5 bad booking decisions WWE must avoid at Clash of Champions
The final pay-per-view of 2017 will air this Sunday. While the card mostly seems like a sleepy one en route to the build to the Royal Rumble and the start of WrestleMania season, several decisions made at this event will be immensely important in setting the stage for the blue brand in New Orleans. As such, WWE can't afford to get this one wrong.
Some matches leave us with little doubt as to the outcome. Mojo Rawley will certainly defeat Zack Ryder and I have a better chance of being the first person to walk on Mars than Breezango has of toppling the Bludgeon Brothers.
Others aren't so certain and a lot will be riding on them.
#5 Baron Corbin retaining the United States Championship
Baron Corbin's run with the United States Championship has been underwhelming, to say the least. What it has mostly accomplished is proving that he wasn't ready for a run with the WWE title and that taking the Money in the Bank briefcase off of him was the right call. The last thing SmackDown needed was another Jinder Mahal situation.
Although he's the oldest competitor in the match, Bobby Roode's ceiling is far higher than either Corbin's or Ziggler's at the end of 2017, and with his participation in the Mixed Match Challenge starting in January, which looks to be a big deal for WWE, it wouldn't be the worst idea in the world to add the United States Championship to the series, even if it won't be defended.
Though Baron Corbin is likely to retain, I can always hope that Roode wins and turns heel as WrestleMania approaches. It would certainly be the right thing to do.