SmackDown Redux (March 12th, 2010): The Blonde and the Brawny
It's okay to look -- SmackDown has returned to form! Hurrah! After an iffy week with not much going on last week, this week's show was infinitely better with the blonde babyfaces proving the Divas moniker to be true -- they were smart, they were sexy and oh yes, they were powerful! You'd expect little else from the Glamazon Beth Phoenix... but Tiffany? Tiffany?! I was not expecting anything out of the former ECW GM upon reading the spoilers for this week but Tiffany girl, consider my eyes op...
SmackDown Redux (March 5th, 2010): Diva Power Struggle
Who has the upper hand when you pit Beth Phoenix versus Vickie Guerrero? Looks like we're about to find out. The latest WWE Diva power struggle pits the unlikely 'Diva' Guerrero up against the Glamazon and despite their obvious mismatch in terms of wrestling ability, in all other aspects they're pretty much tit-for-tat. In kayfabe, Guerrero is the authoratative consultant GM for the SmackDown brand -- giving her the right to book matches, make decisions and even fire people. Meanwhile the Glamaz...
SmackDown Redux (February 26th, 2010): A Modern Day Diva Screwjob
Earlier this week, WWE announced that the victim of the 'original screwjob', Wendi Richter would be inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame in April. Coincidence, then, that in the same week another Diva is the victim of a modern day screwjob. That Diva is Mickie James, a who woman who seemingly had the odds stacked against her this week on SmackDown. See the drama unfold below:
The odds didn't look good last week, when Vickie Guerrero announced that Mickie would defend her Women's Champio...
SmackDown Redux Does WWE Superstars (Feb. 25th, 2010): The Dynasty Continues
The Hart Dynasty, led by Natalya, continued their winning ways over the oddball team of Maria, Matt Hardy and The Great Khali this week on WWE Superstars. After beating the trio last week on SmackDown, the Harts handed the group another loss. I'm sure Uncle Bret being on Raw has nothing to do with their recent winning ways. Watch below:
So after some men's wrestling -- yuck, who wants to see that? -- we get to the women folk. Khali was in the ring with David Hart Smith, pretty much ma...
SmackDown Redux (February 20th, 2010): A Bit of This, A Bit of That
After concentrating on a single storyline for the past few months, this week's SmackDown felt more in line with the mixed bag that we once saw on SmackDown pre-Diva Trade. There was a little bit of this mixed with a little bit of that and it just felt like WWE were trying to accomplish all too much with the Divas without any real substance to it ala a time when we had Michelle/Melina, Maria/Ziggler and Maria/Melina. It may seem cool to indulge in all of the Divas but after growing accustomed...
SmackDown Redux (February 12th, 2010): Going Around in Circles
After humiliating Michelle McCool and Layla at the Royal Rumble and snaring the coveted Women's Championship on the same night, you'd think the jibes and taunts at Mickie James' expense would be over by now. Wrong. It's evident that SmackDown has hit a creative roadblock as we seem to be going around in circles with little to no new storyline progressio -- same old story. Watch this week's action below:
McCool and Layla once again tease Mickie over her weight at the crafts table where...
SmackDown Redux (February 5th, 2010) – New Champion, Same Drama
With a new Women's Champion crowned at the Royal Rumble in Mickie James, it seemed like a new era for the SmackDown Divas division. Not quite. Despite a new champion, we still have the same three-way problem though slightly altered: Beth Phoenix wants the title, Michelle McCool wants the title and Mickie James wants to keep the title. A three-way match between these two had been teased in the early weeks of January but somewhere along the way, the focus shifted back to Mickie and Michelle le...
SmackDown Redux (January 29th, 2010) – The Joke’s Over, Folks
For the past few months, the storyline on SmackDown has centered around Mickie James' weight with the Diva being taunted and called 'Piggie James'. WWE even went as far as to create a graphic like the old Looney Tunes cartoons saying, "That's all, folks" -- a line reused by Michelle McCool on this week's SmackDown. What became evident on this week's SmackDown is that the joke is wearing thin and to WWE, I say: "The joke's over, folks."
Women's Champion Michelle McCool discusses the hu...
SmackDown Redux (January 22nd, 2010): Seminal Moment for SmackDown
It's official: this is where women's wrestling is at. SmackDown, in my humble estimation, is now the premiere series to be watching if you are looking for women's wrestling on your televisual boxes. That was never more evident than tonight's episode, where despite not even having a match, SmackDown proved that it is the show that everyone should be watching. Compelling storylines, well written characters and great performances -- it's hard not to do double-take. This is WWE, right? Despite t...
SmackDown Redux (January 15th, 2010) – Michelle’s Going in for the Kill
The Lost-like wheel of fortune stops on Michelle McCool this week, continuing the analogy that each week a different Diva is the main focus of the SmackDown storyline. The Women's Champion, who recently celebrated 200 days with the gold, threw her hat into the race to prove just who the most dominant Diva is on the blue brand. But first, we see yet another Beth Phoenix vs Mickie James match -- only three weeks into 2010 and we're already repeating matches! Watch below:
After a lengthy...
Posted by Melanie on March 12th, 2010
