Examining what worked and what didn't, across the three hours
#3 Worst: No heat for champion vs. champion matches
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Is anyone excited about the champion vs. champion matches, at all?
We heard passing remarks this week from The Miz about Baron Corbin and from Alexa Bliss about Natalya. However, with only two weeks of SmackDown Live and one week of RAW to go until Survivor Series, there's an amazing lack of heat for the champion vs. champion contests.
Look who just shut down all of Tony Khan's critics! More HERE.
It does not help that the Universal Champion is a part-timer, who does not show up on RAW for two consecutive weeks, leading into a pay-per-view. Even if AJ Styles does face Brock Lesnar, will anyone care, not having seen The Beast in such a long time?
Unless the champions face off in the go-home shows, the pay-per-view is going to feel extremely underwhelming. And it should not!
It would be unfair to the champions on both the WWE rosters if it did!
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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Before joining Sportskeeda, Dasgupta was a comedy writer for Star TV, where he scripted lines for the iconic Lola Kutty property, in addition to hit TV shows like Axe Ur Ex & UR Fired. He was also a columnist for Rolling Stone India.
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