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Dave Meltzer and Bryan Alvarez share their thoughts on Drew McIntyre losing at Clash at the Castle (again).
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[@wvang0013]

Drew's entire character is that he's a massive hypocrite. Drew has gone on record numerous times saying he absolutely hates the MITB calling it a "joke" so watch him win the MITB and use it the way other's have used it on him. That's when he'll win the World Title back.

[@_BigTimer85]

Good observation

[@bcurtis363]

Very good for the casual fans

[@matttibos2562]

I like it

[@Am0ment0fB]

I can't think of many others who should get it. Bron? That's it. Ha.

[@matttibos2562]

@@Am0ment0fB Finn is my guess. Cashes in on Damian

[@JanSmets-bg9ie]

At this point Punk and Drew could have the first real Hell in a Cell match since 2005.

[@herbivorousexplorer2922]

@Jablonski_ it was more of a response to being asked, doing the very first match between him and Drew to be HIAC.

[@KittyKatMan93]

Perfect, smoke and mirror match to hide Punk's shortcomings. Maybe he can even get through it without injury for once!

[@SWWonders]

Punk just can’t go anymore tho…Drew will have to slow down his work drastically for Punk

[@EmperorPenguinn]

Edge and Balors was a good one tbh

[@c.s3369]

The first "real" one since "2005" what do you mean ?

[@BradMeyerlive]

Dave experiencing the incredible feeling of doing a video recording without holding a microphone.

[@Shel1221]

Neither of them mentioned the camera angle during the screw job. It was excellent.

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

Yes, cause if you didn’t know Drew was getting screwed as soon as the match was made then it was a good camera shot.

[@juliuspryce8514]

Ok Karen ​@@MyChannel-ol1zz

[@wrestlingp]

Was fantastic

[@DarthKotEI]

Like he literally said this wth 10:05

[@c.s3369]

‼️

[@adityaviswanath112]

Someone remind them Gunther has a world title match at Summer slam

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

Great, Drew vs Gunther sounds good.

[@adityaviswanath112]

@@MyChannel-ol1zz But who goes over? Drew losing in 1 month after losing his previous reign in 5 minutes doesn't sit well. I'd rather have Priest loose to Gunther

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

@@adityaviswanath112 Summerslam is in about 2 months though. A perfectly fine title reign. Instead Clash becomes known as the PPV where Drew goes to get screwed in front of his home country.

[@CoffeeStain-Music]

5 seconds in and Dave is already defending Tony Khan in a WWE review.

[@twinkletoes5704]

Tell me you hate Punk without saying you hate Punk

[@talkingbeer6612]

Honestly, I don’t know how this isn’t the right finish. Gunther has the title match at summer slam, and you have to think Drew and Punk is happening then. Gunther needs an opponent, so the title can’t be on Drew.

[@4thill]

And Priest will probably be a full babyface by the time Summerslam comes

[@jaybee4288]

Priest is beating Gunther, and you internet fans are gonna go crazy 🤪

[@Parallelocam]

I had zero problem with the finish as well, I've only really heard complaints from the WOL guys

[@AXWforever]

​@@Parallelocamthey're still mad seeing Punk around and have to talk about him it never ends😂

[@HalOaks]

You guys sounds like two people who have watched way too much pro wrestling and have taken it way too seriously for way too long. To the point you can mentally bend your way into explaining how anything is bad or good depending on what agenda you want to push

[@ooapaa7950]

Pretty much. Lol.

[@jer2dabear]

Welcome to pro wrestling "journalism"

[@RyanDMoore]

So do you, you're here in a niche comment section for wrestling fans lol

[@SuperMoneyman90]

I was surprised they did that to Drew again but it makes sense when you remember Gunther won King of the Ring. Drew getting a 2 month title reign does nothing and beating Gunther isn’t likely to happen. Drew had to lose.

[@bcurtis363]

He had to. Because Gunther. Ok. You know, 2 month title reigns do mean something. Just because the Roman boner lasted three years doesn’t mean short title runs are bad. They actually are what makes variety and change feel important, and not forced through fan backlash

[@mistere9099]

Watch Priest drop the title on a random Raw before SummerSlam

[@WrestlingiswhatIknow]

two month is better then two min they could see if he is a draw with the title so far it seems like cody on smackdown hasn't been

[@johnrigs6540]

@@bcurtis363 Yea I actually agree. If the title reigns are too long there is NO excitement during championship matches because you know they are retaining.

[@jaybee4288]

People assume Gunther will win, but the way HHH and Priest are talking he might not. I could also see Drew winning MITB and cashing it in during gunthers match. Dave Meltzer fans seem to think wrestling is real and usually watch AEW so they get surprised when story happens.

[@briankelly612]

Did y’all know Dave knew there was two ways this much could go? Drew was gonna win or he was gonna lose, this man is a genius 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@RicoRisotto16]

Yeah... but that's not what he said. He said either Drew would win or Punk would interfere in the match. Punk interfered and Drew lost. Nice try though!

[@Christopher_Reed44]

Can’t wait for Cornette to review this, it’s gonna be great 🔔

[@tkbanks3246]

Drew winning would of been a mistake with Gunther waiting for his shot at Summerslam.

[@noiisserpmii]

Thats why the common idiot isnt understanding. Gunther is winning no matter whos the champ

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

Drew losing in back to back Clash main events in his home would of been a mistake.

[@tkbanks3246]

@MyChannel-ol1zz Don't book for the moment. You think Drew ending Romas run would of been better then Cody finishing his story.

[@CMc_39]

People are acting like he should be given the title because it’s his hometown and act like there’s not a plan in place and these stories aren’t built up over months and months. This isn’t gona be Drew’s last time wresting for the title. That’s why this keeps getting done to him. But yes, they should totally abandon their long term plans just to reward the title to a guy in his hometown

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

@@CMc_39 If the plan in place is to make Drew look like a total goof twice at his massive homecoming that WWE hyped up, then it’s not a very good plan.

[@ethanhunt3242]

Props to Priest for going another 15 minutes on one leg, match was actually pretty entertaining. Ending didn’t bother me, If the goal is Punk/Drew at Summerslam you had to do this finish because of Gunther’s title shot at Summerslam.

[@Parallelocam]

lol what do you mean props, he was selling. Why do people seem to think he actually tweaked something

[@realrobrose]

You can hear Jessica Carr tell Jade "Don't tap, don't tap" when she did that. I think Shayna tightened it a little and she just did that without even thinking like they were training. How many times has Jade ever even been locked in a submission like that in a match, in her career?

[@chriskay1449]

Exxactly. Shayna had it on too tight and Jade was trying to signal Shayna to loosen the hold.

[@solame4983]

@@chriskay1449she signaled with a tap out, the match should have ended there

[@chriskay1449]

@@solame4983 That isn't how it works. Refs are told to ignore it when not a part of the script. She was signalling to Shayna to loosen the hold. Not a part of the script therefore ignored. Hell, you can eve hear Ref Jess tell her not to tap

[@vipulrao3093]

To quote Mr. Punk " thank God you're not a booker"

[@TheDJBunch]

You agree with Drew losing?

[@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW]

@@TheDJBunchYes

[@TheDJBunch]

@@TotallyAwesomeWrestlingTAW didn't ask you but I'll bite: why? This is gonna be good 🍿

[@funknelson87]

@@TheDJBunchbecause that was the outcome of the match. I’m sure Drew wanted to win in front of his home crowd, but Priest was the better man. I wanted Drew to win too, but he clearly needs to train harder and work on some things in the ring before he tries for another championship.

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

Now quote all of Punk hypocrisies

[@donzellmccalipp8510]

This is good booking and storytelling punk said himself he was gonna do everything in his power to stop drew from winning,and the finish puts more heat on Damien for how he won the same with Roman always cheating,makes the title mean something to 👍

[@CMc_39]

I don’t think I’ve ever seen a person interrupt another person more than Meltzer interrupts Bryan Alvarez. Alvarez can barely get a full sentence out without Dave yelling in the background to cut him off

[@ContemptuousCornbread]

BRYAAAAAANNN!!!

[@oelboy]

8:09 Just Dave casually spending over a minute to say that he doesn't know. 😅

[@spiderzero2099]

Are they forgetting Gunther has a title shot at Summerslam? If they have Drew won the title he would have to face Gunther at Summerslam and they aren't going to do a Punk vs Drew at Money In The Bank and it's not a good idea to have Drew beat Gunther so Punk and Drew happen at a later date for the belt.

[@andrewglidewell2699]

I love Dave, but man oh man it’s like anytime he watches wrestling now his first thought is “ How would this affect Tony Kahn”.

[@weedman0824]

I thought they was going to go with the HBK helping Bret beat Taker finish with Punk accidentally helping Drew win by hitting Priest. Punk could've then went on raw claiming the ONLY reason your relevant, and champ, is me thus making Drews obsession with Punk worse 😂 Fun match either way but that cameraman deserves a raise bc that was a great angle

[@harishsubramanian1241]

The camera work for WWE this year has been incredible.

[@weedman0824]

@@harishsubramanian1241 ong them walkouts have been incredible

[@drewstar8611]

Well Bryan and Dave also said that WWE screwed up and they should’ve made Sami Zayn beat Roman. This is ongoing storytelling!!!

[@KingGhidorah5464]

Dave is right for once, another booker WOULD get flack for it. But HHH doesn’t because the viewers are confident there’s gonna be a payoff.

[@chriserrickson1624]

No, Dave doesn't make sense. Because gunther has a title shot at SummerSlam and Drew wont beat gunther... C'mon. And use the Hometown hero to get heat is as old as Dave meltzer, the Booking was good

[@chriserrickson1624]

Maybe not as old as Dave.... But pretty old still

[@markula_4040]

Gunther is getting a title shot at SummerSlam. It doesn't make sense to have Drew win the title since his SummerSlam opponent will be Punk unless he isn't going to be healthy in time.

[@chriskay1449]

Exaactly. Punk/Drew is red hot and doesn't need the title. This way you get Drew/Punk AND a Gunther title match.

[@3rdFloor]

Punk vs Drew doesn’t need a title. It a massive match for Summer-slam and also having it play a role at MITB. Cody/Randy, Roman/Rock return, Gunther/Priest, Punk & Drew. It’s going to be massive

[@antmc84]

U forgot the HOMETOWN Boys LA Knight n Logan Paul(from Cleveland) n Miz(from Cleveland) n MAYBE Gargano(from Cleveland) n Ciampa winning Tag Gold. Maybe Even an Appearance from Nemeth(from Cleveland)🤷🏾‍♂️🤷🏾‍♂️.. LeBron could've been the Host if he didn't have a GOLD MEDAL to try n win🤣😂.. Drew Carey is a Fine Choice to be a Host🤷🏾‍♂️

[@Dynaraw]

When Punk and Drew finally have a match it’s gonna be VICIOUS 🤩

[@Clarkmark-ke1pe]

The only concern regarding punk-mcintyre match is punk's tendency to get injured Promo wise it is easily the hottest angle in wwe as of now

[@Gwanzan3325]

I would feel so bad for Drew to have to drag this feud out even longer if Punk gets injured again.

[@CM-jc7gk]

​@@Gwanzan3325yeah it would suck for Drew to have to be part of the hottest angle in wrestling & selling new top merch off of it while barely having to do anything week-to-week

[@MyChannel-ol1zz]

Drew feuding with an injured guy on and off the last 6 months doesn’t sound hot.

[@debutriah2854]

@@MyChannel-ol1zzit’s the promo work man

[@HANGRYJIMLODLIFEALWAYSLOD]

I REALLY am looking forward to McIntyre getting his hands on punk...they are both doing great in their parts right now...Drew's face when he saw punk was great!

[@zachbennett9996]

Dave and Bryan have no idea what a payoff feels like. Punk screwing Drew was the right choice. This allows Gunther to beat Priest at Summerslam, and Drew to face Punk at Summerslam. Punk will win and eventually win the WHC from someone, then Drew gets his moment next year at Mania against Punk.

[@souvikdeb808]

But Drew is not exactly a babyface and he already had a nice moment with the belt after beating Seth where Phil screwed him. They did an exact same finish here again which baffled me. Not every story needs 3 year built.

[@JetForceFive]

100% what I was about to post myself. That was a great way to throw gas on the fire until Punk can go. This all leads to Drew beating Punk for the title - or "Punk puts Drew over" or however anyone wants to look at it. This was good faith booking that Drew has essentially put Punk over twice with Mania and this, so Punk will put Drew over in a big way. But yeah, if you are more in the "you deserve it" camp, then this booking would be infuriating. I'm in the "let them work me" camp. It's better entertainment when you invest more time. Not unlike a TV series or a film trilogy. I don't think the audience has decided who they like/hate more at this point either. Let them cook. To me, the only question is do they blow this off at Survivor Series and build to Punk/Rollins at Mania, or do they go the whole year with Drew/Punk and find something else for Rollins, like Roman Reigns or Gunther.

[@JetForceFive]

@@souvikdeb808 They've both done some babyface stuff and some heelish stuff. Which was a lot like the Harts vs DX dynamic. I also don't think they necessarily count how many moments everybody gets, they're just trying to draw the most money for the longest amount of time until they have to do the blow off. Also, it's only been about 2 or 3 months for this angle. Mania was about 2 months ago.

[@judshuttie70]

This was perfect and the drew deserved his moment crowd are stupid, I bet anything drew is as happy as pig in shit, he's gotten more over in this feud with punk than ever he's in biggest story in pro wrestling and it's going to carry raw for months, the title is nice sure but he's had it twice but he's never been in a story this big before. this story is his moment,he and punk are creating magic this was so good and I'm happy for drew and punk there doing such a great job together.

[@CockyBalboa]

The guy isn’t gonna make it until Wrestlemania 41 . he’s gotten injured in 3 of his last 8 matches, he’s 45 years old. How long do you think he can kept that up?

[@ericrogers97]

2 minutes in. Dave is a mark. he'd love this in AEW, their finishes fucking blow and he loves that shitty match when someone was set on fire.

[@varunaX]

wow he says 'ya know' alot

[@joshtcw24]

I was there. Great finish and an awesome surprise with how Punk was used that makes this feud even more exciting and compelling.

[@ericrogers97]

also, how was it the same finish? they were different finish.

[@sihlemoni7397]

People seem to be too caught up in their feelings and not the actual strory that is being told here. This is the best story arc that Drew has been a part of since like the COVID era. And this story is far more NB than him just winning a title "just because we're in Scotland". We need to take a seat, get pop corn and enjoy the ride. This is how it feels when wrestling not just booked for the sickos

[@ao513]

Gunther has the title match already at Summerslam so logistically how would it work for the title?

[@mkultra5752]

'Screwed' Scotland was screwed by england and now the wwe again

[@johndiaz9190]

Let wwe cook.

[@callum6486]

god damn meltzer friking LOVES interrupting bryan

[@themastersword1621]

Not a fan of the finish. It does add heat to the feud, but Drew-Punk is a much more compelling title program than Priest and Gunther. You could've just had something where Gunther jumps to Smackdown to challenge Cody. Also, pissing off the hometown crowd like that is generally not a good idea.

[@mikawhofan]

Gunther wins at SummerSlam or on Berlin 😊😊

[@maxgregor3201]

Dave has a bad take on this one. The finish sets up Punk as a true nemesis to Drew way more interested to see where this goes than if Drew had won.

[@thegamemole3941]

People actually thought Drew was winning? This finish could’ve been seen a mile away, the only question was how Punk was gonna do it. Hell I bet Drew pitched the idea himself. And the ticket prices argument is so lazy. Does every fan deserve to have their favorites win because they paid to be there? Are these guys really wrestling journalists? They’ve never heard of heel heat? 😂

[@danabnormal1]

In wales… which is close to Scotland…

[@user-qm8hk9zb1p]

Everybody will win everything in their hometown if these guys were booking

[@Tribal_Pig]

There is a reason cuz they already said that Gunther has a title shot at summerslam

[@M.S.Fitness]

0:51 😂😂😂Wales is nowhere near Scotland. Just Look on a Fucking MAP Dave😂

[@JetForceFive]

Some people have such short supply of patience and attention spans. By the time CM Punk drops the championship to Drew at Survivor Series, this match will be one of MANY story beats to what will be Drew's crowning moment. And WWE will make a f***-ton of money.

[@dimitrisbright9807]

This actually isn’t the same finish as 2 years ago. From my recollection, Solo didn’t wear a referee shirt Dave 🙄🙄

[@SamoIsKing]

Priest is very lucky he didnt break his leg/ankle when he got caught in the ropes. The commentary team were good at covering for Drew trying to free him by pointing out Draw cant win the title if he's in the ropes. I also didnt mind the finish, it was pretty obvious but they did a good enough job at the fake out. This rivalry has some real heat now and they'll tear the house down at Summerslam.

[@chriskay1449]

Drew also kept things going by kicking Priest a couple of times while stuck.

[@dominoep]

It couldn't be for the title because Gunther won the King of the Ring and gets a title match at Summerslam against whoever is Champion...

[@leonardjones6167]

Pretty wild that THIS is Dave’s fancy set up. Beats holding his own mic.

[@jacob893]

Well…um…..ya know….

[@shravankumarbathri7868]

The finish was not that bad..... it just made things easy for WWE for the upcoming storylines

[@PaxBisonica89]

Not bad? It was brilliant

[@six6thdisciple]

IT WAS BAD…BOOKING “PAID” PLE’S TO SET UP STORYLINES TO GET U TO WATCH “FREE TV” MAKES LITTLE SENSE

[@LeadSails]

@@PaxBisonica89I think it was one of my favourite finishes to date! I’m excited for RAW! Drew is going to lose his mind.

[@stealthcheck]

It was dog water.

[@kb4231]

Gunther is getting crowned at Summerslam. It's obvious.

[@Bama20512]

It makes sense they did it like this. They don’t need the title involved and Gunther was gonna beat Drew at SS anyways

[@DjD422-]

How is it the finish from mania? Dave makes no sense

[@josephmurphy7503]

Wales is not close to Scotland 😂

[@UncleDeadly76]

Just what I thought but to Americans...

[@freedomisslavery6840]

In the context of America it absolutely is.

[@iamdb1990]

on a worldwide scale it is

[@ronniesouthern7829]

Dave : Well you know that I know, uhm uhm uhm, that this is how it was uhm uhm gonna be, you know.

[@mattsands161]

I don’t mind this because WWE’s booking has been extremely predictable in the Triple H era. This reinforces the idea that anything can happen.

[@SasukesSharingan.]

Word is the ropes were lose all night , all the botches happened with the top rope interesting

[@adamlennard1828]

I got an email from wwe earlier in the week for clash at the castle and the cheapest tickets were £330. I live down south in Bognor so you’re taking the ticket and then another £300 odd on hotel and transport etc. Would love to of gone but it was just too much.

[@wrestlingp]

Pricing was disgusting, no need to gouge the UK fans like that.

[@JMGGillis]

They have tony khan on speed dial

[@jfh.8064]

You can’t do Drew vs Punk for the title right now because Gunther has a title shot. So it’ll probably be Priest vs Rollins vs Gunther for the title because there’s no way they are doing Priest and Gunther one on one. Then they’ll do Drew vs Punk and Cody vs Orton. New Bloodline vs Old Bloodline.

[@Funkmonkv1]

It was obvious he wasn’t winning & Punk would cost him the match, it’s your own fault if it upset you. Gunther is becoming world champion at Summerslam.

[@realrobrose]

Drew is the Anti-Cody.

[@JMGGillis]

The dummy doesn't realize Gunther has the shot at Summerslam

[@tomofthepops]

Are they forgetting that gunther gets a title shot at summerslam ? Drew wasnt gonna win to lose then

[@chriskay1449]

And they want Drew/Punk for that same show.

[@mikawhofan]

Bingo

[@TraeDarden]

I mean considering that gunther has a title match at summerslam idk how u make it a title match

[@paulmckinney2311]

These guys are so smart

[@ooapaa7950]

I take their opinions as facts -icw fans XD

[@tkthetank]

Someone needs to tell these guys just because 11,000 people in Scotland or 17,000 in Montreal or 81,000 in California want someone to win doesn't mean they HAVE to win. The Scots got to watch their boy Drew fight for the world title and they didn't have to do it in front of a TV. That's special, that's worth it. Yeah it sucks for them he lost but he also would have lost if they did this B tier PPV in Ohio and called it Battleground. You don't change booking because of location. Next Clash at Castle in Ireland don't be upset when World Champ Gunther beaths Sheamus in another BANGER.

[@haadtheevision]

I kept hearing "The feud doesn't need the title" and in one sense I agree with that opinion. But why wouldn't you want your hottest feud to be for the title also? Since when was it a negative thing to attatch the belt on the hottest feud?

[@alexanderwatters6556]

As they say, there really was two obvious finishes here, and I was on board with either. If they went with Drew for the win, then they have to build to Gunther most likely even though Punk is probably cleared soon. With Drew losing, they can do Priest and Gunther (if MITB doesn't interject) and also have Drew and Punk as a blood feud. I can see why this muddies the water on the Punk and Drew heel / face status, but I think Drew has been sanctimonious enough and has puts the boots to Punk enough that you can argue Punk's corner well enough. The story is that Drew's claims are legitimate, that he's being screwed by other people when in reality he keeps bringing it on himself. That's how I see it.

[@doug2731]

Alvarez would have every babyface go over in their hometown in every promotion every time.

[@ryneobrien1]

Can he just look at the screen? What is happening

[@HalOaks]

Most bookers would be excoriated for this 😂😂😂 do you even hear yourself? Think that statement through, for real. Laughable

[@Enginshim]

Parallel paths with Drew and Gable. It’s literally the same storyline with subtle differences

[@NLaBar]

I thought it was clear that Drew wasn’t winning that match. They didn’t have Priest hold MITB for that long just to cash in and lose it 2 months later. Plus Drew’s deal w/Punk is so hot that it doesn’t need the title involved.

[@Tzgrey77]

So the fans are pissed off and then immediately following Triple H Bragg's about how much money they made and it was the highest date they've ever done in a 11,000 arena

[@paulmckinney2311]

They call this “crying all the way to the bank.”

[@user-rx2hw8up2j]

HHH learnt from the best ole Vinnie Mac...screw the hometown fans kill the market lol great stuff

[@royalty843]

​@@user-rx2hw8up2j there was one home country win and the former champs weren't even pinned

[@birdsfan34]

Watching the post match video, fans were clearly unhappy.

[@thedoubledowner5359]

Boo-hoo, Drew got screwed twice. But it was not a repeated finish. Yes, interference happened. But it was different. First was a person coming in from the crowd where the second, the person had a ref shirt. If it happened in AEW, it would have been praised more than likely.

[@sbz88]

Sami didn't beat Roman in Montreal, Zelina didn't beat Rhea in Puerto Rico and now Drew didn't beat Priest in Scotland. Don't get why people are mad about the finish. WWE is always gonna do what they wanna do 😂. If a couple people on the Internet are mad, so be it.

[@sbz88]

Dave probably thinks Tony putting the belt on Saraya at Wembley for no reason was great booking. She won and did nothing with the belt. It was just to get a cheap pop in London 😂.

[@TylerMorganShow]

The finish was Nitro style

[@davidferreira283]

For the sole purpose of having the title on Gunther, which is the right call, Drew had to lose here. How can Dave being one of the biggest wrestling journalists of all time not see that very clear perspective?

[@AllInTheGame01]

Punk should've come out in a German Football/Soccer Shirt & cut a promo on how shit the Scotland Team are :) A WWE PLE @Wembley Stadium, London is a license to print money!

[@celtic69]

he had a celtic top on after, drews a rangers fan, the celtic/rangers rivalry is one of the biggest in the entire sport

[@Motor7Mike]

Ludwig Kaiser did that in the Dark Match

[@AllInTheGame01]

@@Motor7Mike Any video of it?

[@brolythebro9945]

It weird how he has a problem with this finish being done a year apart but AEW can do the same finish 5 times on a show and it’s great.

[@chrisstanton6927]

Drew screwed himself. No one screwed him. When Daniel Bryan beat Cena clean at SummerSlam, Triple H and Randy Orton screwed Bryan. In both cases with Drew (Mania and yesterday) he got distracted. Punk did nothing wrong yesterday. He counted to two. It wouldn’t even have counted if he got to three. Drew got distracted and attacked Punk. THAT’S when Punk low blowed him, after he was provoked. No one screwed Drew yesterday except Drew. And how are you gonna do Punk/Drew for the title when Gunther is guaranteed a shot at Summerslam? Do it in 3 weeks at MITB? That’d be lame and these guys know it.

[@chaomac]

Clash at the Castle was a joke from the start with the inflated ticket prices WWE/TKO saw an area starving for a PPV/PLE and then just making one up and people bought into it the fact there was no pyro shows you the time spent planning it They should have just did RAW & SMACKDOWN tapings but they did a PLE for ticket prices The only good thing about Clash was it was on for 3 hours and not 5 hours

[@CollectionCompletion]

Dave's ears and nose

[@SpaceGhost92]

No one on planet earth would be strong enough to get Priest out like that. The only way to get out is to go back over the way you came

[@superjew2]

No one gets to complain. I went to 39 and watched cody lose. Just wait. Be patient. Drew wouldnt want to this unless HHH told him what the long term plan was for him. I trust HHH.

[@ooapaa7950]

100%! That's what we all saying about these sort of things that it's a business. It needs to run the course of making money. It needs to draw people in more and more for money. It's not "oh this wrestler or that" At the end of the day, it's a business for making money if they like it or not😊

[@Zak-qh5tb]

At least there are coherent storylines WWE which do not insult the audience's intelligence. And WWE top superstars pass the look test unlike some of the clowns in the other company

[@oldmangamer76]

This is also about Gunther. He supposed to job at SS so Drew can wrestle Punk for the title later? So that is the "reason" for this. Poor locals got disappointed. How is this worse than Roman v Cody part 1?

[@williambax8085]

How do they not get that drew and punk are summer slam. Gunther has a match at summer slam. Drew couldn’t win

[@WhelmedButReady]

I think it woulda been a cool idea if Drew won BECAUSE of Punk. Ref gets KO'd and JD come to help Damian anyway only to screw it up as Punk deliberately helps Drew secure the title. Then the stroy becomes Punk being in his head as being the only reason he won the title and Priest furthering his divide with the JD by saying they cost him the championship.

[@jotac87278]

If you take the title off of Priest, then you confirm that he was a transitional champion. Plus, if you follow their storyline, Punk didn't screw Drew over at Mania. Drew went out of his way to tease Punk, and Punk got the better of him. I'm not saying I agree, but that is the storyline.

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[@atlantadymez0com]

Punk costing Drew was the right decision especially with Gunther having a title shot at summer slam

[@blablablaa14]

Drew doesn't need to win the title now, he needs to win it after using the MITB to win. Thats the story they've been telling, and it makes sense they dont want to do the Punk/Drew match for the title yet. That's more of a Mania feud so if Punk is coming back soon you can do a run where Punk beats Drew, then Drew wins the MITB, then Punk chases Drew eventually winning the Royal Rumble and having a main event match with Drew that he wins. This also feeds back into the whole "Drew/Liv will take over Judgment Day" because with Drew losing, he may look for help. I think this was the most logical and expected thing. I hate the idea that every hometown person needs to win the match

[@ROCKETS2965]

Dave bitching about the booking when it was the obvious choice is hilarious. They're not booking themselves into the corner of Drew vs. Gunther at Summer Slam, and Drew's whole character is that he's bitter that everybody fucks him over.

[@owlsnite5435]

Dave doesn’t get it, drew is the anti hero baby face he’ll get title win at wrestlmaina against Gunther coming full ciricle for Drew and having his WRESTLEMAINA MOMENT!!! Ps Dave is bias

[@kitkatt24]

I knew Priest wasn't losing the title. He's one of Triple H's boys. He's not losing until they have something else for him to do. Drew can fight Punk at Summer Slam. Then do the rare thing at RR. Lose the title to....let's say LA Knight, then win Royal Rumble later that night and take the title off of Cody ONCE AND FOR ALL at WM.