DiBiase And Mahal Went Nowhere

Just want to go back to a loose end from a few weeks ago. I talked about the potential the feud developing on Smackdown between Ted DiBiase Jr. and Jinder Mahal had. I didn't have much confidence that the WWE would handle it well. Now that it looks like both men have moved on, how did the WWE deliver?

I feel drained just trying to think about it. Depressingly drained. It started out well, but that is what made me first talk about it. Since then, it seems that all that has happened is that both men traded momentum, then went on to nothing too interesting in particular. Neither looked too strong or interesting in comparison to the other, in the end. DiBiase has nothing to do right now. You can say that Mahal has a little more focus, but he is still just a jobber. Only a matter of time before he gets squashed by Brodus Clay. The feud didn't really do too much for either man's credibility or overness either.

Failing to deliver in developing the talent can be overlooked, if the feud or storyline that was going on at least entertained or interested the fans. Did Jinder and DiBiase deliver? Did anyone even think they would? They didn't. The feud ends up being a waste of time. Just filler.

When I first talked about this, I thought the WWE would develop this to benefit DiBiase. I gave them too much credit. This thing didn't really benefit anybody. Jinder may have went on to win a few matches, but he is currently a midcard heel jobber on Smackdown. Is India going crazy for him? How about Canada? DiBiase isn't out of the scene entirely, but it's like his feud with Jinder meant nothing.