A Night That Highlights WWE’s Mid-Card
It is not very often that the WWE or World Championships are featured heavily. These are the main championships, so it makes sense to have programming revolve around the straps, but it’s refreshing to see that this Saturday is void of any World Championship match.
Saturday Night’s Main Event will be a showcase of WWE’s mid-card and tag team championships. These are titles and programs that usually take a backseat to the World Championship, but Saturday night, they will be front and center for the wrestling world.
Letting the secondary championships take the spotlight is a great move by WWE. It’s placing a huge importance on the championships, and there is wrestling vying for those titles. Saturday Night will be a huge showcase for all things mid-card, and it’s a fantastic idea.
Penta and Ethan Page Main Event
Any one of the five advertised matches could potentially main event the evening, but it would behoove WWE to put these two on last. Penta and Ethan Page have been at odds for well over a month now, and there’s potential for this to be a match of the year candidate.
Penta and Ethan Page are going to be staples of the mid-card, and this will hopefully be the first of many championship matches. They have an undeniable chemistry, and their clash of styles will make for a great story. They have a perfect babyface/heel dynamic. Essentially, everything is working in their favor. Penta and Ethan Page march towards Saturday Night’s Main Event.
Aside from the potential for a great match, the finish of this match is up in the air. WWE has been backing Page since his debut, including a fantastic sit-down promo with Michael Cole this past week. His heel character is the exact type of wrestler WWE loves to put a championship around.
Saturday Night’s Main event could be the start of his ascension to the top of the company. On the other side, Penta is a great champion and merch driver. It would be hard to argue against WWE taking the Intercontinental Championship off him. Many questions about this contest will be answered by watching the show on Saturday.
