24/4/09 SD thoughts by Phantomgerald *Spoilers*

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phantomgerald

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CM Punk & Jeff Hardy versus Kane & Matt Hardy

It turned out to be a decent match between four of the best in-ring performers on Smackdown. It was a good build up to the match at Backlash that will likely be the last for the Hardy brothers. I’m kind of bored of seeing them constantly fighting each other anyway, no matter how good it is. CM Punk and Kane would probably be the pre-show match or the opening match at Backlash. What a waste though. Their program should have a lot more build up.

Big Show versus Undertaker

I did say I thought the Big Show was one of the best big men ever. I retract that. He wasn’t that good in this match. He’s good no doubt you can’t deny that though. If you disagree, I would love to hear your argument. I don’t like the idea of having Undertaker wrestle two weeks in a row, especially when it doesn’t progress a storyline. What a dumb way to end the match. C’mon man, give Undertaker a break from Backlash.

Maryse versus Gail Kim

Another short match. I’ve seen nothing much in this match that impressed or disappointed me .I thought Gail would win here, but I guess this loss probably mean that her time is over. It’s a waste though. I think it’s time for Maryse to drop the title.

MVP versus Chavo Guerrero

At this point, I’m kind of wondering to myself, ‘Backlash is two days away and here’s another match with no build upâ€. The match itself was kind of short, and I think it could have gone on a lot longer. For what it’s worth, the few minutes we got were relatively interesting. But at the end I kind of get it. They’re building a Dolph/MVP feud. What has Dolph done to deserve a shot at the tile anyway?

Shane Mcmahon & Batista versus Priceless

I like this tag team. Shane and Batista did show flashes of brilliance that I didn’t really expect. The crowd was fairly silent though. I didn’t like the ending Batista was standing at the corner doing nothing. I wouldn’t expect anyone from team HHH to turn heel now.

Overall, a so-so Smackdown

Additional thoughts

The John Cena and Edge feud is suddenly serious. I like the direction it’s going. But maybe Backlash came too soon. An additional week of further bad blood would act more intensity in the feud.

I’m looking forward to having the wrestlers who got drafted away leave and those who are coming to Smackdown actually turn up and stop all these mixed bull shit that’s surely confusing the casual viewers.
 

MikeRaw

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Pretty good reviews. Like you said, the openign tag match was good, as was the main event. From a match stand point, none of the other matches really did it for me. I agree compeltely with your analysis of the matches.
Some things I didn't agree with though...
Firstly, the draft thing, while I am also looking forward to everyone being on the right brand next week, to say it's confusing casual viewers is a stretch. Unless casual viewers don't have ears, or watch on mute, I dont know how it can confuse them. The commentators stated multiple times during the show, both SD and Rw, the draft trades will make sense next week. If anything, it'll confuse the fans like us, who look into everything too much, because we're all wondering why they had the draft two weeks ago if the trades aren't in effect yet. The casual fan won't care, because they're casual fans, and they could here JR and Grisham tell them the trades take effect next week.
The other thing I disagree with is your 'complaint' about the matches with no buildup. I don't have an issue for this week with it. Everything was built up pretty well on Raw, and the feuds for Backlash like Edge/Cena, Hardy/Hardy, Legacy/McMahons/HHH all got their build up on this show. they just used the spare time to put ins ome filler matches, which is fine with me. That's what alot of weekly shows have had in the past. Just some random matches from time to time between guys not currently in a feud.
Solid review overall though.
 

Soulpower

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Nice review.

I had a problem with the Show-Taker match.. Well, with the post-match to be exact. Big Show TKO's Taker, something that doesn't usually happen, so what happens after that?

Taker gets back up (Although his staggered selling was great), and proceeds to beat down Show, making the TKO pretty much meaningless.
 

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Eh he didnt beat down Show, he hit him 3 times, knocking him out of the ring.
 

chessarmy

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I didn't really understand the main event. Were they trying to restart the Taker/Show feud or something? If not, then why even bother with the stare down after the match? I didn't think this was a good show, while there was lots of wrestling most of it was meh. Boring show imo
 

the dark knight

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what happened between edge n cena...?

can someone fill me in please? just the storyline progress, fuck the matches.