Ten Thoughts On Smackdown 7/16
1. Cody Rhodes pulls off the pretty-boy gimmick brilliantly, but is absolutely vicious in the ring. Kofi looked great, too. But the two seemed to not communicate very well. Good thing Kane appeared. The match was dwindling.
2. Rey Mysterio’s backstage segment was unbelievably cheesy. He could give Cena a run for his money.
3. I thought Christian was about to shake hands with Death when Drew McIntyre pushed him off the top rope.
4. I hope the WWE’s goal with Alberto del Rio wasn’t to interest me, because if so, it failed. Miserably.
5. It’s such a shame Punk can’t participate in Money in the Bank. He’s easily my favorite Superstar, by far. But here’s a question: why did they unmask him on Smackdown? Why not do something like that at the PPV this Sunday? It doesn’t make sense to me.
6. “I break ex-girlfriends…” Wow. How PG. I like Show’s ladder, though. As a huge Zeppelin fan, I’ve always wondered what the Stairway to Heaven looked like.
7. I don’t know what to do. Trent Barreta (whom I loathe) is teaming up with Layla (whom I like) against Chris Masters (whom I like) and Kelly Kelly (whom I loathe).
8. Matt Hardy’s odds to win the Money in the Bank match are exponential. In reality…yeah, dream big, Matthew.
9. Dolph Ziggler = greatest Twist of Fate sell. EVER.
10. I actually really enjoyed the 619 Rey laid down on Swagger. It was abrupt and ferocious.
Tonight’s episode of Smackdown was mediocre, at best. I can tell the WWE left all the hype for Money in the Bank to the Raw Superstars, which sucks. Seeing Punk unmasked (even though Twitter spoiled that surprise for me) was interesting, and made me chomp at the bit to queue up my DVR. I think Money in the Bank might be an interesting PPV. Here’s hoping I’m right, and will be sober enough to remember it.
