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Book Review : ' Out Of Nowhere '

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Out of nowhere, which is funny given Randy Orton 's mere being, Jinder Mahal has been thrust into the main event scene on SmackDown. Unfortunately for our well traveled friend, this has resulted in a weird variety of reactions. Per wrestling fandom law, the loudest -- which doesn 't mean the most accurate -- reaction has been that of a shoulder shrug emoji in human emotion form. Many WWE fans are not taking to the idea of Mahal facing Orton for the WWE Championship. To be more clear than Camp Crystal Lake, a lot of that makes sense. Few people are buying into the idea of Mahal being the face of SmackDown Live. But I caution those people, that is not what this is about (more on that later). If one can look beyond the immediate, there 's …show more content…

In place of revolutionizing wrestling with innovative moves is a more cautious Rollins who rather use his character 's developments to get over as opposed to some nifty maneuver. It has worked, but only mildly speaking. It wasn 't that along ago that an Internet mark 's famous last words after a WWE Network Special would be, "the real money is in a babyface Rollins." We have since received that babyface Rollins, and it hasn 't lived up to the expectations most people had for it. As for Ambrose, a wrestler once deservedly described as one of the most unique in the business, he is coming off what is arguably the worst regression in a 12 month span I can ever recall in pro wrestling. Moving about the squared-circle with the ability of a broken mop, Ambrose has spent the last year pointing blame, neglecting accountability, and playing a parody of a parody of the character that was once fresh and cool. If he was not this already beloved person by smarks, Ambrose would be regularly lambasted for being on cruise control and failing to deliver at almost every turn. The latest example of this can actually be all circled around The Miz strangely enough. The Miz -- who has done the opposite of Ambrose in the last 12 months -- very much recaptured the appeal to the Intercontinental Title. In return, The Lunatic Fringe did what he does best... act like nothing matters, which includes the title and its prestige. Even worse, a red hot Miz has been placed in an

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