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#2. Hope isn't true: The reason why WWE didn't feature Aleister Black on the Throwback SmackDown

Aleister Black

A notable absence from WWE's "throwback" SmackDown was Aleister Black. While there was speculation about his return, not even a promo package featuring him was aired.

Throwback SmackDown would have been a great way to re-introduce Aleister Black - who has now been away from WWE TV for over half a year. It will be interesting to see how he is handled upon his return, especially since it was rumored that he fell out of favor with Vince McMahon. Interestingly, McMahon only pushed him in WWE to begin with because of Paul Heyman.

PWInsider reported that the latest video package featuring Aleister Black was scheduled to air on SmackDown, but WWE canceled it due to early segments running long.

Sportskeeda's Alex Turk wrote:

"According to PWInsider, WWE initially expected the latest video package involving Black to air last night. However, it was pulled at the last minute due to a few of SmackDown's early segments running long."

We hope this isn't true because it would have only taken 3-4 minutes to give Aleister Black that screen time. It seems like poor time management on WWE's part.