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The first cardinal sin has already been committed by Vince McMahon and WWE and we couldn't do anything to stop it, could we, dear reader? Either Vince McMahon or one of the members of his staff decided to rename WWE Extreme Rules as 'The Horror Show at Extreme Rules' and it has to be the worst pay-per-view name in history.
That said, all is not lost, and this article is just a compilation of a series of poor decisions that Vince McMahon should not make, so as to ensure that the pay-per-view does not become a horror show, but not in the way that WWE intended. As always, the comments section is your space, and I welcome you to leave a comment and let me know your thoughts and views.
In any case, here are 5 key mistakes that Vince McMahon and Bruce Prichard should not make at WWE Extreme Rules.
#5 Putting the WWE Universal Championship around Otis' waist
One of the reasons why WWE and Vince McMahon may be stressing on the 'non-title' aspect of the upcoming Braun Strowman vs. Bray Wyatt match is because it could throw viewers at home off the fact that Otis could be in the background, lurking about with his briefcase. Bray Wyatt is likely to win the contest because this is a match that is literally in his wheelhouse. And moreover, he would need this win so that there is a trilogy that extends all the way to WWE SummerSlam 2020.
Otis could very well come out and pin Braun Strowman when he is down, to become the new WWE Universal Champion. I just think that it would be a mistake at this point.
Otis should cash in, at some point, after Braun Strowman vs. The Fiend happens at SummerSlam.
#4 Having Dolph Ziggler become the brand new WWE Champion
Believe it or not, I am a big Dolph Ziggler fan and I also will go so far as to say that he's a future WWE Hall of Famer, despite the fact that the title of this slide may not really indicate the same. However, Drew McIntyre is on fire right now, and to have Dolph Ziggler steal his thunder by becoming the new WWE Champion would be a mistake and a half.
If you look at Drew McIntyre's career trajectory, since his return to WWE, it peaked at the point where he defeated Brock Lesnar clean at WrestleMania to become the WWE Champion. For him to lose to Dolph Ziggler, who let's face it, is not booked nearly as strongly as Lesnar is, would be a major step down.
Whatever the stipulation may be, I have to say that the WWE Champion should find a way to overcome Dolph Ziggler and move on to SummerSlam to face a more competitive opponent like Brock Lesnar or maybe even Randy Orton.
#3 Awarding the WWE United States Championship to MVP
I love the idea that MVP is challenging for the WWE United States Championship at The Horror Show at Extreme Rules and not Bobby Lashley. Neither Apollo Crews nor Bobby Lashley can afford a loss at this stage in their WWE career and I think that MVP is one person who can live with a loss.
WWE has, in the past, quite rightfully been accused of looking towards the past and not the future when it comes to pushing talent. So, of course, we all know that MVP will be a great heel champion but the need of the hour is to push Apollo Crews, who has a few good years left still and who could definitely be a very valuable asset in the WWE roster if treated right.
The only exception to this rule is if Cedric Alexander shows up out of nowhere and decides to join MVP's WWE faction and in doing so, costs Apollo Crews the WWE United States Championship, kickstarting a feud in the process.
#2 Making Nikki Cross the new WWE SmackDown Women's Champion
As talented as Nikki Cross is, I just don't think she is ready to be the new SmackDown Women's Champion yet. WWE has done a great job in building her and of course, she has held gold in the past with Alexa Bliss, but Bayley is doing such a great job that she should lose her title in a match that actually feels like a bigger deal. Maybe WWE will turn Sasha Banks babyface before SummerSlam and have the two former best friends put on a classic for the ages, during the show.
Nikki Cross, if she is to become a future WWE SmackDown Women's Champion should be crowned on a bigger stage like WrestleMania. It just won't make sense to have her become the face of the WWE SmackDown women's division at this time, in my opinion.
Unless, of course, the idea is to turn Alexa Bliss heel and have her take Nikki Cross on at SummerSlam 2020 in a battle of best friends.
#1 Have Bray Wyatt lose yet another WWE match
We had Vince Russo, former WWE, WCW, and TNA writer on the Sportskeeda Facebook page recently, where he had a lot to say about how WWE has failed Bray Wyatt. Russo thinks that Drew McIntyre is the worst booked WWE Champion as well.
This is a glimpse of what he had to say:
How you can fail a Bray Wyatt, a Fiend, a Mr. Rogers - how you could fail all three of those characters... you either gotta be really bad or have to do it purposely. I wish I would have gotten to work with a talent like Bray Wyatt.
Bray Wyatt has to win the upcoming match to stay relevant and be treated as a serious competitor so that The Fiend can take on Braun Strowman at SummerSlam. If he suffers yet another loss, after losing to Strowman and Goldberg successively, he will slip down the WWE ranks in a massive way.
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