Maybe WWE was going for shock value. Maybe it was a callback to WrestleMania XXVIII. Either way, the liplock between Brie Bella and AJ Lee, followed by Nikkis rapid decimation of AJ, was even more insulting that the Daniel Bryan-AJ kiss followed by a Sheamus Brogue Kick. That ending to AJs title reign has been rumored to spell an (eventual) end to her tenure with WWE, but that really is just speculation. How things unfold on Raw and beyond will help fill in the details. But worse than the ridiculous match that only serves to bury the entire Divas division, why was Brie suddenly happy to see her tormenting sister Nikki win the title? Fans have been subjected to As the Bellas Turn for the past three months, with countless bad segments (Jerry Springer, anyone?) and constant reminders about how much Nikki hates Brie and belittles her. (Didnt Nikki even say she wished Brie died in the womb?) Brie has been Nikkis b*tch for the past month, getting drinks dumped on her and whatnot. And suddenly shes cheering Nikkis victory? That makes less than no sense. Even on Raw, Brie was cheering over a downed Nikki. The last three months just got flushed.
Scott is a former journalist and longtime wrestling fan who was smart enough to abandon WCW during the Monday Night Wars the same time as the Radicalz. He fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
