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Hey peoples-

Sorry about missing last Wednesday (and posting late today) but I’ve been really swamped as of late.  Stuff’s starting to cool down though, and things should be good from here on out.  And in addition to today’s strip, I also put one up for last Wednesday with time stamp magic, so be sure to check that out too.

Due to the workload I’ve had as of late, I haven’t been able to watch as much wrestling, but I have liked what I’ve been seeing.  It seems like the WWE has been a little looser or crazier with some of their booking as of late, and I’ve been enjoying it.  Stuff like Regal turning out the lights.  It could be annoying if it’s overdone, but I think they’ve been hitting a nice balance.

Also the WWE made my week and then brought it all crashing down when I saw they FINALLY put out a Santino Marella shirt.  Finally!  And it looks good!  Sure, it’s a take off of an existing soccer shirt, but it’s cool enough so I could wear it in public and not get laughed at.  …but then I saw the bottom left corner…  “You Son A Ma Gun”?!  I swear, WWE!  I’ve been so close to buying so many shirts from them, but it’s killed by a little phrase that they tacked on seemingly as an afterthought.  You Son A Ma Gun.  I don’t know, man.  I may still get it, but I don’t know…

Anyway, I thought I’d also do some predictions for Judgement Day which comes up tomorrow night.  I personally won’t be watching it, but it looks like a pretty good show.

Jericho vs. Shawn Michaels

This has been an interesting feud so far, although I’m a little surprised that Batista has just kind of fallen out of it.  The match between these two should be awesome if it’s given enough time.  I’m guessing it’ll be storyline heavy with Shawn’s faking and all, so hopefully that won’t take away from the match.  Either way I pick Shawn Michaels to win.

Tag Team Championship Match: John Morrison and The Miz vs. CM Punk and Kane

Aright, I’m calling it now.  CM Punk’s turning on Kane.  I keep wondering why he’s been jobbing out so much considering he has to challenge for a World Title at some point, and then the idea of him turning heel hit me.  I think a heel turn (or some new angle) is what’s really needed now for him to be a credible contender for a title.  On a sidenote though, I really think Morrison and Miz have been a highly underrated tag team.  I think their both solid wrestlers and getting good heat (who doesn’t hate the Miz?) and I predict them, Morrison and Miz to win.

John Cena vs. JBL

It’s been refreshing to see Cena not be in the main event for a while (not just for Cena, but also the main event) and this seems like a decent enough filler feud for the time being.  I could it continuing since it hasn’t been given too much time thus far, and if it were to continue I think it would require JBL to win.

Women’s Championship Match: Mickie James vs. Beth Phoenix vs. Melina

While I like Mickie and she’s my favorite of the three I’m a little doubtful when it comes to the odds of her retaining her title.  She’s a great wrestler, but other than her feud with Trish way back when, her pushes have been uneven to say the least.  Even her title win was a little out of the blue, and I wouldn’t be surprised at all if the championship found it’s way back to Beth Pheonix to open up for a Beth vs. newly-turned Melina feud.  I think this should be a great match though, and I officially pick Beth Pheonix to win.

World Heavyweight Title Match:  Edge vs. The Undertaker

I’m guessing this will be the last time these two face each other, and it’s hard for me to believe it’s not in some type of gimmick match.  Their past matches have been good, and I’m an Edgehead, so I’ve enjoyed the feud thus far, but I think it’s gone about as far as it can go.  I love Edge, but I think everyone’s ready for this feud to end, so I think The Undertaker will win.  What I really predict though is some sort of resolution between the Edge/ Vickie love angle.  We’ll see…

WWE Championship Match: Triple H vs. Randy Orton in a Steel Cage

Personally I’m not too excited by this bought, but it should be pretty sweet anyway considering the experience that these two have with each other.  And the whole feud’s been way more interesting this time around with Trips being the face and Orton as the heel.  I imagine that Regal will come out and play some part in the finish however, giving Randy Orton the win.

Wow, so I guess that’s it for Judgement Day.  Only six matches?  Maybe they’ll add some at the last minute or something, ’cause that’s pretty short.  No Big Show is somewhat surprising.  No Hardy’s or MVP is strange as well.  I think the matches that were announced should be worth watching, though, so we’ll see.

Anyway, thanks for reading everyone!

-James

Hey everybody! I just wanted to say thanks for the comments and support so far. I’m new to this, so it all helps.

So Wrestlemania has come and gone. I was hoping for a dynamic kick start to the WWE’s new wrestling year this week, but there didn’t seem to be too much.

I like the idea of a Shawn Micheals v.s. Batista feud, and enjoyed their segment on this last Smackdown. Just something about stretching kayfabe like that with Batista criticizing HBK for not doing a job and laying down ironically gets me to mark out. It should lead up to a pretty good match too, and I think that a heel turn is just what Big Dave needs to freshen up his character.

Vladimir Kozlov also debuted (or re-debuted) in a classic “monster heel debuting after ‘Mania” move. Okay, the only other wrestler I can think of who did that was Umaga, but you get my point. I’m not sure if Vladimir’s going to make it to the grand heights that Umaga has though. While having a Communist Russian may work for a cartoon character (hopefully?), I’m curious how they’re going to explain it for a wrestler today.

And Crime Tyme’s back. They were never my favorite team, and not the best in the ring, but they’re entertaining, and with guys like Khali still running rampant, I think that’s about all you can ask for these days.

A couple of things I found odd though were CM Punk losing to Chris Jericho right after winning MITB and also Matt Hardy fighting against MVP already. I like CM Punk, but he just seems to have no heat right now. Have people that don’t watch ECW ever seen him win? And for Matt Hardy and MVP, it seems like they could have stretched their feud out a little bit before we saw either one in the ring, especially with Hardy getting a clean win.

But I do have to say that Monday’s tribute to Ric Flair was an incredible class act by the WWE. The fact that they gave it so much time and it was the only time you saw some of their biggest names like Cena shows that Vince may not be so evil after all. In all honesty, I really don’t know a whole lot about Ric Flair’s history and career, but it was still a touching moment to see.

Other than that, Edge is having a rematch with Taker. Chavo’s having a rematch with Kane. Big Show’s still feuding with Khali. Okay, I know that last one just started last Monday, but somehow it feels like I’ve already seen it before and it’s been going on for a really really long time now.

But with all things said, I think it’s shaping up to be a pretty good summer for the WWE. With the draft lottery supposedly coming up soon, I’m interested to see what happens. Of course in last draft lottery Smackdown got such picks as Chris Masters, Torrie Wilson, and Eugene, so you never know.

-James