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Old 06-30-2010, 10:09 PM   #25
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Originally Posted by Savior View Post
I dont watch smackdown did he get the Rey Mysterio treatment?
Sort of. I don't think it looked nearly as bad, because of the quality of the ring work and that it'd often come down to shenanigans -- but Swagger lost matches to Randy Orton (RKO out of nowhere, I believe), John Morrison (but Swagger won two other matches against him), Big Show (Swagger got intentionally disqualified), Kofi Kingston (Big Show distracted Swagger), Rey Mysterio (Mysterio countered the Gutwrench Powerbomb into a sort of reverse bulldog-style move and a flash pin).

Swagger is constantly having good matches, and was hilarious on the mic the whole time. Now that he's dropped the title, it seems like they're going back and rectifying what should have been done with him all along -- a good build. Him destroying Big Show's ankle on SmackDown! was pretty entertaining. I love how they are having Swagger channel Kurt Angle. If he ever re-signs with the WWE, Angle vs. Swagger will be awesome.

Show sold tremendously for Swagger's Ankle Lock. He made it seem like he couldn't stand, and was tapping out after Swagger got disqualified. Jack also looked more dominant than he ever did. He seems like the best elements of Kurt Angle all wrapped into one: He has that goofy persona ("Look what you did to my Daddy on Father's Day!"), always making excuses and the like; but he marched right into that ring and said "I'm going to make you suffer" to Big Show, and then backed it right up.

I think they switched the title largely to keep Rey Mysterio happy. He's sticking around due to an injury while The Undertaker is taking time off, and he always seems to be unhappy about something. This is Rey Mysterio's bone for sticking around and playing "company guy." I don't think it was any punishment of Swagger's. An 82 day reign as World Heavyweight Champion is pretty good in this day and age. Since the beginning of 2009, only The Undertaker held it longer. It wouldn't surprise me to see Swagger regain the belt at Money in the Bank, but I do think they'll hold off on Swagger's second reign for a little bit. I expect a fantastic match between him and Mysterio, though.
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