Dropping from the poll this week: John Cena (10), Beer Money (8)

Wrestler	Rank	Last Week	Trending
Cody Rhodes	10	–

Rhodes gets the nod this week for a terrific promo that he cut on Smackdown this past Friday. I was not initially a fan of the “Dashing” gimmick he is currently using, but I have grown to accept it as a funny, annoying mid-card heel gimmick. Rhodes has sat in limbo with the gimmick for the past few months now, and he is deserving of a push due to his in-ring work. This past week’s promo had him put on a more serious act on, claiming that the impact of Rey Mysterio’s 619 from the previous week broke his nose and stole his Royal Rumble opportunity away. He really sold the importance of the Rumble and how it pertains to headlining Wrestlemania, and the “injury” appears to have brought a more dramatic and darker edge to Rhodes’s character. I personally am all for it; a feud with Mysterio could help elevate Rhodes from silly mid-card gimmick to main eventer, something that Smackdown could probably use.

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Kane has an announcement for the WWE Universe. (Source: Online World of Wrestling)

The epic rivalry between The Undertaker and the World Champion, Kane, continues on Smackdown.  Kane had a “major announcement” that would shake things up going into Night of Champions in a few weeks.  What was it?  Read on and find out.

Video Package: The Undertaker was attacked and put in a vegetative state.  Kane stood up for his brother and believed it was Rey Mysterio who attacked.  It wasn’t.  It was the “Big Red Monster” himself.  Since then, the Brothers of Destruction have been at odds.

Alberto Del Rio is introduced and comes to the ring where a fiesta is awaiting him.  He shows a video package of what he did to Rey Mysterio last week.  The incident fractured Rey’s wrist.  Del Rio says that Rey is ashamed, that’s why he wears a mask.  Alberto beats down a pinata in the ring wearing a Mysterio mask saying that Rey is now broken.  He goes to have a champagne toast to himself.

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