WWE Not-So Extreme Rules 2021 feat. A Lack of Extremeness

[Emperor Smeat]

Originally Posted by #1-wwf-fan I went looking for a longer version of that Balor spot to see if there was a context that made it better. Apparently he was dead and then the lights went red and his body started convulsing in rhythm to a heartbeat. Resurrected he jumped back up, started destroying Reigns like a man possessed and climbed on the top rope for his finisher. The rope snapped and he fell, hurt his leg and lost. That sum it up about right? Also, did Reigns really mask up mid-match in order to fight in the crowd? Lol

The mask moment might have actually been worse than the goofy ending for Demon Balor's loss.

At least with Demon Balor, the whole ending sequence came off way more comedic than it should have been but had Balor won, it also would have been a pretty cool and unique ending to a WWE match. Worst that could happen is a lot of ridicule towards Balor and WWE over it.

With Reigns, WWE knowingly and purposely put his health at a potential big risk by booking an unnecessary brawl in the crowd portion for his match. His health battles with leukemia means his immune system is at a bigger risk for COVID than someone like Balor and if the Delta variant has shown, even being vaccinated doesn't fully resolve those concerns. The moment he had to go grab a mask for that part of the match is the moment where WWE messed up royally with their booking of that whole match.