Smackdown's "Championship Scramble"

[Kaptain KnicKy]

What do you all think of the Smackdown Championship Scramble? I just looked on WWE.com and noticed whom the competitors actually were...

It will be Triple H V Shelton Benjamin V MVP V Jeff Hardy V The Brian Kendrick.

Now this might just be me, but this has to be the most poorly put together Title Match I have seen in a looong time! None of the competitors are near-ready to compete for the WWE Title, let alone be near Triple H.

Triple H is still rolling with some strong-ass momentum, going undefeated in the last few PPVs against Orton, Cena & Khali! Someone who defeats those, with having (apparently, to me) no real momentum loss is going to need either a kick in the crotch over the coming weeks, or a stronger opponent.

Jeff Hardy is the only man in this match whom has had the build up in the past for a championship match of this level. He has competed against the champion (then Orton) for the title and prevailed in a high-quality fued (imo). Destined to win the MiTB last year, he is the only man WWE has actually tried to push to the ME scene.

MVP is kinda close to the right status, however he has been in a lingo over the past couple of months - not being pushed to the ME scene, and not being de-pushed any lower. He hasn't had any real title shots that I can think of off the top of my head, and I think this is a weak way to get him into the title shot.

The Brian Kendrick is a newly formed wrestler! He was part of the infamous Londrick for what, a year or two and has only gone solo in the past month or so! The gimmick is great, but he is NO WHERE FUCKING NEAR title worthy! His size, in comparison makes this the same thing as HHH/Khali (now, Kendrick/HHH respective) except Kendrick hasn't got the build up to make this worthwhile.

Shelton Benjamin. Why? Everyone knows of his problems backstage. I can almost predict he will play the same role as he did in the Royal Rumble of this year - big entrance with a quick and weak end. The guy has had no real momentum lately, sure he's snatched the US Title - but what, a couple of cheap wins, and some losses.

When you look at all these guys, and then compare them to the King of Kings, the Cerebral Assassin, The Game HHH; what the fuck are we supposed to look forward to? HHH getting 20minutes to beat the holy shit out of four other guys?

I am actually angry that WWE have decided to do this. They are basically doing the exact oppoiste thing as RAW; however over there they've got four BIG stars and a weak-ish champ. I think it's dumb to copy this idea and use it for SD's ME as well, the idea sounded good at first but with more definition it's not that great. GAB this year will lack significantly in the ME scene, unless ofcourse Edge/Taker highlights it again.

What are your thoughts on the SD Scramble? Do you think they should've done this as well, and should they have picked some better superstars to star in it? OR should they've gone with a different, normal approach? Maybe a 1V1, a triple threat (Khali/HHH/Hardy)?

 

[Lashleyâ„¢]

I think it is stupid that the scramble is happening on SD too, it was cool on RAW, but SD aswell? Just kills it.

SD could of had something original to keep it more exciting.

HHH will retain, imo.

 

[Moonlight Drive]

I actually like the men in this scramble.

Jeff Hardy, TBK, MVP and Shelton are better than Kane, Batista or JBL imo. Sure, Hardy may be a spot monkey in some peoples eyes, but this match is alsmot designed for spot monkeys.

And I'm glad SD has some new talent. Raw ME hasn't changed in a very long time.

but two of SD's biggest Me are tied up in other things (Edge/Taker) so I guess they didn't have much choice but to chuck in TBK and the rest.

 

[Austin_316]

I think this match is a load of rubbish as we all know HHH will retain his title against these competitors. The only person with a real chance is MVP as he has the right status because he is between the mid and upper card. As for Shelton he is the US champ so they wont give him the title, Jeff Hardy is a possibility but i doubt it, Brian Kendrick is a no no plain and simple pointless. I think this will be a total waste of time and they shoulda put big show, kali and taker in it to make it more interesting.

 

[Charismatic Edge]

What do you all think of the Smackdown Championship Scramble? I just looked on WWE.com and noticed whom the competitors actually were...

It will be Triple H V Shelton Benjamin V MVP V Jeff Hardy V The Brian Kendrick.

Now this might just be me, but this has to be the most poorly put together Title Match I have seen in a looong time! None of the competitors are near-ready to compete for the WWE Title, let alone be near Triple H.

Triple H is still rolling with some strong-ass momentum, going undefeated in the last few PPVs against Orton, Cena & Khali! Someone who defeats those, with having (apparently, to me) no real momentum loss is going to need either a kick in the crotch over the coming weeks, or a stronger opponent.

Jeff Hardy is the only man in this match whom has had the build up in the past for a championship match of this level. He has competed against the champion (then Orton) for the title and prevailed in a high-quality fued (imo). Destined to win the MiTB last year, he is the only man WWE has actually tried to push to the ME scene.

MVP is kinda close to the right status, however he has been in a lingo over the past couple of months - not being pushed to the ME scene, and not being de-pushed any lower. He hasn't had any real title shots that I can think of off the top of my head, and I think this is a weak way to get him into the title shot.

The Brian Kendrick is a newly formed wrestler! He was part of the infamous Londrick for what, a year or two and has only gone solo in the past month or so! The gimmick is great, but he is NO WHERE FUCKING NEAR title worthy! His size, in comparison makes this the same thing as HHH/Khali (now, Kendrick/HHH respective) except Kendrick hasn't got the build up to make this worthwhile.

Shelton Benjamin. Why? Everyone knows of his problems backstage. I can almost predict he will play the same role as he did in the Royal Rumble of this year - big entrance with a quick and weak end. The guy has had no real momentum lately, sure he's snatched the US Title - but what, a couple of cheap wins, and some losses.

Well you're WWHHH all the way. The whole point is to get some new faces into a title match. By having a multi-wrester backdrop, you can showcase each one's ability without putting added pressure on them.

All of the wrestlers you listed deserve something for being great athletes. They won't need one superstar to carry them for 20 mins.

 

[noumenon]

I for one am actually quite looking foward to this match. The Raw scramble is simply putting the same people who have been going for the title over the past 2 or 3 years in one big recycled match. Smackdown is actually doing something extremely intelligent in their match. NONE of these guys have ever been a world champ before. Theyre boosting younger talent. True, none of these guys would ever hold their own against HHH in a one on one match, but that's the point. HHH doesn't have to lose this one to lose the title.
We've got pretty opposite sites of the spectrum here. One raw weve got the rookie champ punk going up against a bunch of seasoned vets. On smackdown we've got the vet HHH against a bunch of title hungry young guys. All of who have something they need to prove in the industry, so you know they're going to work that much harder to make this match fucking incredible.
Let's go through the matches here...

RAW..
CM PUNK... I think this will probably be the end of Punks title reign. He had the belt, it served it's purpose and put him up there as a decent main event competitor.
JBL.... cleanly lost his last title shot. A great main event heel but I don't see him coming out of this one.
KANE...about to start a feud with mysterio...not gonna happen.
CENA...ehh..could happen...don't think it will though. He hasn't been hot enough lately.
BATISTA...honestly the guy I think is leaving this one with the title. He's been fuckin red hot over the past few months. He'll probably run a long feud with the returning Orton over the next few months, come out on top...leading to CENA/BATISTA 2 at WM.


SMACKDOWN...
HHH........what do I need to say?
Jeff......has been poised at the main event line for quite some time. I'm sure well see the strap on him a few times in the match..but not coming out on top.
Shelton...I don't even think he should be in this match.... he's got the US strap already, I hate when they do this. Same situation the had with hardy a few months ago.
THE brian kendrick..... a really out of this world oppurtunity for Kendrick in this one. He's got insane amounts of talent, a great gimmick and this is a make or break one for him. He's got no chance of winning...but never the less..amazing oppurtunity.
MVP....stands the best chance of possibly taking the belt of HHH. If anything this would be a nice oppurtunity to really vault him into a main event status heel as HHH is really in need of one to feud with right now.

 

[Soulpower]

There's a great chance that HHH will retain his title. As for guys like Kendrick getting a title shot.. WOW! WWE IS PUSHING MID-CARDERS BY LETTING THEM WRESTLE IN A BIG MATCH! Guess what? That's what you're supposed to do. Let them sink or swim.

I actually prefer the SD scramble over the RAW scramble already, and that's for one simple reason.. The SD guys actually earned their title shot. The Smackdown wrestlers had to qualify by winning matches, while the RAW wrestlers were just given a title shot (Despite the fact that guys like JBL and Cena, and Kane don't deserve a shot).

If there's one title match that was put together very poorly, its RAW's title match.

 

[noumenon]

^100% agreed

 

[Kaptain KnicKy]

There's a great chance that HHH will retain his title. As for guys like Kendrick getting a title shot.. WOW! WWE IS PUSHING MID-CARDERS BY LETTING THEM WRESTLE IN A BIG MATCH! Guess what? That's what you're supposed to do. Let them sink or swim.

I actually prefer the SD scramble over the RAW scramble already, and that's for one simple reason.. The SD guys actually earned their title shot. The Smackdown wrestlers had to qualify by winning matches, while the RAW wrestlers were just given a title shot (Despite the fact that guys like JBL and Cena, and Kane don't deserve a shot).

If there's one title match that was put together very poorly, its RAW's title match.

It may have been put together poorly, in the way of showmanship or whatnot, but the names ... the names in that match just slaughter the names in SDs scramble.

I can understand that you need to let those 'sink or swim' in the SD scramble, now that you mention it - but cmon - The Brian Kendrick has been going solo for a few weeks, the guy is good (not great) and he doesn't draw huge crowds like any of the RAW guys... Same goes for Bejnamin, and MVP to a point.

Well you're WWHHH all the way. The whole point is to get some new faces into a title match. By having a multi-wrester backdrop, you can showcase each one's ability without putting added pressure on them.

Lol, I dont even know what WWHHH means. Expalin, please.

 

[Moonlight Drive]

I think WWHHH means that you're a Triple H fanboy. I thnk, don't quote me on it

I completely agree with SP, BUT I too believe it was way too soon for The Kendrick. I actually believe Koslov would've been a smarter choice in terms of build-up. Don't get me wrong, I am a huge Kendrick fan, but I think if he came solo on SD maybe a month or two earlier than he did he would be ready for the ME.

 

[Headfirst For Hardcore]

it does a good job of making the lower card guys look good, but this is kind of like a "filler" type of PPV Main Event. It's in transition with the list of contenders for the title short, and this gives a chance for some new people to get in a match without looking like crap.

 

[MikeRaw]

I'm glad. If this was a Raw one, then it'd be a mistake. but the fact is, it will be before the Raw one, and probably before another match like HBK/Y2J as well, so it will have enough of a card to cover. So people will still buy the ppv. People will still watch SD as well...

the worse case scenario is noone cares, and the match flops, but even that won't be HORRIBLE, because as I said, there's other matches. And if it goes as planned, either MVP, HHH or Hardy will win the best, and it will help continue to makenew main eventers. That's a good thing, I have no problem with it. It should be a good match in the ring too.

 

[Charismatic Edge]

I think WWHHH means that you're a Triple H fanboy. I thnk, don't quote me on it

WWHHH is a little acronym that I coined and it doesn't mean I'm a fanboy. It's something worse. It's Paul Levesque's company and show and everyone else is just renting space. I haven't liked him since late 2002. That was before the status quo of anti-Triple H sentiment. The guy is a colossal bore...the end.

 

[Lord Magnus]

What do you all think of the Smackdown Championship Scramble? I just looked on WWE.com and noticed whom the competitors actually were...

It will be Triple H V Shelton Benjamin V MVP V Jeff Hardy V The Brian Kendrick.

Now this might just be me, but this has to be the most poorly put together Title Match I have seen in a looong time! None of the competitors are near-ready to compete for the WWE Title, let alone be near Triple H.

Triple H is still rolling with some strong-ass momentum, going undefeated in the last few PPVs against Orton, Cena & Khali! Someone who defeats those, with having (apparently, to me) no real momentum loss is going to need either a kick in the crotch over the coming weeks, or a stronger opponent.

Jeff Hardy is the only man in this match whom has had the build up in the past for a championship match of this level. He has competed against the champion (then Orton) for the title and prevailed in a high-quality fued (imo). Destined to win the MiTB last year, he is the only man WWE has actually tried to push to the ME scene.

MVP is kinda close to the right status, however he has been in a lingo over the past couple of months - not being pushed to the ME scene, and not being de-pushed any lower. He hasn't had any real title shots that I can think of off the top of my head, and I think this is a weak way to get him into the title shot.

The Brian Kendrick is a newly formed wrestler! He was part of the infamous Londrick for what, a year or two and has only gone solo in the past month or so! The gimmick is great, but he is NO WHERE FUCKING NEAR title worthy! His size, in comparison makes this the same thing as HHH/Khali (now, Kendrick/HHH respective) except Kendrick hasn't got the build up to make this worthwhile.

Shelton Benjamin. Why? Everyone knows of his problems backstage. I can almost predict he will play the same role as he did in the Royal Rumble of this year - big entrance with a quick and weak end. The guy has had no real momentum lately, sure he's snatched the US Title - but what, a couple of cheap wins, and some losses.

When you look at all these guys, and then compare them to the King of Kings, the Cerebral Assassin, The Game HHH; what the fuck are we supposed to look forward to? HHH getting 20minutes to beat the holy shit out of four other guys?

I am actually angry that WWE have decided to do this. They are basically doing the exact oppoiste thing as RAW; however over there they've got four BIG stars and a weak-ish champ. I think it's dumb to copy this idea and use it for SD's ME as well, the idea sounded good at first but with more definition it's not that great. GAB this year will lack significantly in the ME scene, unless ofcourse Edge/Taker highlights it again.

What are your thoughts on the SD Scramble? Do you think they should've done this as well, and should they have picked some better superstars to star in it? OR should they've gone with a different, normal approach? Maybe a 1V1, a triple threat (Khali/HHH/Hardy)?

I can guarantee one thing...Shelton Benjamin will be on fire the whole match. Jeff or HHH are starting it off or maybe starting it together. Shelton will be the mid guy and the intensity will go to the next level when he gets in and if he does get pinned, it will be a deal where he has someone beaten or has owned someone and walks into a finisher. Nothing where he gets dominated. Kendrick is gonna be treated like a complete joke. More than likely it will be HHH taking of the Hardy/MVP situation. But I got Benjamin as the worker of the match without question and no momentum? Edge may have been the hottetst character on Smackedown in recent weeks but the guy carrying the matches since the Draft has been Benjamin. MVP needed Shelton's help at Summerslam and if anyone ever checks the houseshows, during those Triple Threats with Matt/Shelton/MVP, it was MVP taking the loss in all of them. It was MVP taking the loss in those Shelton/MVP vs Hardyz matches. Every single one of them. So I wouldn't bet all of your money that MVP is some super upper midcarder like Jeff Hardy. Not yet.

 

[TakeshiXkun]

it will be nice to see some new faces fighting triple h in a good match.both championship scramble matches will be nice.