More exposure for Hart Dynasty on WWE Superstars
Judging by the amount of TV time The Hart Dynasty is getting, it’s obvious that the powers that be in WWE like what they see from the pink-and-black-clad trio.
Thursday night on WWE Superstars, The Hart Dynasty made its third appearance on a WWE television show this week and headlined its second consecutive program.
Tyson Kidd and David Hart Smith teamed with Jack Swagger Thursday to face The Colons and Christian. The babyfaces prevailed in an entertaining match.
Win or lose, THD is fun to watch. I wouldn’t mind if they were on multiple shows every week.
Other thoughts on Thursday’s show:
While I liked the six-man tag team main event, the two best things about this episode were provided by Maria, who served as the guest referee for the match between Eve and Layla. This may have been the first time ever that I paid more attention to the referee than the wrestlers. …
I did turn my eyes away from Maria long enough to see Eve execute a nice finisher in which she did a cartwheel into a back flip into a splash. Eve still has a long way to go in the ring, but she is getting better. I think the fact the she’s a little thicker than the average diva works to her advantage as far as looking the part of a wrestler. …
At Maria’s request, Eve and Layla seemingly buried the hatchet after their match. That’s good news, because I was having trouble sleeping knowing those two were at war with each other. Perhaps Maria could use her powers of persuasion to get Hulk and Linda Hogan to reconcile. …
My first reaction after Santino Marella lost to Chavo Guerrero was: “Why?” There’s certainly more entertainment value in Marella than Guerreo. The result only makes sense if the Marella-Guerrero program is continuing. The always-funny Marella deserves to get the last laugh.
Comments
Forget Linda and Hulk, Maria need to work her magic and get Vince and Savage in the same room
Posted by: clay | June 19, 2009 12:16 PM
good blog kevin while raw stinks right
now I really enjoy ecw smackdown and superstars those three shows really showcase the young talent.
Posted by: STEVEN | June 19, 2009 12:43 PM
Santino is about 6 months from being future endeavored. His babyface turn has been disastrous.
Posted by: Elevation | June 19, 2009 1:00 PM
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Posted by: Gregory Asch | June 19, 2009 1:17 PM
How is Tyson Kidd a part of the Hart Dynasty? I am still confused. He has no blood ties to the Hart family.
RESPONSE FROM KE: He has been a family friend since he was a young boy and he was trained in the famous Hart Dungeon. While he doesn't have the blood ties, I don't see it as a stretch to include him in the group based on his background. Plus, his girlfriend is Jim Neidhart's daughter, Natalya.
Posted by: Steve Swagger | June 19, 2009 2:21 PM
Santino is another great example of WWE writers totally missing the boat on their talent. Santino is a goldmine no matter what you do with him. He is phenomenal on the stick and can get over as either face or heel while still maintaining his own, individual gimmick. This can't be said for a lot of guys who have to change their gimmick to fit their role. The fact that he is jobbing to Chavo (a guy who arguably would have been "future endeavored" years ago if not for his family ties) is proof positive of this cluelessness. Wasn't Santino in a 6-man with "Goldiedust" and the leprechaun a few weeks ago? Infuriating.
I really am enjoying the Hart Dynasty, but I think to really make it work they need to give Teddy Hart just one more chance. I know he is a loose cannon, but so have a lot of past greats and it can be good for business (Pillman, Eddie Gilbert, Savage). He is great in the ring and lends more creedence to the Hart name.
I think it would be possible to end the brand extensions while still maintaining the reasonable road schedules. Someone mentioned in another post that just because a wrestler is available doesn't mean that you HAVE to put them on. In fact, I'd imagine that some wrestlers have come back from injuries early (Mysterio, Kennedy, Batista) because their respective shows were short on talent. If it were one big show split into different timeslots, you would never have to worry about this. The WWE currently has 6 hours of TV programming a week and they keep cutting talents. That is plenty of time and with constant recap montages of storylines I think we can figure out whats going just like we used to do.
Yeah, ECW does seem to be where the young guns start out, but its also where people like Finlay and Mark Henry and Tommy Dreamer end up. I don't get it. Either make it young and exciting and new or don't.
Posted by: JGavin | June 19, 2009 3:00 PM
Kevin,
What is the deal with Teddy Hart? I've seen him in "YouTube" clips, and on the ridiculous "Wrestling Society X" on MTV, and he looks like a natural for the new Hart Foundation. I hear he is kinda hard to get along with, has he burned all of his bridges in the WWE?
RESPONSE FROM KE: Amazing talent, major attitude problem.
Posted by: Ray Herrick | June 19, 2009 4:43 PM
Is it just me or are the weekly squash matches of Kozlov and Ryder getting boring, they need to either put them into some real matches or release them because squash matches while once in a while can show a wrestler to be really strong but week after week of the same thing it really makes you want to change the channel.
Posted by: Anonymous | June 19, 2009 10:37 PM
I think "WWE Superstars" is a great addition to the weekly WWE-TV schedule. It is short & sweet, so I enjoy it more than RAW because the episodes are not cluttered with over-exposed headliners, most of whom have done everything there is to accomplish in WWE already.
Posted by: Mr. Sarcasm | June 20, 2009 5:14 PM