TNA/WWE Swip Swap.....

[Drifter]

The rumors are that Mr. Kennedy may end his contract with WWE or vice versa at the end of the year.

Everyone knows that it's about a 99% chance that Mick Foley is going to TNA.

Stings contract is supposedly ending before January.

Gail Kim has already signed with WWE.

It's almost of given' now that Christian will return to WWE after his TNA contract ends.

It's a rumor that Kevin Nash may return to WWE soon as Shawn Micheals bodyguard.

3D probably won't continue their contracts in TNA, but I seriously doubt they will return to WWE.

Sid Vicious is supposed to return to WWE before the end of the year...that was his words anyway.

Not so sure about Carlito anymore. Still haven't seen him but they did hire his brother, so I doubt he will go anywhere.

It just seems weird that the shows will change so much between now and January. Especially with all the going ons in TNA losing so many guys. Mostly guys they don't need though.

[Doug Gavelon]

Actually, Gail Kim hasn't signed a deal yet with the WWE and is trying to re-negotiate with Dixie Carter in TNA. TNA's doing everything they can to stop Kim from jumping back to the E.

Sid won't be back. He met with Johnny Ace at an indy show several weeks ago, Ace asked him if he could pass a Wellness test and Sid basically said "Probably not." So, that's never a good sign and while Ace is still high on bringing him in, I just don't see it.

Team 3-D will be signing new contracts with TNA. They filmed a segment at a house show in Manhatten where they asked the crowd if they should re-sign with TNA or go back to "the other place." The crowd, apparently, told them to stay and so they said they were re-signing. Like I said, they filmed this so there's a really good chance they'll be showing it on Impact.

Nash did say he wouldn't mind being Shawn's bodyguard but he also appreciates TNA's lighter schedule. It's a 50/50 shot that he'll re-sign with TNA.

If Christian goes back to the E, the only two outcomes would be as follows:

1) team back up with Edge
2) feud with Edge

and I'm paraphrasing a WWE employee here. lol Just like with Nash, Christian re-signing is 50/50.

Last I heard, Carlito was just taking some time off to rest up from the long grind of the WWE schedule. Whether it remains like that or if it becomes "permanent vacation" remains to be seen.

Sting may re-sign with TNA just because I don't see him going to the E. Even if he did, I highly doubt he'd be a major player with Vince running the show and his advanced age.

All signs point to Kennedy's contract not being renewed no matter what. They just don't have anything for him and he's lost a lot of confidence because of that.

btw, did anybody else here that Justin Credible is working at Olive Garden now? Isn't that just friggin amazing? lol

[Drifter]

Dude, I have to say that I went to watch Unforgiven not expecting very much. I was pleasantly suprised.

Matt Hardy winning the ECW title was expected but still great for the show.

The HBK/Jericho I thought left a little off, but that dive from HBK onto Jericho and Cade was awesome. Plus, Jericho really caught hell in that match.

Triple H keeping the title was expected. Now that Big Show and Undertaker have stuff going on, WWE is going to have to push someone to main event status on Smackdown soon. They need someone to fill the spot of Edge. They made Brian Kendrick pay for the push he's recieved in the match, but I was proud of him. That intercept kick he did on MVP was awesome.

The Priceless/Orton story continueing and now adding Afa's son to the mix was cool. Seems like WWE is finally going to have the stable I've been begging for for months now.

Big Show was funny as hell while Undertaker and the casket entered the ring. That alone was worth watching the PPV. The backstab was predictable.

CM Punk not being in the scramble was very dissapointing. I have no problem with Jericho winning the title though. I was expecting to see Cena step out. I'd decided if he did that I was going to just turn the television off. And the Punk/Orton feud will keep him at main event status anyway.

[Doug Gavelon]

Adam knows how I feel about the ppv because I gave my thoughts on HSW Live last night and posted on their forum about it (see Adam, even I can get you some cheap plugs. lol) Quite frankly, the show sucked for me. The Big Show/Taker angle was quite predictable and was only used to fill time. As for Jericho winning, he does deserve to be champion but what sense does it make if he goes from getting beaten down by Shawn in an Unsanctioned Fight to taking Punk's place and winning the World Title? It completely craps on anything they were trying to gain in the aftermath of his match with Shawn and shows the complete lack of confidence Vince obviously has in Punk/unestablished wrestlers. A lot of the booking at Unforgiven was just insane and showed the writing staff's lack of genius.

And that's my two cents. I'd give my thoughts on tonight's Raw but that's another rant for another time. lol

[Drifter]

I heard the original plan for the replacement to be either Jericho, Orton, or Edge. I'd much much much rather have seen Edge as the replacement and ended up as champion. I'm somewhat of a Rey Mysterio fan, but the others in the RAW scramble, I could care less about, and I didn't want to see any of them as champion.

I think CM Punk will gain exposure with the Orton feud...and Orton is really making CM Punk step up on his mic skills. Like it or not, that has alot to do with the championship. I'm not saying that I enjoyed Punk getting screwed out of the title, but I think he will be fine without it. He'll gain it back soon enough, and it will be a much better run.

One thing that last night's ppv had that the others have been missing lately is that little bit of shock value. I never expected to end the night with Jericho as champion.

ECW had gotten to be my favorite WWE brand, and that's kinda sad when you think about it. To me, Smackdown didn't progress much last night, but I think Raw did a bit.

[Doug Gavelon]

I know what you're saying about the shock value. When it's done properly, (ex. Tazz's debut at the 2000 Royal Rumble) it can be awesome. But at Unforgiven, imo, wasn't done properly as it took away the effectiveness of the beating Jericho took from Shawn. I also don't appreciate when anyone can come into a title match, regardless of their talent/over factor, and can so "easily" win the World Title.

As for ECW, it's a great brand because it's a breath of fresh air. It has up-and-comers like Evan Bourne (Matt Sydal), Ricky Ortiz (Atlas Dabone) and Gavin Spears (Shawn Spears), it has Matt Hardy realizing his potential as World Champion and has even found a way to get Mark Henry over. lol It's awesome.

[Jeffrey Hollywood]

ECW sucks.... jobbing out John Morrison is a HUGE mistake in my book.

[Doug Gavelon]

Oh gee, I wonder why Adam would say that? lol

Seriously, though, Morrison is great. He's come a long way since Tough Enough.

[Jeffrey Hollywood]

I feel Morrison deserves the title ALOT more than Hardy... but that's just my opinion.

I just don't see why they are starting to have him lose so much lately.

[Doug Gavelon]

He won his match tonight. He beat Evan Bourne which should be considered huge the way they've been pushing Evan lately.

[Drifter]

Hardy/Morrison feud. Make the match.

If I had to make a list of best wrestlers on WWE/TNA today, they would be as followed.

1. AJ Styles
2. John Morrison
3. Evan Bourne
4. Kenny Dykstra
5. Edge

This is mostly wrestling based, character and stuff fits in a little. Just my opinion and my favorites.

[Jeffrey Hollywood]

Yeah, Morrison won ONLY because of Miz's interference.