ricky's weekly thoughts

Over The Limit - Brie Bella* vs Kelly Kelly (Divas' Championship):
I was honestly expecting a lot worse but it wasn't as bad as everyone makes it out to be. One thing I liked was the reactions during the entrances. The Bellas actually got a reaction so WWE must be doing something right. I felt that the work was fine and Brie finally showed off some improvement as well as ring presence. It didn't wow me but it wasn't an epic fail. I'd rather think of this as a building block to another match with hopefully more time. Time was probably the only thing that could have improved on the match since Kelly's comeback was over way too soon. Hopefully if they are to have another match, it should be given around six or seven minutes. 5/10

Eve moonsaults Michael Cole:
I don't think I've ever marked out as much as I did when Eve's music played. I nearly woke everyone in my house up. I never thought WWE would actually remember her or allow her to give Cole his comeuppance. I guess it goes to show that we shouldn't criticise storylines until they've played out because WWE usually does deliver some form of payoff. And Cole's humiliation conga was one of the high points of a patchy PPV. Overall rating: 8/10

Raw - Kharma and the divas:
First of all, I loved the backstage segment. Since they're apparently keeping Cole as a heel, give Eve some more chances to one up him. She might actually get a reaction next time she comes out.
As for the segment, I was honestly hoping to see more of the match but I expected WWE to go with all the divas banding together against her. I got goosebumps just at the sight of Kharma and Beth Phoenix in the same ring. I'm probably reading too much into it but it seemed like she gave Gail some special attention. While seeing her destroying all of them would have been epic, it's good that WWE are keeping her unpredictable. So far they've been booking her exactly the opposite of how we've been expecting them to. We know she'll be back for one more appearance at any rate, whether she's leaving or not so I'll wait until I've seen Raw to start praising or bitching. Segment rating: 6/10

Impact - ODB and Velvet Sky:
I'm glad ODB is back for a proper storyline but that black hair has got to go. She looks like X-Pac in drag. The promo was alright, well written but both of them seemed a bit flat on the mic. Velvet got into her stride a bit towards the end but we've seen much better from her in terms of promos. We've never seen Velvet and ODB before really have we? This could be quite the feud given how much better she is in the ring. And her wardrobe malfunction was awesome. Segment rating: 5/10

Mickie James vs Winter:
Wow, I never thought I'd see these two go at it again. To be honest, their match at Night of Champions and their stuff on Raw was a lot better than this. It was pretty forgettable and didn't set my world on fire. I was honestly expecting it to last longer given the pace it was going at but then Mickie just DDT'd her and it was over. The beatdown from Angelina was a little better and I think I prefer the zombie Angelina to the bitchy BP Angelina from the past. I'm calling it now, Angelina will take the title off Mickie and they will have Velvet vs Angelina for the title. It might not happen straight away and they might wait until Bound For Glory to give Velvet the title but judging from the push she's been getting lately, she's definitely getting it. And lord knows she deserves it now. 4/10

Smackdown - AJ & Kaitlyn vs Tamina & Alicia Fox:
I knew this was going to be a short one when Kaitlyn got tagged in. I would have nixed the backstage segment if it meant the match got more time but at least AJ got some form of hype for her debut. Her headscissors was nice and I'm hoping we see her and Alicia in a match on Superstars next week. Why did Kaitlyn have to work the majority of the match? She stumbled around for about two minutes before hitting that backbreaker (it looked good but...). They could have had AJ do most of the work, then tag Kaitlyn in and have Alicia hit her with the scissors kick. Anyway I'm happy AJ is on Smackdown and even happier that Alicia picked up the win. She was slipping into Jillian territory on Raw so this move to Smackdown will hopefully save her. And Tamina is randomly a heel (coincidence, it's like Alicia's downplayed heel turn when she moved from ECW). She looked great this week. Hopefully next week we can get some new direction in storylines. 4/10

As an aside, what would people think about AJ vs Kharma? Whenever Kharma gets the belt, how about building AJ up as the diva who tries to take it off her. As much as I love Kelly, I feel like AJ could really do a lot more with a push like that. Not saying that Kelly shouldn't feud with Kharma, just that AJ should be the one to beat her. I don't know why but I get the feeling that they'll be building AJ up as Smackdown's new top diva.

I don't see how you can say AJs going to be built as the top face on SD after her first 2 minute appearance lol. I prefer AJ heel and think Kharma will return as a heel so think it'll be unlikely. If Kharmas out for 9 months the whole divas division could have completely changed by then ( hopefully anyways) so it's almost impossible to predict who she's going to face when she gets back.

Feuds I'd like to see happen - heel Alicia vs face Nattie/ face Nattie vs heel AJ / face Eve vs heel Beth / heel Maryse vs face Nattie/ Gail vs Beth. Sadly don't see many of those happening. Oh and Melina and Layla fighting it out in the unemployment queue with Rosa as ref.

Chloe thanks for the Birthday gift, Layla vs. Melina with Rosa as ref?? LMAO loved it..loved it!!

I'm only saying I'd like AJ to be built as the new top diva on Smackdown. Natalya just doesn't cut it as a top face and she'd be better in this mentor role. anyway the match was super short because Kaitlyn was in it and they've never given her more than three minutes to have a match. i thnk AJ is someone who the fans could get behind. who doesn't love a nerd girl living out her dream (besides the majority of internet fans)? She could make a great underdog in a feud with Kharma

Do It Like A Dude wrote:

Chloe thanks for the Birthday gift, Layla vs. Melina with Rosa as ref?? LMAO loved it..loved it!!

Glad it brought a smile . Happy birthday KeV