Message #3528

[Hammy]

As big of a Ziggler fan that I am, I'm actually happy Rey has held on to the strap.  Ziggler has been made to look very good in their battles, and we need an IC reign where we can look back in years to come and say THAT was a classic reign.  So far he has had a classic feud with Jericho and some good defences against Ziggler.  Rather than going the inevitable route of Ziggler winning it in the next month, I'd like Rey to feud with someone else over it, but who?  The quality guys on Smackdown at that level are John Morrison and Matt Hardy, both babyfaces.  A respect feud could work, Morrison vs. Rey and have Hardy vs. Ziggler maybe while Undertaker goes after Punk.

Thing is with Breaking Point only 3 weeks away are they going to have Punk vs. Undertaker already, in a submission match?  Surely 'Taker wouldn't tap, but another short reign for Punk would be a crime.  One suggestion at another forum thats seems likely is Matt, seeking retribution for his brothers loss goes after Punk and Punk beats him at Breaking Point, thus extending the reign and Taker takes Punk on at Hell in a Cell.

I like Undertaker coming back, on the topic of him, he is a quality act who has improved with age.  1990-1995 he was merely a gimmick, his matches were the pits, mainly because he got put against guys with zero talent, but still, he wasn't about mat classics.  Mankind and Bret Hart were the first to get really good matches out of him, and he did alright until a lull at one point during his American Bad Ass run where retirement looked like the best option.  These days though I think he is fantastic and despite the injuries better than he has ever been, due to his ever expanding in ring knowledge, unless paired with a Mark Henry I know when I see a match of his its going to be damn good.

Now Smackdown is great with the young stars, but logic says with a limited roster things would have eventually become exhausted, also this show is too good for the numbers it is getting.  Since Edge's injury it has missed that star drawing power that gets viewers in, Jeff Hardy seemed to be the one drawing trump card, and with his departure inevitable they obviously need a name like Undertaker to bring the fans in, having Big Show turn up isn't going to put bums in seats.

So yes, I am happy to see him return.  I hope they don't feel the need to bring any guys over from other brands for at least 12 months, I think with the current structure the guys showing up should be from development getting their shot on the brand.

Edit: Incidently Spoilers are only "Spoilers" and an issue if they haven't aired yet