10 RAW vs SmackDown matches that we don't want to see

Not every Inter-brand match is a worthwhile proposition
Not every Inter-brand match is a worthwhile proposition

#8 Jason Jordan vs Bobby Roode

Bobby Roode's entrance is truly glorious, but a match with Jason Jordan wouldn't be.
Bobby Roode's entrance is truly glorious, but a match with Jason Jordan wouldn't be.

I'm not sure the WWE knows quite what to do with either Jason Jordan or Bobby Roode. Both were main event performers at NXT, Jordan forming one-half of American Alpha, whilst Roode carried the main belt for 6 months in programmes against Shinsuke Nakamura, Hideo Itami and Kassius Ohno.

Jordan was given a push upon the premature break-up of American Alpha and his announcement as Kurt Angle's son but has floundered wildly since, failing to get over with the crowd, even as he continually defeats Elias, whom everyone loathes.

Roode however, has perhaps gotten over despite himself. A theme tune that will raise an entire arena into singing along, as well as an entrance that Ric Flair would envy, led him to main event status quickly in NXT, even as a loathsome, elitist heel who belittled the crowd and his opponents alike. His promotion to Smackdown has seen him arrive as a face, perhaps on the strength of his entrance, but he has been treading water since, with unmemorable feuds, most notably against fellow water-treader, Dolph Ziggler.

A match between the two would be technically sound, albeit in a fairly basic way, but the distinct lack of charisma between the two performers would lead the crowd to wonder whether or not that it would last long enough for them to get to the bathroom and back.

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