WWE SmackDown Review: Edge says "spear" a lot; Superstars cash in

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SmackDown Thoughts - 2/26/10

First of all, let's just clear up that I normally don't devote time to watch SmackDown for a variety of reasons - for a long time it was work, and now it's either homework or something else. But I stayed up late tonight since it was pre-empted in my area because the guys at PWinsider say it's been really good lately.

SmackDown tonight was an okay show, setting up more participants in the Money in the Bank match, featuring a no-build-at-all Women's title change, and continuing the Edge/Jericho storyline.

I wasn't blown away by anything, but it kept my attention. It seemed to me to have a lot of matches on it, and most of them were given some decent time. I definitely don't think anything was "must-see TV" so if you missed it, you're okay.

SmackDown: Shot by Shot

After some recaps, Chris Jericho came out to cut a promo on him being the Champion and why he's so awesome. Edge comes out and cuts a neat promo about all of Jericho's accomplishments, but how it took just one Spear to put him down Monday night. He repeats "Spear" a lot and the crowd catches on to ignite a new chant.

Nice Metallica nod by Edge telling Jericho that when he goes to sleep, he dreams about him "all nightmare long."

Jericho told Edge he would never get speared again. But as all promos devolve into physical confrontations (because grown men and women can't solve their problems with words), Jericho winds up getting speared anyway. I thought it would be a little more special if somehow Jericho could avoid it for a few weeks, maybe getting speared on the go-home show before WrestleMania to build the threat to Jericho's reign.

John Morrison gives his sunglasses to a little kid at ringside? I love this throwback to the Hitman. Even though he didn't win the Elimination Chamber, the announcers still make it seem like he played a big role in the match.

I also liked that David Otunga came out with R-Truth. It makes sense to promote NXT by having the rookie watch his pro in a match. I wondered if the other rookies would, but they didn't.

In this triple threat with R-Truth, John Morrison, and Dolph Ziggler, Matt Striker said that Otunga was watching the footwork of the superstars. How could he know that? And why are all three of these guys involved? Personally I'd love to see all three in the Money in the Bank match itself. Morrison hit Starship Pain on R-Truth, but Ziggler pulled Morrison out and got the pin on the Truth himself. So we've got Dolph Ziggler and Christian for Money in the Bank.

The show the Shawn Michaels-Undertaker package again. I cannot say how much I love the way this video was put together. To borrow a Michael Cole trademark, I wonder if they put that old-timey filter on it because their WrestleMania 25 match was had that "vintage" feel to it. I just really hope they keep Undertaker's Streak alive.

Vickie Guerrero is the guest ref for Mickie James vs. Michelle McCool, for the Women's title. How come Vickie hasn't gotten her own theme song yet? Mickie dominated most of the match before getting screwed out of the title by Vickie. Man, with the releases that happened in WWE today with Shane Helms, Paul Burchill, and especially Maria, I'm thinking Mickie might not be around much longer. They haven't helped her career at all.

Another Money in the Bank qualifier...why is Thunderstruck the theme song? I don't get it. But speaking of theme songs, Drew McIntyre's entrance makes him stand out. He cut a promo about being undefeated before their decent match, and Kane picks up the win. So much for Drew's streak.

Miz came out for a promo. Honestly I kind of spaced out until he said he was "AWESOME!" Teddy Long came out and told Miz he'd face Edge tonight. Nice.

Punk comes out with the Straight-Edge Society. He and Shelton Benjamin have a fun match before Rey Mysterio distracts Punk, allowing Benjamin to hit Paydirt for the win. These two are definitely heading towards a WrestleMania match, which could steal the show. I'm not a huge Mysterio fan, but I think that match would stand out from the rest of the pack.

The Miz and Edge met for what was billed as a "first-time ever" encounter. I think it's cool, but I also think about what RVD said about pushing people. Instead of superstar matches all the time, he liked seeing a wrestler squash somebody else. So if you had a bunch of people squashing nobodies, you'd want to see them fight eventually.

Nice to see that Daniel Bryan was watching his mentor backstage. He wasn't at ringside, but at least he's watching.

Edge picked up the victory here. I'm undecided if I like this. On one hand, Edge is the #1 contender going into Wrestle-friggin-Mania. On the other, Miz has been getting a mondo push lately. I was kind of hoping to see Chris Jericho interfere, but nope. I'll give the nod to Edge here since they're heading into the big show, but I'm still disappointed to see Miz not regain some heat.

Maybe Bryan chould've cost Miz the match or something. Or maybe they don't want NXT guys cluttering up the WrestleMania mix, because a Daniel Bryan-Chris Jericho exchange could've been fun, setting up a tag team match between Bryan & Edge and Jericho & Miz.

That's all for this week. Again, these SD recaps probably won't be regular. But since I was home tonight, it's a special bonus.