Potential reason why WWE didn't air Triple H and Kevin Owens' confrontation on SmackDown (Exclusive)

Triple H and Kevin Owens got physical in the aftermath of Saturday Night's Main Event. Both men got involved in a shoving contest after KO took out Cody Rhodes with a package piledriver. The confrontation was put on social media but didn't air this week on SmackDown.

Speaking on a recent edition of BroDown on Backstage Pass, Vince Russo addressed the confrontation between Levesque and Owens. The former WWE writer said the company might not have aired the angle on television due to one specific reason involving the fans.

"We know they are writing for social media. We know who they are writing for. And, immediately, everybody started talking about a match between Kevin Owens and Triple H. That's why they didn't do it. That's why they didn't show any of that any more." [From 16:45 onwards]

WWE did air a promo featuring Kevin Owens with the Winged Eagle Championship belt this week on SmackDown. The video package saw Owens reiterate he should've won the Undisputed WWE Championship at Saturday Night's Main Event, adding that it wasn't his fault for what happened to Cody Rhodes.

Owens has refused to return the championship, and he might not unless he could get another shot at the title. It remains to be seen how Triple H books this storyline.

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Manik Aftab writes Exclusive articles for Sportskeeda Wrestling’s WWE division. A BA (Hons) in English Literature helped him improve his writing skills before starting his career as a pro wrestling writer.

Before joining Sportskeeda, Aftab worked for Ringside News and The Sportster, where his wrestling articles and feature pieces consistently ranked on the first page of Google SERPs.

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While Aftab’s favorite wrestler in AEW is Hangman Adam Page, he doesn’t have a favorite in WWE yet. However, he considers Stone Cold Steve Austin to be the greatest professional wrestler of all time. His earliest memory of watching pro wrestling was when The Rock faced The New Age Outlaws in a handicap match, but it was the John Cena vs. Edge match from Unforgiven 2006 that got him hooked. If given the chance to manage a star from the Attitude Era, he would choose The British Bulldog, as he believes Davey Boy Smith was a terrific worker and could've benefitted from having a mouthpiece for his lack of mic skills.

When not watching pro wrestling, Aftab enjoys reading science fiction and watching anime.

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Edited by Sanchari Bhattacharya