Smackdown this week

Well, Sheamus/Henry has been announced for SummerSlam. No surprise here, let's just see if this Sheamus face turn is for the best. I could care less about this feud, but I can't wait until the Barrett/Sheamus match-up when it happens. They continue to tease a Bryan/Barrett match, which I hope they do. They have history and the SummerSlam card could certainly use a match like this. They also continue to tease a Rhodes/Zeke feud and they even give Ryder a shot at the title. Will Rhodes be IC Champion after SummerSlam? Let's hope so. I'm tired of Big Zeke right now and that's only because he doesn't do well as a face. Since Sheamus is now a face, why not turn Zeke back into a heel? Like I said before, make Jackson heel and he instantly becomes important on Smackdown again. Sheamus/Zeke anyone? Oh and kudos for Natalya turning heel. A Natalya/Phoenix partnership would DESTROY the women's division. Where's Kharma when you need her?

Is WWE tesing a new faction that will go against Triple H? Truth is on Smackdown for the 2nd time in two weeks and this time he's talking to Christian about the conspiricies behind Triple H's rise to power. Could we potentially see Truth/Miz/Christian all together trying to take down Triple H? Time will only tell. Christian gets the victory over Orton in the tag match, which makes it hard for me to believe that he is going to beat Orton at SummerSlam. I'm all for a Christian title reign, but I don't know if he'll be able to beat Orton AND stay champion if Bryan comes out. We'll see though.

So the SummerSlam card is becoming more fleshed out now. Here's our four announced matches:
Punk/Cena
Orton/Christian
Kelly/Phoenix
Sheamus/Henry
They still haven't announced the following matches, but here's hoping!
Truth/Morrison
Bryan/Barrett
Rhodes/Jackson
Ziggler/Riley
Del Rio, Miz, and Mysterio are all off this card right now. Miz/Mysterio should still happen with the winner becoming #1 contender for the title. Del Rio is Raw's hottest superstar but I don't see any possible match for him, except against Kingston, but didn't we already see that at Elimination Chamber this year?

Even without Del Rio, Miz, and Mysterio, if they do the other 4 unannounced matches, it's a pretty good SummerSlam card. The undercard is pretty solid, Orton/Christian should go all out for their final match against each other, and Punk/Cena will usher in a new era for the WWE. Mark my words, something will happen in that match that will shock us ALL. It has to. A new era begins August 14th.