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Why Owens Turned Heel Turn Off Camera After Bad Blood

One of the more consequential moments at Bad Blood from a storyline perspective happened after the show. Kevin Owens attacked Cody Rhodes outside of the arena.

Wrestling Observer Radio's Dave Meltzer discussed Owens' heel turn and praised WWE for how it executed the moment.

The legendary wrestling writer made the point that a live crowd may have cheered on KO if he had confronted Rhodes in the ring. Having fans cheer a heel while he's beating down the babyface world champion—even if it's an isolated moment—is never ideal. Meltzer thought the backstage assault, away from WWE cameras, avoided that dilemma.

Going back to the Attitude Era in the 1990s, the lines grew increasingly blurry between the traditional babyface/heel dynamic and how the fans would respond to the unfolding drama.

There's nothing to indicate the WWE Universe is growing fatigued with Rhodes' title run and wants a new star to lead the top of the card. As Meltzer laid out, however, a live crowd might've cheered Owens on as he put the boots to The American Nightmare because fans are conditioned to react that way to big moments now.

WWE has a much easier time setting the narrative in a new Rhodes/Owens feud thanks to how it portrayed Saturday night's shocking development.

Conflicting Reports on Styles' Injury

AJ Styles lost to Carmelo Hayes last Friday on SmackDown when he was unable to continue going thanks to an injury. The former world champion appeared to land awkwardly on his left leg after an attempted moonsault and then favored the leg before the referee called for the bell.

WWE broadcaster Jackie Redmond reported Styles has a "mid foot ligament sprain" and is due to undergo an MRI to determine the full severity.

Fightful Select's Sean Ross Sapp (via Subhojeet Mukherjee of Ringside News) reported the foot injury isn't legitimate and was scripted from the outset. However, Meltzer later reported that Styles' injury is legitimate and not part of a storyline (via H Jenkins of Ringside News).

Injuries are one aspect where wrestling promotions have to strike a delicate balance. There are countless examples of performers getting legitimately hurt in the ring, and that danger shouldn't be trivialized by feigning serious injuries in kayfabe.

A Lisfranc problem for Styles deftly toes that line—no pun intended—because it's not a serious long-term injury but it sounds like a genuine injury since it is one.

Morgan Reportedly Scripted as Bad Blood Winner

Rhea Ripley technically earned a win over Liv Morgan at Bad Blood, but it was a hollow victory. She won by disqualification and thus didn't collect the Women's World Championship.

Morgan drew the DQ after a returning Raquel Rodriguez attacked Ripley on her behalf.

According to Sapp (via Mukherjee), Morgan was supposed to pin Ripley and be declared the winner. The referee diverted from the script and called for the bell because he had watched Rodriguez's attack.

The ref seemed to try what he could to maintain the original finish as he quickly turned back toward the ring once Rodriguez arrived from the scene. Wrestling referees have often gone to great lengths to avoid witnessing interference that would otherwise lead to a disqualification.

In this case, the match ref clearly saw Rodriguez enter the frame and go after Ripley. The cat was pretty much out of the bag.

As much as fans were let down with how the match concluded, the scripted ending may not have brought much more satisfaction.

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