Eh, nothing huge, but considering they, unlike Raw, have a PPV on the horizon, now is not the time to introduce any new stories that require lots of time to explain/unfold (i.e. Hogan/Michaels). Road Warrior Animal is a total "WTF?" inclusion (aside from the opportunity to sickeningly overshill the Road Warriors DVD), as is pointlessly carting out Holly to job to Eddie (even so, I'll probably be marking out for the return of the Lasso as Eddie's finisher - high flying moves are too babyface-ish, after all.
) I assume the Hassan stuff is based on this news (or is it still just on "rumor" status?) of UPN not wanting Hassan and his bad press around.
And hey, how 'bout that whole actually depicting Batista as a credible champ thing? Jibble is a heel I love to hate, and Batista is a face I love to...well, love.
That's all you need for a solid and entertaining (if not epic and memorable) championship feud.
As it stands, Raw feels like the "big event" show, whereas Smackdown is a bit quieter, but more solid. (But as a SD fanboy, I'm probably inclined to spin more favorably for one side.)