A pattern is beginning to develop with all three of The Fiend’s opponents. After he has had an encounter with them, they have all immediately undergone a character change. Think about it: immediately after Finn Balor had a match with The Fiend, he returned to NXT and turned heel. The same thing with Seth Rollins, who underwent the final transformation in a character change just this week.
Now the same thing is happening with Daniel Bryan. He is at a crossroads in his career. He is in the process of deciding whether or not he will be The New Daniel Bryan from now on or if The Yes! Movement will return (which it looks like it will be the latter, and fans have to love that).
The New Day celebrated a victory on their 5-year anniversary, which was very appropriate. It is absolutely unheard of for a group in the sports entertainment industry to last for five years because they almost always grow stale. It’s only happened a few times in history, so congratulations to The New Day.
Lacey Evans was given an unexpected spotlight this week. When she first debuted on the main roster, she was presented as a very annoying Baron Corbin-type of character, which didn’t suit her. However, now that Vince McMahon has discovered the ideal character for her, he can push the former Marine to the top.
It appears Lacey Evans may receive a SmackDown Women’s Championship match at the TLC Pay-Per-View. One has to wonder what WWE will decide to do with Nikki Cross, since she pinned Bayley just a few weeks ago. She may be reforming her tag team with Alexa Bliss, who returned on this Black Friday edition of SmackDown.