Is it just me, or does Jack Swagger deserve a little nudge?
I've been a little tired of the back-and-forth lenient drama that has been going on SmackDown between Christian and Randy Orton, with the World Heavyweight Championship lying in-beteen. The drama on Raw concerning Mr. McMahon and CM Punk running away with the WWE Championship, albeit exciting, doesn't bode well for it's rival brand. For too long the SmackDown has been quite a low-level standard programme that comes every Friday night at 10pm on Sky Sports, and puts me to sleep. The real case for excitement on it, really, is seeing Randy Orton. Very few other people on the SmackDown roster actually show any promise of making it a decent watch. Or is negligence of the brand only putting more favour to Monday nights?
Back on to the topic of Swagger; he is a serious reminder towards what Kurt Angle was during the early-to-mid 2000's. Young, arrogant and an embodiment of the "roll up your sleeves" attitude that is usually encompassed within American patriotism. He is a former ECW and World Heavyweight Champion, as well as once enshrining the title "Mr. Money in the Bank" at one point, before cashing it in to become the world champion. In spite of the fact that Kurt and Jack have largely different wrestling styles, their characteristic differences are few and far between. Kurt Angle, American Hero. Jack Swagger, the All-American American. Both signify what America usually rotates around.
So with that, should he not be pushed into the direction of the SmackDown roster, and actually make a name for himself? Turn to a face for once and become one with the fans and breathing fresh air into what is turning more and more in the direction of dull Friday nights when they used to be lively and very excited in the days of Eddie Guerrero, Chris Benoit (both R.I.P), Rey Mysterio, Big Show, Undertaker etc. Five formidable contenders for one prize and usually were the top dogs. Booker T another before he switched to TNA and even Kurt Angle. Waiting for Christian to capture the title and then have the knight in shining armour (if you will) with Swagger to ****** the title off Christian would be a stepping stone, but it would also give him more use, instead of dwelling on the Raw brand and waiting for a WWE Championship that he will probably not get for a very long time.