So the Bash wasn't actually the complete disaster I had anticipated, given the hasty reworking of the card's biggest matches. It still made absolutely no sense for the Undertaker (American) to fight The Big Show (American) in a Punjabi Prison match, but at least Show can pull off a good match now and then, unlike the walking jinx that is the Great Khali, so we're probably much better off for it.
It was also a good decision, whether it was made as a result of the talent issues or not, to give the undercard bouts plenty of room to breathe. It pretty much salvaged what could have been an absolute stinker of a show, letting the younger guys strut their stuff without the usual time restrictions.
But still, it wasn't specatular enough to warrant me commenting any sooner than now, some two weeks later. What can I say? It's a summer slump. Even the sudden influx of new talent to the SmackDown! brand hasn't been sparking my interest much -- maybe because they're doing too much too soon to compensate for the victims of the Wellness Program.
Back in my day, Creative would bring out a new character once every three or four weeks; nowaways you get stagnancy for months, then a whole bumch of anonymous newbies get thrown in at once, and we're expected to care? Oy!
But enought abnout that. Tonight I'll get to see the new ECW's 'triumphant' return to the Hammerstein Ballroom, so this week coming seems as good a time as any to flesh out some of my thoughts and opinions on the revival.
