By Jason Powell, Prowrestling.net Editor (@prowrestlingnet)
WWE has announced Roman Reigns vs. Jinder Mahal for Money’s WWE Raw television show.
Powell’s POV: The same match is also scheduled for the Money in the Bank event. I’m not sure if this will be more of an angle than a match to set up what they are doing at MITB or if WWE is getting cold feet about having that match in Chicago at MITB. Monday’s Raw will be held in North Little Rock, Arkansas.
No thank you.
They booked themselves into a corner with this one. If they put the match on early, the crowd is either going to be pro-Jinder, or absolutely crush them both. If you book it late, they run the risk of people bailing- and you can’t edit a half empty arena out. The latter’s what’s needed to really drive home the point to Vince though that you can’t force your pet projects on your fans. You can spin the jeers, but when RAW starts looking like a wrestling event at the local armory, things will change.