The X-Factor: Life after WWE WrestleMania 41
Night 1’s undercard sucked. It’s main event rocked. Night 2’s undercard did it right. The main event didn’t.
It’s been said already. What was the point to The Rock triggering John Cena’s turn if he was just gonna disappear from TV altogether? Unless they have something big planned…
…which brings me to Cena himself. We’re happy he finally got #17, but I can’t help but feel disheartened that he did it as a heel. It’s confusing. Why not wait until after? Look at his feuds with Shawn Michaels, CM Punk, The Rock, and Daniel Bryan. They were all fire and all hero vs hero. Punk was technically a heel, but with the pipe bomb, he wasn’t one in Chicago. Yes, the turn in Toronto made for a shocker and now, I just don’t know. When Cena said he’s gonna ruin wrestling, the easy prediction is he’ll forfeit the title, or is he gonna pull an Andre the Giant and hand it to The Rock? He could leave, they create a new title, only for him to return and say “I’m the real champion!”
Ok, next.
Even if she knew, Bayley getting left off the card for the sake of bringing Becky Lynch back? After last year? They gonna turn her again? Are they gonna set up Becky and/or Lyra as the one(s) who jumped her? Like that hasn’t been done lately.
While I’m talking about turns, yes. Bianca Belair. There’s also Dominik Mysterio. Either he kicks Finn Balor out or gets kicked out. There’s also the whole Rey Mysterio thing. Dominik spent a great deal of time and energy showing how much he hates him and no one’s gonna buy Rey as a heel.
And then there’s Paul Heyman.
The case could easily be made he was right to turn on Roman Reigns and Punk. Seth Rollins has come off like a sanctimonious prick. Now it’s official.
I think I know why we feel disappointed. It wasn’t just The Rock not being there. Both of Cody’s title matches against Reigns had their buddies jumping in to assist. The smarks had these predictions with the main events and they didn’t happen, and it isn’t just pro wrestling.
Here’s where I’ll close. Roman Reigns didn’t make it to 1,317 days. The newly minted champ is now the face of WWE. Now fast forward a year later and the haters are happy Rhodes lost the strap? Saying he was a disappointment? Two years they waited for the American Nightmare to finish his story. It’s not that hard. Make a choice and stick with it.
I’ve written this before tonight’s Raw. Just sayin’.
Don’t mess with the X.