Post by rnrk supports BLM on Jul 18, 2011 3:00:55 GMT -5
So, last week's Smackdown had a video package detailing the Rhodes/Bryan "feud" up to this point, which seemed pretty odd since they'd basically just wrestled each other several times on TV over the last couple months without any particular long-term goal or storyline being built around it. Then Rhodes proceeded to beat Bryan clean.
The whole thing seemed like a non sequitur at the time, but now... Bryan's win makes the angle seem more significant. They preemptively played up that he's got a rival, and have left it on the note that his rival has beaten him fair and square.
I expect things are going to get kicked up a notch and we'll see Bryan vs. Cody treated like one of the major feuds on Smackdown for the next month or two, possibly concluding with Rhodes winning the briefcase from Bryan.
The whole thing seemed like a non sequitur at the time, but now... Bryan's win makes the angle seem more significant. They preemptively played up that he's got a rival, and have left it on the note that his rival has beaten him fair and square.
I expect things are going to get kicked up a notch and we'll see Bryan vs. Cody treated like one of the major feuds on Smackdown for the next month or two, possibly concluding with Rhodes winning the briefcase from Bryan.
