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5. The Young Bucks Vs. Proud-N-Powerful

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The result can only go one way, which would be an issue for most other teams.

Santana and Ortiz have to win and almost definitely will win, and it's a result telegraphed not only by the fact that it's their first competitive two-on-two tag match of note, in kayfabe, but by Matt and Nick Jackson's real willingness to lose for the cause.

This absolutely won't matter in the drama of the moment. The Bucks are so fantastic at wrestling at an exhilarating pace that, if anything, you won't want the finish to arrive, much less roll your eyes at the inevitability of it. The manner of the win is crucial, and less predictable. The Inner Faction will rule, you'd expect, the first year of Dynamite at least. The question is how big the Bucks will go, and it's telling, and smart, that they reintroduced More Bang For Your Buck as a finisher in episode four. It sets up both a dramatic near-fall and a show of Ortiz and Santana's storyline strength.

Predictable, but good predictable. Potentially great predictable.

PREDICTION: Proud-N-Powerful

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