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ParanoidObsessive posted...

I was listening to Meltzer talk about how it should have been a best of 3 series, and how having the blow off to the feud after the first match felt wrong, and I was like "Wait, does he not know that Cena is leaving for months to film, so the WWE had absolutely no option to plan anything different in terms of timing?"

Because the way he was talking he sounded like he had no idea, while from my perspective it seems like literally every fan who is even slightly in the loop was aware that Cena was leaving after the entire time, because the studio being unwilling to have him continue wrestling while filming was a pretty public story.

I don't think I'd ever think "Well, the WWE should have done this" when I already knew that external factors made it pretty much impossible for the WWE to do anything other than what they actually did.

Here's the thing, though -- and probably what Meltzer was getting at -- WWE *knew* beforehand how long they'd have Cena. There was no specific reason to just start a random feud now. They COULD have had a best of 3 had they scheduled things for a different time.

It's not a matter of external factors making it impossible, but internal stupidity giving us weird booking. However, given that everybody is just going to be fed to Roman anyway, it doesn't much matter.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

About the only real decision made during the PPV that I felt was still up in the air (and where the WWE made the absolutely worst possible choice for the finish) was the Cruiserweight title, but that's mostly because I fucking loathe Enzo.

I love Enzo the entertainer, but the guy has *never* had even passable in-ring and it's stupid to book him in a division that's pushing high-flying, nonsensical high-precision in-ring work.

Granted, Enzo has always been popular for his mic work and personality so... idk, maybe it can help the division somehow?
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