Summerslam Results/What would you book?

Kane def. Finlay via pinfall
Umaga def Kennedy and Carliot via pinfall on Kennedy to retain the IC Title
Rey def Chavo via pinfall
Beth Pheonix wins Battle Royal by eliminating Michelle McCool
Matt Hardy def. MVP in a beer-drinking Contest via Breaking Glass
Morrison def. Punk via pinfall to retain the ECW Title
HHH def. Booker via pinfall
Batista def. Khali via DQ - Khali retains the World Heavyweight Title
Cena def. Orton via pinfall to retain the WWE Title

Decent little PPV, certainly better than Hard Justice. Nothing happened that had to be seen though. Rent or buy when released to DVD.

Rating: 6.5

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What would you book?

This will be my regular Monday column. In it, I will give at least one idea of how I feel the next week should be booked. I encourage you, the reader, (and it may very well be readER, no S, at this point) to comment with ideas of your own.

This week I look at Raw.

Ok so, HHH is back and he proved he was the King of Kings, now what. I think this one is pretty simple and should be handled so. A backstage encounter where the H's pokes fun at Orton for losing, pointing out that he won his match. Orton forgets who he is talking to and points out he took HBK out. HHH beats young Randy into a pulp and a feud is born.

Also, tonight we need to get this paternity thing over with. It is starting to get stale, and I think they have gotten all the jokes out of it they are going to get. This week Coach reveals that it is, in fact, Mr. Kennedy. Everyone is happy, and Vince celebrates by giving his new son a WWE Title match at Unforgiven. I understand that this seems a bit boring so stay with me. The Raw after Unforgiven, during the celebration of Kennedy winning the title, out comes a woman who turns out to be Vince's fling. She reveals that Vince's real son is...Todd Grisham. Kennedy rolls on the floor laughing hysterically and Vince tells him to get out of his sight. Vince spends the next few weeks trying to appease Grisham so he doesn't have to pay up. OK I know that is kind of silly, but we have already seen them tease Kane as Vince's son. Hey Mr. Continuity, remember when we did a DNA test to prove that Paul Bearer is Kane's father. Kane is the one person we KNOW isn't Vince's kid and they can't even follow that.

Anyway looking forward to reading some of your ideas.

SummerSlam Preview

Well, let's start with the lineup, shall we?

Finlay vs. Kane
the H's vs. King Bookah
Rey "I didn't do no roids" Mysterio vs. Chavo Guerrero
Diva Battle Royal - Woman's Championship #1 Contender
Umaga (c) vs. Vince's Kid vs. Carlito - IC Championship
John "Don't call me Jim" Morrison (c) vs. CM Punk - ECW Championship
Khali (c) vs. Batista - World Heavyweight Championship
"The Immortal" John Cena (c) vs. Randy Orton - WWE Championship

Finlay v. Kane
I like Finlay. I like Kane. Yet, I think that this match might make the baby Jesus cry. I am not seeing any chemistry, and somewhere Jericho is having Deja Vu. Either Finlay will use the Shackalacky or Kane will defy logic and win despite having recently lost to a bearhug.
Prediction: Kane

HHH v. Booker
I have mixed feelings about this one. It really depends on HHH. If he has trained and is mobile, this should be good. If he (as he has had a tendency in the past) comes back looking like the lost Man on a Mission or like the guy who injected Scott Steiner, this will suck.
Prediction: (du)HHH

Rey v. Chavo
Rey, I kid because I love. These guys can go and this will likely be match of the night. Even if they botch everything, the crowd will still be into it, and that is what counts.
Prediction: Rey

Diva Battle Royal
T and A. The smart thing to do would have Beth Pheonix win, so...
Prediction: Michelle McCool

Umaga v Kennedy v Carlito
This will establish Umaga as a monster face. It seems every brand needs one now. Should be a good match.
Prediction: Umaga

Morrison v Punk
Johnny has certainly picked things up lately, and Punk is Punk. What else could you want. I don't think they will pull the Punk trigger yet.
Prediction: Morrison

Khali v. Batista
Khali has been surprising lately. Big Dave has started looking good again also. My guess is that is because someone told him he is going over. Look at how bad he performed when he wasn't going to win. Just an observation.
Prediction: Batista

Cena v. Orton
I have actually wanted to see these guys go at it for a while. When they were starting out, I actually picked Orton as the next huge star. Oh well. Probably a DQ ending stretching out the feud or leading to Cena's next feud.
Prediction: Cena