Smackdown Thoughts, September 24th

Thanks to my DVR I was able to watch Raw and Smackdown this week, it’s been a busy one.  Some quick thoughts on Smackdown to start my Saturday.

I love how they are not slowing down on the animal that is Mark Henry character.  He showed us this week that he is still just as ruthless and doesn’t care about anything but hanging on to his title.  I enjoyed the opening segment on Smackdown, it wasn’t too long and dragged out and looks like I made a correct prediction for a change.  It appears that Christian will be Mark Henry’s first victim as champion. 

Sheamus continues to be on a major role and it really getting hyped by the broadcast team.  I am thinking he is a lurking shark now, just waiting.  It seems like he is continuing to be pushed until they need him in a main event slot.  Assuming Mark Henry remains champion he could be tangling with Sheamus again down the road.

Wade Barrett and Heath Slater fill some time with a match and a Barrett win.  Not much going on for Barrett lately.

Divas are up in a tag match.  Beth Phoenix and Natalya win a tag match only because Kelly Kelly is not on the team facing them.  The WWE continue to push Kelly Kelly.  I have nothing more to say about the Divas that I haven’t said the last few weeks.

Randy Orton and Cody Rhodes go at it again for the third time in recent weeks.  Orton snaps and gets disqualified but the beat down doesn’t stop after the bell.  The end result it an enraged and sinister Orton and a beaten up and bloody Rhodes.  Great matches between these two!

We are getting The Great Khali and Jinder Mahal already.  I am glad they are not hyping this up to a PPV match.  The Great Khali enters the ring to some cheers from the crowd and doesn’t have much trouble with Mahal.  He gives him a kind of mocking pin by just standing above him and laying his foot on his chest.  What, if anything, could be meaningful for both of these two next?

Dim the lights, light the candles, set the table, it’s time for ..... Sin Cara.  Tonight he is taking on Daniel Bryan.  Doesn’t matter what happens here because you just know that second Sin Cara is going to show up.  There is a bit of a twist tonight.  The second Sin Cara enters and takes out the first Sin Cara.  The second Sin Cara then takes over and wins the match.  I can’t help it; I am still being very entertained by this.

Tag Team Champs Air Boom get a victory over The Usos in a decent match.  This Air Boom team really worked out and continues to be entertaining.  They need another high profile opponent.  Problem being, is there such a thing currently in tag team wrestling?

Main event is a lumberjack match – classic – love it!  Wouldn’t it be a shocker it Christian won the match!  Haha – never going to happen.  Mark Henry eventually ends up outside the ring and the entire group of lumberjacks cannot get him back in.  The crowd are actually chanting Khali’s name at one point when he is one of the last standing after Henry’s onslaught.  Christain decides to leave but thanks to Sheamus is thrown back in to the ring, falls victim to the world’s strongest match, 1..2..3, Henry wins.

I know it plays into the Christian’s character but I didn’t like him wanting to bail out on the match.  It should all be about the title.  He could still be cowardly and try to win the match, maybe by still trying to be crafty and desperately trying to find allies. 

I liked both Smackdown and Raw this week.   If I have some time I may be back later this weekend with some more comments.  Have a good one!