I think that as down as myself and a lot of you guys are on Dean, that he sort of makes sense with the belt right now, because he gets cheered and he's meant to. There aren't many guys up at the top doing that right now (obviously AJ was doing that, but I'm not sure that AJ is best used doing that).
But yeah, this works. We have an ex Shield members feud with a heel, a tweener and a face. I think this has good potential. Shield goings on tend to be pretty well booked.
It was important that Seth won last night, because losing would have dumped him right down the card. The ref bump is something you can take or leave, as JBL isn't wrong to point out that maybe Seth didn't kick out because he didn't hear the ref counting. Either way, a dubious win is the exact sort of win a heel like Seth thrives on.
Blah blah blah JR he should wrestle a certain way because he's a heel blah blah blah.
DISAGREE.
Short term it does feel like a waste of the briefcase (since I love having Mr MITB always in the back of your mind until he cashes in), but long term I think it's good for the meaning and history of the briefcase to have someone doing this as part of it's history.
KO as Mr MITB would have been months of awesome TV, but at the same time... does he need it to get over? He will be fine without it. Maybe next year though.
Personally I loved Styles vs Cena and the story it told. It needed a more convincing distraction for the run in, but all in all this feud is just getting started and what I saw in the ring last night has me excited for it to continue.
That beat down by Nattie was great. I wish she always put that much energy into her work. Hopefully she keeps it up.