9 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE SmackDown (1 Nov)
2. No Bray... And That's Not OK?
Did you ever think at any point in your life, possibly even extending to potential reincarnations, that you'd lament the absence of Bray Wyatt on a show? Of course you didn't. Even Nostradamus thought that was a little far-fetched.
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And yet, consistent with most of his predictions, he was wrong. When The Miz announced that new WWE Universal Champion The Fiend - heavily advertised in advance - would not be present, there was a smattering of boos from the audience. But it really was just a smattering; this wasn't WWE bait and switch, but a legitimate logistical hiccup, utterly unavoidable and utterly understandable.
All the same, the show probably demanded some Crown Jewel fallout. It just happened to be impossible.
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