5 Ups And 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Raw (Nov 10)

By Scott Carlson /

UPS

5. A New Day Of Speed Force?

When WWE decided this summer to take three directionless wrestlers and have them form a stable, fans were largely supportive of the effort. It€™s been a tried and true practice to take guys who are otherwise available and group them together to have €œsomething to do.€ In the case of Kofi Kingston, Big E and Xavier Woods, they were going nowhere when Woods suggested in July that they stop playing nice and take what they want. After a couple appearances, they quietly disbanded on TV €“ though they continued to partner at live shows and even named their group Speed Force.But the last two weeks, we€™ve seen vignettes air with Woods and now Kingston dancing with a gospel choir as they talk about €œa new day€ coming. The ads run completely counter to what Woods €“ who is channeling James Brown in his video €“ was preaching back in July. If this is WWE completely turning its back on that angle and turning them into smiling, dancing babyfaces, then this is a HUGE letdown. But if the vignettes are setting the table for the trio to rebel against this image and play a more serious role as originally suggested, then this becomes a positive development.