Sorry this week's thoughts are late! I spent most of yesterday feeling sorry for myself after my early Halloween night out resulted in me being sick in a taxi and paying a not insubstantial fine! Anyway, enough self-pitying prattle, I have thoughts!
Smackdown Quick Thoughts 29/10/2010
Undertaker's Funeral
- We start off with Kane and Paul Bearer overlooking The Undertaker's 'grave'. I have to wonder why WWE would continue to employ someone who supposedly murdered another wrestler live on PPV. Then again, they've never made Randy Orton seek professional help for his schizophrenia, so maybe they just don't care...
- Man, this is the worst euology ever... It's almost as though Kane didn't even like The Undertaker... I hope whoever gives my eulogy should the worst ever happen does a better job than this. Another thought strikes me, is this show even in the same venue as Bragging Rights? I doubt it. That means they actually moved the whole grave, body and tombstone and all, and placed it at ringside in another arena. My suspension of disbelief is always stretched rather thin during things like this!
- How does Taker's pretty young wife Michelle McCool feel about his death less than 4 months into their marriage? And after such a beautiful ceremony too!
So... You wanna do it?
- Awww, how romantic!
- The crowd are chanting 'You suck' at Kane. I've never been to a funeral where the mourners chanted insults at those speaking. Maybe I'm not going to the right funerals?
- We're interrupted in our minute of silence for the Undertaker by Alberrrrrrto Del Rrrrrrrrio! I half expected him to come out dressed as a Day of the Dead skeleton, partly in tribute and partly as his Halloween costume!
- Okay, Rey Mysterio just delivered the 619 to Paul Bearer. This is already the weirdest episode of Smackdown I've seen this year!
- Undertaker's funeral ends with Edge standing tall after spearing Kane, guess we're setting up a program with those two for Survivor Series? Hopefully Edge can drag Kane to a better match than we've seen out of him the last few months.
United States Champion Daniel Bryan defeated Intercontinental Champion Dolph Ziggler via pinfall (Dolph got his fucking head kicked in)
- Oh God... Vickie's out in a skintight leopard print outfit! What has been seen can never be unseen!
- Daniel Bryan on Smackdown! It's like I've died and gone to wrestling Heaven! Looks like we're going to see yet another rematch between Bryan and Ziggler. I for one will never complain about this.
- Michael Cole is actually putting over Daniel Bryan's submission moves and technical prowess! Finally, rather than just burying him! Baby steps Cole, baby steps! No, wait, just called him a nerd again. Nevermind.
- Dolph's Intercontinental title win was described as his first WWE belt, does no one remember when he was a member of the Spirit Squad?
And I wonder why the tag belts mean nothing these days...
- Just once, I want to hear an announcer say 'I got the chance to speak with Daniel Bryan earlier and he told that 'Dolph Ziggler is going to get his fucking head kicked in!' Damn you PG... I've been watching these guys kick eachother in the head for a week straight now, and it never gets boring nor does it look any less sick!
- Brutal spot as Bryan suplexes Dolph out of the ring and practically lands on him as Dolph's head bounces off the apron!
- Another fine match from these two. All three matches have told several great stories, firstly the battles to lock in Daniel Bryan's Labell Lock and Ziggler's Sleeper Hold. Secondly, periodic kicks to the head as a sustained form of offence from both men as they try to outdo eachother. Thirdly, Ziggler and Guerrero feeling that they're being cheated out of victories by unfair officiating. This is all wrestling needs, simple stories that're told mostly in the ring. No need for soap opera drama!
- Todd Grisham is shilling Stand Up For WWE. I can't be the only one who thinks that Vince is doing Linda's chances at winning that senate seat more harm than good with this program. I'll admit, I enjoy WWE Programming, and Heaven forbid if I ever have children I'd probably watch the shows with them without feeling that they'd be seeing anything too inappropriate, but that doesn't change the fact that there are things very wrong with this business. Whether it be the classification of wrestlers as independent contractors, or the drug problem which is still there, no matter what WWE tells you. Vince McMahon's reaction any time someone criticizes the business of wrestling, whether the claim is valid or not, comes off as childish and immature to me. Sorry about the rant, just something I feel strongly about!
DASHING Cody Rhodes backstage
- And here's my boy, DASHING Cody Rhodes, staring at himself in the mirror, and explaining to Kelly Kelly Kelly how DASHING can be achieved, with his eyes as blue as an Amarillo sky, teeth so white they blind and skin as smooth as smooth can get. Cody accidently talks himself into a tag team match with the Big Show and a partner of Show's choice later in the night. Goodbye Rhodes and McIntyre, it was nice knowing you.
- Did you know? No. And as always, I don't care.
It's okay to murder a co-worker, provided you do it live on PPV!
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