Christian Back And With Gold

Christian returned at Over The Limit, won the right to go after one of the midcard titles, and then defeated Cody Rhodes for the Intercontinental Championship. Three major things to keep in mind there. Christian returned, he won a title, and he turned face.

Layla pulled off something similar at the last PPV, so does that mean the WWE would like this to become a regular deal for a while? Returning star wins title on a PPV? Having squash filler has become a regular deal for PPVs recently.

Did Christian really deserve the title? I know he is over and a great worker, but he just won a midcard title. This guy was getting a much larger push a year ago. Pushing him in the main-event scene of either show might have been a better choice. Just make the feud between Daniel Bryan and CM Punk last one month. Or have Christian go after Sheamus. Those two had an endless feud a few months ago, before Christian got injured the first time. If Christian is going to hold a midcard title, the only good thing is that the WWE may invest better in the midcard.

Christian could have been booked to face Santino. Beating Santino would have kept Christian as a heel. Is Christian being a face right now bad? I don't think so. You just had heel Alberto Del Rio return last month. You could use a top face returning about now.

And what about Cody Rhodes? That reign was crap. I know the popular idea would be to blame Big Show for ruining the reign. That is stupid. The WWE could easily have still treated Cody better in the last few weeks. More importantly, they did not have to end his reign just yet. Did they screw him? No. Depends on where they go with him next. A good feud with Christian would be nice.

Randy Orton Injured At Over The Limit

Hilarity on a pole! Randy Orton injured himself at Over The Limit while doing his act before trying for an RKO. Some kind of arm injury. Kofi Kingston should be asking Randy Orton who is stupid now. I have always said I like Orton's taunts, but the guy can go overboard sometimes. I will admit this. If he really got upset about Kofi Kingston not giving him enough time for his act a few months ago, I hope he enjoyed having all the time in the world tonight to get injured. Besides, getting injured like that is just too funny. Vintage Orton!

Of course, I am hoping he recovers soon. I am still an Orton fan. If he is on the shelf for a while, his feud with Edge will have to take a break. The match ended in a double countout. Nothing can be settled like that. We will see what Orton comes back with next. He should just stick to the Orton pose.

Big Show Has A Chance?

A few weeks ago, I said that Big Show pretty much had no chance of winning the title with Jack Swagger. Time has gone by. The WWE had a chance to develop this feud further. The PPV is this Sunday. How have things changed?

It is still pretty obvious that Jack Swagger will probably walk away with his title. Nothing wrong with that, since he has really only had one successful title defense at a PPV so far. If they really care about him becoming a big deal, they really got to build him up against stronger main-eventers. That is why Big Show is a giant tool.

For the sake of making things more interesting, I do wish they shifted momentum throughout the weeks better. And I am a little disappointed that Big Show was not featured at all last Monday. Swagger was. They flew in Taker. Vickie was there for a segment. Big Show may not mind, and maybe many of his fans may not either, but that does not seem totally respectful to me. Big Show is in the Smackdown main event right now. If you are going to have a special Raw, and one right before a PPV, and one that will feature Big Show's opponent anyway, why not have him do commentary or something?

The way Big Show has been built, how can you not feel that he is something of a big bully? Some may actually want to see Swagger win. Maybe that is what the WWE wants. Don't just expect it, want it. And since things look so bad for Swagger going into his big match, I am expecting a successful defense. Again, I am not saying I do not want it, but where does Big Show go after?