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Archive for November 2nd, 2007

Anyone wanting to follow the plotline of the ECW title of late had best get travel insurance.

I’m glad CM Punk got the title when Morrison HAD to give it up due to a suspension. But for Punk’s sake, I wish it hadn’t come quite so early on. He’d just been building heat as a title-chaser, and now he’s already champ. Part of building a big superstar is that he is the obvious champ in fans’ hearts LONG before he ever wears gold.

Punk was getting there, he was on the path, but his opportunity came a bit too soon, and now it’s too late to undo. Short of having him job to Morrison soon in an obvious screw-job, Punk is actually hurt by being champ so soon and so suddenly, and he could be put through the wringer by fans.

Let’s hope they find a creative way to put the title back on Morrison and make Punk fans feel he was cheated out of his title. Then keep the belt off him until AT LEAST WrestleMania 24.

I’m about halfway through my match-by-match coverage over at sister site ProWrestlingViews.com. I have five matches up so far and hope to add more soon, till they’re all covered.

I’m certainly not the first or the earliest to do something like this, but hopefully people find it entertaining. Those five matches are about 90 minutes… basically the first half of the PPV.

Not many of the votes have gone my way so far. I called it on the stretcher match gimmick between Finley and Rey-Rey, and that’s been about it. Mr. Kennedy got jobbed outta the WWE Title shot, Great Khali was jobbed outta the match against MVP, and I didn’t get to see John Morrison mark his return against new champ CM Punk.

The biggest surprise of the PPV so far has been how good the Miz was against Punk in the ECW title match. It’s been a veritable Swiss Army knife-style PPV, and I can’t wait to finish my coverage of the second half. Coming soon.

When I first saw the new GIF banner from WWE, I thought for sure it marked the return of Chris Jericho.

Nope! The man with the microwave ovens for sunglasses is going without shades and looking trimmer and fitter… that’s Edge returning from injury, not Jericho from semi-retirement.

Sweet mama, it’s nice to see some of these injured and/or suspended guys making their return. Don’t blow it this time, guys. Might be your last chance.