Here are some of the latest WWE rumors that are floating around.
5) Why Mauro Missed Takeover
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Mauro Ranallo missed NXT Takeover: 30 due to a family emergency.
Mauro needed to be with his family in British Columbia, which is why he didn’t work the show.
My Take:
- My thoughts are with Mauro during this time. I definitely missed him during the event but family always takes precedence.
4) Why Payback Is Happening So Soon After Summerslam
According to journalist Tom Colohue, Payback will serve as an overflow PPV. This was in order to keep Summerslam as a shorter event.
Colohue says that WWE believes fans were getting fatigued by the long PPV events and cinematic matches:
My Take:
- I definitely agree that fans were getting fatigued by the 4 hour or more PPV events. Still, it seems weird to do an event right after Summerslam. I would have just moved the overflow matches to episodes of RAW and Smackdown.
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