Ex-WWE star's issue with Drew McIntyre vs. Happy Corbin

Joey Mercury doesn’t consider WWE’s decision-makers ought to have allowed Drew McIntyre to kick out of Completely happy Corbin’s Finish of Days at WrestleMania 38.

McIntyre survived the ending transfer within the closing levels of the eight-minute match earlier than defeating his long-term rival with a Claymore. Heading into WrestleMania, no famous person had ever kicked out of Corbin’s transfer since he started utilizing it greater than seven years in the past.

Mercury, a former WWE producer and three-time Tag Staff Champion, instructed WSI’s James Romero how he would have booked the Finish of Days spot:

“You’ll be able to go for that Finish of Days after which have Drew maintain getting out of it [reversing the move], after which the announcers can convey up the purpose, ‘What if he would have hit the Finish of Days? No person ever kicked out of that transfer.’ You by no means see it as a result of he by no means had an opportunity to hit it, and you then maintain your end protected,” mentioned Mercury. [22:02-22:22]

Superstars typically kick out of ending strikes in high-profile WWE matches at WrestleMania and different premium stay occasions. Earlier than WrestleMania, Completely happy Corbin’s Finish of Days was arguably probably the most protected finisher in WWE.

Joey Mercury’s storyline thought for Completely happy Corbin’s Finish of Days

WWE has been identified to revolve storylines round well-known finishers prior to now. In 2015, for instance, the RKO was banned from getting used when Randy Orton challenged Seth Rollins for the WWE Championship at Excessive Guidelines.

Mercury thinks WWE ought to have capitalized on the Finish of Days’ success fee through the use of the transfer as a part of a match stipulation:

“Then you’ve got doable stipulations later if the end is over and it’s been a superb job defending it till now, the place you see matches the place it’s been like in opposition to Randy Orton however the RKO is banned, or John Cena however you possibly can’t use the F-U, Angle Adjustment,” Mercury continued. “I feel it [the End of Days kick-out] simply threw away his end.” [22:24-22:52]

Completely happy Corbin’s eight-month undefeated streak in televised singles matches additionally ended at WrestleMania 38. On the time of writing, it’s unclear if his storyline with McIntyre is because of proceed on SmackDown.

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