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8. The Dark Order Switches Gears
Brodie Lee's passing necessitates a change of direction for The Dark Order. Evil Uno, John Silver, and co. can't push forward as cult-like villains in the wake of a real-life tragedy, so it was good to see them seemingly switch gears last night.
A backstage promo saw Uno claim that everything they do is in Lee's name now. They have to be better people, starting with next week, when they team with Hangman Page. John Silver fanboy-ed himself daft at the prospect, and when Page said, flippantly, that he'd join, 'The Meat Man' just about lost his mind.
Excited and energetic, the Order may still have some ulterior motives lying beneath the surface, but that they aren't being forced into play heels three weeks after Lee's passing is a positive. These guys are the most sympathetic group in wrestling right now.