[Tom Guycott]

Originally Posted by Mr. Nerfect Did they pretend Tensai was a different person or did they just not acknowledge his past? There is a slight difference.

I don't think Matt Bloom was intentionally trying to work people online at the time for the sake of holding up kayfabe, it seemed more like he was instructed to be like "nah, that's not me, I have no plans to go back to WWE" even when he was actively on TV. And it was a little farther than just not acknowledging the man had obviously been in the company before. I think at one point they really tried to have Cole sit there and sell the lie of him being a "brand new superstar".

If they tried harder, like maybe sticking a mask on him instead of the Hakushi kanji body paint, it might have worked. Instead, it was more like all the current bullshit with Elias/Ezekiel where he just shaved and is supposed to be his own sibling. It's almost the polar opposite of the fake Razor and Diesel. And oh yeah, there was the fake Razor and Diesel.

Original point being, if WWE does all that presentation and it turns out to not only NOT be Bray Wyatt even with all the signs pointing to it, but does indeed mean someone like Edge, it would not surprise me in the least.

The "a lot for a little" statement is true, but would not be surprising from WWE if that ended up being the payoff. That would be akin to actually being shocked you were disappointed in "next week's big surprise" in TNA every time it happened... because that "big surprise" was nearly always guaranteed to not be worth the "world changing" hype they were giving it.

Originally Posted by Tom Guycott As silly as it sounds, I want them to acknowledge Dominick as a title in and of himself, and use that internet "belt" history of his custody. WWE has done worse.

I said this a few months ago, and thinking back on it along with fairly recent events, I think it's safe to say Rhea Ripley is the current titleholder, and her championship history should include "custody of Dominick".