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So, Captain America and The Viper moved back to Smackdown. Well, at least it appeared they had.
As I said in the column posted earlier today, while I expected John Cena to stay on RAW, I have learned to never say never when it comes to the business, and especially WWE.
John Cena is the man, the prime focus of WWE, and the standard bearer for everything that company has become. He is the top guy. Then, out of the blue, he is the first trade, and he’s headed back to Smackdown.
But, no, at the very end of the program, Cena is traded back to RAW.
Wait, what? What in the world was all that for?
While we all try to make sense of that little debacle, let’s move on to the other half of this equation, Randy Orton.
This one I completely understand.
Randy is enjoying the biggest push of his career right now, as he has never been more over in WWE. His current face turn has him out popping everyone on RAW. The only other guy he was competing with for the top spot on the program was Cena himself.
With Orton no longer having to share the spotlight with Cena, he should now be able to flex his muscles as the number one guy on his respective program.
Randy Orton is the number two Superstar in the company, and now he has the opportunity to perhaps move ahead of number one.
Moving Orton also accomplishes another task: replacing The Undertaker.
If Undertaker is really hanging it up, perhaps sooner rather than later, then Smackdown will be in dire need of some big name talent to fill the void. With this trade, WWE can begin the transition from Taker’s era of dominance on Smackdown to the next chapter of Randy Orton.
Soon, fans will begin to accept that Taker is no longer around, and it will not be such a shock to the system when he actually does walk away for good.
Then of course, there is guy who is the reason this draft happened earlier than planned, Edge.
When Edge was forced to walk away, it threw a wrench into the machine, and when that is the case, something else has to happen, and happen fast. Injuries are a fact of life in this business, guys have to save their bodies and step back, then the promotion moves ahead with someone else. That’s the way it works.
Smackdown losing its two biggest names is a big problem. Now, those two names have been potentially replaced by one. Only time will tell if this is indeed the case.
Now, as far as the John Cena trade to Smackdown, then back to RAW. Well, to be honest, I’ve got nothing for this one. I mean, why was this even done? To mess with fans online?
Well, good one, Vince, you got us on that one.
I could go on and on about how this was a cheap stunt, designed to merely stir the fans up, create drama where none was needed.
But, you know, to be honest, I’m all for twists and turns. That’s what this business is all about. Now I will just sit back and see what happens next.
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