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Old 01-19-2019, 08:30 PM   #5
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Here are my Dave Meltzer explanations:

* "Vince feels that the Lucha House Party should be a thing. He thinks that a bunch of Hispanic guys making their own rules could get people into 205 Live and Raw. When SmackDown goes to FOX, expect them to be a huge focus. Otis is just doing comedy at this point because it makes Vince laugh."

* "The idea was that Rusev and Nakamura are both competing to see who the most charismatic is. They might end up as a wacky tag team down the line. Nakamura and Rusev wanted to take a more serious approach to the match, but Vince was dead-set against it, because he feels that their value is in having a more fun feud."

* "They wanted to test how Ronda would do in an improvised environment. Sasha is always bragging about how she's the best, so this was sort of put on to embarrass her. The heat is going to be on Sasha for this one."

* "The plan is for Becky Lynch to go against Asuka and Charlotte in a Triple Threat at Mania. There is a chance it could close the show since Vince promised Charlotte the match, but the crowd is probably going to be too tired to care then anyway."

* "Vince wanted to put some equity into the Brock vs. Finn match, because he didn't think people would buy their singles match. The idea is to build Brock by feeding him the undefeated Demon Balor."

* "They wanted to debut EC3 in a big way. AJ Styles still hasn't signed his contract, so Vince wants to push the pressure on him. They think Bryan not wrestling is going to get him more heat."

* "They want Shane to look like the valiant hero in the team and Miz to look like he's coasting. Sheamus & Cesaro are basically just there to make other teams look good and keep the belts moving between players."

* "Brock won the Rumble because Vince can't secure dates on him for Mania, and because he wants to keep pouring that heat into Brock. The plan was for Seth to win and go against Brock, but Vince feels he's not over enough."

* "Vince thinks that Carmella is a star. They gave her MITB and the SmackDown title and they feel like she did a great job. Ronda wants to work with her and this a chance for both to step their game up. R-Truth will be in there as the comedic mentor to Carmella, since he's headlined every major PPV except WrestleMania. The Rock is considering showing up, and since he liked working with R-Truth so much in 2011, he requested working with him again."
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