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Saturday, January 3, 2009

Smackdown

Smackdown was pretty entertaining last night. Now don't get me wrong - not terribly interested in seeing naked Vicki Guerrero pictures, but her interactions with Triple H and nephew Chavo were hilarious.

I also enjoyed Kizarny's debut. The gimmick is either epic lame or epic genius, but the guy can wrestle! I think they need to start thinking about wrapping up MVP's losing streak before it comes off as more than bad luck, but I didn't mind one more loss to a debuting wrestler they've been pushing with vignettes and promos.

Edge is an awesome character when stressed - decent match between himself, Big Show and the Hardy brothers. Enjoyed that too.

Announced Royal Rumble participants thus far were really no surprise: Triple H, Vladimir Kozlov, Big Show, and Shelton Benjamin. Mark my words with the mini-push they gave Shelton last night that he will make a decent run in the Rumble.

Other stuff going on too - Michelle McCool cementing her heel turn, Festus and Jesse vs. Ryder and Hawkins, etc. But that was really the newsworthy portion. Not to put down the rest though; while it was filler it was entertaining filler. Which basically sums up this Smackdown. It was still a holiday show so they weren't offering us their biggest and best ever - but some Triple H amusement, a decent main event, and solid action with some newsworthiness (Rumble participants announced) along the way makes those of us who tuned in glad we did, and will keep us coming back next week.

Final verdict: A solid show - 7.5 or 8 out of 10 on the scale depending on what you might think of the more controversial aspects (Triple H-heavy, Kizarny, I'm sure there are some who don't like the new Vicki angle ...)

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