thoughts on the week

Raw - Bella Twins vs Kelly Kelly & Beth Phoenix:
At last Beth is back on TV again. I felt this match was a lot more fun than last week's, maybe because I prefer Beth/Kelly as a team than Eve/Kelly. Kelly mixed things up this week and did some good moves. When was the last time we saw her springboard arm drag or hurricanrana. She plays the face in peril role very well though it was surprising to see that since she was being pushed as the top girl on Raw for the last few weeks. Beth's part in the ring was fine as well even if she did stumble for a moment. The Glam Slam looked a bit different but still devastating. It looks like they might be switching to a Beth/Bellas feud now but both Kelly and Eve still have claims to the title, Beth did pin Brie if you're curious. 6/10

Impact - Mickie James & Tara vs Winter & Angelina Love:
I was hoping Tara would get more ring time since we've never seen her and Winter (or Katie Lea/Victoria) before. The match was fine anyway and Winter and Angelina once again showed some good chemistry with their double teams. I wouldn't mind seeing Mickie and Tara form a proper tag team as well. Good that Madison was back on TV this week so hopefully once Slammiversary is over we can start seeing some more development to the Madison/Tara match. Angelina's new finisher still looks very impressive and she now has momentum going into the PPV. 6/10

ODB vs Velvet Sky:
I would've thought it's too early to have this match but I notice it's a normal singles match so maybe we'll be getting another with a special stipulation (street fight maybe). Anyway I enjoyed it a lot more than the tag match even if it was a brawl really. Velvet was on fire and the brawling at ringside was much better than last week. ODB dominated of course as soon as they got to the ring and it was funny to see her having the staredown with the referee. Velvet wins with a DDT out of nowhere. Hopefully we get another match but I guess with Velvet winning here it might be a bit redundant. Still good though. 7/10

Superstars - Eve & Gail Kim vs Melina & Maryse:
So Gail and Melina are having an actual feud are they? I'd normally be excited about this but after two disappointing weeks of matches, I'm not getting my hopes up. This week was a real letdown if you ask me. The Eve/Maryse action was ok, pretty much what we get from Maryse but poor Melina looked like a lost little lamb in that ring. I was looking forward to seeing Melina/Eve but after the tease we got, I think I can wait for a while. The moves with Gail were much better and the match did pick up when she got tagged in. The finishing sequence was nicely done and it's good for Melina to get a clean win. 5/10

Smackdown - AJ vs Tamina:
Well any mic time is better than no mic time right? AJ was fine and Tamina's mic skills are much better than when she was with the Usos, she's calmed herself down a bit. But the cheese joke was lame. I found the interview more entertaining than the backstage segments of the past two weeks.
I actually liked AJ's theme song, it definitely suits her personality - girly but with a bit of a tomboy side. It makes a change from the endless techno/R&B songs. The match didn't really do it for me. AJ is miles more experienced than Tamina but both of them need to work with more experienced girls to bring out the best in each other. AJ would have done better working with Rosa or Alicia. However what we saw was ok and I liked AJ's crossbody. The roll up ending was annoying but I guess that gives us something to build to next week. 4/10

I expect Kaitlyn to lose to Alicia next week.

It would be great to see one project suceed and one feel, building tention in the tio.

yeah i'd like to see Kaitlyn/Alicia. Kaitlyn worked fine with Nikki Bella and Naomi and Alicia is a bit more experienced in the ring than them so hopefully it would be alright