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#3. Dutch Mantell comments on the drawing potential of Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns' upcoming WWE match

Following the latest episode of WWE SmackDown, Dutch Mantell gave his take on why the quality of Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar's current storyline is good for business.

Speaking on Sportskeeda Wrestling's Smack Talk, the wrestling legend highlighted how the uncertainty factor in their feud makes it quite intriguing in the eyes of many WWE fans.

"[Uncertainty] is what makes this angle good because now, you and I are of course [discussing it], that's what we're supposed to talk about. But fans are now thinking 'I wonder where this is going now' and this is when you get sell-outs. When it's interesting and you don't know really who's gonna win or where it's gonna go, that's when people say 'I'm gonna go see this.' I think [the pay-per-view] will do well," said Dutch Mantell.

On SmackDown, Roman Reigns fired Paul Heyman from The Bloodline after weeks of doubting whether or not the latter was really on his side. This newsworthy development has created several important questions heading into WWE's Day 1 pay-per-view, most of which are regarding the future of Heyman in Reigns and Lesnar's saga.

The Wrestling Observer even noted a few days ago that the announcement of their Universal Championship rematch had positively impacted ticket sales for Day 1.