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Once Henry's outta the way, they'd better pair Angle with either Benoit or Mysterio going into Wrestlemania. I don't particularly care to see Angle/Orton, at least, not yet.
I do, however, like the Orton/Booker story. As much as I despise Randy in nearly every way, I have to admit that he's got enough basic skill and innate heelishness to hold up his end of a well-crafted feud, and the current U.S. title situation is a perfect way to re-establish his personality (what there is of it) after a mind-numbingly generic (and stupid) Undertaker feud. And I'm digging that they seem to be following the path I was hoping they'd follow - Orton becoming Booker's long-term substitute, after winning the title. Orton gets the wins, Booker gets the glory; and after a mini-feud over the title with another wrestler (OJ will do fine), Randy begins to prickishly dissent from Booker and Sharmell's game plans, culminating in a full-on feud and, ideally, a blow-off match at Mania. Randy and Booker have each mastered the intense mid-card feud, and their ability to convey their desire for even a secondary title will add drama to the feud and do more to "rehabilitate" the U.S. title's status than simply letting Chris Benoit squash jobbers until the end of time.
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