WWE RAW: 3 Reasons why Drew McIntyre was eliminated from the King of the Ring tournament

Modified Aug 27, 2019 05:22 GMT

Many had picked McIntyre as the favorite for the tournament

#2 Samoa Joe needed a babyface to work with

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So, if you look at how the bracket has panned out Ricochet goes up against Samoa Joe in the second round. The winner of the match will face either Cedric Alexander or Baron Corbin. One would assume that even the semi-finals will feature a babyface against a heel WWE Superstar.

I know that Cesaro and Samoa Joe took each other on in the first round in a heel vs. heel contest and it was a great match. But Vince McMahon is someone from the old-school and WWE has often been described to me as the fight between good and bad, in various WWE interactions. I know that the finals will also pit a babyface against a heel at the Clash of Champions pay-per-view.

In a lot of ways, it is easy to know the result way in advance, if you analyze the card beforehand.

Edited by Anirban Banerjee