Tuesday, May 16, 2006
So WWE is putting Triple H and Shawn Michaels back together as DX. I think this is great news. But with a little deeper thought on the matter I came to the conclusion that a babyface DX really has no place on the roster right now.

The reformation process is now in full swing. Last night's RAW had the cliffhanger of "Did Triple H miss HBK with the sledgehammer on purpose or by mistake." I thought it was great stuff. Vince overplayed the fact that Shane got hit a bit too much but you can expect that from Vinny Mac from time to time. This new INTERESTING cliffhanger structure to RAW is like a breathe of fresh air to a disillusioned WWE fan.

It was reported in the Observer this week that June's Vengeance PPV has the subtitle "Are You Ready?" so it's pretty much a lock that they'll be back together by then. Dave Meltzer predicted that they'll first be feuding with the Spirit Squad. A quick tag title reign for DX could be interesting short term. I'll also throw in a prediction of my own that DX will be facing Vince and Shane after that (possibly at SummerSlam?). But the question is: where do they go from there? HBK is wanting to become a part-timer in the very near future so this will leave H carrying most of the in-ring. The obvious direction is H chasing the championship belt, but H vs. Cena is quickly becoming old. The WWE title picture needs a good shake up. Maybe Edge will finally get his run with the belt. H vs. Edge with Cena out of the picture sounds like a good direction.

But my question today is past The Spirit Squad, the McMahons, Cena and Edge, who do the new DX have to feud with. A wrestler/faction is only as good as the wrestler/faction they are feuding with. Also, a couple of newcomers have to be added to this version of DX to give it longevity. WWE have around six months to come up with some good scenarios for DX past the immediate ones. If they can successfully do this it's going to be a great roller coaster ride for all of us!

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