favorite wrestler, I can't help it.

RAW Thoughts

Best Match: Carlito vs. Mr. Kennedy
Worst Match: John Cena vs. Snitsky
Best Non-Wrestling Moment: Carlito's Cabana
Rating (out of 8): 7.109

The Good

1. Opening Segment
   
   Great opening segment. It showed the clip from Saturday Night's Main Event where Randy Orton RKO'd John Cena through the chair. An awesome moment. The crowd didn't get behind Orton though like they had recently. He did however get a pop when mentioning historical events in wrestling such as the Montreal Screwjob. They should continue to do this.
   
   Even with the opening segment being very good, John Cena is still very dull. Also, is the illegitimate child angle turning Shane McMahon into a face? It seemed like it tonight.
2. Taz and JR teaming up.
3. Melina and Beth Pheonix vs. Candice Michelle and Mickie James
   
   This was probably the best womens match in a long time. It was short, but sweet. I would like to point out 3 things though. 1, Candice Michelle's music is now techno. 2, Mickie James was sporting a (completely) different new look. 3, Jim Ross made a cheese joke.
   
   In this short but sweet match, Candice Michelle preformed as well as she has in a long time (Could it be because of the Techno?). I was originally disapointed when this match started it looked to be another Team Candice vs Team Melina (they could sell T-Shirts just like Team Aniston vs. Team Jolie), but I was glad to see the ending of this match. Where Mickie James attacked Candice Michelle, and Beth Pheonix attacked Melina. Finally Team Candice and Team Melina, are broken up. (The end of 2 eras?... Nah!)
4. Cody Rhodes vs Shelton Benjamin
   
   This was much improved from last weeks Cody Rhodes vs. Charlie Haas. Very good.
5. London and Kendrick vs. Cade and Murdoch
   
   Good tag team match. Interesting ending, but good match. This is a good angle as long as they continue the Cryme Tyme vs. Cade and Murdoch angle, and leave London and Kendrick out of it for the most part.
6. Maria's Date with Ron Simmons
   
   Although this was pretty much used as transition segments, they did a good job. They served their purpose.
7. Carlito's Cabana
   
   Good job. They kept it short.
8. Kennedy vs. Carlito
   
   Great match. Odd ending. A double pin. It was like Shawn Michaels and Randy Orton all over again, only less interesting. Still a very good match though.

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The Bad

1. King Booker's Crowing
   
   This was stupid. Not only the fact that they didn't have Triple H, but the fact that they made Jim Ross kiss King Bookers ring. Stupid as well. That was bad, but I'm still mostly mad about the fact that the WWE thinks it will make sense to have Triple H just jump into the storyline at SummerSlam without appearing in a match.
2. John Cena vs. Snitsky
   
   Wow.... Um.... Well.... This match was bad. The ending was dumb, and didn't make sense. Still, Snitsky did show improvement.
   
   I think Snitsky is alright as long as he sticks to the high-impact moves, such as the big boots and the close lines. He sucks throwing punches (but so does Cena so I guess it doesn't matter).