So what does this mean in the grand scheme? In most celebrity circles, not much. But once you head to Twitter (or someone in WWE social-media relations hits “Tweet” on your behalf) with a formal apology, one thing’s for sure: That was definitely Zahra, and that was absolutely Rollins. The details aren’t all sorted, and frankly, that’s between Seth and whomever he’s seemingly involved in some kind of dangerous liaisons with.
And Sting, deservedly, will have a hand in how it’s written. It suggests that Triple H has yet to pay for his father-in-law’s sins, and that their efforts to revise history and close the book on what Sting and so many others built in Atlanta has one last chapter left. This is sports entertainment at its simplest and most effective, with a tip of the hat to contemporary transparency.
But it was Trips’ preceding monologue that really set the tone, laying out how (in his view), Sting had waited 14 years since WWE absorbed WCW to come and exact retribution for their corporate tyranny. It was corny and cool, the perfect little bit of theater to elevate their feud. After a creepy video package and some badly bewigged pseudo-Steve Bordens spooked the Game to his knees, Ohio State University’s loaner TitanTron revealed his vigilante foe’s response: “I accept.” All due respect to Natalya, Alicia et al, but as far as the kind of draw that can return WWE’s Divas back to upper-midcard must-see, Paige and the Bellas’ characters and abilities mesh tighter than a pair of Paige’s leggings.Īs the Internet began to roil with rumors of nude NXT ladies on Seth Rollin’s social media accounts, Triple H came out to the ring and demanded to know whether Sting would say yes to his challenge for a face-to-face convo at Fastlane (cause nothing sells PPVs and WWE Network subscriptions like sanctioned sit-downs). It’s also a trio that can be configured into several different fresh, adversarial angles, including a resurrection of the Bellas abbreviated sibling squabble. Point is, Brie looked great last night, Nikki’s excelled as top mean girl and Paige is dynamite as the punk-rock ass-kicker striving to make her toxically tanned foes pale in comparison. And potentially lead to more screen time to flesh it out. There’s some kind of magic happening between Paige and the Bella twins, and to borrow the above euphemistic motif once more, a triangulated feud between and among these three Divas could definitely have legs.
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You have to wonder if there’d be a bit less heat on Roman Reigns if the past month of Raw hadn’t cooled off so many fan favorites.Īnd they know how to use them…to perform modified scissor locks and execute precise dropkicks. Ryback barely registered indifference from a very hot Columbus, Ohio crowd when he emerged to face Seth Rollins (perhaps because they knew an inevitable, anti-climactic DQ would ensue), Rowan essentially made a cameo and Ziggler had to share sympathies with smark-approved Bray Wyatt during their rematch (which, incidentally Ziggler lost clean, just like the last time). And then they started losing (or, in Ryback’s case, being generally bullied). And then they were “fired.” And then they disappeared. With John Cena as spiritual leader, a returning Ryback, reenergized Dolph Ziggler and re-packaged (slightly) Erick Rowan were presented as the forces of rightness.
Coming off Survivor Series, it appeared WWE had put together their choice coalition of superheroes to supplement Roman Reigns’ run to the top of the food chain.