10 Impulse Reactions Following WWE Extreme Rules 2017
9. Mixed Up
The risk in being too critical of a low-card match such as this is that it perhaps misses the point of the contest entirely. The passable brawl was absolute fluff, as were the singles matches on Raw and 205 Live that built to the hastily arranged contest. Do mixed tag rules really even count as 'Extreme'? Surely by opposing inter-gender risks, they're the exact opposite.
Anyway, if one elects to extrapolate the positives from a situation such as this, it's easier to accept why it even exists in the first place.
Noam Dar and Rich Swann were not likely to be appearing on pay-per-view with the dominance of Aries and Neville in the Cruiserweight Division, and the storyline has at least given Sasha Banks purpose beyond Raw's one-title one-story philosophy that has been problematic since WrestleMania.
In reference to SmackDown Live!'s Money In The Bank Ladder Match, Nia Jax tweeted her show of a support with a sly dig at the red brand's creative team for failing to utilise all female roster members in the same way on Monday Night. Banks' temporary union with Swann has been the exception, and their crowd pleasing victory hasn't overtly harmed any of the talent involved. Yet.