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2. New Day Again?!

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Where's that Carl 'CJ 'Johnson meme from GTA: San Andreas when you need it? "Ah sh*t, here we go again" would apply to New Day challenging The Usos for the millionth time in WWE history. Seriously, why is this happening again? They must've claimed that both squads were having their "final encounter" 8,654,231 times.

It's quite damning on WWE and Triple H, being brutally honest.

One of Hunter's biggest objectives this past summer should've been readying credible challengers for Jimmy and Jey. Creative has had the time, but they decided to have a returning Braun Strowman run through tag-teams instead. That idiotic decision wasted time which could've been spent prepping title bouts.

Now, if only because there's literally nobody else who fits the bill, Kofi Kingston and Xavier Woods will have "one last hurrah" vs. The Usos. It's really hard to get excited about that despite the fact both teams will work great matches. It's just...old hat.

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