At WWE Money in the Bank last month, fans witnessed the debut of Mike Bennett alongside the return of his real-life wife Maria Kanellis under the ring names Mike and Maria Kanellis.

Being dubbed as the new power couple of SmackDown Live, with Maria being called the First Lady of SmackDown, the Kanellis couple began their push by establishing themselves as heels on July 11 when they attacked Sami Zayn backstage for constantly interrupting them. 

The following week on SmackDown, Kanellis had his first WWE match against Zayn, which he won, prompting a rematch to take place between the two at Battleground this past weekend. That match, however, was won by The Underdog of the Underground.

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Many WWE fans will believe this will lead to a final match between the two at some point, most likely at SummerSlam later this year, but according to reports, that might not be the case.

Cageside Seats has reported today that the WWE may already be souring on the Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis’ return. This could lead to their push being halted early.

This will be disappointing if true as many wrestling fans that had watched Mike and Maria Kanellis perform on the independent scene at Ring of Honor, New Japan Pro Wrestling, and TNA, will be sad that the WWE is having second thoughts about them so early on in their run.

There's is a huge amount of potential for Mike and Maria Kanellis in the WWE as a couple, as there are several other WWE couples which they can feud with across the company, such as The Miz and Maryse, John Cena and Nikki Bella, as well as Rusev and Lana.

WWE already knows as well how talented Maria is as a singles performer, and Mike has shown he is great in the ring during his time with ROH and TNA as well which should give the company confidence to push them moving forward.

Hopefully WWE isn't souring on Mike Bennett and Maria Kanellis’ return, otherwise, we could be witnessing another occasion where the company fails to utilize the talent which is in front of them.

Who would you like to see Mike and Maria Kanellis feud against? Have YOUR say in the comments section below and the fourth episode of GiveMeSport’s WWE podcast is here! Check it out via this link: https://soundcloud.com/user-818579649/gms-wwe-podcast-money-in-the-bank-fallout