7 Most Insane Things Happening In Wrestling Right Now (April 28)

3. Jobber City

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SmackDown is taking its "Land of Opportunities" moniker a little too seriously, post Superstar Shake-Up.

The problem is the shallow depth of the roster, and the restraint shown by not automatically positioning Shinsuke Nakamura at the forefront of programming is admirable. Lord knows it would be more insane to give away Swagsuke Vs. AJ Styles on free television.

But still: Jinder Mahal and Breezango as title contenders? What madness is this? The Mahal business is a paradoxically insane and comprehendible. It makes business sense, but not a lick of storyline sense. But where have Tyler Breeze and Fandango come from? Unlike Mahal, their stake for title contention was clean. But what were they even doing orbiting the title picture in the first place? They were cosplaying as John Cena's missus before WrestleMania. Why even bother being American Alpha, wrestling for ten minutes at a time, when you get an opportunity to become number one contenders irrespective of how terrible you are in kayfabe?

The Breezango act is pretty funny. The handing out tickets bit is faintly amusing - but they shouldn't be anywhere near the apex of their division because they're meant to be terrible. WWE storylines are fastened together by paperclips, and this carousel booking rips them apart. If it doesn't matter who's good and who's bad, why even bother?

Episodic television is meant to take the viewer on a journey. A merry-go-round with interchangeable wooden horses just conveys the message that nothing matters. Get on and get off at any point. Nobody is a big deal.

SmackDown is making nihilists of its viewership.

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