#1 To set the stage for AEW to respond
During the Monday Night Wars, both WWE and WCW took shots at one another. I mean you had WWE come up with the Gillberg character after the success of WCW's biggest star- Goldberg.
Similarly, WCW took a shot at WWE by parodying Jim Ross and creating a character called 'Oklahoma', a character that was created in poor taste but as they say, all's fair in love and Monday Night Wars. Who can forget the fact that D-Generation X actually invaded a WCW show?
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We all know that Vince McMahon, Stephanie McMahon, and Triple H are three very competitive individuals indeed. This was their way of saying that they have acknowledged the competition and they cannot wait to see how Cody Rhodes and the Bucks respond.
This back and forth could be fun for fans and could actually make the product exciting again.