>>9199411>Didn't even try to keep the Devil mask gimmick going for a weeksyes, pretty much everyone could guess it was MJF by the way he walked but sometimes doing the show for the sake of the show is important. This flattened reason for the Stokely faction being involved completely
>Weird ass distancing from Stokely Instead of using this as an angle or match ups Stokely and crew was just dropped out for no reason and MJF never met any consequences for it.
>No stakes - no matchesWhen you eliminate guys like Takeshita out of the picture as an "eliminator match" instead of just having a championship match you are fucking yourself up. You title reign is meaningless, just weeks of waiting till the guy with the gauntlet matches finishes up so you can get to the ppv. Who gives a shit when you don't even pretend you could lose it. Especially its March and the only matches you had since getting the belt in last November are with Ricky Starks and Takeshita.
>Plans with Punk fell throughand everything was build on scraps. One thing Punk v MJF had going for it was the continuation of a personal feud just elevated to main belt competition. This had all the potential in the world because reiterating penny throwing stories and MJF being a Punk mark as a kid was unnecessary, Bryan steps in and there is no other personal attachment other than Regal.
>Regal leaving murked the angle Doing shit with Regal was a patchwork that worked ok all the way to the betrayal, but the sudden finish was awful. And it would have been better if it actually made into a match there and then with someone but no...just more promos.
>For MJF the title run is a means to promote MJF,MJF is doing one thing on the background that is often overlooked, he is using his time slots as means to make himself stand out and memorable with background
stories.It's hijacking the feuds into "let me tell you about me" segments over and over again, the belt might as well not be there