SmackDown SPOILERS for next 2 weeks

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Show #1
- Matt Hardy comes out to cut his "What about me?" promo.
- R-Truth defeated Brian kendrick.
- MVP defeated Chavo Guerrero. I guess MVP is a face now.
- Umaga defeated Jimmy Wang Yang.
- Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Undertaker defeated Mark Henry.
- Big Show let's Edge know he is looking to win the WWE Title.
- Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Big Show defeated Festus. Yes, Festus.
- Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Triple H defeated Great Khali and Vladimir Kozlov in a three-way match.
Show #2
- Elimination Chamber Qualifying Match: Vladimir Kozlov won a battle royal.
- Hurricane Helms and Matt Hardy go at it over what Matt did to Jeff. Matt squashes him.
- MVP defeated Shelton Benjamin. U.S. Title was not on the line.
- Miz, John Morrison & The Brian Kendrick defeated Primo, Carlito & R-Truth.
- Michelle McCool defeated Eve Torres.
- Umaga destroyed Kung Fu Naki.
- Triple H & Undertaker defeated Edge & Big Show. Show turned on Edge.

 

[griffo346]

both shows = shyte

 

[Eelementary]

So MVP and Show are faces now?

 

[Misanthrope]

MVP seems to be.

Why does Vladimir Kozlov get two chances to qualify?

 

[Matt23]

Apparently MVP was told his losing streak would end in a face turn.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Seems silly to me. HHH hits the Big Show with a sledgehammer and MVP becomes a face because of it?

 

[Eelementary]

To be fair, in that match, MVP was being cheered quite loudly. Obviously it was because his winning meant HHH was still a contestant at the Rumble. But the fact is he got the crowd going.

MVP as a face could work - the guy has it all imo.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

MVP seems to be.

Why does Vladimir Kozlov get two chances to qualify?

Because he's the WWE's latest pet project. Can't stand him to be honest. He can work fair enough, but I'm quite bored of the "big guy comes out and roars while looking tough" gimmick.

It also cheapens the gimmick when they wank off about his undefeated streak when he's constantly getting disqualified,counted out, or not pinned in a tag match just so they can say he's undefeated when it comes to pins and submissions.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Because he's the WWE's latest pet project. Can't stand him to be honest. He can work fair enough, but I'm quite bored of the "big guy comes out and roars while looking tough" gimmick.

It also cheapens the gimmick when they wank off about his undefeated streak when he's constantly getting disqualified,counted out, or not pinned in a tag match just so they can say he's undefeated when it comes to pins and submissions.

Every company does that with wrestlers they want to build. TNA did the exact same thing with Samoa Joe.

 

[KeepingTheFaith]

Every company does that with wrestlers they want to build. TNA did the exact same thing with Samoa Joe.

And I dislike it when other companies do it as well. It sets people up to fail. Umaga is a good example of that, who went through his little rampage against mid carders but once he had that first loss creative struggled to know what to do with him. Khali is another, they've tried doing that on multiple occasions with Kane/Big Show/Snitsky/Henry/Tomko etc, but once the losses come and that monster aura is gone creative has no idea where to go next.

Anyway, aside from the winning streak thing, there's no comparison between Kozlov and Joe. Joe was always reserved, intense, and brutal. Kozlov is just another generic "roar at the camera and look mean" while being brutal.

 

[Marshall_magic]

I like Kozlov, he just needs a good finisher.

Just on a sidenote, he probably came out of the rumble looking better than everyone except Rey, HHH, Rhodes, DiBiase, Orton, Big Show, Kane and Taker, despite being there for about 2 minutes and the others being there for 15-20 minutes. The WWE need to realise cleaning house will do more for someone than 20 minutes without an elimination.

 

[pennywisealfie]

i marked out when edge did a 5 second pose (for the benefit of those with flash photography)

 

[Matt23]

Yesterday's show was'nt too bad...even if Matt Hardy's "speech" went on a bit too long.

 

[Marshall_magic]

Yesterday's show was'nt too bad...even if Matt Hardy's "speach" went on a bit too long.

I enjoyed his speech. Matt has loads of potential as a heel, surprised me a lot.

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

I enjoyed his speech. Matt has loads of potential as a heel, surprised me a lot.

The traditional WWE vinegette annoyed me a bit, since it "forgot" that Matt has already once before turned heel on Jeff.

 

[Matt23]

...and Matt's speech sounded a little re-hashed, very similar to one of Jericho's promo's from last year.

 

[Genius Freak]

Seems to me they just dug out Owen's speech when he turned on Bret, and had Matt do that.

 

[Silverwolf]

I wish we could see Kozlov vs the Missing Link. I wonder who would get up after they head butted each other? LOL :lol:

 

[Scott Gourley's Lovechild]

Matt's promo was excellent, and nothing like Owen's or Jericho's. He touched on some realities (Matt being called by the WWE about Jeff's whereabouts before Jeff is called is one), and that whilst he has done everything right by the WWE and the fans, Jeff has 2 Wellness violations, lost property, and acted rather irresponsibly. I think it was an excellent heel promo, particularly from Matt who is famous for botching his return promo against Edge and Lita. Matt will probably work far better as a heel than as a face as well, particularly without the V1 comedy elements.