"I do love the ol' "you gotta read the fine print" in pro wrestling contracts. On Friday's "SmackDown," Paul Heyman stressed to general manager Nick Aldis, with War Games contract in hand, that the agreement states he could choose any member of the WWE roster across all brands to fill out Team Vision (the brand part was really a red herring for the big reveal at the end of the show)."
"So when a suspended Drew McIntyre showed up at the end of "SmackDown" to align himself with Heyman and The Vision, it made sense. Aldis couldn't do anything about it. I even liked, from a storyline perspective, that Heyman helped coax Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes into giving Bronson Reed a title match. What I didn't like is the match being a vehicle of the storytelling tonight because it ended up very much in the backseat, which shouldn't be the case."
"The match between Rhodes and Reed for the Undisputed Championship seemed hastily put together, both in the segment (Rhodes demanded the match to Aldis after Reed and Heyman got on his nerves backstage) and also in plot point. It felt like a match that didn't need to be for the championship, but ultimately, the title was secondary to all of the pandemonium that followed."
Paul Heyman used a War Games contract clause to claim the right to select any WWE roster member across all brands for Team Vision. Suspended Drew McIntyre returned to SmackDown and aligned with Heyman and The Vision, leaving general manager Nick Aldis powerless. Heyman persuaded Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes to grant Bronson Reed a title match, but the championship became secondary amid backstage chaos. The Rhodes–Reed match ended by disqualification after The Vision skirmished with Rhodes and the Usos, and McIntyre's return resulted in widespread carnage. Survivor Series: War Games teams started to take shape for the event.
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