10 Things We Learned From Week Two Of WWE's XFL

3. The Only Semi-Branded WWE Team Suck

WWE deserve praise for resisting the temptation to name every team after a pro wrestler on Raw, SmackDown or NXT. There's only one quasi-crossover, and that's the Tampa Bay team sharing nicknames with one Randy Orton.

Unlike the proud purveyor of the RKO, these Vipers suck.

Marc Trestman's squad are crying out for some respite. Although that might come when they play their home opener against the Houston Roughnecks in Week 3, Tampa Bay are already looking like they could become the XFL's first real stragglers. They're 0-2 on the season after back-to-back road games at New York and Seattle, and the team are dropping few clues that they're about to turn things around. If you've bought tickets for the Vipers' first game at Raymond James Stadium, be worried.

There could be more Florida fireworks coming from the 2-0 Roughnecks than fans will see when WWE rolls into Tampa for WrestleMania 36.

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