Smackdown Champions Discussion Thread

[Y 2 Jake]

U.S. Champion-Matt Hardy:

I like Hardy, I really do. He's got oodles more talent than his brother. Yet WWE has never done much with him. But to go from MVP to Hardy seems like such a step down. It's like from Lashly to Morrison in my opinion. He just doeswn't have the same effect as a champ. I'm sure he'll have plenty of decent matches. I'm just not expecting any great ones. Not that MVP was having great matches, but he was delivering great promos. Matt showed the other night that he can't cut a decent promo. He did in 2002-2003 when he was heel. But that was a long time ago, and he was pure comedy. As a face he's bland and boring. Which is not what you want from a champion.

 

[Y 2 Jake]

World Heavyweight Champion: Edge:

I really don't know why they would put the title back on him. There's nobody else for him to face. Well there is. But they're hardly money feuds. I suppose he could feud with Matt Hardy again. But he's already done that. Big Show is a possibility. But it won't be very good. Finlay is more of a one time challenger. Other than that there isn't much of a choice. Unless he turns face.

Then again the draft is soon. I'm expecting Jeff to make the switch, so that'll be an intresting feud.

 

[a7xoff]

The Rated R Era has offically continued. Edge is our new Worl Heavyweight Champion. I like the ring to that. One problem... Who is he going to face? The answer is seemingly obvious... The one big face left on SD!... Dave Batista... Again... This is the issue that both HHH and Edge have right now is that they are all out of competition until the draft. So as for Edge, what could happen? This is way out there and I really don't think it will happen, but I could see La Familia turning on Edge with Vickie wanting the title with a Guerrero or sothing like that. Not likley, but possible. Otherwise I expect to see Edge vs Batista yet again. In the mean time...

Edge has been the savior of SD! since arriving back. He is an amazing champ who plays a perfect role while he is the cham. He plays his role great when he is chasing, but his role works so much better as champ.

 

[John87]

lmao i just wanted to point this out since this is about Smackdown champs. I just watched the segment with Triple H and MVP and it showed, of course, Triple H holding the WWE Championship. well, i noticed that the title still saws MON NITE RAW lmao i just wanted to post about it and see if anyone else has noticed it.

 

[Dead Kennedy]

Dropping the WWE Tag Team Titles to Hawkins and Ryder, the established jobber/run-in team of SmackDown is one of the worst booking decisions WWE have ever made. These guys have nothing special going and are just a generic tag team. Heck, they even jobbed this past Friday. I do not like it when people bury their champions.

 

[andyd_wwe]

WORLD HEAVYWEIGHT CHAMPION TRIPLE H

I will be honest Triple H was my favourite star on my favourite show Raw but Smackdown was better for him than this silly Undertaker/Edge/Batista 2 of them in a match all the time. I really hope HHH keeps up a long title reign although I dislike him I am pleased the Punjabi Khali is No 1 Contender because it's always Undertaker and Edge get title shots so yes I like him as a champion

United States Champion Shelton Benjamin

When you have a nickname of gold standard you need proof you are golden that's what Shelton Benjamin did. I know it felt they just made Matt Hardy lose the title to go for the ECW Championship and get the U.S. Championship back home on Smackdown but I liked Shelton more as a face and hope he returns to face I feel SD will be stronger this way for Shelton's rivalries with Chavo Gurrero, Umaga, MVP, Jeff Hardy, Carlito, Vladmir Kozlov, Mr Kennedy liking Smackdown mid-card division.

Diva's Champ Michelle McCool

I quite liked the idea of bringing a Championship for the Smackdown Divas although there ain't many big contenders they could bring Melina or Candice to Smackdown. Anyaway I don't think Michelle was a great person to choose as Champ they should of had Natalya I know there's a backstage argument between them but I can't see a SD Diva holding the belt for ages

WWE Tag Team Champions Hawkins and Ryders

What an awful chose of champs the tag division has hit an all time low the draft seperated tag champs I liked the big La Familia stable but now these ones have gone and the vickie/edge rivalry has started I suppose it's better than nothing then we have kendrick and ezkil (sp)? and jesse/festus who could win hopefull soon

 

[Beeyond_Good_and_Evil]

WWE Champion -Triple H-

Always been a great worker, always had great mic skills when he's heel he's the best in the buisiness. When he's face he's a very funny man and ties with John Cena as far as intensity and ability to get a crowd pumped. The one knock on the Game is that he is banging the boss's daughter and that will always be the one asterisk on his career forever.

US Champion - Shelton Benjamin-

The Gold Standard has always been one of my favorites. I actually quite like his current gimmick and although his biggest knock is that he can't cut a promo that remains to be seen in my eyes. I don't think he'll be WWE Champion anytime soon. But he does have the ability to pull a great match out of anyone. If he works on his mic skills a little more he can be a real hot commodity in the WWE for years to come.

Divas Champion - Michelle McCool-

I think she got this partially because she's dating the Undertaker which is clearly an abuse of backstage political power. Natalya is clearly a better in ring performer and will be champion soon. I think the main reason it's around McCool's waist right now is because she's been around longer. But it's not like Natalya hasn't paid her dues she trained in Stu Hart's Dungeon for christ sake.

WWE Tag Team Champions - Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder-

ZZZZZ...ZZZZ Huh oh sorry I was just watching a hawkins/ryder match. These two are flat out boring. They were very skilled competitors as the Majors. But now they are jobbers. maybe I'm just bitter that two of my favorites lost the tag team titles to these losers. Hopefully they improve because right now I think Michelle McCool and Ashley Massaro could take them. No Joke.

 

[Dead Kennedy]

WWE Champion - Triple Hayge

There's no doubt Triple H is one of the best performers WWE has ever had or will ever have. However, his current WWE Championship reign is stale and lacks the intensity that he's brought to every WWE/World Heavyweight Championship reign he's had in the past. Lots of other guys could benefit from holding the WWE title, and Triple H has pretty much done everything there is to do. But we know that as long as he has his "connections" that he'll keep refusing to put 90% of the roster over until he's 64. There also haven't been any exciting feuds for the championship after Orton was injured. The Night of Champions match between him and Cena was a pretty great match though. But all in all, the reign has been slow, uninteresting and at times, it looks like WWE Creative forgets that they have a champion. Drop as soon as possible.

United States Champion - Shelton Benjamin

Shelton Benjamin has all the in-ring skills needed to rise to the top of this business - too bad he has the mic skills and charisma of a swamp larva. He's eventually managed to win me over with his fantastic performances, especially since becoming United States Champion - he manages to, together with his opponents, wrestle PPV quality matches on regular Friday Night shows. Definitely the best champion on SmackDown right now, and possibly the entire WWE. Props to Shelton!

WWE Tag Team Champions - Curt Hawkins & Zack Ryder

I have remarked countless times before that booking Miz and Morrison to lose their titles was a mistake. I thought giving them to Finlay & Hornswoggle would be bad for WWE's already failing tag team division, but not half as bad as giving them to Hawkins and Ryder. These guys have never been anything special, as the Major Brothers they were generic and almost never appeared on TV. When they became Hawkins and Ryder, they were relegated to doing jobs for Edge and do run-ins. In short, a team with no credibility at all. WWE have done nothing to improve on this since they won the titles, and I doubt they will. Please drop the titles back to Miz and Morrison or some other team that can actually benefit the WWE.

Divas Champion - Michelle McCool

Err, what? There's a Divas Championship? Huh, who'd have thunk it. Not your average viewer, at least. Giving the first ever Divas Championship reign to Michelle, who's an alright wrestler, but far from good, instead of Natalya was the second booking mistake at the Great American Bash. Natalya could have brought something to it. On Michelle, it's just a gaudy belt. Worth nothing. No history, no momentum, no credibility, no nothing. I still Michelle's relationship with a certain Deadman has something to say here, but who am I to judge? I just judge on what I see, and Natalya deserved that championship 5 times more than Michelle ever did or will do.

 

[rookie]

wwe champ= triple h. meh what can i say he is a great performer both in the ring and on the mic. i dont mind him . would love him to turn heel and stay of the title for a bit. but i like him enough for him to do what he wants.

united states champion= shelton benjiman. i love this kid would really like it if he held on with the title for a bit more. he has great in-ring skills and great athletisicams ( or hwo ever u spell it) and wouldn't mind it if he becomes a full main event status

tag team titles= curt hawnkins & zac rider. dont mind these people would like it if they lost the belts and become teh chasers and see whats that like but yeah cant complain really.

i hate the diva's championship and think it is a waste of time so there is no point of commenting

 

[klunderbunker]

I'm split on SD's title situation right now. Half are good, half are nothing short of pointless.

HHH is the perfect choice right now as WWE Champion. It's a smaller version of when Cena went on his huge run. He's the biggest established star there not named Undertaker. He plays the role of champion well, giving the title the perfect balance it deserves on the card. He is beating the heels put in front of him that gives his reign credibility while at the same time not squashing guys that have future potential.

Hawkins and Ryder are the other good title holder right now. With them being in the only thing close to a stable right now, they need gold to validate their skill level. What I would like to see though is them to actually win a few matches. They're good, but they need to prove themselves more than they already have. It is nice though to see a legit team as the champions though. Miz and Morrison were thrown together but turned out to be awesome. THis is a nice change of pace.

Shelton is being booked like Punk. He keeps losing matches but never loses the belt. This type of booking never works for me. It makes the champion as well as the title look weak. Shelton has never gotten that main event level push that he's capable of getting, and with the way that he's being booked he never will.

Last and least is the Diva's title. This belt is necessecary, but when is it going to be defended? She won it almost 2 months ago and I think it's been on the line one time? If you want it to mean something and the champion to mean something, make it seems like its valuable and not just a decoration.

 

[DJ]

WWE Champion - Triple Aitch
His reign hasn't been that bad.He wasn't the power hungry man he once was.Infact he's let other's look better aswell.But it will be hard to see anyone who can take the belt of him and be as over..........

US Champion - Shelton Benjamin
Yawn......wait hes a freaking champ?Holy crap I didn't notice.....It's a bit weird with all the IWC telling Vince to put a title on the guy and when he finally does Shelton is as dry as shite.

Diva's Champion -Michelle McCool
Today I watched SD!.One of the matches was Maria vs Nattie.Great womens match I thought.Then a run in by Maryse.And who runs out?McCool.And the match died.No one in the arena cared.Because shes so boring and awful.Nattie and Maria did a pretty good match and hell, this proved to me I'd rather have Maria as Diva's champ.Now if Maria is better than McCool.......damn that says alot about her dosn't it?

Tag Champs-Ryder And Hawkins.
I like these guys.I reallly do.But for it to work Creative has to help them.I honestly think these guys could be good and they have what it takes.....just maybe get some good foes to face and maybe...just maybe we could get a better tag divison up and running.

 

[DeadmanFan]

WWE Champion: Triple H. There's no doubt that Trips can carry the title in a credible way every time, but I'm kind of getting tired of his reign. He's had the title for damn-near 6 months now, and I think he should drop it before Survivor Series, preferably to Taker, as I've been waiting to see him get his well-earned long title reign for two years now (plus it will almost certainly finally rid us of that ridiculous spinner belt!), but MVP would be a decent alternative. WWE is taking a risk so to speak with Punk on Raw, and now I think it's time to bring that mentality to Smackdown. If not Taker, please, give MVP the ball. He is great on the mic and a solid in-ring performer that would bring some much-needed arrogant heel flavor to the title. Hell, he's even one of the few people that the spinner belt would actually work for.

United States Champion: Shelton Benjamin. His name pretty much says it all at this point. I just wish he'd be given a world title run, unfortunately, he's borderline awful on the mic, so I don't see it happening.

Diva's Champion: Michelle McCool. Uhhhh, we have a new women's title? Honestly, WWE has begun this championship like such amateurish shit. Michelle as champion should be making a hell of a lot more appearances than she has been, and there's been NOT ONE title defense since its inception! I mean honestly, to save this belt they need to have a good storyline for it heading into Unforgiven, and hopefully give the strap to Natalya. She can bring that belt some credibility, even though it looks like a bullshit glam piece rather than a title belt.

WWE Tag Team Champions: Hawkins & Ryder: Well...I think giving them the titles was a big mistake. If WWE wanted to put the belts on them they should have done so when La Familia was at its most poweful, like heading into 'Mania or just after One Night Stand. That would have made a little more sense. I say drop the belts back to Miz & Morrison ASAP.

 

[Little Jerry Lawler]

WWE Champion- Triple H : I hope he loses at Unforgiven because his title reign has grown stale......He is a better champion as a heel and he doesn't seem to have the same intensity as he did 4 or 5 years ago....If he were to lose the title, the most likely two are Hardy and MVP....I would rather MVP win because it would be a more interesting title reign and he can work a good match and he's beaten most of the top superstars on Smackdown.

United States Champion- Shelton Benjamin: I think he has shown more potential than anybody in the WWE this past month....He doesn't need to be in the title match and that's the main reason I hate the Smackdown Championship Scramble...Smackdown would have been better off having HHH v. MVP and Shelton v. Hardy at Unforgiven...I can see him having the title at the end of the year with some more top wins in his belt.

Diva's Champion- Michelle McCool: Her title reign is making MVP's U.S. reign look like Cena's WWE reign....I don't mind that she hasn't defended it a pay-per view but I thought they would least let her defend it on Smackdown considering they have a diva's match every week.....Natalya or Victoria would have been better off being the champion especially Victoria because she has been way misused since coming to Smackdown.

Tag Team Champions- Hawkins & Ryder: I wish they wouldn't have split London and Kendrick up because I could see them challenging Hawkins & Ryder....The only face team on Smackdown is Jesse & Festus and I would rather have them as champions....Miz & Morrison/London & Kendrick were the two best tag team titles I've seen in the past 3 years (3rd- Cade & Murdoch) and since they lost the titles, they don't have the same importance....If the Highlanders weren't released I could have seen them moving to Smackdown.

 

[Vintage Nick]

WWE Champion: Triple H

Trips hasn't really been that bad as champion, but I haven't seen him feud anyone worthy for the title. My memory is fuzzy, but it seems that the only person he defended the title against was Khali...*yawn*

US Champ: Shelton Benjamin

Benjamin's a pretty talented guy and deserves his title. Though I think his mic skills could improve a bit, his ring skills are impressive, aggressive, and stunning. His feud with Kennedy was promising and made Kennedy a contender for the US title (which he probably would have received soon), until Ken got injured.

Diva's Champ: Michelle McCool

Okay, yay Michelle has a championship! But wait: THEY HAVE DONE ABSOLUTELY NOTHING WITH IT. It's basically a useless title that is only there to give the Smackdown Divas a championship to addto their career acheivements. Not much more I can say.

WWE Tag Champs: Hawkins and Ryder

Okay, so these guys have finally earned their titles. Sadly, like the Diva's Championship, they have had nothing to do with the titles. Why give them the titles now, especially with the Undertaker/Edge crap going on? The titles will only be a bit of a distraction, in my view, from those guys' current objective. I would have liked MNM to hold onto those titles just a bit longer, but was disappointed.

 

[hhh2k8]

Montel Vontavious Porter

At Judgment Day, MVP won a 2-out-of-3 Falls match in two straight falls to become the United States Champion, the latest in a long line that includes several Hall of Famers and current SmackDown Superstars.​

I like the idea of having MVP US champ its a good way of giving him some credibility, but if his title reign is anything like it was before there would be no point because he wouldn't move up the scale anywhere which would be the whole point of giving him the belt. I know that the reason that they weren't that many title defenses last time because there was nobody to defend against because the draft but if he was to get it now he would have the likes of Brian Kendrick, Shelton Benjhamin, Mr Kennedy, Umaga and even Ezequiel to defend against

 

[wwefan49]

I like the idea of having MVP US champ its a good way of giving him some credibility, but if his title reign is anything like it was before there would be no point because he wouldn't move up the scale anywhere which would be the whole point of giving him the belt. I know that the reason that they weren't that many title defenses last time because there was nobody to defend against because the draft but if he was to get it now he would have the likes of Brian Kendrick, Shelton Benjhamin, Mr Kennedy, Umaga and even Ezequiel to defend against

At this point MVP is beyond the United States Championship IMO. He is one of the top 5 superstars on Smackdown. Which would put him against the likes of Triple H,Edge,Undertaker,and Jeff Hardy. The United States title should be saved for men like Shelton Benjamin, Brian Kendrick,Mr.Kennedy,Carlito,Kenny Dykstra,etc. MVP has the technical ability to roll with the likes of HBK and HHH. I reference his match with Benoit at Wrestlemania 23. He also has the mic skills to roll with Jericho pre monotone and Kennedy. He is one of smackdowns brightest stars.

 

[Tim]

Diva's Champion - Michelle McCool: I think that this belt could be a good thing for SmackDown!, but they are not using it properly. It hasn't been defended once and how many times has Michelle wrestled since the GAB? They should've put the belt on Natalya, as she has been in action almost every week, and there would be people fighting over the belt.

 

[wwefan49]

Diva's Champion - Michelle McCool: I think that this belt could be a good thing for SmackDown!, but they are not using it properly. It hasn't been defended once and how many times has Michelle wrestled since the GAB? They should've put the belt on Natalya, as she has been in action almost every week, and there would be people fighting over the belt.

I agree natalya has been in action every week. The only reason Michelle got it is because of Undertaker.Another reason might be because she has been with the company longer but who knows. My concern is the WWE tag team championship.Miz and Morrison were bringing credibility back to those championships. Hawkins and Ryder haven't even wrestled a match together as a team since winning the belts.Correct me if Im wrong please.

 

[simpsons_fanatic742]

WWE Champion: Triple H
He's a good champion, no doubt about it. He does bring more star power to SD! and he creates some new storylines and fueds. I think that he will feud with Undertaker and Edge for the belt and maybe with Hardy and MVP for a short time. Good champion to have, for now.

United States Champion: Shelton Benjamin
I like Benjamin and I like him with gold. He is gret in the ring and with a little more practise can become decent on the mic. He has to push himself more and maybe, just maybe can become a player in the main event scene. I think Kennedy, Umaga, and Hardy may be in line for feuds for the belt.

Tag Team Champions: Hawkins & Ryder
I haven't really seen much of them wrestling to make a valid opinion, but they have the look of a decent tag team. I think they need to defend the belts more and get into a good feud with an actual tag team to gain some credibility. Maybe Jesse and Festus, but Festus seems destined for singles competition. Other than them, I really can't think of anyone.

Diva's Champion: Michelle McCool
She isn't bad in the ring and I guess the WWE wanted to give the belt to someone who is over with the fans(if she is). I think Natalya is the better choice and if they ever actually defend the belt, I see Natalya being the next holder.

 

[chasingamy]

WWE Champion HHH: With all due respect to Trips, his 12th reign has been pretty uneventful and forgettable thus far. He’s been champ for four months now but hasn’t really had a feud to speak of, just a couple predictable onetime PPV match-ups. On SD!, he’s taken a backseat to the Edge/Vicki/Taker saga. Edge, not the current WWE champ, has been Smackdown. Honestly, I’ve forgotten Trips is even there at times. I’m bored with him as a face, don’t find him all that funny, and just don’t sense any passion from him.

US Champion Shelton Benjamin: Shelton has a nice look and his athleticism is well-known. He’s sounding more confident and less annoying on the mic. Shelton has been working his butt off putting on long, physical, PPV-worthy matches. He’s one of the reasons SD! is the #1 brand right now. The only thing he’s missing is a clean win over a worthy challenger to give him some much-needed credibility.

Tag Champions Hawkins & Ryder: Even though they wear different colored tights with their own name now, I think people still have trouble telling them apart. Their look, charisma, mic skills, and in-ring ability are average. They’re own their own now but still not standing out. So far their reign has been boring and pointless, just like the current state of the SD! tag division. Since becoming champs, they’ve had two non-title tag matches. Why put the titles on Hawkins and Ryder if the WWE wasn’t going to push them?

Divas Champion Michelle McCool: Everything (personality, mic skills, in-ring ability) about her is ordinary. Being the Divas champ hasn’t made her any more/less interesting nor has she added anything to the title, which she doesn’t even wear well. Meh reign so far. It speaks volumes that Maria’s getting the better push. At least Maria has a feud; she’s also got charisma and is more over with the crowd.

 

[AnthonyMango/NoFate007]

WWE Champion: HHH
--I'm not enjoying it. I've been bored with his title reign before he even got it. For months, we had to sit through HHH/Cena/Orton over and over and over again, and it just killed it for me. Since moving to Smackdown, its good that HHH hasn't been on TV as long, as I'd be falling asleep. He's just become too stagnant for my tastes anymore. At least Taker and HBK try new things when they get a chance. HHH follows the same match outline for everything. Hopefully he loses soon.

United States Champion: Shelton Benjamin
--The best champ on Smackdown. Shelton's only problem isn't even his own...its that he doesn't have any faces to feud with. With Kennedy injured, R-Truth stinking up the place and just making his debut, and Hardy being in the main event soon enough, Shelton is left with no other faces. Jimmy Wang Yang, Jesse, and Festus....that's it. Big Show vs Shelton wouldn't come off that good. They need to give Shelton some competition, cause he's proving that he's championship material lately. If he keeps up this level of improvement, he may very well be thrust into the main event by this time next year.

WWE Tag Team Champions: Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins
--Worthless. They'll never get over if they never win anything. And who are they going to win against? Jesse/Festus is the ONLY FACE TAG TEAM on Smackdown. I think what the WWE really needs to do is start tag-teaming people that have nothing better to do, even if it seems like a Hail Mary pass. Ryder and Hawkins could be a good tag team if they were given something to work with. Right now, they're nothing. The fans can't boo them because they don't do anything worth getting booed for. All they do is job. I say, take the belts off them and give it to Kendrick/Ezekiel, but make sure that you have some face tag teams for them to go up against, or else you'll still be in the same situation.

Diva's Champion: Michelle McCool
--Worthless. She hasn't defended the belt. She's one of the better women wrestlers on Smackdown, but she's in the field with not a whole lot of competition. Natalya is better than her...Victoria is better (although they for some reason only let her be a comic foil, not a real wrestler anymore)...that's it. McCool is better than Maria or Maryse as champ, but that's not saying much. I really wish they'd just get have the women's title defended on both shows.

 

[The Champ is here]

Triple H is way to dominate!!! I love da guy but Damn...... the only major name in da whole WWE past or present that beat Triple H are Hogan, Batista, and Undertaker.

When HHH first came to smackdown he made the best Heel in all of sports entertainment-edge- look so fucking weak. The biggest superstar in the wwe -The Great Khali- look weak and arguably doesn't give the younger talents mic cofondence while doing a promo with him.-Hardy,Benjamin, and MVP

The only superstar on smackdown that can beat Triple H is Undertaker

 

[Mattyboy]

Well Rock, Austin and Foley, not to mention Batista, Cena and HBK have all beaten HHH, but yeah i see your point. Anyway my views....

HHH-WWEs biggest draw alongside Taker, but thats a WM match for me, even though its been done. I think using HHH against the up and coming challengers like Hardy, MVP etc is a good idea. And hey, he made a match with Khali interesting at least.I think HHH needs to drop the belt to keep himself interesting, we've seen him as champ 11 times now and none of the reigns have been that different-he's either a face beating everybody or a heel beating everybody

Shelton- My view is he should drop the belt and move up to the mainevent, but failing that bring Haas over to Smackdown after his current gimmick runs its course and make him the WWEs next wrestling machine ala Angle or Benoit, then have them fued over the us belt. I think given the right push both could work the mainevent in the future.

Divas belt-whats the point.

Tag Team- Man theres no competition for this belt at all. I dont think giving Kendrick and Ezekiel the belts is worthwhile really, Kendricks shown he can move up the ladder, let him climb. Hawkins and Ryder need some faces to fight, so now would be a good time to bring in some guys from the development territories. I dont like it when two guys are just put together [with the exception of Rock and Mankind]

 

[dleight123]

WWE Champion: HHH
IMO one of two things need to happen either a MAJOR HHH heel turn or Someone needs to give that belt a new home. I just think triple h is getting extremely stale and needs something to revive his character. I am personally hoping that Jeff Hardy gets a well deserved push as I believe the fans would be behind him totally and it would be a great change to see the gold on anyone but HHH
United States Champion: Shelton Benjamin
I Think this belt needs to stay right here where it is for a long stint. He needs someone to fued with and that is where we get into a problem there are no legitimate face to fued with so I see him fueding with a heel

WWE Tag Team Champions: Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins
Absolutely horrible title for smackdown to have IMO they need to unify the tag belts and have the few tag teams from all 3 shows wrestle on either one show or be able to go on all shows

 

[Mattyboy]

Actually unifying the tag belts is a sound idea. They could have a big ol tagteam turmoil at Survivor Series with various teams, have title matches happen on any show and still keep the other teams on their brand.

I also think HHH needs a heel turn, he always worked better as a heel and im sure i read during the the edge v taker feud that HHH preferred being a heel. He's been a face for awhile now, so a heel turn is logical. He drops the belt to Hardy after a quality match, goes to shake his hand and lays him out. Everybody seems to love Jeff so that would get H major heat. Id also be cool with a heel turn as champ, siding with Vicky v Taker.