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I like the sounds of this show.
Christian vs. Sheamus will be a pretty sweet match, I bet. The DQ ending makes perfect sense in the context of everything -- it keeps us wanting to see more and it builds to the PPV. I just hope they don't go the predictable route and have Sheamus & Mark Henry interfere at Over the Limit. Have Teddy Long get on that during the show, calling the predictable, and telling them that if they interfere, they will never get World Title shots on SmackDown!, or something like that. They can attack the winner of the match, but a dirty finish is looking too cheap right now.
Trent Barreta on SmackDown! is always a good thing. That dude is the goods. I like the re-pairing of Rhodes & DiBiase. It seems that DiBiase is going to add to Rhodes' gimmick, and sort of hang around and make fun of people while Rhodes has the darker edges. These two were presented as a dominant force when they were together -- so putting them back together could really help both. Especially DiBiase, but that's no secret. Even if faces make fun of DiBiase for being Rhodes' "lackey," which leads to him getting involved in programs with them.
The six-man tag makes perfect logical sense, and I believe the outcome is also correct at this point in time. Kane & Show are meant to be world-beaters as a tag team, and Justin Gabriel & Heath Slater aren't even scheduled to compete. So putting over the new monster babyface en route to challenging for the IC Title is a good plan. I just hope they don't rush this program, and put the IC Title on Zeke too soon. Not that he's not big enough for the title yet or anything, but I just feel that it's cutting short a great chase. Have Slater & Gabriel attack Jackson while he is waiting in the ring. They tear Jackson apart (after he puts up a bit of a fight), and Teddy Long then tells them to get to the back, but Wade Barrett is then able to pick up the scraps pretty easily with Jackson, retaining the title.
I hope Natalya gets a good match out of Brie Bella, but I don't really like the decision to put Brie over Nattie.
Chavo Guerrero vs. Daniel Bryan will be fantastic, even if it is short, and the outcome makes Bryan look good and sets up the PPV match between Guerrero and Sin Cara. Perfect.
The main event is just reflective booking of the opening segment.
Overall, it seems like a great edition of SmackDown!, but I do have to say -- I'm looking forward more to Capitol Punishment than Over the Limit.
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