by Hanley! » Jul 29, '14, 1:46 pm
It was a good idea, if you ask me. Bo Dallas isn't exactly all that high on the card, and doesn't even look that impressive from a kayfabe standpoint, in spite of his winning streak. He's supposed to be someone who isn't all that great, but who thinks he's hot shit. Beating that guy isn't going to be a huge rub for any opponent, even if he has been on a winning streak.
Besides, Rusev is on a winning streak too. Keeping both of them going might be overkill. And Rusev's will undoubtedly provide the better rub.
It was a better idea to use his loss for some character development. Introducing us to a new element of his character by showing us that while he may be a gracious winner (if obnoxiously so), he's not a gracious loser. It makes him more of a bad guy. Now he's not just infuriating, he's actively a dickhead. I don't think they really wasted his first loss.
At least in theory. The match was too short, so Truth's win just seemed silly. If it had gone even 4 minutes, they could have even used the same finish and it would have had a lot more impact. It's just that the loss happened so quickly that the crowd wasn't hot for it at all.