2008 Running Pro Wrestling Thread

I think Cena d. HHH for the belt Sunday, thus keeping that title on Raw.
I also think Edge beats Batista, thus keeping the Smackdown version of the world title in the fold (and HHH can win a new title).
I think Kane will beat Big Show on Sunday as the ECW/Raw faction begins soon so it's not like Kane's leaving.
Mickie James d. Katie Lea to retain the women's title
Matt Hardy retains US Title over Chavo
Morrison/Miz d. Finley/Hornswaggle to retain tag titles
DiBiase/(Carlito?) d. Holly and Rhodes to win tag titles (Rhodes will walk out/turn on Holly).
Natalia Neidhart will defeat Michelle McCool or Victoria to win the SD Diva title (my guess since it won't be known who Neidhart faces until they have the tapings tonight).
Jericho vs. HBK for the IC title? How about having Punk or Mysterio fill in for HBK and have one of them take the IC title from Jericho?

 

So let me get this straight ...

- IC Champ Jericho on Raw
- US Champ Matt Hardy on ECW, which will now probably enter some talent exchange with Raw
- WWE Tag Champs Miz & Morrison on ECW, again likely part of the Raw exchange

... that would leave SmackDown with the Heavyweight (if Batista doesn't win) and Cruiserweight (who the hell is it anyway? or do they still have it after the Hornswaggle debacle?) titles.

 

Cruiserweight title went away quietly after Hornswoggle won it.

 

SD titles: World title (if Edge wins Sunday); WWE World title (HHH if he wins Sunday); Tag titles (Morrison/Miz); Divas title (whoever wins it Sunday)

Raw titles: WWE world title (if Cena d. HHH), World title (if Batista beats Edge Sunday); ECW title (if Kane def. Big Show Sunday); Tag titles (Holly/Rhodes or DiBiase/mystery partner), IC Title (Jericho or whoever he faces); Women's title (Mickie James or Katie Lea).

ECW titles: ECW title (if Big Show d. Kane); US title (Matt Hardy or Chavo winner on Sunday).

 

It'll be interesting to watch Smackdown! on Friday as there'll obviously be a big dispute between Edge and Triple H as to who's the real WWE Champ. I actually wouldn't mind seeing Triple H winning on Sunday and there being some feud between Edge and Triple H. That would make for some very interesting television and a great storyline, something that WWE Creative hasn't pulled out of their ass for a long time. These limo explosions and set disasters are too hard to swallow and gets old. We need in-ring storylines and not have Vince constantly be the focal point of the show.

 

Right ... but Miz and Morrison are ECW ... isn't that whole talent-sharing thing going away? Or maybe Finlay & Hornswaggle are going to win the belts on Sunday.

Ehhh... I'm probably putting more thought into this than the writers.

 

If Finlay and Hornswaggle win the tag titles, that could mean Morrison and Miz break up to focus on singles wrestling again in ECW since Kane and Punk are "gone"

 

Cole/Lawler ultimately won't work out. Remember that these two announced together in the early SmackDown years until Taz(z) retired to take the color job (then leaving for ECW). I'm not sure whether Lawler wanted to only work one show or what, but they weren't great together. Who knows. My guess is that Lawler will be the next to go. VKM has wanted to break them up and get rid of them for years.

And JR is full of shit if he thinks the announcing doesn't matter. Fans always shit bricks when he was fired, quit, etc. Not to mention the whole Adamle debacle. I still can't figure out if this guy just sucks or if it's a work. Maybe that's part of his appeal.

 

Gee, Kane and Punk get drafted to Raw and they're right back on ECW the next night. See, that whole Raw/ECW dynamic doesn't mean we've seen the last of them on ECW.

 

I figured they would do this, but did anyone hear the supplemental draft mentioned anywhere?

http://www.wwe.com/shows/raw/wwedraft2008/7505418/

Layla on Raw ... I like it ... however they broke up their best tag team in Kendrick and London.

And it looks like the tag titles are staying on ECW ... both Finlay and Hornswaggle to ECW.

 

Notice how ECW has all mid-card and lower-card talent. Why need WWE Heat or Velocity when ECW just stars all the mid-card talent no one cares for. What a joke. ECW needs to be done away with immediately before they put that organization into the dumps anymore. I like the move of Matt Striker to RAW, though. That guy does have some talent and I feel as though they really need to push him. I guess DH Smith moving to Smackdown changes the rumors about Ted DiBiase teaming with DH Smith to take on Hardcore Holly and Cody Rhodes.

 

Layla to Raw? One word: Yummy.