The tag team unification match was just confirmed, so we’ll take a look at some possible outcomes
there.
We’ll also see what’s going on with Roman Reigns, reports of why superstars are getting
their name changed, and much more
Starting things off with the report of the name changes
So what’s one of the big debates and biggest pet peeves for WWE fans at the moment?
Well lately when NXT Superstars make their main roster debuts, they get a complete random
name change, despite them already spending a lot of time in NXT and building a fanbase
with their old names
Some fans are okay with the constant name changes, while some fans feel like the name
changes insults the audience’s intelligence just a bit
How does it insult the audience’s intelligence?
Well take a look at the most recent name change example, Pete Dunne
Pete went by that name in NXT UK and regular NXT for many years and had a lot of high profile
matches, but he comes to the main roster and now he’s Butch and they sort of erase his
WWE history of Pete Dunne
And we’re continuing to see these name changes happen more and more.
It’s to the point where fans are now expecting anyone that gets called up from NXT to get
name change on the main ridge right away
But there’s actually a new reported reason and backstory for these names changes
According to Wrestling Observer, Vince McMahon and WWE do not want any new superstars using
their real names or names that they’ve used on the indie scene before in WWE
Again, this only applies to new WWE superstars.
There’s a lot of older superstars that are using their real names and indie names in
WWE right now, but this rule doesn’t apply to them, they’re grandfathered in
Only the newer WWE superstars will be forced to go through name changes if they’re using
their real name or names that they’ve used before in the indies
Another reason that’s sort of connected to all this is rights.
it’s obviously gonna be difficult for WWE to get the rights to your real name or prior
stage name, so in order to lock down all the rights to the names, that’s also why they’re
giving these superstars these custom WWE names
A lot of these wrestlers are smart, they’re trademarking their names, they’re getting
all the rights, so if an individual that owns their own name appears in WWE using that name
then of course WWE won’t be able to fully own the rights to that superstar
So the new way to bypass this issue is to give these individuals a new custom name that
WWE will apply to trademark and get all the rights for
So for everyone that was wondering about what’s going on with every new NXT superstar losing
their names, this appears to be the reasons why
No more real names, no more old indie names, just new original WWE names that they can
lock down all the rights for
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Now let’s get into everything with The Usos and RK-Bro
This whole story started a few weeks ago when Roman Reigns set The Usos to Raw in order
to unify the WWE tag team titles
A lot of fans were asking about what gives The Usos any right to appear on Raw?
Roman obviously has a pass because he’s a double champion, but why do the Usos get
to visit Raw when they’re only the Smackdown tag team champions?
And the answer to that is because WWE said so.
The brand split rules seem to be enforced much lighter these days, so that’s why superstars
are jumping back and forth again
A couple of years ago, superstars going to another show was treated like a big deal and
how they only had “two wild card appearances per year”, well now wild card no longer
exists and everyone appears to have unlimited appearances on opposite brands
So The Usos came to Raw and laid down the foundation for that storyline and feud with
Randy Orton and Riddle
Which led to Randy Orton and Riddle returning the favor by appearing on Smackdown and calling
out The Usos
They challenged each other to a tag team unification match, which was later made official for Wrestlemania
Backlash
RK-Bro also stood tall over The Usos during the main event segment of Smackdown
So what happens now?
Well the big match is set, it will be RK-Bro versus The Usos in a winner-takes-all tag
team unification match
It’s still unknown if Roman Reigns will be competing or not at Backlash, but if he
doesn’t, this match should definitely be the main event because a lot is on the line
Usually the tag team division isn’t the hottest match and attraction on the card,
but in this specific case, it’s a massive match with a lot on the line and very high
stakes
The losing team of this match will be losing it all, while the winning team will be on
top of the world and making history as they unify the Raw and Smackdown tag team titles
If The Usos lose this match, it’s hard to picture Roman Reigns being perfectly okay
with that outcome, he wanted The Usos to go up to two titles, not drop to zero titles,
so he’ll most definitely be enraged
But if The Usos win and unify the tag team titles, it won’t only be a good look for
them, it’ll be a good look for Roman Reigns and the entire Bloodline as well, so that’s
why The Usos would appear to be the favorite in this match
If they pull it off and bring back the unify tag team titles just like Roman Reigns said,
now you definitely need to start having some conversations about The Bloodline being one
of the most successful and dominant factions of all time in WWE
Fans also noticed that Roman Reigns was absent from Raw and Smackdown this week
He did compete in a 6-man dark match after Raw, but was no where to be seen on Smackdown
Fans figure that maybe it was just a nice week off for Roman following the hectic and
busy Wrestlemania schedule he was dealing with
So we’ll likely get that explanation for where he was at next week, but what also should
be in the back of the Usos heads is how Roman will react to their Smackdown performance
RK-Bro stood tall in the closing moment of Smackdown and you just know that that’s
something that Roman will not enjoy at all
He always views the Usos losing like that as an embarrassment to himself and the family,
so Roman’s reaction to the Usos coming up short in the closing moments of Smackdown
will also be interesting to see
Maybe Roman’s furious reaction is what gives the Usos that extra motivation to go get the
job done at Wrestlemania Backlash
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Another thing fans are discussing is the possibility of a unified women’s champion
After backlash, they’ll be one world champion and one set of tag team champions, it sort
of feels like the roster is going back to how it was before the 2016 grand split
And if that’s the case, you do have to start asking yourself if the women’s titles are
the next titles to be unified
Will the next winner-takes-all match be the smackdown women’s champion versus the Raw
women’s champion?
It’s definitely an interesting question to ask considering all of the title unification
matches that we’ve been seeing so far
And there’s a lot of good choices out there for a unified women’s champion.
You have Bianca Belair, Charlotte Flair, and Ronda Rousey
Any of those three definitely seem like they would be great choices to be the unified women’s
champion
There hasn’t been no rumors or reports about a title unification for the women’s title,
but it’s just something really interesting to wonder about with all these other unification
matches taking place in WWE right now
But what are your thoughts on today’s stories?
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