Armchair Creative Team: Booking SmackDown’s 10th Anniversary Special

Armchair Creative Team is back! And this time we are booking this Friday’s SmackDown 10th anniversary special. Considered the ’season premiere’ of SmackDown, the annual special usually features tri-branded matches and Superstars and Divas from all three brands. Last year, we had a champion vs champion match when then-Women’s Champ, Beth Phoenix defeated then-Divas Champ, Michelle McCool in a singles match. If this year’s main event is anything to go by, it looks like this year’s ’season premiere’ will feature more of the same interpromotional goodness! As always, read our match ideas & vote for your favourite!

Melina & Mickie James vs Alicia Fox & Michelle McCool — Perhaps my personal favourite idea is to see these two dream teams back together again! There’s storyline progression to be had here, plus also nostalgia to be served. Melina is pretty much the #1 Contender for McCool’s Women’s Championship and same for Fox to James’ Divas Championship. Thus, this match would be in keeping with storyline. However, there’s also some fun personal history here. Before being drafted to SmackDown, Melina & Mickie’s friendship on Raw was really cute to see and they worked so well as a tag team. Meanwhile, Alicia Fox has made good after that brief period as Michelle’s understudy on SmackDown — she is now the #1 Contender for the Divas Title! For old times sake, why not reunite mentor and student? Could be a great interpromotional match.

Beth Phoenix vs Michelle McCool — Arguably, the two top badass heels in WWE right now. This would be a rematch from last year, when these two faced off as Beth put Michelle out with the Glam Slam. This year however, times have changed — Michelle is now rivalling the Glamazon in the bad girl stakes. This could make for an interesting matchup and show much progression from their match last year as both are now on a more even playing field