All the concept of the King of the Ring tournament is an enormous ol’ loser this week, for quite a lot of reasons. In fact, the most important is the actual fact the winner of the tournament, Oba Femi, seemingly relinquished, or no less than put his title opportunity on the backburner and won’t get it at SummerSlam.
As an alternative of facing off against World Heavyweight Champion Roman Reigns or Undisputed WWE Champion Sami Zayn (or whoever could also be holding that title on the time), Femi will face Brock Lesnar within the pair’s rubber match, a Hell in a Cell match in Lesnar’s native Minnesota. Sure, it’ll be one heck of a bout, and one which Femi should actually win, however it’s no SummerSlam title match for “The Ruler,” which is what the complete King of the Ring crown was for.
For the last week, fans online have been very upset with WWE’s booking. Many thought that Femi would work each nights of “The Biggest Party of the Summer,” facing Lesnar on one, and Reigns on the opposite. The thought for the second match comes after Femi called out Reigns after Femi’s victory over “The Beast Incarnate” at WrestleMania 42, where Reigns won the title.
As an alternative, and in one other example of how the tournament didn’t seem essential this yr, Reigns shall be taking up career-long rival, and former friend and Shield stablemate, Seth Rollins for the title. Rollins was also within the King of the Ring tournament, but lost in the primary round, due partly to The Vision and Bron Breakker interference. He defeated Breakker in a cage match, ending their feud, at Night of Champions, then confronted Reigns on the episode of “Raw” after the event.
Reigns told Rollins that he hadn’t done anything currently, outside of beating Breakker, which is true. Their SummerSlam title match is not as egregious as Femi foregoing his title shot, because the pair have lengthy history, however it’s still a great example of why the tournament didn’t have to occur this yr. Especially because Femi’s opponent in the ultimate, Jey Uso, also got a shot at becoming primary contender to a title not even every week later, on “WWE SmackDown,” where he was defeated by Cody Rhodes. So, even the loser of King of the Ring gets a second shot at a title match, though this one won’t be happening at SummerSlam.
WWE’s booking of the follow-up to King of the Ring was so poor, it made the complete tournament feel pointless. All the concept is one for the “L” column, and it’s sure to make fans query whether or not it even must be held next yr.
Written by Daisy Ruth