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On paper, I prefer this.
Jericho will be a much larger fish in a slightly smaller pond. He'll get more of a push, and a higher rank on the card. Same with Punk.
They're also going to be on a show with Edge.
This means Edge and Jericho working together at some point. That is immense.
It also means Punk will have more of a chance. Maybe he can actually cut some promos, and get out of the midcard in a smaller title scene.
It's obvious that they want to push Punk, but he has a hard time breaking out of the midcard on a show with Batista, Cena, Orton and now HHH.
On Smackdown, he is currently the second most over face. There'll be far more oppurtunities for him to get an actual push towards the title, which will actually main event shows, rather than a transitional run.
Also, the IC title has much more potential on Smackdown, where it can be made to matter. There's a bigger division, and main eventers like Hardy and Jericho won't be above working with it.
The midcard on Smackdown is strong. Guys like Shelton and R-Truth will have strong matches with Rey, and the main eventers even.
It will be a much more cohesive roster that isn't so obviously ranked.
I'm more than okay with Edge, Jericho, Undertaker, Jeff Hardy, and CM Punk working together.
I also expect Morrison to be there soon.
I really couldn't be more happy with the Smackdown roster. The only thing that really could have made it more exciting was Christian getting drafted to it as well.
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