How about some news from GAB and some last minute changes to Raw tonight?
[quote name='Those wrestling sites']We just got word from backstage at Raw that Stephanie McMahon has gone into labor. Vince McMahon and Triple H are said to be heading back to Connecticut to be with her, forcing massive changes to tonight's show.
At The Great American Bash, Mr. Kennedy was busted open during his match with Batista when he was rammed into the steel ring steps.
When examined in the locker room, he was suffering from deep cuts to the scalp one of which exposed his cranium. According to WWE physician Dr. Ferdinand Rios, Kennedy required more than 20 stitches to close the wound.
Super Crazy was originally supposed to be Greg Helms' opponent at the Great American Bash, but was removed at the last minute due to him also being found with elevated liver enzymes. Kid Kash is expected to be suspended for 30 days after tomorrow's Smackdown taping for violating the WWE wellness policy.
Kristal Marshal had to be hospitalized after last night's bra & panties match. We got no word to the extent of her injures.
U.S. Champion Fit Finlay will be turning face soon due to the numbers game and the current wasteland situation of Smackdown's roster. This is not the end of it.
While I theorized earlier today that Shane McMahon would do something with Shawn Michaels tonight to further the McMahons vs. DX storyline, that won't be happening. He is not at the show tonight.[/quote]
That ending to Kennedy vs Batista did seem a little improvised, and it wouldn't surprise me if they had to bring it home early with how badly Kennedy was busted open. Using logic (which a WWE storyline 90% of the time does not), since Kennedy took Mark Henry's place in the #1 contender's match and won it by DQ, does that make him the #1 contender?
I'm loving Finlay as a heel, and really think that Regal's persona would transfer over to being a face better, but I guess you can't have all the champions being heels these days.
As for your question myke, I'd say they should do a little of both. With Matt Hardy filling in last night and coming off of a win (which baffles me, aside from the whole face vs heel thing -- Hardy gets a win over Kennedy, but he gets stuck subbing in against Helms while Kennedy goes on to face Batista), it was the perfect chance to begin pushing him towards the top, not having him job semi-cleanly to Helms. I think SmackDown needs some star power right away, and that can't be built up from the guys who are already there fast enough. If they were to bring over a mid-carder or two from Raw (a couple Spirit Squaders after they break, maybe) and then start to push some of the existing SD stars such as Hardy, the 'B' show could have a nice amount of star power right around the time of their next single brand Pay Per View.