5 Reasons AJ Styles vs. Shawn Michaels Shouldn’t Happen
By Marc Madison
WWE.com
3. Is He Taking Away Another Potential PPV Match from Another Talent?
The competitive nature between Raw and Smackdown leads naturally to the athletes that make up those brands bringing their best in the ring. And if there has been one thing that Smackdown Live has prided itself on, it is the ability to put on new and fresh matches between these ambitious young talents. These fresh matches make fans stand up and take notice, as they are not close to growing stale. Indeed, part of the rationale of the brand split was to create opportunities for underused talent already on the roster.
A potential Michaels/Styles match up could place that fresh match-making in jeopardy. The concern is that it could take away an opportunity from a younger aspiring talent that is trying to earn credibility and believability. While the James Ellsworth story line isn’t something to take too seriously, Apollo Crews, Dolph Ziggler, or potentially someone from NXT could provide a match fans would clamor to see happen. It doesn’t seem like the best move, if the company is advocating a new era, to highlight past talent instead.