Funaki is the number one contender for the Cruiserweight title? FUNAKI?!

Looks like that will be the throwaway match for the Armageddon PPV. If he was Sho Funaki from Kai En Tai then he'd be credible as a challenge. After being Jobber to the Stars for so long in WWE, he has no credibility whatsoever. Paul London would have been a far more interesting challenger.

It's a shame that a fairly good Smackdown! started with such a poor decision on the opener. Much as I've grown bored with RVD as a singles wrestler in the federation, I have to admit that in a tag team with Rey Mysterio Jr. he's actually way more interesting. I have a hope that they'll retain the tag team titles on Sunday.

JBL I'm afraid may end up retaining the World title, after his team lost tonight. As to the Big Show being a South Carolina native... I thought he was a fellow Canadian? Ah well... at least he made for a payoff to Kurt Angle's hometown hero challenge.