Over the Limit / RAW Instant Fantasy Analysis - 5/21/2012
Posted by: choke May 21, 2012 | 1435 views | 6 comments
Who's Rising, Who's falling after last night's PPV and tonight's RAW show?
PPV was much better than I think anyone was anticipating. Not a classic by any means, but some quality matches and a nice return for Christian (though with some odd booking choices)
These lists are based on both the PPV and RAW show that aired tonight
Rising
1. Christian - Not only did he come back winning the opening battle royale, but then they give him the IC Belt just like that and a win over Jinder Mahal on Monday. And to think you could have grabbed him in the late rounds of your draft just a week or two ago.
2. Big Show - Well it's official, Show is now THE monster heel on Raw. Even though I see Cena ultimately going over, it's hard to imagine Show losing any upcoming matches leading into that Cena bout. Also a steal in most drafts at this rate I'm guessing
3. Kane - He's been on an absolute roll lately, and those chair shots! If he somehow keeps that chair thing going as a legitimate gimmick, look out
Falling
1. Cody Rhodes - I wouldnt have him here just from dropping the title, but tonight he tweeted "Time Off" No official word on what that means or how long exactly, but either way title -> no title and on every show -> missing is not good for Cody holders.
2. Kelly Kelly - Seems like she's completely out of the Divas title picture at the moment. I really thought they were going to go with her getting the win tonight as I doubted they wanted to give us Phoenix/Layla again, but it looks like they're doing just that
3. Tensai - Only because with Big Show becoming the premier monster heel on the show, I'd think Tensai might take a backseat. Then again, with Orton preoccupied with Jericho and Del Rio possibly heading into a Santino feud (?), are they possibly going to try to give us Tensai/Sheamus? I thought we might get a Tensai handicap victory over Sheamus to keep his roll going, but that didnt happen. We'll see.
Undecided
Hawkins/Reks/O'Neill/Young - All officially on the People Power bandwagon, but will they get a lot of matches out of it? Which team if any will get the most exposure? The next several weeks will be very interesting with these 4.
[UPDATED] May 23, 2012 9:48:30 PM
May 23, 2012 by choke
Update from Smackdown tapings: (semi minor spoiler. I dont know much myself)
Apparently Cody Rhodes is going to have some sort of involvement on Smackdown. I'm going to assume this will be either staking his claim for a rematch against Christian or maybe another belt (Santinos? the World Heavyweight Belt?) Regardless, unless he's straight up saying he's taking time off on the show, he probably doesnt deserve the falling spot #1.