5 Ups & 5 Downs From Last Night's WWE Backstage (Jan 14)
2. The Satin Sh*t
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Was Ryan Satin only brought in to advertise that WWE are finally compensating their talents a little more in line with what they probably deserve?
Every week, his scoops are limited to updating audiences on which Superstar just brought home the bacon, with Elias as this week's minted benefactor. All well and good and all nice news, but the longer the "stories" relate to this, the more obvious the facade is going to look.
Satin was affable as usual, and his confirmation of Mercedes Martinez' Performance Center signing brought some genuinely interesting news to the segment, but there'll need to be something a little juicier soon before the whole thing feels a little bit of a waste.
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