am i supposed to know why "Malakai Black" is noteworthy?

he already told us his name is Tommy, so why was Malakai Black on the tip of his tongue 30 seconds after the lights came on?

was this a surprise or not?

i understand that he's pretty good, but I dont watch WWE TV so thats all i have to go on. this would have been better served with vignettes to flesh out the gimmick.