Alberto Del Rio With A Beating On Sheamus

This week on Raw, Alberto Del Rio did a good post-match attack on the man he will face for the World's Heavyweight Championship. He looked vicious. He does that well. Of course, he did this same kind of thing before, but then the WWE frequently pulls the plug and starts having him act cowardly. I'm thinking back to that feud with Cena. Will the WWE pull something similar with this feud with Sheamus? A lot of people are comparing Sheamus to Cena. Then again, Sheamus is easily now the top face of Smackdown, depending on if Randy Orton returns after the suspension or not. But can Sheamus carry the show like that? Cena has CM Punk, the hype of Raw being the top brand, and other factors helping to make Raw barely make that 3.0. I don't think Brodus Clay will be enough to pump up Smackdown.

Let me get back on topic. Alberto Del Rio vs. Sheamus will happen at No Way Out. Having Del Rio attack Sheamus was great, but it didn't really take the story in a strong direction. Not important. Wasn't this PPV supposed to feature gimmick matches? Aside from the cage match and triple-threat match, this Smackdown main-event has no special stipulation to it. That would be a waste. If there is no further storyline development and the match itself remains basic, the WWE pretty much just dropped the ball with this.

Should Del Rio win? Before Orton got suspended, I would say that the title should change hands. Orton will be gone for almost 2 months now. Assuming he does return and the WWE wants to shoot him into a title feud right away, could the WWE kill two months with Del Rio as Champion? I think so. After the feud with Sheamus, have him enter a brief feud with Christian. Or Sin Cara? And if Orton does not return? What if he does and the WWE has no confidence in him for this kind of push? Then you are going to see a strain on Smackdown's star power. Some might say that you have already gotten that, but it will be worse once some feuds run stale.