True but thing is that everyone already knew what was going on with Ricochet. Plus Bron had been doing that same type of heel stuff since NXT. Of course lot of the fans likely just watch main roster.
Fans could be like oh my god Bron attacked Ricochet, he's such a bad ass.
And I'd be like, he's been doing that type of thing for months, should I be impressed or something.
Problem is that WWE is more soap opera based so they may need to lean towards that type of thing. He already had attacked Ilja before that which gave him some heat. But guess they wanted to do more. Could've been worse tho. At least Samantha wasn't involved.
Bron Breakker kayfabe taking a babyface out in that fashion in front of an audience that’s largely unfamiliar with him (because only a fraction of people keep up with NXT) is a no brainer decision
Especially considering that babyface is on his way out of the company.
Think back to Lesnar’s first WWE run. Sure, there was a segment of people familiar with Brock, had watched him tag with Shelton in OVW and all that. Cool.. but for the majority of the people, seeing Lesnar take out the Hardy’s, destroy Spike Dudley etc. while Heyman hyped him as the “next big thing” was our first impression and it was a lasting one. shyt we remember til this day. Stuff like that helped make him.
It’s no different than what they’re doing with Bron right now. His stock is rising every single week and has been ever since king of the ring wrapped. If you don’t see that, you aren’t paying attention..
And in a month or two Ricochet will be having classics with Ospreay, Swerve etc. while Bron is being built up across the street. None of it is that deep. It’s wrestling man..
