Starks versus Hobbs and Jungle Boy versus Christian are the best programs going in because they have actual stories behind them they haven’t been drawn out for months on end and they’re helping in getting 3 young guys TV time and getting them over.
The ppv will likely deliver. But the build outside of those two matches has been the shits. The Bucks should’ve held on to the titles and he heading into their rubber match for those titles against FTR.
I’d rather see Swerve and Lee in a singles program against each other since that’s where they liked to be going until a random title win that’s done nothing for them.
Miro v Malakai was tailor made to happen after forbidden door.
It should be Toni Storm v Britt for the title. Hayder doesn’t need to be in the match. She should cost Britt the match on accident and then demolish her to turn face at the end. But that’s another long term story finishing to start a new one with Toni finally winning a big match and beating their top women to do it. She moves on and we’re finally get Hayter v Britt at the next ppv.
Wardlow has no story. The easy path was to build up Ethan Page after his buddy Scorpio was squashed, and keep him involved with Wardlow demanding a title shot and getting it at the ppv. Instead Wardlow has been directionless.
There’s 5 matches with history and easy builds that were passed on but make way more sense.
I can see Punk getting the title back Sunday, and then turning heel the following week. It’s dumb, since there’s no real reason for him to be a heel right now unless they’re bringing MJF back to oppose him, which would generate a massive pop since they’re running the New York are soon and MJF will be cheered as a babyface if or when he’s back.
The casino ladder match has a bunch of mid card guys in there, which I hate because even if they’re just going to be fed to Punk or Moxley, I want to at least believe they’d have a chance. We’ll see who the joker is.
But yeah, this is the most dire run of the company so far. Fly by night booking work very little long term direction.
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