The common narrative that's going around is that Ricochet is just fodder for Brock Lesnar before the big Championship match at WrestleMania. And this is still probably the case, but WWE had the immense task this week of making Ricochet look like a credible challenger. He could have always squashed someone like Eric Young to get some momentum ahead of his upcoming title match, but it would have certainly been rather underwhelming.
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This is why I thought that it was great that he had a chance to defeat Bobby Lashley, someone who is very similar in size and physique to The Beast Incarnate. I know that it hurts Lashley, in a sense, but the current narrative is to push Ricochet as an unbeatable soul with a ton of heart. It is to give people the impression that he has a chance against Lesnar at WWE Super ShowDown.
We all know how the match is going to be, but at least WWE did the right thing, from the perspective of creating genuine hype.
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Riju Dasgupta
Riju Dasgupta is the most-read active writer in Sportskeeda at the moment, across all sports. Having come on board in 2016, Dasgupta is best known for the 'Best and Worst' column, something that has become a staple for the site!
In addition to his writing responsibilities, Dasgupta is also the Assistant Manager of the Combat Sports division. In 4 years, Dasgupta has conducted over 150 interviews with stars from WWE, Impact Wrestling, PCW Ultra, WOS, UFC, ONE FC and the world of boxing as well.
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