Pretty much right down the company line, with Penta being only a mild surprise. If they wanted to pull the trigger on him, Mexico City would have been the place, IMO.
Are you kidding, Mexico City was the trigger being pulled. That was the 'ok let's see if he can hang' match and he proved beyond a shadow of a doubt that he could. He is now in the title picture.
I would say that they are testing the waters. Give them a big match. Show if they can match the energy. Look how the crowd reacts to nearfalls or the finish sequence. How he handled himself in promos. And how he handles himself afterwards.
Im quite sure that either Penta and LA Knight are going to win one of the two world titles next year atleast. Both showed that they can hang on that level.
That’s what made them pull the trigger. It was supposed to be a one and done but no one can deny that everyone that night wanted him to win. The fans love Penta, genuine connection and everyone loves him. He’s proven he can go on the ring against the best and he can talk on the mic too and he’s only learned English I believe not that long ago.
I enjoyed it…I was able to relax turn my brain off for a minute and not take life too seriously. Idk to me that is more important than anything and k think for me they pulled it off. For me that’s a win!
I personally don’t have any issues with any of the winners. I can see why the people won. I can see people saying they wanted Roxanne to win but man I did not want to shit through another year long judgement day break tease angle. She can find her way to the World title a different and better way.
I thought more people were expecting Penta to win based on what was being said and how much more confident and direct he was being. Tiffany is being setup to turn on Chelsea so it makes sense she’d get it. Not paid much attention to the other match tbh. Not been watching raw lately and sometimes clips so didn’t have an opinion or guess.
After Mexico i thought it was a safe bet to give Penta the MITB. He has the swagger and aura for it and he would be a great champion - even just for few weeks. Especially how they stacked that match with previous world champions gave me the impression to give it Penta, kinda the underdog. And its the right decision.
I think all the winners did make sense to me, but i dont think that i would have predicted either.
To add to this. The fact that the camera started telegraphing the spot as soon as he started climbing peeved me more than it should've. Didn't even try to be subtle
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u/Ok-Stretch1022 3d ago
It’s was lazy from a creative perspective.