Triple H going over Cena kinda rubs me the wrong way. It almost seems like Trips tried to bury Cena on his way out to Smackdown. I didn't like how Trips kept saying that if Cena didn't have the belt he was nothing. Because now that Cena has lost, what is he now? How does he convince the fans that he is a contender, especially as a face, after having been punked so badly?

Night of Champions was what I expected result wise --- with two exceptions - I'm surprised at Kofi Kingston and not Jeff Hardy going up against Chris Jericho (Shaune Michaels appearance was no surprise)
and also that CM Punk didn't cash in last night with MITB at the end. On another note, although Triple H is my favorite wrestler --- I'm not sure how much longer I can "stomach" Smackdown with Vickie Guerrero and Edge. The wheelchair gimmick is getting really old and annoying--- everyone know that she is not
confined to that wheelchair and doesn't need Ryder and Hawkins and/or Bam pushing her down the aisle, and Edge's character is fantasic in his own right --- He's too good of a wrestler on his own, to need all of this outside interference....

Eck- Did having to listen to Michael Cole call the HHH/Cena match annoy you as well?

Instead of being the man of 1,000 holds, Michael Cole is the man of 1,000 repetitive cliches.

If they want to keep Ross on SD!, its fine, but the person who should have replaced him on Raw is Joey Styles.

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: Cole is no J.R., but who is? I don't mind him. I liked Styles, too.

I forgot to add this after last weeks Raw! i totally laughed out loud.
there was a sign in the stands,
"Chuck Norris can see John Cena!"
that killed me!
Matt

As much as Edge's victory made a Cena win seem inevitable, I couldn't picture Triple H letting Cena beat him again after all his promos about how much that loss 2 years ago still bothers him. So I wasn't completely surprised by the outcome, although part of me hoped Punk would run out at the end and cash in his MITB contract (especially with Triple H selling the knee injury so hard). But it seems any time Punk actually shows up in a promo during a show hinting at that concept, it guarantees it won't happen.
And as much as I liked Edge/ Batista, the ending was tired. How many times do we have to see a good match between Edge and an opponent end with La Familia rushing the ring and turning it into a farce? I know it establishes heat for Edge, but the formula has gotten very stale.
I pray giving the belt to Kingston, a dynamic worker, can help bring back the IC belt as a title that means sonething for mid-card talent, rather than burying it on an established superstar who rarely defends it. I do get the feeling that the whole eye injury angle with HBK might have been set up so HBK wouldn't have to "lower" himself to work an IC title match. (all their other matches were always non-title bouts). Maybe that's being cynical, but with all the nice buildup for this feud, it's a shame they didn't have an actual match on this card. And now, like you said, they are free to feud without the IC belt being invloved.
And saying Mark Henry is "worthy" of the ECW belt is all you need to know about how meaningless that title has become. I mean, Mick Foley basically said the US Title was just as prestigious as the ECW belt during the Hardy/ Guerrero match.

Hate to pat myself on the back, but I called both Edge and HHH retaining right here folks..

There's no way that the WWE would have a unification match at GAB. This has Summerslam written all over it. Think of how fun the next 15 weeks will be with Triple-H versus La Familia in various 3-on-1 matches! Or not.

No mention of Cena's teased heel turn? I thought he was playing a little dirty, but the announcers went out of the way to say "he was staying within the rules". I'm thinking Cena vs Batista at 'Slam.

CM Punk as champ right now would be ALMOST as bad as Joe in TNA. While Punk has more talent, he is nowhere near WWE main-event level. For the life of me I can't understand why so many smarks are so high on him. He's a sound wrestler but his promos are lacking and his look has gotten old.

I'm thinking Triple H interrupts the Edge-Vickie wedding, and they end up wrestling each other at the Great American Bash, with the loser having his title vacated and sent back to Raw. Then they could have a tournament or a battle royal to crown a new champ.

I HATE TRIPLE H NOW BECAUSE HE TOOK THE WWE TITLE TO SMACKDOWN

I was far more surprised that Edge retained against Batista. But it was done in a way that lends itself to a rematch in short order that leads to a Batista victory. I wasn't the least be shocked by HHH's victory, did you really believe he was going to allow himself to be 0-2 against Cena? I can't see them going back to a unified title with the brand extension, because having just one world title and no brand extension makes far too much sense. Still, it was a solid PPV (albeit a ridiculous concept), Kingston's win was a bit surprising, but it did get the IC title out of the way of the Y2J/HBK feud. At this point in his career, I can't see HBK ever agreeing to be IC champ again. Even with it being predictable, the lack of crowd response for the Rhodes swerve (the right call BTW, he was going nowhere as a face) was appalling. Of course, when you do nothing to elevate the tag team titles, this is the end result.

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: I actually did think HHH might go 0-2 against Cena because I think he went 0-3 against Batista a few years ago.

I like the Edge and HHH/Cena and Batista tag idea - it delays the Batista turn, puts one of the belts on RAW, and frees up a lot of the undercard. Plus they don't have to rush CM Punk to the main event.

I'm not sure if HHH's victory is a swerve, so much as it is just the best business decision right now. If WWE wants to make both brands equal, then they should keep both champions on Smackdown! until the fans stop thinking of it as the "B-show."

Another twist to your first scenario would be that the loser's title is vacated and moved to RAW. As I recall in 2002, when the champion was preparing for a PPV title defense against a RAW guy, his appearances on Smackdown! were often useless.

Another twist to your third scenario would be if La Familia attacked HHH and beat him down, and then CM Punk ran down to make the save. Only to cash-in Money in the Bank and take the WWE Championship to RAW with La Familia's blessing. CM Punk might be better placed as a heel right now anyway.

Of the five scenarios, the fourth one has the most potential, although Vickie Guerrero would be a fool to agree to those terms - unless HHH & Edge have an incentive to win.

I watched the matches last night with my boys. They said the same thing I have been saying for ages. Its nice to see a very good technical women's match and not just a parade of Playboy Models. Props to Mickey and Katie Lea on a great match!

An inter-promotional tag-team match is signed for The Great American Bash that pits Cena and Batista against Edge and Triple H, with the stipulation that if Edge or Triple H is pinned, they lose the title to whoever pinned them. Edge could turn on Triple H during the match, allowing either Cena or Batista to win the WWE title and setting up feud between Edge and Triple H for the world heavyweight title. I like this idea because it would have a lot of intrigue, as Cena and Batista would each want to make the winning pin, and Edge and Triple H would each want the other to lose so they could be the only champion on Smackdown. Plus, there is Triple H’s friendship with Batista, so there is the possibility that he would try to help Batista defeat Edge.

I wholeheartly agree. This would be a great idea.

Although it is nearly meaningless , it's good to see Mark Henry get alittle recognition . He's been plugging away now for quite a while . ( trained by Brett Hart - ..... just stirring that pot again ) .

O.K. I've had it. It's bad enough people wont let up on Joe, now DH has 2 go after Punk. While I admit neither are clearly at HHH status yet, they both have the potential to be some of the best the new millineum has 2 offer. So give these guy's a break. Joe is the first "real" TNA star and it makes perfect sense that he is TNA's world champ. And Punk has established himself in a corporation of legends. They have what it takes to make they're brands to the top.

The only problem I'd have with a tag match putting the WWE and World titles on the line is this: If a guy has an equal shot at either title, why would he ever go for the World title over the WWE Championship?
WWE has stayed away from openly making one seem "better" than the other since each show has had its own champion, but they (Vince) can't possible put more value in a belt that was once worn by the likes of David Arquette and Jeff Jarrett.

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: You forget that after that title was revived, Triple H held it numerous times and it was pushed as being bigger than the WWE title.

I almost forgot -- Vince Russo also had the WCW (World) title.
Vince McMahon being a WWE champ doesn't devalue the title like the former (Russo, Arquette, etc.).

Kevin, Isaid Punk was ready and I believe that him bringing the world championship back to Raw was a great turn of events. Yeah, I know this happens one night after Night of Champions, but I couldn't wait to tell everyone that I was right. It feels dang good to be right!

RESPONSE FROM KEVIN ECK: I actually did think HHH might go 0-2 against Cena because I think he went 0-3 against Batista a few years ago.
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While I won't say he and Cena are mortal enemies, it's a pretty safe bet to say HHH is a lot closer to Batista than he is (or ever will be) to Cena. I don't think the knock against HHH is that he wouldn't put anybody over, only that he would put certain people over. But his retaining the title does appear to knock back reports that he was planning to take time off for the birth of his child.

well i think cena should go for the world championship. that was a great match between cena and triple h

Not to insert logic or anything into the picture here, but it was Cena who first said to Trips, "Until you beat me, you're nothing."

And he said that despite Trips holding the title. So in the vein of every complaint that has ever been made about Trips putting some fire into his promos, that would then indicate that Cena doesn't feel like the WWE Championship means anything, right?

Of course not.

Trips used his own words against him. And it made for a good promo.

Mina , please don't insert logic into any of this . My brain can't handle it !

Well the match between tripple h and cena just goes to show that tripple h is the best in the wwe,it was kinda scary that batista lost to edge cause i didn't think that both titles was going to remain on smack down i was positive one was going to raw, but like i said, tripple h is the best and i feel he is going to hold the title for a while, someones gotta get pretty lucky to take it away!

I'd love to comply, Jack, but logic seems to be hardwired into my DNA! I think it might be a genetic defect... :-)

(Well, probably not a 'defect' so much. But it sounds more fun that way.)