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Now that WWE is allowing a free flow of superstars between RAW and Smackdown, I’m not sure this makes a big difference. However, about ten days ago, WWE officially moved Kane from the Smackdown roster to the RAW roster. This kind of explains why he was set up to feud with John Cena after a return to the ring following an absence since last summer.

Kane was injured by Mark Henry and his english riding boots, which caused him to be written out of TV while he rehabbed. It was widely expected that upon his return, Kane would feud with Henry, possibly over the World Title. But with the storylines going where they’ve gone, Henry nursing a real injury of his own, and other changes, Kane’s shift to the RAW roster gives Cena someone interesting and fresh to feud with until his big WM match against The Rock.

Happy holidays was the message the WWE seems to want to send to folks in the days following the TLC PPV. In the wake of the last big event of 2011 on WWE’s calendar, two titles changed hands that night, and one more changed hands on RAW.

The WWE Divas title changed hands on RAW, when Alicia Fox scored an upset victory over Beth Phoenix to win the title. Fox is a babyface compared to the heelish Phoenix. I guess that leaves Phoenix free to browse stylish maternity clothes.

At the WWE TLC PPV, in perhaps the most enjoyable match of the night, Zack Ryder scored an upset win over Dolph Ziggler to obtain his first legitimate title since entering WWE. Woo, woo, woo! You know it!

Also at the PPV, Big Show won his first title in nine years, scoring a victory over Mark Henry. His reign, though, lasted all of forty-five seconds as Daniel Bryan cashed in his Money In the Bank contract four months earlier than he had promised, taking advantage of a Henry post-match attack on Big Show to pin a passed-out Show and score the World Heavyweight Championship.

At TLC, the only champ to retain his title was face champ, WWE Title holder, C.M. Punk.

The WWE Tag Team titles are held by Air Boom, meaning that the only meaningful WWE title currently held by a heel is the WWE Intercontinental Championship, currently held by Cody Rhodes. Does this make Rhodes the top heel in the WWE?

Probably not. But it does mean that we could see some potential heel turns in the near future if the current set of champions lasts for a while. And I wouldn’t complain at all if John Cena was among them; a heel turn could be a career-saver, in his case.

After being the star of 11 of 12 PPV events this year, John Cena currently has no match going into TLC 2011 tonight. The best match of the night promises to be C.M. Punk defending against The Miz and Alberto Del Rio for the WWE Title in a three-way tables, ladders and chairs match in the main event.

Also of interest is the Mark Henry vs. Big Show rematch. In the first go-round, they wrestled to no decision after a reverse body drop of Show by Henry off the top rope collapsed the ring, a callback to the Show/Brock Lesnar match on Smackdown several years ago. If WWE is wise, they’ll put this match on last if they intend to collapse the ring again.

Finally, the long-delayed payoff to the Kevin Nash-Triple H feud will take place tonight as well. Those are three main-event-worthy matches, and set the table well to leave 2011 in a high note, if they all deliver.

Will Cena really no-show TLC? Or will a last-minute match be found? We’ll know soon enough.

Far more than the upcoming Cena-The Rock match at WrestleMania 28 in Miami, a potential “two eras” matchup that would definitely put butts in seats is a match involving C.M. Punk facing off at WrestleMania 29 with Stone Cold Steve Austin at Cowboys Stadium in Dallas. Combine that with Undertaker having what could be his final pro match that year, with The Streak potentially still alive, and you’d have a WrestleMania to remember.

But in a recent ESPN interview, Punk ripped on The Rock for not mixing well with other workers and crew backstage, a problem Austin never had but has been a frequent complaint about The People’s Champ since his days as a WWE regular.

Still, I get nervous when WWE starts booking main events a year away and more; after all, every WWE talent is one wellness policy violation, one bad fall on an ankle, or one back surgery laser away from sitting out for months while rehabbing. It’s risky business.

WWE wrestler Ron Killings, better known as popular heel R-Truth, “got got” recently. I’m not talking about the injury angle at the end of RAW, or his mythical conspiracy theories; I’m talking about him being nabbed violating the company’s Employee Wellness Policy.

The suspension went into effect after Monday’s RAW, so Killing won’t be eligible to return until the RAW broadcast following Christmas Day, on Monday, December 26. The injury angle and the breakup of the Awesome Truth team will offer an immediate feud for Killings upon his return, with former tag teammate The Miz.

Let’s hope Killings learns his lesson and doesn’t flush away a promising in-ring career. It would be a shame to see an entertainer with his feel for the business to end up selling medical step stools for a living. There are plenty of folks gifted at that already.

Linda McMahon, who will be testing a second run at the Senate in the next election cycle, announced her support of fellow New Englander Mitt Romney in the current battle for the GOP nomination for president. McMahon, a RINO in the mold of John McCain and Mitt Romney, surprised no one with the move; not only does it play well regionally with East Coast RINOs, but Romney is the closest match to McMahon in her RINOism.

So if you’re searching for good girlfriend gift ideas for Christmas, a campaign contribution to the Romney campaign is one way to go among East Coast RINOs, especially if you’re a WWE-loving one.

But I’m certain there are better ideas.

Say it isn’t so, Broski!

The WWE may have embraced Zack Ryder as an in-ring TV personality in recent weeks, but now that he’s officially under contract, the WWE Internet Champion has had the latest episode of his weekly Z! The Long Island Ice Z Story blocked by WWE, under the claim it’s now WWE copyrighted material.

Ryder posted a frustrated tweet on YouTube, but hey, at least he’s pulling down a WWE paycheck now, right? When you take credit card factoring into the calculation, he’s still better off.

Few people will soon forget the huge ring collapse caused by Mark Henry versus the Big Show a week ago at the Vengeance PPV, and no doubt there will be a rematch in the offing sometime soon.

In the meantime, Henry will face C.M. Punk as part of the build-up to Punk’s Survivor Series showdown with WWE Champion Alberto Del Rio. That’s if Punk survives his match with the World’s Strongest Man to begin with. If he doesn’t, Punk might be able to rehab by taking Medical Records Assistant Jobs while he’s recovering.

As was revealed on RAW, John Cena selected his partner to face off against The Miz and R-Truth at Survivor Series, and his choice was none other than his scheduled WrestleMania opponent, The Rock. Far from taking the sheen off the novelty of Rock’s in-ring return, a pre-WM appearance has been expected for some time, as a build-up to the big showdown next spring.

Those with SD memory cards aplenty may even have, stored away somewhere, episodes of RAW in which Mike Tyson’s guest spot at WrestleMania was similarly promoted. Given that Dwayne Johnson is a WWE product and knows their system, expect more cameos and pre-WM involvement from The Rock in the final months leading up to his big showdown with Cena.

In sports entertainment, it’s hard to know when something’s real and when it’s a work; however, it would be baffling to understand why Vince McMahon would choose voluntarily to adopt a sickly demeanor during his appearance on last Monday’s RAW. He entered the arena without any of his typical energy and swagger, and seemed lacking in energy while in the ring with Triple H.

There are only reports suggesting McMahon was suffering from the flu; but is it possible that age is finally catching up to the savvy promoter? Currently 66, McMahon is past retirement age, but already seems a shadow of his former self from as recently as five years ago.

While he once struck a figure that helped him seem credible in the ring when he’d opt to let Steve Austin or someone have a storyline match with him, he now looks like an aging executive from whom you might solcit an RV insurance quote.

While “Hunter as CEO” has been a storyline WWE had run with a measure of success since this summer when the whole C.M. Punk storyline began, it could become reality sooner than later that the company’s day-to-day operations will be turned over to Stephanie and her husband.

If so, it will mark the end of an historic era; but let’s hope we don’t have to write Vinnie-Mac’s final on-screen notes any time soon. In small doses, he’s still entertaining.

In the post-Thanksgiving atmosphere, following Survivor Series but before the TLC PPV, WWE has announced the air date of their next live WWE Smackdown Supershow; the SyFy episode will hit airwaves on Tuesday, November 29.

The show will be broadcast from Time Warner Cable Arena in Charlotte, North Carolina and looks to be a blockbuster. The current card advertised locally suggests a six-man tag match with announcer Booker T as the special guest referee.

Smackdown shows have been heating up lately. A few months ago, tickets were moving so slow, offering premiums with lower-level tickets, like Ford Expedition custom floor mats, was not out of the question. Now, business has picked up, as good ol’ JR would say.

It might have been easy to miss, but when Vince McMahon appeared on RAW to “fire” Triple H on Monday’s very shoot-oriented RAW, he did not have Hunter step down as CEO, only as RAW general manager. So there’s potential for The Game to assert his authority in the future.

In the meantime, the nice angle here is that they didn’t go with the typical “Vince returns” option, but named the tall, creepy-looking, heel-fave, John Laurenitis, as RAW’s “interim general manager.” The raspy-voice, behind-the-scenes power broker, who is vice president of talent relations, is not naturally charismatic but is drawing a solid heel-pop from the crowd so far.

Laurenitis looks sharp in his Armani exchange coupons-acquired suits, though he’s quite raw in front of the camera has lacks the necessary presence to be a long-term answer. Still, kudos to Vince and company for moving the storyline in a less-predictable direction.