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AJ's Twitter makes me love her. That her character has become so integral to each show is also very impressive. She'll be the Divas Champion very, very soon -- although she actually doesn't need it.
I kind of liked the way that character was dictating the way each personality was acting on SmackDown!, and not just face/heel alignment. Vickie Guerrero is loathed by people, but she actually did a very good job at trying to be a "pleasing" GM, which makes nothing but total sense. I really hope that they give William Regal a spot at running the shows, though. Still a fantastic on-screen presence whenever he does anything. I'd love to see Regal "go for broke," and decide that this might be his last chance at a World Title so he abuses his power for one week, knowing full well that he won't be made GM because of it.
It would make total sense for Punk to retain the WWE Title at Money in the Bank, but you could have Bryan win it after he gets in AJ's head. Regal then books himself as Bryan's first challenger, giving Regal a farewell match against Bryan, and then AJ turns on Bryan at the 1000th RAW where Punk cashes in his rematch and things continue going on as per normal. In fact, I absolutely think the WWE should do that.
Tyson Kidd got the jobber entrance and won a match! Fuck yes! I hope his push holds up. In my dream WWE, Kidd would be shown being congratulated by Zack Ryder in backstage segments for getting into Money in the Bank. Kidd will do what he does best -- amaze people with his amazing skills -- but doesn't win MITB. Zack Ryder would turn heel sometime very soon after that, citing ambition and a desire to be the best as his reasons. He turns on Santino Marella and wins the US Title as a result of this. Curt Hawkins & Tyler Reks align themselves with Ryder, and beat-down Santino. Kidd is all "What's with that man?" and Ryder is all "Get out of my face bro!" and Kidd vs. Ryder is signed for SummerSlam with the US Title on the line. Ryder wins via countout when Hawkins & Reks come out with Bret Hart all beaten down or something. Kidd then tries to fight them, but gets beaten down -- setting up a chase for Kidd heading into Night of Champions where he wins the title. He would then go on to feud with Chris Jericho, who would claim to have always been a better wrestler than Kidd, and someone who doesn't need the Hart legacy to be a star. He also goes after the US Title because it is the only championship he has never held. Jericho then wrestles Kidd a few times and ends up putting him over huge.
In the ring Tensai has got presence and his experience is definitely a valued asset, but man do the WWE have no idea what to do with his character! The dude needs some promo time to explain why his time in Japan was so important to him. Tensai should just come out on RAW and explain that he was hated in Japan for being a "gaijin," and he didn't speak a word of Japanese when he arrived. He was attacked backstage before his matches by groups of Japanese wrestlers who didn't want to see this ex-WWE Superstar steal their spotlight, and he had to go out there exhausted and sore every time he competed. Eventually he got stronger -- he learned how to call their mother whores, how to strike first and how to take what he wanted from the promotions there. He has learned that no one truly looks out for you in this world, and you need to do it for yourself. He learned to take and not wait for opportunities to be handed to you, and he learned how good a motivator pain is. Tensai can even say that the locker-room beatings were the perfect way to prepare him for Money in the Bank, and if all the other guys in that match team up and try to take out Tensai -- it'll be just like home to him.
I'm not sure how Matt Bloom is as a promo, but if he believes what he is saying, I think it could be a pretty good way to make people invest in the Tensai character, which is all that is holding him back right now.
Cody Rhodes seems like he is going to protest not being included in Money in the Bank. I got the eerie feeling that he will weasel into the match and probably win it. Personally, I'd rather have Rhodes told that he lost and he's out, so he attacks Sheamus on The Great American Bash SmackDown and challenges Sheamus for the World Heavyweight Title at MITB -- not needing a "stupid Ladder Match" to do it.
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