The WWE hasn’t really been catching my eye lately.  Injuries have prevented a lot of good title reigns and potential champs from taking center stage.  When Ziggler was out for a few weeks, his Heavyweight title was left floating in space until his return.  When he finally did resurface I was excited to have him be able to strut his usual stuff with belt in tow.  Now it’s in the hands of Del Rio, who I don’t entirely dislike, but a part of me feels betrayed that Ziggler would have such a limited window to gloat his victory. I’d love to see Ziggler reclaim his title because he’s entertaining as hell, 100% more than Del Rio.

The Intercontinental championship is no different.  Wade Barrett is one of my favorite wrestlers on the RAW roster and his reign as champ was nothing but entertaining.  With Miz hounding him for the title, it felt like a legit rivalry that had some great build up to it.  Now that this new hot shot Curtis Axel holds the belt, its almost like they are desperate for some color. It’s understandable since the show has been kicking up Zzzz’s for quite a few months.  Curtis Axel seems like just another generic wrestler; I don’t think he has 100% proven himself yet.  Hyman has been doing a great job as his manager that helps his image more than most people think.

As for the tag team and US championships; I honestly do not care who holds those titles right now.  The Shield, though still a pretty popular force to be reckoned with, are slowly loosing momentum on their RAW takeover.  It’s been a long time coming.  They can only sabotage so many matches before it starts getting old.   Ambrose is obviously the front runner of the group; holding the US title belt gives him plenty of ring cred to become an independent wrestler from his gang.  It most likely will be a while before they do that, possibly at the next draft or some sort of rift between the team.  Those titles have become less important to a lot of people due to lack of major competition.  Team Hell No is no more and Rhode Scholars as well; the WWE doesn’t really have a popular line up of superstars to challenge them.  It will be boring until they get some good energy going, that could be a long time coming.

The Diva’s Championship belt has been a lot more interesting then it has been in a long time.  AJ is the perfect villain and not a typical diva.  Both she and Caitlyn have been bringing a lot of energy to the division.  It hasn’t been this interesting since the first inception of LayCool.  Although the other divas are kind of kicked aside, Caitlyn and AJ’s rivalry never seems to loose steam.  It doesn’t matter if you don’t like either of them, the fact that it’s getting you pissed off at all means it’s working.  I am very skeptical that it can really last much longer, but we’ll have to see what happens.

As for the WWE Championship…well you all know my stance on Cena.  I am happy that recently, it hasn’t been so easy for him to win the title belt.  After Punk’s year long reign, I think the WWE finally realized that the belt needs to be established as a more desirable title.  It can’t be given out so easily, it needed to feel as if it was impossible to become champion.  Now that its in the hands of Cena, I’m sure they are going to continue with that trend.  As much as anti-Cena fans want him to loose the belt, it probably won’t happen for a long time.  Placing him against less surprising talent for matches has been building up the belts credibility again after Punk lost it to the Rock.  I honestly don’t care who gets the belt next but it needs to go to someone who can really glorify his reign like Punk did.  Cena is always consistent with his in the ring personae.  He never brings anything new or original which makes his reigns the same as always.  Not saying he isn’t entertaining, but I would have so much respect for him if he took the plunge and went heel.  Wishful thinking really…

On a lighter note, I love that Punk is back (looking as good as ever with his chops).   He will bring some energy back into the ring, relighting that spark that seemed to go out the moment he left.  Having a feud with Brock Lesnar seems like a great move; pitting Hymans clients against one another.  I utterly despise Lesnar so I’m all for Punk beating the crap out of him.  He’s the most useless wrestler they have; he has no personality, no mic skills and looks like a giant boulder with a face and a bad haircut.  The only thing he’s good for is his ability to bleed; as much as I love seeing him face down on the mat I’d rather not see him at all.  This will make his appearances harder and harder to endure which sucks because I am such a huge Punk fan.

I hope they don’t leave Jericho in the position he’s in.  I know he’s a busy man with his band and his countless TV appearances, but he needs a title shot and soon.  Having a match with Punk is a dream come true, but now that it’s over I don’t know what they are going to do with him.  Also, what is going on with Sheamus? He seems to be bouncing around from rivalry to rivalry like a a game of handball. They aren’t taking a breath with him and giving him something to really work for. Maybe they’re just running out of ideas? He was a front runner for a long time and now, it just seems like they are swatting flies in the wind.  He’s disjointed and frankly, very uninteresting.