Why are they running two cuck angles at once? Both are connected if they chose to push Rusev being Maria being baby dad. Ugh
I think they have gone out of their way to get Rusev away from the Maria/Mike dumpster fire.
They knew they did that poorly. Last night, should have been how Rusev came back.
Coming in for the save.
Calling out the champ.
Then Boom instant storyline with an opponent that can carry for months.
I wasn't a fan of it either. But to play devil's advocate it got pretty descent heat. And it gives Lashley a mouth piece, whch he needs now that he lost Leo (a combo I was a fan of).
Hopefully this doesn't cause any real life issues, as wrestling angles like this do seem to have a weird history of doing that.
If nothing else, a feud between Lashley and Rusev doesn't sound that bad. A big man feuds go, that could be pretty good.
I don't think Rusev was ever actually supposed to be the father. I think just like Ricochet, it was just used to set up a squash match against Mike. I think Rusev was just one in what will likely be a string of potential dads who end up squashing Mike until the real dad is revealed... if there even is a real dad. Maybe it's Mike and she's just messing with him.
Honestly, I don't care who the father in the Kanellis storyline. Unlike Rusev/Lana/Lashley storyline, there is no one to root for.
Most onscreen couples go through cheating angles. Lol. Edge was an all around ho with Lita, Alicia Fox, and Vicky Guerrero.
The only couple in recent memory that I can think of that didn't go through that stuff is Booker and Sharmell. Booker is a very smart man
They're doing a much better job so far of building up this Women's HIAC match than they did the Charlotte vs. Sasha one. Now hopefully they let these two really beat the crap out of each other.
This is the part were Vince and WWE creative come off as real pricks because if Rusev really is old country conservative and possessive having him have to do this storyline which, his wife might be ok with but is killing him inside (and hard to explain to his family) is a straight prick move that won't endear WWE to Rusev in the long run and might actually damage his marriage.