''This is a tough one to call: Is the fact that Stephanie McMahon didnt announce the womens triple threat match until Battleground was underway short-sightedness on WWEs part or a smart piece of advertising for the Network? On Monday Night Raw, Stephanie brought out three NXT women Sasha Banks, Becky Lynch and Charlotte to shake up the Divas division. Despite some criticism, the segment went over really well, introducing all three women strongly and starting what McMahon called a revolution. And thats where things ended. Until Sunday, when Stephanie announced one match into Battleground that each trio would pick one woman to compete in a triple threat match later that night. Why wouldnt you announce that sooner to draw in more viewers? Or at least make it look like theres some foresight to this stuff? Did they not make the match until the 11th hour? Or was this a strategy to make the WWE Network (and its special events) look like must-see programming? By not announcing the match beforehand and holding it during the event, did that effectively send a note to fans that they really need to get the Network and tune in because you never know whats going to happen? Knowing WWE, lets go with the former for now and see if were proven wrong.
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 fondly remembers watching WrestleMania III, IV, V and VI and Saturday Night's Main Event, came back to wrestling during the Attitude Era, and has been a consumer of sports entertainment since then. He's written for WhatCulture for more than a decade, establishing the Ups and Downs articles for WWE Raw and WWE PPVs/PLEs and composing pieces on a variety of topics.
