13. Ryback And Kevin Owens Deserved More Time Than What They Got
Arguably the biggest disappointment of the entire show was that the Intercontinental Championship match between Ryback and Kevin Owens was over in less than six minutes. This is unfortunate considering not only how much air time this feud received on RAW in recent weeks, but also when you realise that HIAC 2015 actually ended eight minutes early. Its a confusing direction on WWEs part. Towards the end of the show, it seemed that WWE were trying to fill time, and yet its their own fault for not giving either one of these guys more time to showcase their skills. Owens hasnt been given the opportunity to wrestle in a match longer than ten minutes since SummerSlam, despite his matches with Cena shortly after his debut being among the best matches of the year. Ryback, meanwhile, was barely given any opportunity to be on offense, and lost via rake of the eyes (just like at Night of Champions). Given the unclean nature of this loss, theres a possibility that this rivalry will continue until Owens defeats Ryback cleanly. While thats good for the sake of continuity, the IC picture really needs more people in it, instead of only these two.
Alexander Podgorski is a writer for WhatCulture that has been a fan of professional wrestling since he was 8 years old. He loves all kinds of wrestling, from WWE and sports entertainment, to puroresu in Japan.
He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from Queen's University in Political Studies and French, and a Master's Degree in Public Administration. He speaks English, French, Polish, a bit of German, and knows some odd words and phrases in half a dozen other languages.
