Why WWE's Biggest Story In YEARS Has Already Failed
Very little from pandemic era WWE - particularly pre-ThunderDome - survived the hideous real life circumstances of the world outside the company's window, and the Braun Strowman/Bray Wyatt feud was a case of overthinking everything to the point of making it even worse.
Between April and August, Wyatt cycled through all his gimmicks in cringeworthy fashion, including a Swamp Fight that featured all of them in one "match". He eventually dethroned his former Family member in anticlimactic fashion at SummerSlam just ahead of Roman Reigns' dramatic return, but yet again a supposed Fiend was only there to examine the roof of the building rather than the inner reaches of all our psyches.
There were just seven days between 'The Big Dog' rocking back up to patrol his yard and Wyatt being easily beaten for the belt, and they all felt too long. To borrow from the last guy in his spot, the Champ was here, and it was laughable to imagine anybody else stewarding the freewheeling show. The surprising inclusion of Paul Heyman and apparent (and longed-for) heel turn only sweetened the pot - this wasn't just a wrestler that already resonated more than the existing clowns, but an established star that at the same time felt brand new too.
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