Let’s face it, The Undertaker isn’t a young dude anymore. He’s also had this knee problem on and off for awhile now and it’s not going to get any better as long as he’s still ring-bound. Prowrestling.com reports that he may have re-aggravated it last night at taping for Smakcdown!.
Undertaker reaggravated his knee injury in a dark match against the Big Show at last night’s Smackdown tapings in Columbus, OH. Zach Ryder, Curt Hawkins, and Bam Neely attacked him, and after chasing them out the ring, he posed for the crowd and walk around. Before heading backstage, he took …read more

I’m going to pose the question that’s on everyone’s mind: Where is Edge? Is he checking out the Finnish Art Nouveau buildings in Helskinki? Visiting the faux-”Tropical Beach” in Helsingborg? Touring the Baltic wonders of Hel, Poland? Or just spending some island time in the Hellenic Republic?
He could be doing any of these things. Because he hasn’t returned to the WWE since The Undertaker evidently sent him hell during the hell in the cell match at SummerSlam. Straight through the ring, fire and everything. And if hell is under the ring, does that mean Hornswaggle is one of Satan’s minions? …read more

Jabandgrapple.com’s Top 10 WWE wrestlers for the week ending 8/25/08

Dear Jabandgrapple.com readers. Chances are next week’s wrestler rankings will be funnier, better written, provide smarter, crisper analysis, might include someone other than WWE wrestlers, and won’t show extreme prejudice towards Mark Henry, JBL, and Kane.
That’s right, this is Mr. Jabandgrapple’s last post. That doesn’t mean there won’t be another Mr. Jabandgrapple just like there was another Ultimate Warrior, another Kane, and another Undertaker. What’s that? There was only one Ultimate Warrior, one true Kane, and one true Undertaker.
That’s besides the point. Just goes to prove that the next …read more

Jabandgrapple.com’s Top 10 WWE wrestlers for the week ending 8/18/08

1. Undertaker (LW: 10)
He’s baaaaaaaaaack and he’s sending people to h-e double hockey sticks. We really didn’t realize how much we missed the Undead Superstar until his epic SummerSlam Hell in a Cell match. Amazing stuff in what might go down as an all-time great pro wrestling match.
2. Batista (LW: 1)
His match versus John Cena wasn’t the highlight of SummerSlam but hopefully we will see these two titans square off again.
3. Triple H (LW: 4)
He beat The Great Khali. Yawn. Let’s see him start feuding with Edge or Taker. The pedigreed …read more

Jabandgrapple.com’s Top 10 WWE wrestlers for the week ending 8/11/08

Monday night’s RAW and Tuesday’s ECW didn’t exactly bring us a lot of action while Friday night’s SmackDown was preempted in Mr. Jabandgrapple’s hometown by an Eagles vs. Steelers pre-season match-up. And while my DVR wasn’t intuitive enough to tape the delayed broadcast I was able to get a hold of the matches.
1. Batista (LW: 3)
The Animal channeled his ample anger and pinned Ted DiBiase, Jr. to become a half of an unlikely WWE Tag Team Champion pairing.
2. John Cena (LW: 2)
The other half of the new belt holders. We …read more

Great American Bash Predictions
***

Mark Henry vs. Tommy Dreamer
for the ECW Championship
I have more of a chance joining the WWE writing staff than Dreamer has of winning the ECW championship. Henry should take him down with his typical ennui-inducing ring power act. expect a lot of sweat and lots of confident cackling from Henry and Tony Atlas.
Mr. JandG pick: Mark Henry
Mrs. Jand G pick: Mark Henry, unfortunately
Odds: Henry -9,900; Dreamer +9,900
Michelle McCool vs. Natalya
for the SmackDown Divas Championship
The most shocking news I read this week: Michelle McCool is dating The Undertaker. Are you kidding me? Some undead guys have all …read more

It wasn’t the return of Lita, it wasn’t an affair with the attractive wedding planner, and it wasn’t a Vince Vaughn-Owen Wilson-esque wedding crashing intervention by The Undertaker.
No, Edge and Vickie Guerrero were finally split apart by the volatile combination of Vickie’s horrible insensitivity towards her partner and Edge’s unbearable insecurity brought on by his shock loss of the World Heavyweight Championship.
We weren’t shocked as much by the breakup then by Vickie’s frequent switches from wheelchair-bound to able pedestrian.
Our favorite moment of the night was when Triple H couldn’t keep a straight face while talking to Vickie Guerrero. His …read more

Friday Night SmackDown, May 30, 2008
Cutting Edge
Tonight’s SmackDown headliner isn’t even a match. It’s a Cutting Edge segment where Edge intends to interview The Undertaker. The ladder, chair, and table are set up in the ring to mimic what will happen on Sunday at the One Night Stand PPV.
Edge takes the mic to explain how he’s been tortured for the past year by the spectre he knows as the Undertaker. He looks at what he calls “that beautiful title” and visibly shudders with orgasmic ecstasy and licks his lips with the notion that if Taker loses at One Night …read more

WWE SmackDown Results 5/24/08
Deuce, Domino and Maryse def. Jesse, Festus and Cherry
Finlay def. Chuck Palumbo
Batista def. M.V.P.
Vladimir Kozlov def. Nunzio
Matt Hardy and Kofi Kingston def. Shelton Benjamin and Elijah Burke
The Undertaker def. Chavo Guerrero

Friday night’s SmackDown concluded what has been an entertaining week of wrestling matches.
The hard-fought epic M.V.P.-Batista battle which saw terrific give-and-take, lots of powerful moves, and a successful building of an interesting feud.
My favorite bout of the night was surprisingly the Finlay-Chuck Palumbo match. The two sparred for a good ten minutes providing good action and compelling drama. All of this was emphasized by the fact …read more

Last night’s WWE Judgment Day PPV turned out a lot like this year’s NBA Playoffs thus far: no upsets, modest levels of excitement, good performances by workmanlike professionals, but ultimately a lackluster show. No titles changed, no blood, and no can’t-miss moments. Although the Y2J – Shawn Michaels match came close.
In fact, if you had looked at the WWE’s own pre-Judgment Day Power 25 rankings you would have known the winner in all four planned singles matches. All the top seeds won.