I saw her and Sasha damn near
>about to cry it up at the beginning. I’ll allow it!
>

I love that they were able to have that moment and then get down to business with Sasha going full heel.

They’re obviously the top
>dog by many many many miles but, to me, it’s smart of them
>to do this too while they are at it. It seems like a
>deliberate decision too. Am I crazy?

I don't know that they think about it in terms of their competition, but I think it's deliberate to have champs that a casual viewer will be impressed by their physique AND moveset (no offense to the guy, but it doesn't work with a guy like Khali). It's great to have smaller underdog types of course, but there's only a handful who can stand across the ring from Reigns or Lesnar and look like they belong/have a shot at winning.