 Rumors evolved stating that WWE viewed Sabu as being "useless" in normal matches and that he could only perform in matches that included "stunts and tables and they [WWE] don't respect him because of that".This was reportedly part of the reason he had been scripted to be easily defeated by Umaga on an episode of "Raw" a few weeks earlier.WWE chairman Vince McMahon wanted to put Holly in Sabu's place, so Lashley would have more villains to overcome.