I’d say you’re right, but you have to look at the history of the people involved. Rhea went into WrestleMania, the day WWE typically decides if they’re gonna run with you or not, and they had her face someone they already run the ball with many times before, an established veteran WWE was notorious for holding down others with, and so that was WWE’s chance to say Rhea is our next lady to go the distance so when Charlotte steals her moment, I don’t see any booking that would have salvaged that and I didn’t trust WWE’s track record to do so.
On the other hand, Moose wasn’t the guy yet and Impact didn’t have that history with him, but what they did have was this nearly two-year-long build to get him to the top that started just before the pandemic when he crowned himself the TNA World Champion and was beefing with Tessa for the Impact Title so when he wins the Call Your Shot battle royal, it just as much his moment as it was Josh’s when Josh won the title from Christian. And the other side of this is the match wasn’t really his defining moment either. Josh used option C to get a shot at Christian who was leaving and they didn’t really have that history to make that win his big break, but that being said Josh still won. He still beat the veteran. Christian didn’t win there. This would be more equivalent to if Rhea beat Charlotte and whomever had the briefcase then cashed in on Rhea. I’d have been fine with that. Especially if the person who beat her with it, was also getting their moment. The cheapness of the cash in also has a much better track record for making superstars than to get back a loss to Charlotte that virtually never comes.
That being said, I don’t think it was the right call even if Rhea got back her win. WrestleMania is the place you want to get your big moment if you’re in the WWE. Impact tried to make BFB feel that way, but it’s not been their best show in sometime. They typically make their stars at the two newer shows now. Tessa at Hard to Kill, and now Josh at Rebellion. Even Slammiversary tends to do more.
This longwinded reply shows I still care. Damn.
I was also happier for Moose because he moment was in the pipeline for a lot longer than Josh’s was, too.
