SmackDown Stays Close so It's Never Too Far Away...

A Good Tuesday to You, Enthusiasts!

So, RAW earns its keep and leaves SmackDown to merely break even tonight.  Though they used one of their old tricks in selling the Brock Lesnar vs. Seth Rollins match, it was palatable enough given we have about 3 good weeks of action before WrestleMania.  I understand creating a “slow build” for these sorts of things and I wasn’t mad at the approach. 

As for tonight, what really hangs in the balance is this impromptu push for Kofi Kingston.  We know he’s set for the impossible task of besting basically anyone who doesn’t have tag team duty in a gnarly Gauntlet Match to earn a shot at the WWE Title.  You know, what’s funny about this set-up is that if he succeeds, it kinda proves that we’ve been done a disservice all these years because he should have been in title contention all this time.  Wouldn’t that be how it is?  I’d liken it to how Dolph Ziggler dropped our jaws a few years back when Roman Reigns was out with that hernia condition.  I sure as hell didn’t expect him to actually have anything to offer and had my mouth thoroughly shut.  Kingston should be looking at this opportunity the same way.  I don’t doubt there’s a few diamonds in the rough on the roster but given their size or placement, simply can’t display what they really have to offer.  Hopefully, Kingston will continue to prove that he should have done been in title contention.  We can perhaps start to correct these years of being overlooked.  I don’t expect this to be a clean match and his loss or win will probably be due to some sort of interference but I’ll choke it down with little fuss if the presentation is in fact entertaining and palatable.  We’ll see if they can make this worth watching, I know Kofi Kingston can it’s just a matter of whether he’s allowed.  Funny tweets will get retweeted and as for Likes/Favorites, that’s up to what SmackDown shows us.  We’ll be watching…live.

See You in a Bit,

-Nicole Alexis (^_~)