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While the world may be talking about NXT TakeOver and even what happened with Roman Reigns and Jey Uso at the end of WWE SmackDown this past week, another significant recent development just seemed to fly under the radar.
To the surprise of many, King Corbin teamed up with Steve Cutler and Wesley Blake from The Forgotten Sons on WWE SmackDown, to form a faction of sorts this week.
Many members of the WWE Universe want to know is why this oddball faction was formed. We have the answer for you right here. Be sure to leave a comment about this brand new WWE SmackDown alliance and whether you are for or against it.
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#5 The heat on WWE SmackDown star Jaxson Ryker
At SK Wrestling, we stay out of political commentary, so let's just say that Jaxson Ryker had posted a Tweet about Donald Trump that ruffled a lot of feathers. And since then, The Forgotten Sons, who came to the WWE SmackDown roster with much momentum, have remained forgotten. It does seem, according to a report on Fightful Select, that the heat is still as strong as it once was.
As if Friday wasn't indication enough, there's still heat on Jaxson Ryker within WWE. As we mentioned recently, Ryker had been home in North Carolina and hadn't been brought to Orlando to the site of WWE tapings in months. At one point, Ryker wasn't even featured on internal WWE roster sheets.
We are glad to report that the collateral damage suffered by Cutler and Blake as a result of what happened to Jaxson Ryker has been long forgotten, like their erstwhile gimmick.
Plus, this new gimmick on WWE SmackDown seems like a major step up from their original characters, does it not?
#4 The history between WWE SmackDown stars Blake and Murphy
Many fanse may remember Murphy as Seth Rollins' disciple on RAW and WWE SmackDown, and later Aalyah Mysterio's boyfriend. But do not forget that Blake and Murphy were quite the unit when they were a part of the NXT roster.
Long before Blake and Murphy arrived on the WWE SmackDown roster and Alexa Bliss became entranced by The Fiend, the trio used to be a force to be reckoned with on NXT.
And now, WWE has the chance to explore this history between Blake and Murphy. Murphy's potential feud with King Corbin could lead to a program with the former partners. Their time in NXT can be touched upon, and it could be a very interesting storytelling device on the WWE SmackDown brand. Murphy could even call on Dominik Mysterio as a new tag team partner against King Corbin's allies.
We also know that Blake can go in the ring. So could we potentially see Wesley Blake throw it down with Murphy when the time is right in a massive, personal, singles matchon WWE SmackDown?
#3 The lack of competitors in the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Division
Sure, the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions, The Street Profits are incredible in the ring. However, a champion is only as strong as his/her challengers. As we have seen on both WWE SmackDown and RAW, the tag team division is often an afterthought.
The Street Profits can potentially mix it up with Bobby Roode and Dolph Ziggler for the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Championships. They can also have great matches with Cesaro and Shinsuke Nakamura. (They already have.) But there will come a point when they run out of heel teams to face. Here, this new version of The Forgotten Sons comes into play.
To have Cutler and Blake get benched as a result of Jaxson Ryker's actions would have been unfair to these two talented young men. They, too, could have great matches against The Street Profits at some point in the future. King Corbin giving his boys the unfair advantage completes this recipe for a pretty good tag team title feud on WWE SmackDown.
#2 To even the odds for King Corbin against the Mysterio family
Two weeks ago on WWE SmackDown, Murphy took on King Corbin in a singles match. The contest received a lot of criticism because the Mysterio family teamed up to cost King Corbin the victory. There was an outcry online wondering if King Corbin was a babyface or a heel based on his actions during the course of the match.
And so, to even the odds against the Mysterios (Rey, Dominik, and Aalyah,) The Forgotten Sons have been brought into the mix. Their presence makes it seem like the babyfaces do not have the upper hand against the heels. The last thing that WWE would want is for fans to develop a sense of kinship and sympathy for King Corbin, who was fighting fair in this contest.
Neither would they want the audience to turn on their beloved babyface Rey Mysterio. The addition of these two mysterious, and yet familiar, men would just even the odds for King Corbin against the Mysterio family. As a result, he can be the heel he's meant to be.
#1 Gives the 'King Corbin' gimmick a little more longevity
The King Corbin gimmick should have been dropped a long time ago. While the sight of Baron Corbin carrying a crown, a scepter, and adorning a cape made sense for a little while, it's been many months since the 'King of the Ring' tournament. Now, the gimmick just seems quite redundant.
However, now that King Corbin has his own subjects, one has to wait and see where WWE is going with this particular gimmick. Cutler and Blake may have just added a little more longevity to what has been a very one-dimensional character.
This criticism is not a knock at the man himself, who is a great hand in the ring. He can get heat like nobody's business, too. Corbin has proved time and again why he's a star who's earned his spot in the roster. In fact, the 'End of Days' is one of the most protected moves in the entire WWE SmackDown roster for very good reason. Corbin just needs to freshen up his character, and this week, he did.
What do you think of King Corbin and his two new subjects?
