Well, I have been all set to write up a storm

About the WWE or TNA or anything. The problem is, there hasn't been much to write about. ECW has been boring as hell, as has TNA. Chris Jericho keeping the title as long as he had was pretty incredible, but then he turns around and loses it to Batista. Other than that, what has there been to discuss?

Let's start with Jericho. It was about time they acknowledged his reign as the first undisputed champion. For a long time it seemed like they were ignoring the fact that he beat Austin and Rock in one night. After that, things went downhill for him and he could barely get title matches with the Intercontinental Belt up for grabs. That was a shame, because he has always been an interesting character. When he came back, they immediately threw him into a feud with Orton, but then they buried him again, just like they did the first time he left. He was probably wondering why he even bothering coming back. Here he had made one of the more famous entrances into the WWF the first time, only to have it seem anti-climatic the second time. However, it was still great to see him come back, and then it was quickly crushed with him being buried in mid-level matches after his initial heat wore off. I like how they turned him heel, and he seems to be playing it very well. He always seemed to play a heel better than a face, and they needed a few more top heels anyway. It was no surprise they turned him, but it was a huge surprise they threw him a title reign. He even had it last awhile, beating Shawn Michaels in a ladder match. I like the fact they even had Batista win without it being a clean win. Gives Jericho a little steam later, and as long as it isn't a total squash, Jericho can come back later for title matches here and there.

Now on another note....what the hell is with Santino Marella being the Intercontinental Champion still? I mean, this is just silly. I understand a few weeks here and there, but they are actually giving him a title run. Comparing him to the Honkytonk Man is just ridiculous, as back then the title actually meant something. Spring boarding it for undercard guys who might have potential for top tier matches is what the title is meant for. It's either that or top guys who are on the way down. This has no logic to it at all. It would be different if Santino could be taken seriously, but that is hardly the case. Every guy who loses to him loses alot of steam, and every time he wins by other means diminishes the title. This isn't like Hogan keeping his title by any means necessary when he was with the NWO. That was different and it served a bigger purpose. Besides Hogan was an international star, so he could get away with it. Santino came out of nowhere, flamed out just as fast, only to rebound as a comedic foil. Not only that, his girlfriend is way tougher than he is. What does that say? This isn't like when Chyna around, when she was bigger than most of the men, because Beth Phoenix really doesn't mess with the men. I like when they bring back the older wrestlers, and seeing Honky, Piper and Golddust was great. However, Santino either needs to toughen up or they need to move on from him.

The women's division is actually pretty entertaining. At first I wasn't sure about the way they were handling the women. Let's be honest, Stacy Keibler and Torrie Wilson were great to look at and kept my eyes glued to the tv, but they weren't much in the way of wrestlers. Now all of them start going through the process and end up wrestling. Even the ones who were brought in as entertainment at first, Kelly Kelly, Maria, Candace Michelle all now can go through at least a halfway decent women's match. They always seem to manage to entertain a bit with their matches, and the matches themselves aren't nearly as bad as they used to be. The division has definitely improved.

Thumbs up and Thumbs down section;

Up to Undertaker. Keeps things fresh and entertaining. He's a smart guy by being on tv for awhile, causing the people to love him. Then he disappears for awhile, causing the people to miss him. He always seems to reinvent himself, knowing he can't keep doing the moves he did years ago. He goes different routes with his matches, always managing to have different finishing moves and an interesting storyline.

Down to Rey Misterio. He needs to learn from Undertaker. He can't pull off the moves he used to, but he doesn't seem to be able to come up with anything new. His matches always seem to be him getting beat up for awhile, coming back, trying to pull off a couple of great moves and then win the match. Hard to believe, but his matches are becoming predictable and not nearly as interesting as they were a decade ago. Now, alot of that has to do with the numerous injuries that he has suffered over the years, but he also keeps putting himself in those spots. Like I said, he can't quite do what the Undertaker does, because he doesn't have the size of the Undertaker, but he does have to learn to alter his matches or his career will be over before you know it.

Up to Randy Orton. Even though he isn't wrestling due to injury, he is keeping himself around. He's still relevant, which is a good thing. I think he is quite the heel, and since talking is a stronger suite of his than wrestling, he's working his best angle. He's stirring up trouble and keeping everything interesting backstage, so he's going to be someone to reckon with when he does get back into the ring.

Down to John Cena. Just like Orton, they're trying to keep Cena in the public's mind. Unfortunately, they did it with infomercials about how his surgery went. Then they had all these superstars talk about him as if they were his best buddies. Now whether they all get along or not does not matter to me, because you shouldn't put that out in front of the camera like that. When he gets back, he's going to have to wrestle these guys and what does it say when HHH and Batista have all of these wonderful things to say about him. It just breaks that illusion of enemies and heels and faces a little too much. I don't blame Cena for that, because it probably wasn't his doing about the video, but having a big rally video for him probably doesn't endear him to the crowds anymore than he was before. What they need to do when he comes back is turn him heel (ala the Rock) and let him do and say whatever he wants.

Up to Shawn Michaels. He can pretty much jump into the title chase anytime he wants with his history. He is a legend and can pretty much do whatever he wants. However, having a long feud with Chris Jericho and eventually losing a ladder match so Jericho could retain the title, legitimizing Jericho's reign was a great move. It gave Jericho great heat, and made him a top heel, while it didn't hurt Michaels in the least. His legacy is sealed, and he could get involved in feuds like that and all it does is cement his legacy further. Now if only HHH could learn from that lesson.

Down to Big Show. I know, he could be on this list up or down his whole career. However, angling at Vickie Guerrero is just stupid. If he would've been feuding with the Undertaker normally, then fine. However fighting with the Undertaker under the skirt of Vickie just made him look weak. Even though he punched out the Undertaker, he still looks whiny and weak "protecting" Vickie. If he would just be a monster, then it would be fine. That's the way it should be anyway.

Well, until I get to judge the Diva Halloween costume contest...keep reading....sincerely...the Novak Notebook.