Another shocking return has just taken place with Karrion Kross and Scarlett, so we’ll
see what’s going on there.
We’ll also see the big controversy surrounding the fan reaction to Liv Morgan, some news
with Bray Wyatt, and much more
Let’s start things off with Liv Morgan because this is a conversation that everyone is jumping
into
So we’re still pretty early on in Liv Morgan’s title reign, but let’s go back just a few
weeks to the Money In The Bank event itself
Liv was in her usual underdog position in the women’s money in the bank match
Fans wanted her to win, but at the same time, they felt like Liv didn’t really have a
shot
They figured it’ll go to someone like Becky Lynch, but to everyone’s surprise, Liv Morgan
ended up being the one to pull the contract down and win the entire match
Liv teased the idea of cashing in at Wrestlemania, but just a few moments later, she was cashing
in on Ronda Rousey
Ronda had just been through a brutal match with Natalya and was selling an injured knee
So Liv came out to cash in on the wounded Ronda and managed to escape with a roll-up
win on Ronda
there was fan criticism from that very moment because even that moment didn’t really feel
like something a babyface would do
Ronda was still a babyface at the time, so maybe if a heel cashed in on Ronda Rousey
during that moment, it would’ve made more sense
We feel bad for Ronda Rousey and have empathy for her because she successfully defended
her title only to lose it to a cheap cash in
But what saved Liv Morgan in that moment was Ronda’s handshake and showing that she was
basically okay with what Liv did
Liv never held a title before, was a fresh face in the title scene, and the fans were
loving it, so WWE got away with that
Liv appeared to be picking up more and more momentum by the week
There was more great moments like in their tag team match where Liv refused to tag in
Ronda Rousey because she wanted to show that she was the champion and she can handle everything
on her own
There was a lot of great moments that appeared to be pushing Liv in the right direction,
so what went wrong?
The answer is something that we basically already talked about in great detail and that
was dreadful finish to Liv and Ronda’s Summerslam match
That finish included Liv Morgan visually and obviously tapping out to Ronda Rousey’s
arm-bar before luckily keeping Ronda’s shoulders down on the mat for the three count
And like we talked about right after Summerslam, sure, you protected Ronda Rousey, but you
really ended up hurting Liv Morgan badly with that finish
It was almost as if that finish was a heel turn for Liv Morgan and here’s why:
Instead of winning cleanly and finding a legitimate way to survive Ronda Rousey, Liv comes out
of the match looking like she basically cheated and got lucky
Liv tapped out long before the three count, so to the ordinary fan, they’re gonna sit
back and point out that Liv shouldn’t be champion, she tapped out and was just lucky
the referee didn’t see it
That sounds like the kind of finish we usually see a cowardly heel champion get away with
So Rhea Ripley, Kayla Braxton, Becky Lynch, and all these other superstars and fans are
calling that Smackdown crowd out for being fickle fans and booing Liv Morgan for no reason
But when you really take a step back and look at the whole picture, those fans weren’t
being fickle or booing Liv for no reason at all… they had a reason, they were just following
the story that WWE gave Liv Morgan
Liv tapped out early, that was part of the Summerslam finish…
so you can’t just dismiss the crowd as fickle fans, they’re just rolling with what you
presented to them
That’s why they were chanting things like “you tapped out”, they weren’t saying
that just for the fun of it, they were saying it and having that reaction as a result of
what we saw go down at Summerslam
Under all technicalities, Liv tapped out first and should’ve lost her title, so maybe there
are some fans out there that don’t wanna hear a champion promo from Liv Morgan because
they’re now looking at it from the storyline point of view that how Liv retained how title
at Summerslam was dirty and wrong
So the WWE superstars and other WWE personalities are running with this narrative that the fans
are just being fickle with Liv Morgan, but that’s a false narrative, they’re reacting
to her in that way because of what happened within the story itself
How can you really be upset with fans that are just reacting to the story?
You fix up that Summerslam finish, if Liv never tapped out and still held Ronda’s
shoulders to the mat, a simple change like that would’ve fixed everything and Liv would’ve
never been booed on Smackdown
But if you have her get a dirty win and retain her title like a heel then guess what?
You can’t be upset with the fans when they turn around and treat her like a heel
So a lot of people are saying that it was just disrespectful crowd, but that’s not
true, they were just reacting to that horrible Summerslam finish that didn’t establish
Liv as a champion and has instead made her look like a heel champion
So Liv Morgan being booed on Smackdown is not related to anything else, that’s what
the fans were reacting to
So now WWE has a big decision to make with Liv Morgan
Either wait it out and see how the next live crowd reacts to her, maybe they’ll forget
about that SummerSlam finish and love Liv again
Or you fully commit and turn Liv Morgan and have her character become a cowardly heel
champion
And you may be asking yourself “it’s barely been a month, why turn her heel already?”
And the answer is because WWE basically wrote themselves into a corner and forced it to
happen prematurely
Shayna Baszler will be challenging Liv Morgan for the Smackdown women’s title at Clash
At The Castle
And Shayna is another superstar who’s never won a world title on the main roster, so if
they do turn Liv Morgan heel then maybe Shayna goes babyface and picks up her first main
roster world title win from Liv Morgan
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Smackdown saw another unexpected return this week, this time being the return of Karrion
Kross and Scarlett
Everyone would love to forget about Karrion Kross’ first run on the main roster
Scarlett was taken away from him, his presentation was taken away from him, and they were playing
costume dress up with him every other week, it was just a nightmare of a run
And after they butchered Karrion Kross for everything he was worth, they just ended up
releasing both Kross and Scarlett
Fast forward all these months later and it seems like Kross’ two minutes on Smackdown
was better and more impactful that the entirety of his first main roster run
Scarlett came out to cause a distraction, Kross attacked Drew McIntyre, and Scarlett
placed the hourglass in the ring as a warning sign to Roman Reigns
It was amazing and that’s how Kross’ debut should’ve been done instead of the 2021
way
In summer 2021, Kross randomly appeared in the middle of Raw unannounced and loses to
Jeff Hardy, so from that very moment it was like “why should we care about him?“ And
he was never able to recover
But this debut saw him taking Drew McIntyre out and putting Roman Reigns on notice…
now we, the fans, instantly care about Kross and see him as a threat to the biggest title
in WWE, that’s a reason to care right there compared to 2021
Bray Wyatt was also a major fan of Karrion Kross’ return
Fans noticed that Bray Wyatt actually liked WWE’s tweet about Karrion Kross return
And all the fans are begging and wondering if Bray Wyatt is next
Triple H is obviously bringing back and showcasing everyone that he was a true supporter of,
so hopefully he was a big Bray Wyatt and gets him back as well
Triple H was able to correct all the mistakes made with all these released superstars, so
hopefully he does it one more time and fixes things with Bray
That would put them way over the top and have everyone really excited
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