So today we’ll be getting into some stories with Aleister Black, Jon Moxley, and much
more
So let’s jump right into things with Aleister Black
Aleister Black was stunningly and unexpectedly released by WWE earlier this week
The former NXT champion was just coming off his big return on the closing moments of Smackdown
only to be released by the company days later
Aleister Black didn’t make the release a big deal or hold all the information he had
for a podcast or anything like that
He simply hopped on Zelina Vega’s twitch and had a great conversation with fans over
there with nearly 10 thousand live viewers
He explained how he wasn’t angry or upset, just a bit sad
He dismissed the rumors and reports from several months ago that Vince McMahon and WWE weren’t
high on him
He also talked about the now cancelled plans for the Dark Father story and character direction
Aleister Black had this to say during that twitch livestream:
"So I could endlessly keep blaming and the idea for me was that after Buddy Murphy, I
would go after Seth (Rollins) because Seth made Buddy.
But then after Seth, I would find Bray (Wyatt) because Bray turned Seth into what he was,
and afterwards I kinda wanted to target almost like Vince (McMahon).
And I kinda wanted to have this reveal where Vince was, you know, the father that I spoke
of, in the context of, he is the creator of World Wrestling Entertainment.
So it would make sense that the person eventually doing all this symbolically was Vince.
And again, creative loved all of it.
It just never came to fruitition.
You know, I wanted to have continuity with this character continuously blaming everyone
else for what had happened to him but himself, and eventually having the realization,"
So that’s what Aleister Black had pitched for his character’s direction and according
to the man himself, WWE creative absolutely loved it and was all in
It really was a great story he was getting to there and it proved that he truly has a
creative mind
And like he said in his goodbye tweet, he was only allowed to show bits of it
But just going over Aleister Black’s story for himself, it seems like had a lot of story
telling potential
Rollins and Murphy obviously targeted Aleister Black with the same similar eye attack that
they pulled off on Rey Mysterio
Aleister Black was even walking around with that eye patch for several months as well
following those attacks from Murphy and Rollins
So it looks like his ideas was to focus his attention on Buddy Murphy
Make Murphy pay for the eye situation and everything else that he had done
Once he was finished with Murphy, you move to Murphy’s creator, Seth Rollins
Murphy was clearly taking orders and listening to seth Rollins, so it makes perfect sense
to get back at Rollins as well for being who he is and creating Murphy
After he was done with both Murphy and Seth Rollins, he would move on to the next level
up and that was Bray Wyatt
Bray Wyatt and his Fiend effect has changed a lot Superstars behaviors and personas
We’ve seen that a lot over the last few years
Finn, Strowman, Alexa Bliss, and of course Seth Rollins
The entire “messiah” persona for Seth Rollins didn’t start to happen until he
was finished feuding with The Fiend
After The Fiend took the universal title from Seth Rollins, Seth would eventually turn on
the fans and morph into the messiah character that we saw from late 2019 to 2020
So what made seth Rollins go through that drastic character change, it’s more than
believable to put the blame on Bray Wyatt and The Fiend
That’s why Aleister Black would eventually have that conflict with Bray because Bray
created Seth, who created Murphy, which of course all led up to Aleister getting hurt
So in Aleister Black’s eyes, Bray played a big role and assisted in that attack on
him from Seth and Murphy
That really would’ve been an interesting feud to see play out, Aleister Black vs Bray
Wyatt
Both characters have that dark feel to them, they give off very similar vibes at times
So it really would’ve been nice to see how they interacted, what that looked like, and
how that entire story played out there
It even looked like Aleister was headed down the road of having an alter ego himself, so
maybe it could’ve been something like that of The Fiend vs Aleister Black’s Alter ego
Then after finishing with Bray, that would lead to him feuding with the chairman of the
board, Vince McMahon himself
Not only that, but Aleister Black said that the big reveal of him talking about this father
figure was in reference to Vince McMahon
Vince McMahon is like that father figure to WWE, so vince McMahon was the father that
Aleister Black was referring to
So when Aleister Black revealed that information, it makes you wonder if that could’ve been
the plan with his new Dark Father story
Obviously we’ll never get to see that new persona play out anymore, all we can do is
speculate and come up with a lot of ‘what if’s’ and what could’ve been
Maybe the tales of the dark father was not only talking about his actual father, but
maybe it was hinting at Vince McMahon being the dark father as well, a little misdirection
Since Aleister Black’s Character had these issues with WWE and loved to put the blame
on others, maybe he was pointing the finger at Vince McMahon for being responsible for
everything that was happening to him from all these other superstars
With Vince McMahon eventually being revealed as the ultimate dark father
Of course Aleister Black and Vince McMahon can’t have an actual match, but maybe he
brings in Shane McMahon to fight for him, maybe something else happens there to continue
that story between Aleister and Vince McMahon
But that was Aleister Black’s apparent endgame for his direction and story
It’s Still unbelievable that just a few weeks ago we were all gearing up for this
return and now he’s gone from the company, still hard to wrap your head around that fact
But we’ll see where Aleister Black goes to next.
He seems to be up there with Bray Wyatt and others when it comes to being extremely creative
So we’ll see what we can make from his creative ideas with the right promotion for him
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Almost a decade later, everyone still ranks The Shield’s debut and their run together
as one of the best in WWE history
We’ve heard the story over a thousand of times by now.
CM Punk pitched idea to WWE, WWE made some tweaks, traded out some members and eventually
brought Punk’s vision to life with The Shield
They would have a dominant run as a trio before splitting up and going their separate ways
a few years after their debut
They were all success even on their own
All three shield members went onto become WWE world champion
So they had a lot of success on their own and obviously as part of the Shield
Now all these years later, there’s been a few great NXT call ups, but nothing even
close to the level of The Shield
Jon Moxley recently spoke with Metro and discussed the idea of a new shield and if it would be
possible
He had this to say:
“Anything could work.
I mean, it’s different because you’re a known commodity on NXT now, whereas when
we came in we were complete nobodies.
So, there’s a benefit to that.
On the one hand, nobody knows who you are, but on the other hand, you have a completely
fresh slate, you’re a complete mystery.
You can come right in and starting whooping whoever you want!”
“The Shield might be the last big act that came from that old way of doing things before
NXT really.
You can do anything with anybody if you commit to them.”
So Moxley brings up a great point, no one really knew about WWE’s NXT talent back
then, so it was easy to make things like that happen
Nowadays, NXT is being broadcasted on television and everyone already has a name for themselves
for the most part, so it’s a bit more difficult to pull off
But do you think we’ll see another successful faction from NXT on the main roster?
They can barely find plans for individuals called up from NXT
And we’ve seen how NXT Factions on the main roster have been handled in recent years like
Retribution, Sanity, and others, so things haven’t been looking the best
But do you think we’ll see another so successful faction like the shield?
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