Smackdown

[The Great One]

Smackdown has a new WWE champion, John Bradshaw Layfield. He won the main title at Great American Bash, which has sure caused a discussion to talk about. There is obviously highs and lows to his title win, obviously internet fans are sure a bit angry that he won the title for what he did in Germany. People thought he was going to get fired for his actions, people thought action was going to be taking, but it was obvious enough that there was going to be nothing done for what he did, but that doesn't mean he isn't going to win the title. Vince obviously rates him highly enough to give him a good chance at the title.

Vince knows deep down JBL can be a good champ, and a good heel. People say he isn't good as a heel, but it sure looks to me he is doing a rather grand job at being a heel. If you don't then take a look at a few threads about him, he is attracting hate, from the internet, and real life fans that attend the show. That what makes a heel, and if he attracts all this hate then he is sure doing a good job at being the heel. So i guess thats what is making Vinces mind up to give him a worthy run with the title, i just hope he drops it at Summerslam and not on Smackdown so that it doesn't make the title look worthless because that is not what we need right now.

His actions in Germany are disrespectful, we know. People were calling for him to be fired, but they didn't. Good thing or bad thing? IMO i think it is inbetween good and bad, the bad is that he just disrespected and a sign that he won't stop at nothing to try and gain a bit more heat. The good, i am not sure, just makes him get better as a heel i guess. But theres nothing really good with it. Does that mean he should get a run with the belt? Not really sure about that, it would kinda guess thank him for the time he has been there because he has been there for a very long time in his career. He has been stuck on the tag division with Farooq, and when he got back to his singles career, he needed a new gimmick because APA was dead, and it wasn't going to get far with it. So we got JBL, IMO it is not the worst, and sure is not the best. But he has been doing alrite with this gimmick from what i have read.

John Cena retained the US title which IMO is a bad move. I like him as champ sure, but i would like him to drop it and move onto better things. I would have him step up to JBL and challenge him for the belt, that would be best bet. But if they think Cena is not doing a job that could get him to main event, then i think Booker T should step up and challenge him, i know it would be heel vs heel but what does it matter? Booker deserves to be main eventing. Undertaker on the other hand could be the other person to step up to JBL but IMO that would be bad, i think he should continue the same storyline with the Dudleys, and Heyman. RVD possibly, but something really special is going to be needed to get RVD maineventing and fighting for the belt, but i can see him still fighting for the US belt for the time being. There is no other person apart from both Cena, and Booker T. Maybes a triple threat could do the trick.

I don't know, but i can't say i'm that susprised of JBL taking the glory, well i guess it's a thing you got to accept.

[Sunshine]

with all of JBL's racist actions(against mexicans, hailin hitler stuff), he could use that for Booker T against African Americans. They should have kept Booker a face when he came over..now its too soon to change him back.

[Madhatter1]

I wouldn't make a storyline out of JBL's disrespectful acts to draw heat but I still believe that Layfield can be a standard WWE Champion if the WWE can build credible contenders for him to compete against and if they can't, build him for SummerSlam for a rematch with Eddie Guerrero.

As for the victory for John Cena at the Bash, I'll second the feeling you have Legend Killer and say that Cena should have dropped the title at the PPV and I'll add on that he should have dropped it to Rene Dupree but not clean. Rene has a long way to go and holding the U.S. Title now is risky but after him there is no one that Cena can drop the title to. Booker T shouldn't be in the U.S. title hunt but rightfully the WWE Title and RVD the same or should be still feuding with the Dudleys and Heyman but not as U.S. Champ. I think that the Undertaker fresh off his apparent turn should feud with Cena and put Cena over in time for a WWE Title match against JBL but falling short on Smackdown if JBL should still be champ after SummerSlam should be treated like Benoit not being able to catch a break until somewhere near the Survivor Series, by then he should be experienced enough to face the champ and have a shot to win to title.