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Chavo Guerrero's booking on Superstars over the past few weeks has been interesting. He's picked up two wins against JTG and a win over Chris Masters (who himself got to look capable against Kane this week). The SmackDown! writing team has really been trying to wash away the comedy elements to Chavo's recent persona without exactly shoving him down our throats as "oh wait, guys, he's actually really good." The fans are responding to it, too. Chavo has gotten nice pops in his outings recently, despite still being a heel, and Matt Striker acknowledged this on SmackDown!.
I think we're looking at this with a smark's view. Marks are being reprogrammed to accept Chavo Guerrero. Maybe not as a World Title contender or anything, but he hasn't been a "joke" since he's ended up back on SmackDown!. He may not have won much on SmackDown!, but most of his matches there have actually been tag bouts.
The booking of Kaval does not worry me yet. If he is fed to someone, even if it is Kane, I may not like it. But Kaval is being allowed to get over on the merits that he is a good worker, and can kick the crap out of shit. If Kaval does forge a connection with the crowd, I think it will really push the WWE's backing of him further. If a guy can get pops from losing, he can surely get them from winning, right?
Kaval also has that title shot to keep in mind. I'd rather Kaval got broken in with some losses now, and not when he's in a position where he actually has ground to lose from them.
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