On paper, Neville, Dolph Ziggler, Cesaro, Sheamus, King Barrett and Rusev being involved in a match would make fans happy. All six men are quite capable in the ring. But the bigger question here is whether a six-man match involving these participants during the pre-show actually lead to any important storyline developments? Ziggler and Rusev have been feuding for months now in a repeatedly stalled rivalry that seemingly finally fizzled when real-life engagement pics of Lana and Rusev (who were at odds in storylines) surfaced. Its been rumored that there could be a double-turn in the works here. Neville has been at odds with King Barrett, who in turn has started partnering with Sheamus, so is he now recruiting Cesaro to aid in his quest? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FQrDUbcUU7I Or is all of this just a six-man tag match to pump up the fans, and the outcome of the match (which itself is a rematch from this past week on Raw) is meaningless? Considering the match has two former world champs, the current King of the Ring and the current Money in the Bank briefcase holder and its on the pre-show, thats not the best sign.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
