10 Conclusions From WWE SmackDown (June 11)

7. Brangelina, Meet Lolph

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Are all these interviews with Lana about her newfound love for Dolph Ziggler really necessary? They've got her sitting down with Michael Cole now (no plans for an appearance on the Stone Cold podcast yet, however). At least, they did until Rusev (how did he know where they were? Do WWE have a backstage area all done up like someone's grandma's living room?) hobbled in to interrupt proceedings.

After pleading with Lana to come back to him, the Bulgarian Brute (he's not Russian anymore, see - someone bought Vince an atlas) turned his anger towards Cole. It's all his fault, apparently.

The plan before Rusev injured his ankle was surely a program with Ziggler, hence Lolph, but the more segments like this WWE put out, the more ridiculous the whole thing is. They should have kept Rusev off TV until he was ready to return. Instead, their monster heel is shown shuffling around on crutches, gibbering unintelligibly.

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As a long-time WWE fan, I have always enjoyed watching men pretend to beat each other up while wearing spandex. Extra points for facepaint, none for tassels. I love all things sci-fi. If there's a 'Star' somewhere in the title, I'll probably dig it. I'm a huge football fan too. For my sins, I support Manchester United.