For those wondering why R-Truth vs. Aleister Black was just 90 seconds on last night's Friday Night Smackdown after several weeks of being built up, there was a very good reason for it, PWInsiderElite.com has learned.
While the finish went as planned, the length of the match and much of what was planned bell to bell was drastically cut due to the segment involving Jellyroll and Logan Paul, etc. going much longer than initially planned out. Since time had to be cut from the broadcast on the fly, Truth vs. Black lost the lion's share of their time.
One WWE source described it as a "necessary evil" and that the short bout shouldn't have been seen as a knock on either Truth or Black. We are told that had the match gone it's originally planned length, there would have been far more in terms of a competitive bout, as opposed to the one-sided nature of Truth winning.
The short match surprised a LOT of people in the back given how strong Truth has been pushed in recent weeks since his return and the planned ascension of Black on the Smackdown side of the roster.
