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Monday, May 30, 2016

WWE live event notes, Raw teaser, Barrett's dream opponent, and Questions on a Rollins/Reigns double term, titles post-draft, Smackdown's move targeting TNA, Jose's future, and why WWE won't do War Games

At WWE's live event in Manitoba:
- Epico, with Primo in his corner, won a singles match with Sin Cara. 

- Paige/Becky/Sasha beat Summer/Lana/Dana, so Sasha's at least well enough to work a six-person tag and Lana continues to get experience.

- Y2J was the babyface in his hometown, beating Dean Ambrose.

WWE is teasing something related to a hatch happening on Raw. People are mostly thinking it's a return of the Wyatts, although some think it's related to the Elimination Chamber. I'd be interesting in either, although EC is a little played out unless there's a big feud that NEEDS it.

Wade Barrett posted a response to Cody Rhodes' post-WWE dream list. I'm DEAD.

For my take on yesterday's PWInsider.com questions:
1. Basically what they said. They need a REALLY good reason to turn Roman after all the work they've put into him as a face. He's putting in the work to be the next "guy," so they shouldn't pull the rug out from under him.

2. Exactly that! Same for the women's and tag team titles. When Raw has the World Title feud, Smackdown should have a big personal feud as their main event. Then a Smackdown person challenges for the World Title and Raw has the big personal feud headlining the shows. All titles need to be important.

3. Damn. Talk about a burial of TNA. The move definitely isn't a way to counter TNA. It's just much easier to run Smackdown the night after Raw instead of having people go home Monday night and come back for a live show on Thursday. I do think WWE cares about TNA in the sense they have 90-day no-compete clauses so people can't go appear on TNA or ROH TV right after leaving WWE, and I'm sure they'd love to have some current TNA names on their roster. Other than that, they're predominantly focused on what's best for WWE.

4. He doesn't need to be a serious character. He's going for the Fandango/Santino spot. It's better to have a consistent undercard role than try to compete with the seemingly endless numbers of people trying to be the best flyer or powerhouse or technician.

Nothing to really add to 5. It's hard enough to focus on things in a battle royal/Royal Rumble/Elimination Chamber. War Games matches feature a lot to keep track of. 

More wrestling tomorrow. 

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