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Going to see the show tonight at some point. Sounds like the top 3 matches delivered and the rest of the show was what it was.
Foley did his job it sounds like, but I wonder if they will do right with Orton post-Backlash. Going by house shows, it would seem that Orton is getting stuck with Benjamin, but I feel that will hurt him at this point. Orton just beat a legend, and IMO (just going by reports) he's now a main event level guy. As such, he should be programmed with main event level guys. The only two guys on SD that fit the bill are Benoit or HBK. If they go with HBK (which is logical) then what do they do with Benoit? HHH is leaving, Kane is dead, and Christian isn't ready. So it would seem to me that they will go to HBK-Benoit and Benjamin-Orton. Again, I feel this will hurt Orton, because even thought Benjamin got a couple of big wins, he's nowhere near main event level. If they do go with Orton-Benjamin, Orton had better kill Benjamin (which will hurt Shelton) in order to continue his push to the top.
With Hunter leaving, its probably not the worst idea to just go ahead and put the World Title on Orton in June. I dont think thats where they will go, but at this point Orton shouldn't go down a notch because then that would make what Foley did pointless. Orotn could then be programmed with HBK (for the World title) and then when HHH returns he would come back to Orton as the new World Champ, and that would lead to the Evolution split.
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