Squared Circle Blog 12-27-08

HHH opened this weeks Smack Down to thunderous pop In Canada this week . He had his little friend the sledge with him as he brought up Armageddon and the big Russian Koslov screwing him out of the belt. Chavo then appears with a message from Vicki that if he ever interferes in any match again he will never get another . HHH challenges hom to come do something about it and Chavo comes close to the ring but backs off. Vicki comes out and puts Chavo in a match with the game. Long story short, HHH makes short work of Chavo, Chavo even try’s the old phantom chair shot made famous by his uncle Eddie, and that back fired into a pedigree and the 123. Its sort of a shame that they cant find anything better for Chavo to do then being Vicki’s Gopher. A true talent in the ring that is relegated to jobbing to get the Main event card guys over.

Next up is the a U.S> title match between the “Gold Standard” Shelton Benjamin gos up against the returning Hurricane Helms. Helms has had two victories over Benjamin , one a non title singles match and a tag match so it was his time for a title match. Benjamin was the winner in a real high impact contest on both sides. I have a feeling that they are saving this one for a prelim at a PPV soon. It’s good to see the Hurricane back in the ring . The neck surgery he went through was very serious and his return was a up in the air for a while. Given the fact that the Hardy’s are sporting belts ,the company might look favorably on the Hardy boys old running buddy. As for Benjamin, I still say that he would be a much bigger and brighter star in TNA . He moves in the ring like most of the X division guys in TNA and at least while Angle is still there , they would have a way to bring him.

The Colons are know on there way to the ring to as Carlito is going to face the waiting Brian Kendrick with his Associate “Zeke”. the best thing they could have done with Carlito was putting his brother and him together. And now that the Bella twins are their arm candy, well it just makes for good TV. Carlito took down Kendrick with the “backstabber” and I think I see a Colon Brothers vs. Kendrick and Zeke in the very near future.

And now we come to the Divas . Maryse won the right for the title shot last week, so her and Michelle McCool are going to square off for the belt. and to bring along the heat between Michelle and Maria, Maria is the special guest Ref . well Maryse took the belt from McCool and after it was all done , McCool jumped Maria from behind and put a beat down on her that can be only described as savage . This is going to lead to a three way soon and don’t be surprised if Maria comes out on top. Maryese wont be Diva champ for to long. Half the reason she won was they are in Canada.

They ran two promos during the show. One was Kizarny’s Debut next week . The other was the return of the Samoan Bulldozer witch will be coming sooner rather then later. Umaga has been gone to long and they need him back. The other I know nothing about but based on the promos , I do want to see.

MVP lost a squash to Kalhi . The match itself wasn’t really that important . What was important was Kennedy’s promo afterwards . While Kennedy has been showing up everywhere promoting his new movie, he has been popping at MVP’s matches giving him grief beyond belief because of MVP’s losing streak. I’m really starting to like Kennedy and I hope they do put him back on Smack Down where he belongs. He got lost in the shuffle when he got hurt and then got moved to Raw. He has in ring talent and he is really good on the mic so lets hope it works out for him.

Koslov took out Jimmy Wang Yang in a Squash. I watched Koslov a lot when he was in OVW and I just don’t get it. He’s slow to the point that you could call him Lumbering. Real or fake the accent doesn’t work on the mic . Any body he wrestles has to go out of the way to get him over, I don’t get why he is still getting the push that he is getting.

The main event was the “ Big Show” in a non title match against WWE champ Jeff Hardy. Let me first say that I am so happy for Jeff, anyone who has lived the country song life this past year, he gets suspended at the height of the biggest push in his career , his house burns down and his dog dies in the fire. George Jones couldn’t write something better then what Jeff has been through. And know Jeff is on the top,target for any and everyone coming at him. Well he turned back the “Big Show” tonight and next week the Hardy’s reunite on Smack Down to take on Edge and the Big Show.

Well I’m done for the week see you next Tuesday.