The Spirit Squad, a pair of visiting blasts from the past, are getting far more spotlight than those two teams. As seen on, Viktor and Konnor are 1-9 in that span. The Ascension haven't been on fire, either. 23. The duo's record since the draft in July is 0-6. Per, Breeze and Fandango were completely inactive in October and haven't wrestled on SmackDown since Aug. SmackDown's tag team division is hurting for villains.Īside from The Usos, no heel duos have any momentum to speak of. Tyler Breeze and Fandango are non-factors. The Ascension occupies the blue brand's lowest level. Hopefully TNA can find a way out of the mess of debt and lawsuits to stay alive and continue to give guys like Rhodes an alternate path to take post-WWE. If that companies dies, a major WWE alternative for guys like Rhodes will be gone. This is partly why TNA's financial issues are so unsettling.
Rhodes has now been invigorated by being on a new stage. WWE had beaten the life out of that character. His recent TNA work is light-years ahead of his low-rung role with WWE as Stardust. He's found new life as a smug, focused predator in search of gold and glory. He's already figuring into the promotion's world-title picture. Zingano stepping over to the squared circle wouldn't have nearly the impact Ronda Rousey making that jump would, but a crossover feud with Banks could be mighty fun.Ĭody Rhodes (wrestling as "Cody") has quickly found a home at TNA. And Dozovic and Knight have plenty of that asset.Īlpha Cat Zingano bleed for it, give me winner if you're down for some realness. Size has become even more special in recent years with the rise of smaller athletes. They are poised to be major players in the NXT tag team division and beyond.
Keep an eye on the big fellows moving forward. Dozovic and Knight clubbed and charged their way to a good showing in the first round of the Dusty Rhodes Tag Team Classic. The team of beefy gladiators impressed in a loss. Last Wednesday, the NXT landscape felt some attention-grabbing tremors, thanks to Otis Dozovic and Tucker Knight. Owens and Banks couldn't have predicted that they would both walk into that structure as champions. WWE could have had no idea that the enclosed cage would have this kind of shelf life. 5 match is a flashback to that time, when WWE first introduced the Hell in a Cell concept: Owens was 11 years old when Shawn Michaels tangled with Undertaker in the inaugural Hell in a Cell match. Throwback Video of the Week: Badd Blood 1997 Then it will be up to the Superstars to turn those firsts into something unforgettable.ģ.
WWE will have no shortage of stats to hype come Sunday. Wyatt barking orders at Orton will create ample tension, too. Fans will be expecting The Viper to bust out of his trance and bash in The Wyatt Family, but WWE can delay and tease that to great effect.Įven with as brief as Daniel Bryan's stay in that faction was, the moment he broke away and celebrated atop a steel cage was hugely moving. WWE would be wise to experiment with that more, allowing him to mentally reign over Orton. The New Face of Fear is a unique character, a pied piper from the backwoods. He will not only be a man who can unsettle his enemies, but he can break them to the point of joining forces with him. I hope he is a worthy minion for The Eater of Worlds."įor one, Wyatt welcoming a new sheep into the fold will make him look far more powerful. Should Orton now give into Wyatt's cult-leader charm and become one of his devoted cronies, WWE will have plenty to play with.Īfter The Viper teased allegiance to Wyatt, Tonya Rodgers of Cageside Seats wrote, "Randy Orton serving Bray Wyatt just makes sense. Beyond that, the story didn't feel complete. A delay due to Orton suffering a concussion at SummerSlam is partially to blame. The Orton-Wyatt rivalry featured an intriguing pair of rivals, and WWE largely took the right approach up to this point, but it just hadn't clicked. And with that, WWE gave this story the juice it had been missing.
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