ANALOGY ---> Smackdown! : Great Khali and Mark Henry ; RAW : HBK and HHH

RAW Superstars like Triple H (above) and Shawn Michaels make up what is arguably one of pro-wrestling greatest factions, the DeGeneration-X. SmackDown!, on the other hand, is without Kurt Angle & the late Eddie Guerrero and is constantly flooded by "overpushed pigs" like Mark Henry and The Great Khali. No wonder SmackDown! is the B-Show of the WWE.

P.O.L.I.T.I.K.O.
by Jeff Ty

Smackdown!, May 2, 2006
US Bank Arena, Cincinnati, Ohio

The analogy speaks volumes of how RAW is an "A-show", while Smackdown is a "B-show".

After witnessing two very OVERPUSHED pigs in The Great Khali and Mark Henry this past Sunday on WWE Smackdown!, I literally prayed for somebody named Eddie Guerrero to resurrect himself and slap some sense into Smackdown! I also hoped for the animal named Batista to recuperate immediately, whom by the way was sidelined by the careless hands of the big oaf named Mark Henry. I wished that the Undertaker could return full-time and immerse himself into the storylines more, not just scaring everybody with gongs and eerie music and visual effects. I could forgive Randy Orton for his recent actions just to get rid of certain undeserving superstars. I tried to remind myself that this "World Strongest Man" was also the stupid and risky dumbo that put the unreplaceable Kurt Angle out of commission for two Smackdown! episodes. I also noticed that household names such as Chris Benoit and Booker T are nowhere near main-event status. Furthermore, upcoming stars such as Lashley, MNM, and Paul Burchill, despite overwhelming positive reactions from the audience, are still mere spectators to the very, very UNNERVING sight of the two OVERPUSHED pigs getting what they want, whenever they want to.

And don't get me started with the current World Heavyweight Champion. Please.

If only Rey Mysterio has these kinds of bona fide rivals such as Kurt Angle, Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit, Randy Orton, or even Booker T, then it is logical to have him as World Champion. But WWE, for all its smarts, decided for the Champ to feud with the "Wrestling God". JBL is a proven former champion that didn't fold even once in his 10-month reign as WWE Champion. His glory days are over, and yet here he is again. Although I favor his mic skills and like him a notch over Rey Mysterio himself or Booker T, he should give way to others. Also on this episode, I saw another tag team of OVERPUSHED pigs in the Gymini. So what, winning over Scotty and Funaki? What is the point here? I didn't get to see Paul Burchill and MNM. Damn it. What the hell is happening?

Now, seeing him destroyed by Mark Henry just makes me sick. After injuring Batista and Kurt Angle, WWE had still the guts to send him to work with an already injured Rey Mysterio. Why not Booker T, a heel also? Who is this Mark Henry by the way? At Wrestlemania 22, he was the only wrestler that was greeted by complete silence in his entrance from the ironically flamboyant Chicago crowd. Nobody had even the willingness to boo him, and when his match had dragged on, out of sheer disgust, "Henry Sucks" chants were shouted. It was not out of routine, but just a sign of complete turn-off from the fans. In the grandest stage of them all, he went for a cover or a pin on the Undertaker in a Casket Match. This is just bulls***. Enough of the former "Sexual Chocolate".

After his idiotic stint at Wrestlemania 22, WWE brought in which I believe is a far worse wrestler. The Great Khali. When offered the microphone, damn, even my pet cat can talk clearer than this senseless wall. What the hell is WWE offering the fans? I won't go on to discuss The Great Khali because he just pisses me off everytime I see him.

On this period when the signs on RAW all point to the much-awaited D-X, which perhaps is the greatest faction/stable of all-time, people like the Great Khali and Mark Henry pollute the legacy of Smackdown!.

Sad, but true.