Major Superstar is Unhappy With WWE’s Storyline

Published 06/28/2020, 1:30 PM EDT

WWE Superstar Baron Corbin has been a consistent heel in SmackDown for a while now. King Corbin has played to his strengths as a villain and has been at the forefront of many feuds.

Recently, with Matt Riddle being promoted to the main roster, he has shown great potential to become a top tier performer. Corbin is reportedly unhappy with the scheduled feud between him and the new Superstar.

In an exclusive interview with Gary Cassidy, Corbin revealed his dissatisfaction with the plans the creative team had for him.

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Sources have indicated to me that, while the plan is for a Matt Riddle vs Baron Corbin rivalry going forward, Corbin only recently found out about those plans and wasn’t too happy with them – insisting that Riddle should have to defeat five enhancement talents before facing him.
— Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) June 27, 2020

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Corbin felt that Riddle was ascending through the ranks too fast. This may in fact be true, seeing as to how Riddle beat AJ Styles, the Intercontinental Champion on his debut in SmackDown.

Usually, new talent is subject to a harsh string of losses, to judge how good they can carry themselves with the fans. Through the preliminary matches (what Corbin called enhancement matches), the fans are primed for the Superstar.

After the enhancement matches, the new performer is thrown into a feud with a top-billed superstar.

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Matt Riddle has skipped most of the steps that new talent usually undergoes, before stepping up to a major storyline. Corbin was not happy about this.

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Meanwhile, the plan for Matt Riddle’s first major opponent outside of NXT to be Baron Corbin has been in place for a while – as illustrated at both Survivor Series and the Royal Rumble.
The plans for Riddle to debut on SmackDown and work with Corbin were ramped up back in March.
— Gary Cassidy (@WrestlingGary) June 27, 2020

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To add insult to injury, Corbin was also told about this new storyline very recently, whereas Riddle’s SmackDown debut was scheduled quite a while back.

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Riddle and Corbin do have a history together. Corbin eliminated Riddle in the most recent Royal Rumble and in the Survivor Series matchup.

Both these events happened when Riddle was still in NXT. So, the foundation for the two to be in a storyline is already set.

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