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10. RIP Anyone Caring About Rollins/Samoa Joe

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It is perhaps admirable that WWE tried something new with the House Of Horrors gimmick, but what sort of logic was there in dumping the Seth Rollins/Samoa Joe match between the two parts? Even though the reactions to the gimmick event were far from universally positive (quite the opposite really), it was still compelling viewing for those not in attendance, and crashing back to reality after it was bound to cause a lull.

And as for the crowd in attendance? They were dead after the pre-recorded segment aired and understandably so. So Rollins and Joe came out to a refrigerator, ironically.

Still, at least Corey Graves was on top form...

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