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RAW Instant Fantasy Impact Analysis 6/11/2012

Posted by: choke Jun 11, 2012 | 1601 views | 3 comments

Who's rising, who's falling after this week's RAW?

Well the three hours wasn't necessary, but I felt overall the show went okay.  Is it shameful to admit I'm actually enjoying Big Show on the mic lately?   No, I'm not drunk.   Even though it's campy, I'm enjoying the AJ Love Square.   Though it IS AJ afterall <3 <3 <3

Rising
1.  Dolph Ziggler - Though I don't see him having much of a chance against Sheamus, it speaks volumes that they chose him to be Del Rio's replacement even though their options were crazily limited.  Hopefully he gains a lot with even a loss on Sunday

2.  Ricardo Rodriguez - Think ultimately he's going to gain from Del Rio's injury.  They've had the US Belt on a Comedy Act for several months, what would it hurt to simply transfer it over to another?

3.  Tensai -  Well this could go either way, but even in his "losing streak" he's only lost to Cena and Sheamus so far.  I think they're going to play it with him going on a big win streak and credit his destroying Sakamoto.   Just a theory.   They could just as easily have him disappear to NXT and Superstars for the next 6 months.   

Also:  Sin Cara, Ryback, Sheamus keep rolling.  I'd tentatively put Epico and Primo here also (HUH?).   I think they're going to give up on Kofi/Truth soon with this Truth injury and the only team I see taking it from them is Epico and Primo with AW, Rosa (?) and Mason Ryan (?).   Big stretch, but that's what I'd do right now. 

Falling
1.  Del Rio - No brainer.   Even if he's not gone for an extended period of time, will the WWE feel comfortable putting him right back in the title hunt?  It's a damn shame he got put out by Khali.   I mean anyone in a match against that clumsy oaf should up their life insurance policy.  

2.  R-Truth - He was replaced by Ryder and Clay in two separate nights in two separate tag matches over the weekend.  Uh-oh.   Was that Big Show punch a write off from the show for a few weeks?  A few months?   We'll see, maybe the injury isn't THAT bad.

3.  Kofi Kingston - Simply because I think he will lose the tag belts soon.   He'll still be a good singles hold, but a title is a title.

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