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Raw and Smackdown Part 4 - The Paul Levesque Era

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Emperoreddy said:
Merch for a debuting wrestler already out in the world, so doesn't seem like it's meant to be a surprise.
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I mean last week they showed his name in the promo, so it's not a shock they have merch. Also, I don't think they want Penta to be a huge surprise because they'll want more casual fans to look him up before his debut.
 
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Lunatik said:
I mean last week they showed his name in the promo, so it's not a shock they have merch. Also, I don't think they want Penta to be a huge surprise because they'll want more casual fans to look him up before his debut.
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Better to do that than have him come out as a surprise Rumble entry to a "Who?" reaction.

And with Penta in the WWE audience, that would probably happen.
 
Depends on the guy. When you're AJ Styles, you get a reaction. Penta? Not so much.

Same reason they wisely introduced Aldis from ringside rather than giving him a full entrance to no response.

For what it's worth, under the Triple H regime they're very good at knowing their audience and how it will react, and how to counter those reactions.
 
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There is also the argument that knowing someone cool is showing up draws more views then pure surprises.

There should be a balance, but I'm not sure Penta needs to be a surprise.

It's also completely out of the box as along with the merch they have him actually in the merch now.
 
That was a rough start for sure, Penta not used to the slower, more deliberate wwe pace

but Gable is a perfect guy for this match and its gotten better and better as its gone on
 
I dont have Netflix, so this is only way to keep up with what's going on...looks like FB already shitting on Penta for being bad...
 
Penta had to do a lot of selling due to Gable focusing on his knee left. So it might have been different than what he's used to (?) but I thought that was a good debut.

Also, Liv making Dom her bitch by putting him in the doghouse. :laugh:
 
Penta definitely had to slow things down a touch. He’s balls to the wall, but overall not a bad debut. A few little hiccups.

They didn’t butcher his theme though, that’s a good sign.
 
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