Most of the negatives from this eight-man tournament are not harsh criticisms, but minor gripes that can be improved upon in future years. This is a perfect example. The moment that R-Truth won his quarter-final match on Raw, it was fairly obvious that the finals would pit Bad News Barrett against Neville. That might sound a little presumptuous, but consider that Barrett had already won, so he would face Truth in the semi-finals. You have to assume hes going to the finals, so hell need a face: Neville or Ambrose. Since Neville had just fought Barrett on the Extreme Rules kickoff show, a rematch seemed in order. Boom. Its going to happen where you cant fool fans into thinking there are multiple outcomes of a match or tournament. Hopefully in the future, WWE can add more participants with a legit shot at winning and add a degree of suspense to the event.
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 fortunately became a fan in time for WrestleMania III and came back as a fan after a long high school hiatus before WM XIV. Monday nights in the Carlson household are reserved for viewing Raw -- for better or worse.
