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WWE launched the Mixed Match Challenge on 16th January 2018 with some talented teams, and the show became a raging success. With teams like Alexa Bliss-Braun Strowman and Awe-Ska becoming a great mix tag team, we expected a lot from the second season.
The first season had 12 episodes and ended on 3rd April 2018. The second season started last week on 18th September 2018, and we had hoped a lot from this season, but the results have been so shocking as well as the matches being so predictable that the show seems to be boring.
While these two reasons are good enough to evaluate the show and tell you why the second installment didn't work, I shall list down 3 reasons why the show didn't entice people like it did the first time:
#3 Too Many Injuries
The show had some of the best names in the business including Sasha Banks and Alexa Bliss. 'The Legit Boss' and 'Five Feet of Fury' have been good on the mic and in the ring every time and that is why the WWE Universe was thrilled to see them compete during the second installment.
The WWE Universe was involved into the Bliss-Strowman love angle from the first season, and this season would have only blossomed it. The injuries put a halt to that storyline, and the fans that were excited to see how the company shall take this building romance ahead were left waiting or speculating. While Ember Moon joined Braun, there is nothing like a Goddess-Monster 'Love Is In The Air' story.
Sasha Banks, on the other hand, teamed with Finn Balor during last season and this season she was ready to dominate the mixed match challenge with 'The Dominator' Bobby Lashley. What shattered the story was Sasha's injury and now 'The Legit Boss' has been replaced by 6 time Women's Champion Mickie James.
The sudden change in female partners for two of the most dominating forces removed the anticipation between fans, and the second season has become obscure already.
#2 Unlikely Teams
The teams were supposed to entice fans, but on the contrary, some teams didn't really entice fans. The team of 'Mahalicia' was one such team that didn't make the fans feel great or involved at all.
This team didn't entice fans and the fact that there were multiple injuries before the second season of the show led to the fans losing all excitement.
#1 Abrupt Announcement and Too Quick
The announcement of the second season was done 2 weeks before the show, and there was no real build-up towards the show or any fan anticipation done at all.
The teams were abruptly announced, and some of them had injuries as I stated during the start of the article, which added more fuel to the fury. The fact that your first season became a raging success doesn't mean that you make an abrupt announcement, and then think that the show will work well.
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