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• Smackdown Dominance. RAW weakness.

  Posted on 4/2/08 10:21 AM

  At Wrestlemania 24, we saw Smackdown Dominance. Not only did Smackdown get to close the show for the first time since WM 19 but Kane won the ECW Title and Batista pinned Umaga in the battle for brand supremacy.
  
  RAW has been the flagship brand for a while but the WWE chose to put over Smackdown in a big way at Mania 24. I think this reveals some major weaknesses in RAW.
  
  First Randy Orton as champion on RAW is average at best. He provides minimal excitement in his matches or on the mic. IMHO, a feud with JBL just doesn't seem that interesting. Randy seems better suited to be the hunter rather than the hunted. I was surprised to see him defend at Mania. Orton's reign has lasted too long just like Cena's reign before him.
  
  Secondly, Jeff Hardy's loss was huge for RAW. Hardy is exactly what RAW needs right now. A high energy, exciting face to challenge for and eventually carry the belt. Sadly this may never happen given Hardy's problems.
  
  Lastly, RAW needs some new blood. Triple H, Orton, Cena and HBK are great workers but over exposure has made them predictable and stale. It's time to shuffle the deck, move talent around and push some new blood. It looks like Batista is coming to RAW. That's good. Kennedy and Carlito should be more prominently used on RAW. Kennedy in particular could be a great heel champ. I'd like to see Y2J defend the IC belt frequently against varied opponents. I'd also like to see CM Punk use that MITB Contract and challenge for the WWE Title. He could be the replacement for Hardy that is sorely needed.
  
  This is my opinion, what do you guys think?

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• Who's Your Champion?

  Posted on 2/8/08 3:24 PM

  Which one of these RAW superstars (who has either never been champ or hasn't been champ in a long time) should get a run with the WWE title in 2008 and why?
  
  Chris Jericho
  Jeff Hardy
  Mr. Kennedy
  Shawn Michaels
  Ric Flair
  
  I'd like to see Hardy get a run just because he's so over with the fans right now and he's been a border line main eventer for a few years now. I'd love to see what he could do as "THE MAN" for a few months.
  
  I'm curious who you guys think deserves the gold this year!

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• Ultimate WWE Championship Tournament

  Posted on 1/31/08 3:20 PM

  Imagine for a moment an Ultimate WWE Championship Tournament!!!
  The Entrants are those who have held the WWE or WHC Titles 3 or more times combined. This gives us 14 all-time greats.
  
  Byes for the 2 wrestlers w/ the most combined titles)
  Triple H (11 Titles) & Rock (7 Titles) get byes!!!
  
  Round 1
  Austin (6 Titles) v. Orton (3 Titles)
  Hogan (6 Titles) v. Mankind (3 Titles)
  Hart (5 Titles) v. Cena (3 Titles)
  Undertaker (5 Titles) v. Lesnar (3 Titles)
  Angle (5 Titles)v. Batista (3 Titles)
  HBK (4 Titles) v. Edge (4 Titles)
  
  Round 2
  Triple H v. Angle-Batista winner
  Rock v. HBK-Edge winner
  Undertaker-Lesnar winner v. Hart-Cena winner
  Austin-Orton winner v. Hogan-Mankind winner
  
  I've laid out the first two rounds so give me your predictions. Here's my predictions.
  
  Round 1
  Austin over Orton
  Hogan over Mankind
  Hart over Cena
  Lesnar upsets Undertaker
  Angle over Batista
  HBK over Edge
  
  Round 2
  Angle over Triple H
  Rock over HBK
  Hart over Lesnar
  Austin over Hogan
  
  Round 3
  Hart over Rock
  Austin over Angle
  
  Final
  Austin over Hart
  
  Stone Cold Steve Austin the Ultimate WWE Champion
  
  Let me know what you guys would like to see happen in this tourney.
  
  

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