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I watched the show and it was better than I thought it would be. Everything had some kind of fresh aesthetic to it. Even the two Fatal 4-Ways to crown contenders was alright, because the blow was softened by Mick Foley, the matches were incredible (everybody came out looking better) and you ultimately have nine men fighting over this new title instead of eight as it would be in a traditional tournament. Plus it seems like they are creating a new star for potentially new viewers to latch onto.
We didn't even see the roster in full flight. Seth Rollins, The Club, Paige, Big Show, The Dudleys, Mark Henry, Darren Young, Titus O'Neil, Jack Swagger, Sin Cara and Bo Dallas were all left off the actual card portion.
The result of the Universal Title match at SummerSlam isn't even predictable. We could see a clean finish with either Balor or Rollins going over. The Club could get involved on either side of the equation. Roman Reigns is still an x-factor. After seeing Reigns work heel against Balor (which he fucking owned, by the way), Reigns costing Balor the Universal Title and starting a blood-feud with Balor would be far from the worst thing they could concoct.
The name Universal Title is also growing on me. They call their fans the "WWE Universe" and they're under the "NBC Universal" umbrella. It makes sense.
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