411’s Roundtable Special: WWE in 2008 (PART II)

Posted by Larry Csonka on 01.09.2008

Come on in to part II of the McMahon land breakdown!

Be sure to check out part one if you haven't already.



Welcome to Part II~!

THE STAFF:
The Way I C It's Chris Lansdell!

Video Reviewer Mike Campbell!

Giving you his "Thoughts from the Top Rope," Daniel Wilcox

From the MMA Zone, Dustin James!

He writes the Impact Crater and the Custom Made News, he is Ryan Byers!

Column of Honor's Ari Berenstein!

Destiny's Matt Adamson!

The Shimmy's Andy Clark!

ECW Reporter Michael Bauer!

The High Road's SAT!

General Review Guru JD Dunn!

Truth B Told's Bayani Domingo!

And finally, the King Arthur of this round table, it is Larry Csonka!

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Your thoughts on WWE's Women's Division in 2008…

Chris Lansdell: The division is well positioned, with a dominant heel champion and some credible face challengers. Mickie is good in the ring, Candice is better than anyone expected, and Michelle McCool is not bad. Jillian, Melina and Victoria can all go. They need to get the actual WRESTLERS on one show and the T&A on the other, bring up Nattie, and give TNA a run for their money. Women's wrestling is the one area where TNA truly destroys WWE.

Mike Campbell: Hopefully Mickie and Beth stay healthy, because they're going to be needing carry thing division in the ring. Victoria coming over in the draft would help take the load off, but the women's divison is beyond stale. I was hoping they had something good on their hands with Kerry Von Erich's daughter, but she's already gone. WWE really needs to either bring in some already trained and talented women or find another Trish Stratus like miracle and have one of their already signed females suddenly start showing some serious talent.

Daniel Wilcox: It's strange to see Vince and co. get behind a women like they have with Beth Phoenix (get your minds out of the gutter), considering that, y'know, she's actually good in the ring. But until they bring in 3 or 4 decent women's wrestlers (or even shift the ones they have over to Raw) then things just aren't going to get better. I'd love to see WWE try and give TNA a run for their money (damn, it sounds so weird saying that) when it comes to women's wrestling, but it just won't happen.

Dustin James: WWE's Women's division isn't what it use to be and it was reflected when Trish Stratus and Lita showed up on the RAW 15th Anniversary show and stole the show. The Trish/Lita appearance made me long for the days when these two women were on top of the WWE Women's division. Now? It's not bad. But it's not good either. The only reason I say that those is because of the hotness that is Mickie James!

Ryan Byers: I expect the women's division to remain where it is in terms of positioning on the company's cards and in terms of the significance that is attached to the title. However, the quality of the in-ring work in the division has the potential to increase significantly if WWE brings up the right talent from developmental. OVW's Katie Lea (formerly Nikita) and FCW's Nattie Neidhart are both veteran female wrestlers currently under contract, and putting them on Raw with the likes of Beth Phoenix, Mickie James, and Jillian Hall would result in a depth of talent not seen in the division since the days that Molly Holly, Lita, Trish Stratus, Jazz, and Ivory were with the promotion. At the very least, there is the potential for a hot Women's Title feud in the early part of 2008, as Candice Michelle and Beth Phoenix were exhibiting some good chemistry prior to Candice's injury, and I expect the former champion's return to get a surprisingly large reaction from WWE crowds.

Ari Berenstein: It's iffy, but rife with promise. Then again, that's better than usual for the division these days. IF Mickie James continues her run of being a popular face character and brings her "A" game to her matches. IF Candice Michelle returns and continues to be motivated to improve in her wrestling. IF Beth Phoenix stays healthy and remains dominant and imposing. IF WWE brings Victoria back to Raw to help create better matches. IF WWE focuses less on the Divas who can't wrestle and more on the Divas who can. IF WWE adds more and capable women's wrestlers to the roster. IF all of these things happen, then we may be onto something. But like I said, its iffy.

Matt Adamson: Is there really anything to say about the WWE Divas Division? It was nice to see Candice Michelle improve, and to see the addition of a healthy Beth Phoenix, but overall, we all just want to see T&A. Let's not kid ourselves here.

Andy Clark: It'll be like it always is. They may stumble across a feud or a few workers that work well together for a while, but then it will be time to move on and it will either suck or fall off the radar again.

Michael Bauer: Well, after Candice comes back and fails against Beth, who's left? Mickie has already lost at least twice and no other lady on Raw comes close to matching ability with Beth. So unless there is somebody ready to come up and makes an impact or Victoria comes over to Raw, the Women's Division will suck again.

Sat: I think that the WWE's women division will be better in 2008 just because of the improvements of some of the female wrestlers. Plus, we will probably see the arrival of Nattie Neidhart. The division will not be as good as the Trish and Lita days, but it will be much better than 2007.

J.D. Dunn: Beth Phoenix has shown herself to be a dominant champion and a decent wrestler when she has someone to work with. Candice Michelle has shown exponential growth as a wrestler, but let's face it, this is the Titty Division. If you want a real women's division, you'll have to look to TNA or SHIMMER.

Bayani Domingo: Yuck. I like Beth Pheonix and all as a dominant, Chyna-like champion but the rest of the division is total fluff. Mickie James and Victoria are the only real credible workers left and even they aren't very interesting anymore. My how the mighty have fallen. It seems like the women they have now just can't match up to the old "Gold Standard" that used to be Trish, Sunny, Lita, Stacy, etc.

Larry Csonka: I wish I could have a lot of faith in the division. They have the talent, but they continually book the division for people not to care. Unfortunately I do not see that changing this year, and that is a shame because as mentioned they have the talent to have a decent to very good ladies division.

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Your thoughts on WWE's Tag Team Division in 2008…

Chris Lansdell: If they continue to pair up random cruisers to constitute the bulk of their tag division, good things lie ahead. As long as the pairings remain consistent and make sense! Case in point: we've recently had two outstanding matches featuring 3 guys who were doing nothing: Shannon Moore, Jimmy Wang Yang and The Miz, along with John Morrison who is being kept occupied until he gets a singles run again. Random maybe, but it worked and can continue to work. Yang and Moore vs. Chavo and Noble? LonDrick vs. Miz and Morrison? Why not?! The only caveat: amalgamate the tag divisions. Raw's tag champs right now are a makeshift team, with only 2 real teams to challenge them. Well 3, if you include the Highlanders. And I don't.

Mike Campbell: It's futile to expect the WWE to suddenly decide to start showing respect to tag team wrestling, but we can still hope that teams like London and Kendrick and Morrison and Miz can continue to bring the goods in the ring and that somebody takes notice. But given the fate of the WWE Cruiserweight Divison, I'm thinking not.

Daniel Wilcox: This one frustrates me so much because they've always got the potential there. It's a sad day when tag teams get less time on TV than the women. Even the greatness of Morrison and Miz won't be able to salvage tag wrestling in the new year. I always hear the "unify the belts" theory and I think that that would work because the champs would likely appear on more than one show and wrestle at least one good match on SmackDown or ECW every week. Then you'd have only the best teams battling out for the gold and you've got yourself a good tag division. But it won't happen because McMahon no longer cares for tag team wrestling. I didn't mind when TNA was giving us an alternative but if they seem to have given up on the tag team front.

Dustin James: Yikes. I don't think the WWE Tag Team Division will ever be good. Which is sad because tag team wrestling is indeed......sweet. I don't think we will ever see the days of the Dudleys/E&C/The Hardy's. Or the days of the Hart Foundation/Demolition/The Rockers/The Orient Express/The Legion of Doom/The Bushwackers/The Rougeau's/Power & Glory. Sorry, early 90's WWF is my favorite time period ever! But anyways, yes.....even John Morrison and The Miz can't save the tag team division. It's all but dead.

Ryan Byers: Unless major talent exchanges are made between Raw and Smackdown, I don't see either show having enough quality teams to put together a remotely compelling division in 2008. Lance Cade & Trevor Murdoch and Brian Kendrick & Paul London are the only duos worth their salt on Raw, while Smackdown doesn't have a single regular team that I would consider halfway competent. In fact, the outlook for the WWE tag division is even more bleak than the outlook for the women's division, as there aren't even exciting tag team prospects hanging around in developmental.

Ari Berenstein: What tag team division? You mean the two or three teams on each brand? WWE has long ago decided that the tag divisions are not going to be focused or built in any way, shape or form to make them seem important. The tag champs of Raw right now (Holly and Rhodes) are so weak and uninteresting right now that its a wonder anyone even notices them. Smackdown hardly fairs any better. Amazingly, the best tag team action in late '07 was on ECW of all places, where Jimmy Wang Yang and Shannon Moore have been a surprise hit (well for anyone who didn't want their matches in WCW). Not shockingly, they are nowhere in the tag title picture right now. I think its more of the same for the tag division in '08...under the radar and at times, not even on it.

Matt Adamson: If WWE doesn't want to focus on tag team wrestling, they are not going to just because some of us old school fans like it. They are perfectly content to throw in as many big singles matches as they can, because frankly, it's the singles wrestlers that sell tickets. Is there going to be a re-emergence of tag team wrestling in the WWE? Simply put, no.

Andy Clark: See what I said about the Women's Division. There will be a short time period where it is good (one on brand, not two at once) but then it will be time to move on and that success will be quickly forgotten.

Michael Bauer: The Tag Team Division needs a serious makeover, but they won't get it. The only way to fix the mess is to combine the Tag Titles and they won't do that. I can see London and Kendrick getting another chance, but not before Santino and Carlito win the titles on Raw. On Smackdown, it will be the year of Jimmy Yang and Shannon Moore at first, but Jesse and Festus will be around.

Sat: The WWE tag team division will be exactly the same as it is right now. Improvements will be made over the coming months, then there will be a draft and teams will be broken up again.

J.D. Dunn: When former Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach John McKay was asked about his team's execution, he replied, "I'm in favor of it." That's how I feel about the WWE Tag Division. All of them. Either of them. Either merge the tag titles and have them roam across the brands or just eliminate tag title altogether like WCW.

Bayani Domingo: I don't really even think about the tag team division. I have no idea who is in it. They really have lost their way when it comes to RAW, to the point where the division is made up for 3 teams who have absolutely no storyline going at all. While seeing Miz/Morrison and Moore/Wang tear it up on ECW is all fine and good I just think it masks the fact that there really isn't any other interesting teams out there. Even Moore/Wang is a thrown together team with no real reason to team up other than their belt was confiscated and never reclaimed. Either they need to unify the belts or chuck one of them because the tag division is at it's weakest in years.

Larry Csonka: What tag team division? Bottom line, WWE doesn't care about tag team wrestling and will continue not to care about tag team wrestling in 2008, and to me that is a sad thing.

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Your thoughts on the WWE Post WrestleMania Draft…

Chris Lansdell: I look forward to this every year, and normally go home disappointed. The last one being totally "random" was a nice idea, but too much filler talent was moved on the main show. This year, though, with people changing brands seemingly at will, the ECW/SD merger, and God knows how long since the last "trade" between brands (it's not hard to explain why people are changing shows, people!), the draft has lost a lot of significance. They have to move at least one or to big names for anyone to care, so look for Orton to go to SD and Batista to Raw.

Mike Campbell: This is one thing I always look forward to, it really helps set the tone for how the second half of the year will play out, and give an idea of who to look out for. Someone going from SD to RAW usually means that they're in line for a big push and will become a big name player on RAW (Carlito in 2005, Kennedy in 2007), someone from RAW to SD is usually either a younger guy who needs some more work (Masters) or a bigger name who's getting a little traction and needs some fresh guys who work with (Edge or Flair for instance). As for who might be in line for a switch, Cody Rhodes, Trevor Murdoch, and Santino Marella jump out at me as guys who might need some seasoning. CM Punk is ready to breakout, and that simply won't happen in ECW. Batista is miles ahead of where he was in 2005 when he left RAW, and MVP has been getting better and better. It's scary to say it this soon after his return, but Jericho could already use some freshening.

Daniel Wilcox: Let's start by saying the 2007 Draft was a joke. Just the production of it was terrible, and SmackDown got shafted. So did ECW, though in fairness to the E, there wasn't a lot they could've done to prevent that. And I have to question why we need a draft with the "Talent Initiative" going on with SmackDown and ECW. Still who knows, we may get a few surprises in this one with a big star going to the blue brand, but don't count on it. It's more than likely just a way to get the break through ECW guys onto a new show.

Dustin James: Let's hope it can spice things up a little. If I was a betting man I would bet that the WWE sends Carlito to Smackdown, MVP to RAW, Umaga to Smackdown, CM Punk to RAW and possibly The Undertaker to RAW. Basically, the draft has turned into......if you are great you can be on RAW, if you are good you can be on Smackdown, if you need to improve than you get to be on ECW. Either way, I love the draft because I'm a sucker for change.

Ryan Byers: This is a year in which WWE can skip the draft altogether. Generally speaking, the purpose of the draft is to freshen up the company's rosters and provide fans with exciting new matches. However, in the last month, the company has seen Chris Jericho and Bradshaw makeup comebacks, with returns by Bobby Lashley and John Cena also forthcoming. Those events on their own will give the company enough relatively new matches to make it through the year, especially if they are supplemented with one or two major "trades" made by the brands' general managers. (Specifically, I think that Umaga needs to get over to Smackdown as soon as possible.) With no need present for a draft, one shouldn't be held simply for the sake of holding one.

Ari Berenstein: It's unnecessary and a mistake. Why WWE thinks they continually need to reshuffle the deck I don't know, but as always it takes stable and effective brands and the storylines told within that brand and throws it up in the air like a deck of cards. AND OF COURSE, expect the Raw brand to get all the best picks and all the hot talent. So whatever. Last note: NO COMPUTER BOARD GAME / ROULETTE WHEEL like last year that makes all those stupid noises like its "Press Your Luck" and you're trying to avoid a Whammy. It was so fake and so obvious. Go back to the ball hopper like in previous years.

Matt Adamson: I think this will be more of a graduation draft than anything. The guys who have no place will end up on ECW, and their biggest up and comers like The Miz, CM Punk and John Morrison will end up on the big two. Hell, we're practically past the days of the brand split anyway, it doesn't matter what they do, as long as it involves getting some of the guys to stop treading water.

Andy Clark: I suppose in theory it's a good thing, but hopefully they'll handle the wrestlers they move better than they did last year. WWE needs to have a specific plan for the wrestlers they move and not just move them for the sake of moving them. Hopefully they will look at what happened to Mr. Kennedy this year and learn from that mistake.

Michael Bauer: They need to get Jeff Hardy to Smackdown, to set up a Hardy's blowup. They need to bring credible challengers that we want to see face CM Punk to ECW. And while we are at it, get Finlay onto Raw permanently if this tough love bullshit will continue. Other than that, nothing the draft will do can make me impressed with the whole system.

Sat: I don't think that the WWE should do a WWE Draft this year, but they will. The main things that will happen during this draft is that tag teams will be split up, up and comers will be moved to ECW, and some of the ECW stars will move to RAW and SmackDown.

J.D. Dunn: As long as no one gets busted down from the prestigious Four Horsemen to "the Raw," everything will be copasetic. MVP should probably go to Raw. Punk has outgrown ECW, a phenomenon that will probably continue with the next champion because the ECW roster is just too thin to keep things interesting without cycling a lot of people in from the other brands. That brings me to the next point, which is, with the lines blurring between the brands, the draft will probably be all show and no substance. That doesn't mean they still shouldn't do it because it feels like they're making a big deal about these guys when really, if someone moves from Smackdown to ECW or vice versa, not a lot will change.

Bayani Domingo: I don't really get the point of this other than to pop the ratings for one show or two shows. If anything they need to move some big names and get some fresh feuds going and unless you see a Batista, Jeff Hardy, Umaga, or Jericho moving brands its going to feel like an after thought like last year's draft. At this point the "Brand Extension" is such a dead idea I don't know why they just don't call it "Free Agency" anymore. Still, I'll watch the shows only to see CM Punk/Burke/Morrison get sent to RAW in exchange for Santino/Cody Rhodes/and the guy who rings the bell.

Larry Csonka: I agree with Ryan and Ari here. It isn't needed. I know I sound like a broken record, but the biggest problem with the Brand Extension is that it has been an exercise of the wrong execution of the right idea. The brand extension is not a bad concept, it just hasn't been done right. We just had a draft this year, in which they took a lot from Smackdown, gave almost nothing to ECW (which needed the help) and presented Raw with more talent than they needed. They are doing it to do it and try to pop a rating.

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Your thoughts on what former star WWE will bring back in 2008…

Chris Lansdell: Honestly, who is there? The Rock and Bret Hart are non-starters. Angle is going nowhere, and Christian is likely in the same boat. Austin, Foley and Hogan never really left. Sid would be a colossal waste. People like Shamrock and Vader are not really "stars" on a level to make anyone care about a return. Lance Storm is a remote possibility given his continued involvement in the business, but would the casual fan even know who he is? After Jericho came back, the last big name has made their comeback. Except, possibly, for RVD. He's really the only slight possibility, but I think TNA is infinitely more likely.

Mike Campbell: I've got zero inside knowledge of their contract status or how much they're making. But it seems to me that Team 3D have already run their course in TNA. If one-third of one of the best teams of all time, The Fabulous Freebirds, decides to get serious with tag team wrestling, it wouldn't hurt to bring back Bubba Ray and Devon, and maybe even Spike (and if they do, expect a lengthy Tiger's Take on the subject of Spike's hypocrisy).

Daniel Wilcox: You mean apart from the obvious ones? We'll certainly see Austin, Foley and Hogan back again. I'd love to see Rob Van Dam brought back because I do miss his uniqueness. Sunny is the other one who seems likely though I'd have thought that if they were going to give her a new contract that they would have done it by now. Outside of that, there is no one I'm dying to see back on my screen not named The Rock.

Dustin James: This is a tough question because besides The Rock, frankly I can't see myself getting excited for anybody. Well, besides Scott Hall returning as Razor Ramon. C'mon! You know you would love it! We will have our "surprise appearances" of the norm which will include Mick Foley, Steve Austin, Hulk Hogan, etc. But if I had to go out on a limb here I would say the former WWE star most likely to return would be Rob Van Dam. He looked like he enjoyed himself at the RAW 15th Anniversary show and if the WWE throws enough $$$ at you.....you eventually will cave in.

Ryan Byers: NBC wants Hulk Hogan to promote American Gladiators, and the Hulkster will no doubt want a little bit of extra cash in his pocket as a result of his impending legal troubles. Given those facts, I'd be amazed if we didn't see Hogan in the ring at WrestelMania, and a Summerslam match on top of it wouldn't surprise me either. As far as full-time returns are concerned, there are rumors swirling that the Dudley Boys may be winding down their time in TNA, so who knows where they'll be at the end of the year.

Ari Berenstein: Well almost everyone who could DID come back for that 15th anniversary show a few weeks back, so who is left. However, I think the shoe is starting to go on the other foot as far as the jumping of WWE talent to TNA. I think some may be realizing the grass isn't as green as they thought it was...so I expect Rhyno or the Dudley Boyz to be back in WWE by the end of the year.

Matt Adamson: I can't really say as I haven't read up on who may or may not be on the radar. If there is going to be anybody, I'd hope it was somebody who can really put on a show. I would hope for Steamboat for one last match with Flair, but then again, could they tarnish their legacy with one bad match? I'd hate to see that happen. I guess only time will tell with this one.

Andy Clark: There won't be any major stars coming back full time, but we'll probably see Hogan and Foley both show up at some point. I'd love for the rumors of Sting's TNA return to be nothing more than rumors and for a one-time WWE appearance, but I highly doubt it.

Michael Bauer: They need to get Jeff Hardy to Smackdown, to set up a Hardy's blowup. They need to bring credible challengers that we want to see face CM Punk to ECW. And while we are at it, get Finlay onto Raw permanently if this tough love bullshit will continue. Other than that, nothing the draft will do can make me impressed with the whole system.

Sat: Sure, we will see Hulk Hogan come back, Austin and Foley will make their appearance, but the person that I see coming to the WWE is Sid. I keep hearing that the Sid is wanting to make a comeback and I think that the WWE will give him another chance.

J.D. Dunn: Rob Van Dam will probably come back. I know he's happy dealing comic books and smoking the occasional bowl, but, like Jericho, I think he'll eventually run out of brownie mix money and realize that there's more to life.

Bayani Domingo: R-V-D. It's inevitable, sad, but inevitable. Hell, if Booker T isn't doing anything in TNA, what makes you think RVD will? If anything I'd love to see him do a few Indy dates before he heads back, say RoH and PWG. Both make sense and he does have a comic book shop in SoCal so he has roots in my neck of the woods.

Larry Csonka: To me it is down to two people, Hogan or RVD. They WANT RVD back badly after the reception he got at the anniversary show, and I feel he will return eventually, but on his own timetable. Hogan seems more of a lock due to the American Gladiators deal, which is an NBC property, and owns the USA network, and they fact that they did the tease with Khali. It seems like a lock to me.

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Your thoughts on ECW in 2008…

Chris Lansdell: ECW has played its role of semi-developmental very well. The transition was slowly accomplished, and the brand is now almost totally in the hands of young talent: Punk, Morrison, Miz, and Shelton Benjamin. Veterans like BDV, Dreamer, Ballz and Mark Henry have been used to help the youngsters improve in working matches against super heavyweights and brawlers, which is something they would rarely have done in the Indies or amateur wrestling. I can see this continuing, with Punk and Morrison "graduating" to a main brand this year. I also expect the eventual Benjamin-Punk confrontations to produce at least one MOTYC.

Daniel Wilcox: ECW has been great in 2007 as it has been used to refine characters, put on good wrestling and give young talent a chance to grow as performers by working with a few veterans. 2008 should be just the same. Don't be surprised to see the likes of Burke, Morrison and Punk being switched to Raw or SmackDown and a whole new crop of young talent being sent straight to ECW.

Dustin James: ECW will be much of the same. Basically a training ground for RAW & Smackdown and a place to go for you to work on your newest gimmick. ECW will lose CM Punk this year though. He has spent too long down in ECW and needs to move on before his face becomes recognizable with ECW which in the heart of many wrestling fans basically means "Not Good Enough".

Ryan Byers: WWE's contract which allows them to air ECW on the Sci-Fi Network runs out at the end of 2008, and, without a major overhaul to the show, this will probably be their last year on television. Sci-Fi continues to dabble in producing original programming, and they've had a good deal of success with shows like Eureka and their recent Wizard of Oz themed mini-series. Given the numbers that those programs have done and given the fact that wrestling shows are notorious for only being able to sell ads at rock bottom prices, ECW's chances of survival are slim. I would say that there is a slight chance that they continue on in to 2009 as an internet-only product, which was one of the alternatives that was being explored earlier this year when WWE was afraid that Sci-Fi would not want to renew the show.

Ari Berenstein: As long as they continue to focus on CM Punk, I will be watching...the part of the show with CM Punk. As for the rest, same as it ever was: Velocit-ECW.

Matt Adamson: Why ECW is still called ECW is beyond me. They need to re-brand the show and the meaningless title it is built around. They blew the rebirth of ECW by trying to make it something it's not. Not to say it's a bad idea, the show is entertaining people and that's important, but I for one find myself not caring, and mostly because of the tarnished image I have of the ECW name.

Andy Clark: ECW will be exactly like the old ECW: a step below it's two counterparts and a great place for people to succeed that otherwise wouldn't in the bigger pond. A place for guys like Chavo Guerrero and The Miz to be stars, a place for guys like Shelton Benjamin and Kenny Dykstra to be rebuilt, and a place for guys like Matt Hardy and Finlay to win World Titles. So long as they continue their relationship with SmackDown ECW will be fine.

Michael Bauer: The ECW is in better shape right now than this time last year and it is not just because the roster is more stable. No, the reason is that Smackdown and ECW have that merger type agreement and ECW can have some decent matches if they stop having ECW screwed on the deal. Get some real talent on ECW and not just having Punk go to Smackdown.

Sat: ECW will be the basically the same show as it was in 2007, but there will be probably be different wrestlers on the show. Some wrestlers will have a larger role on ECW than they do now and some young wrestlers will be moved from RAW and SmackDown to ECW.

J.D. Dunn: I kind of covered this in the draft comments, but with only one hour to fill and a skeleton crew to run the shows, it's difficult to make a long feud interesting. Punk's title reign has been particularly boring thanks to a bland baby face act. I guess there's some sort of irony in that the original ECW shattered notions of "good guys" and "bad guys," and the current incarnation has gone back to 1993-ish WWE storytelling.

Larry Csonka: They will have to do some serious work to the brand to make it sexy enough to last into 2009. They were close to losing the TV deal this time around, but they got a reprieve. They have the working relationship with Smackdown, which is working in a way, but I am not sure if that is enough. For the most part they are a developmental with a national TV deal. There are times when they have good shows, but that doesn't mater when they are treated like they don't matter when it comes to PPV matches. It will be more of the same in 2008 unless they make some major changes, and let's hope that they do.

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And that's it for us. What are your thoughts on these topics? Drop us a line in the comments section or shot an email to me if you feel like getting long winded!