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It was saddening that one of my
favorite wrestlers in the WWE only stayed for 10 months; much to
everyone's disdain.
Seriously, this guy named Alberto Del
Rio was having a steady run as a heel in August 2014 when a backstage
altercation prompted the World Wrestling Entertainment to oust him
out of the company. He spent some time in the AAA and Ring of Honor
before an eventual resettlement sent him back to the WWE. All that
despite having issues in no-complete clause earlier.
It was during October 2015, at the Hell
In A Cell pay-per-view in Staples Center, Los Angeles, CA, when John
Cena's US Open Challenge came to a screeching halt when Zeb Colter
interrupted the then United States Champion (and 15-time World
Champion) John Cena to introduce Del Rio in what has been one of the
top shocking comeback moments of the year. Of course, what's the
essence of having a WWE return without a returning win?
Del Rio became a two-time United States
Championship-holder for almost three months; with only a day (or
three, as televised) separating his reigns when Kalisto threw a
proverbial upset again him in one of their title matches. The feud
eventually shifted when the small-sized luchador came up with a big
win in their US Title rematch at the Royal Rumble; and it ended at
Fastlane when Kalisto retained the title in a 2-out-of-3 falls match.
He also had a brief feud with Zeb
Colter and Jack Swagger as a bit of connectivity from being a
Mexamerican to League of Nations. Looks like the transition had its
formality, but was a bummer either.
In the process, the League of Nations
were introduced; the faction was supposed to be a dominant faction as
similar to the likes of The SHIELD and The Wyatt Family, but was
instead just a foil antagonists to potential top dog Roman Reigns.
But the stable wasn't really effective after five months.
And frankly, aside from Kalisto, New
Day (as a member of League of Nations) and even John Cena, Del Rio
never had big-time feud in the company; he never even had a main
event push as the Money in the Bank Ladder match wasn't classified as
one in the same-titled event.
Plus, his publicized relationship with
Paige hurt both of them more. Just when you thought these guys were
steady, the promotion suspended both of them (thought not in the same
exact time) in violating their wellness policy for 30 days. Ouch.
That hurts even more after their split of assignment during the WWE
Draft.
I just hope this will not affect their
relationship outside, now with Alberto Rodriguez dismissing the Del
Rio name and wrestling under the name Alberto El Patron in the
indies. And just as of writing time, Paige meted with a much harsher
punishment: a suspension lasting 60 days. Ouch.
Author: slickmaster | © 2016 september twenty-eight productions
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