10 Totally Stupid Things WWE Has ALREADY DONE Since WrestleMania 35

4. Nothing Means Anything

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At WrestleMania 35, Samoa Joe successfully defended his United States Championship against Rey Mysterio in a 59 second match.

Squashed quicker than a Mojo Rawley push, the commentary team made only scant mention of the legitimate ankle injury Rey carried into the match but did not sell, making it clear that the Master of the 619 had been medically cleared to compete. Finally, even through enforced circumstances, WWE painted a picture of an elusive midcard destroyer: Joe, after taking a sick spiked DDT and 619, recovered to pull Rey into the maw of his Coquina clutch.

On RAW eight days later, both predator and prey were treated as equals. Joe, with a legitimate claim, said something about his shoulders being wide enough to carry two titles; Rey, making his challenge, didn't really say anything. He said "At Money In The Bank, I see you versus me.'

What could he have said, really?

"Yes, I did get f*cked up at WrestleMania, but come on: my talking here is at least taking up a few minutes of a show we are fundamentally unable to produce correctly."

Imagine WWE's supposed new Continuity Supervisor bringing this up. Rey is not at Joe's level. Joe killed him at WrestleManis eight days ago.

Were they to actually say this near Vince McMahon, he'd have lasted as long as Braden Walker.

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