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2. Missing The Mark

If you’re going to build up a talk show segment for a stadium show PLE, it better be a massive happening with some major news being made.

And sure, Cody Rhodes calling out The Rock for a match is a big deal. And Seth Rollins saying he will be medically cleared imminently is notable. But everyone had to know Rhodes was going to issue fighting words to Rock after the Great One slapped him at the Las Vegas press conference. A general call-out just left things where they were before the Grayson Waller Effect: Cody is pissed at heel Rock and wants revenge.

The general feeling was that this interview segment was where the Rhodes-Rollins modern-day Mega Powers formation would take place and a tag challenge would be issued for WrestleMania against the Bloodline. (The promo video with the four stars has all but made it official.) Saturday’s developments did advance that story – Seth said he’d be alongside Cody – but it was just way too small of a development to merit a PLE interview.

Even the Seth-Cody alliance was downplayed. On Raw last week, Rhodes was screwed out of his match against Drew McIntyre by the Bloodline, and Rollins just cut him a look. Saturday would have been a great opportunity to have them acknowledge that as the basis for their teaming up, with Cody admitting he needed the backup. Instead, it was a simple comment from Rollins reiterating his pledge to Rhodes.

While it’s hard to call this a negative, it definitely was a disappointment from what many expected and what could have been. This easily could have been a random Raw segment.