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There was so much to like about the Universal Championship match until the very end of the titanic contest. As the show went off the air with chants of 'AEW' and other terms that cannot be repeated here, I wonder why WWE and Vince McMahon had Seth Rollins keep the title.
In this article, I shall speculate as to why WWE gave us one of the most disappointing shows in quite some time. Please chime in with your comments too and let me know why you believe that WWE ended the match in the way that they chose to.
All I know is that a lot of people were unhappy, but I'll try and make sense of it all from WWE's standpoint in this particular article. I really did enjoy the match with the lighting and the way that The Fiend was portrayed up until the last moment.
Let's just hope that WWE takes heed of the criticism and rectifies their mistakes over the long haul.
#5 Two part-time Champions would have been overkill, to a degree
A lot of you must have watched SmackDown on FOX where, much to the shock and amazement of those in attendance, Brock Lesnar became the new WWE Champion, pinning Kofi Kingston. One thing that's for certain is that he's not going to be showing up every single week, and neither is The Fiend, to be sure. I doubt that The Fiend will even compete unless it's a PPV match.
So, to have two part-time Champions would have been a really bad decision on WWE's part, because most people tune in to watch the Champion perform. Seth Rollins can tantalize and wow his fans on RAW, much like Kofi Kingston used to on SmackDown Live.
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#4 To have both Superstars on different brands
This is pure speculation at this time, but I'm going to base it on the evidence that exists and what I've gleaned from the same. There have been way too many Fiend sightings on FOX to suggest that he's going to become a SmackDown superstar going forward. And from all the evidence that exists about Seth Rollins, he's going to remain an integral part of RAW.
So, there's a very likely possibility that these two men may be split up during the draft. It doesn't make sense for Rollins to take a red championship to SmackDown Live, or even be away from his girlfriend on separate brands. This is a shame because I think The Fiend vs. Rollins story is not told yet, really.
Maybe The Fiend wins the Royal Rumble and challenges Seth Rollins to a match at WrestleMania for the Universal Championship?
#3 Far too soon to make The Fiend Universal Champion
When Daniel Bryan refers to WWE fans as 'fickle' there is certainly an element of truth in what he says. And this is because while they may boo The Fiend not becoming Universal Champion, they're the same people who booed Roman Reigns when he was pushed to the top way too soon.
They would have done the same with The Fiend, had the same thing happened in this case. Did the same crowd not complain about Kofi Kingston being a boring Champion when it was upon their very urging that he was made the face of SmackDown Live?
WWE is, of course, cognizant of this fact, and just wanted to bide their time and wait for The Fiend to rise to the top of the heap. One may even argue that a character like him should not care about worldly possessions like Universal Championships.
But in accepting the match, did he prove that he cares?
#2 Limitations of The Fiend inside the squared circle
Much like a lot of you, I've seen Bray Wyatt compete on multiple occasions. While he's always been a solid performer, he's certainly no Seth Rollins in the ring, purely from a work perspective. When Rollins says he's the best in the world at what he does, he isn't very far off the mark.
I will never undermine Bray Wyatt's abilities in the ring, but he's never going to put on matches of the caliber that Ricochet or Adam Cole do. In 2019, the work rate has become a very important criterion upon which fans gravitate towards you (or not). And as much as they love Bray Wyatt right now, the shtick could wear out very soon.
You just can't have The Fiend kick out of multiple finishers in every single match. Fans would certainly not like that, even if they love it now.
#1 Lack of babyface Champions in the men's division
Believe it or not, ultimately it all comes down to how many babyfaces and how many heels exist in your roster. Right now, Brock Lesnar is a heel Champion, so are AJ Styles and Shinsuke Nakamura, as are The Revival, Dolph Ziggler and 'The Glorious' Robert Roode (R-Truth is the only other babyface champion).
With Rollins as the top babyface in the brand, heel after heel could square off with him in Live Events and he could run through them all. This is the way strong babyface Champions, from Hogan to Cena to even Roman Reigns have been booked in the past.
Someone like Rollins could elevate McIntyre and Samoa Joe with feuds against both men. Following the draft, he could also go up against the likes of Andrade and Elias, once they are ready.
To keep the Fiend special, WWE may not even book him in every show!
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