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Except that Cena and Austin were/are specifically known for their in ring work.
No they aren't/weren't. They're known for their charisma, character, and mic skills.
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Except that Cena and Austin were/are specifically known for their in ring work.
Both Austin and Cena are known for exactly that. Before Owen accidentally broke Austin's neck, that's ALL he was known for. Cena has always been considered by the industry as being innovative and being a very great in ring worker.
Zero ring psychology
Lol. You're throwing around that word as if you understand what it means.
Anyway, I don't think Reigns is getting worse. He's still improving, it's just moving along slowly. I think Reigns' problem is that he's been in the ring with people who aren't helping him reach his potential. I mean, Big Show seems to phone it in these days, probably because his body is in some pain. And Bray is nearly as green as Reigns himself.
I think Reigns needs a good long-term feud with a top veteran who can help bring the best out of him. He needs to feud with someone like a Daniel Bryan or a John Cena. Someone who will guarantee good matches, and teach Reigns a ton along the way.
I couldn't agree more.
I think they need to save Cena for further along down the line.
I still would like to see a series of matches between Roman and HHH. A three match series with the 3rd ending in a Hell in a Cell match maybe.
Reigns needs to stay away from guys like Kane and Big Show. While they are veterans, they can't move like they need to anymore to keep up with Reigns in a normal match. They don't allow Reigns to really show himself nor will they bring the best out of him as you have pointed out.
Brock Lesnar vs a Heel Roman Reigns at Mania 32 would be a great match, lMO. (even though the SHIELD mark in me wants That elusive 3-way)
I might buy that. I'm a Shield fan as well, but I don't think we'll see that until the following year.
During the Attitude Era, while there were always some stars who were just bigger than others, there was never one singular guy that was "the face" of the company. Instead, there were probably half a dozen guys who had the capability and popularity to step up to the top spot in the company at any given time. If Austin got hurt or if The Rock was injured, one or the other could be counted on to step in; the same went for Taker, Triple H, Mick Foley and Jericho. Maybe that's the strategy WWE should go back to instead of Vince trying to put most of his eggs in John Cena's basket the way he has for near of a decade.
This is pretty untrue. Stone Cold was clearly "the one." When JR declared that the Austin Era had begun when he won the belt at Mania 14, it really was true. The entire WWF was marketed around him at the time, he was the face of Attitude. The announcers would always talk about when Stone Cold was going to show up, or say "after the break, STONE COLD!" Russo once said in an interview that when he would go meet with Vince at that time, the only thing Vince cared about was "what's Austin doing on the show?", because he knew where his bread was buttered so to speak. From late 1997 to late 1999 Austin was 100% the top guy and there was absolutely no question about it. He never ever lost clean ever and was World Champion for a lot of that time. The Rock's surge to babyface popularity didn't really happen until late in 99 and he really exploded in 2000. But before that happened it was Stone Cold all the way.
This is pretty untrue. Stone Cold was clearly "the one." When JR declared that the Austin Era had begun when he won the belt at Mania 14, it really was true. The entire WWF was marketed around him at the time, he was the face of Attitude. The announcers would always talk about when Stone Cold was going to show up, or say "after the break, STONE COLD!" Russo once said in an interview that when he would go meet with Vince at that time, the only thing Vince cared about was "what's Austin doing on the show?", because he knew where his bread was buttered so to speak. From late 1997 to late 1999 Austin was 100% the top guy and there was absolutely no question about it. He never ever lost clean ever and was World Champion for a lot of that time. The Rock's surge to babyface popularity didn't really happen until late in 99 and he really exploded in 2000. But before that happened it was Stone Cold all the way.
Anybody who thinks having a lot of moves makes you a good wrestler is a fucking idiot.
That being said, let's talk about Roman Reigns. Reigns vs. Lesnar was one of my absolute favorite WrestleMania main events in terms of how the match was executed. It had a shit build but the match was wild. Lesnar, Reigns and Rollins all deserve credit of course, as does whoever was the agent for that match because it really was structured perfectly and accomplished everything it needed to accomplish. Following WrestleMania, Reigns has been in the proper spot on the card working the likes of Big Show and Bray Wyatt. He's not in the top spot obviously, but he's very far from the bottom.
So what does Reigns need to get to that next level? It isn't an expanded repertoire, and it really has little to do with his in-ring performance. It's character. Generally speaking, a well-defined character can be described with numerous adjectives. Takes John Cena for example. He's a never say die hero, an inspiration to kids, somebody who stands for his principles even when he is hated for it. John Cena has a well-defined character people can connect with. Roman Reigns doesn't. He's a tough guy that says very little, which is fine, but for that to really work you need more of an edge or mystique like Goldberg and Lesnar have. It really doesn't help that Reigns still wears the Shield gear and comes out to that music, because it holds him back from expressing any sort of individuality. Reigns needs to stand out more from a character perspective, not a wrestling perspective. I'm not saying he should absolutely turn heel or absolutely stay babyface but he needs to evolve into something more, and by evolve I don't mean add a fucking submission hold stolen from Japan to his moveset. As much as I love submission holds from Japan.
I really really want to like Reigns.
The botched booking combined with last years injury has just stunted his organic growth so bad. Also...until he gets rid of that god awful "Super man Punch" I will always root for him to drop off the face of the earth. Might as well be the fucking cobra.
I really really want to like Reigns.
The botched booking combined with last years injury has just stunted his organic growth so bad. Also...until he gets rid of that god awful "Super man Punch" I will always root for him to drop off the face of the earth. Might as well be the fucking cobra.
You know what ? The Superman Punch has a - live - problem to it. When the move is seen in real time , the MMA move doesn't look like anything special...but last week when he hit Bray Wyatt ..they did a bit more of a slow motion during the replay and you can see how much torgue and flash he puts into it in mid air...its pretty cool.
It's an ordinary punch, that looks incredibly weak, not to mention it's an insult to the greatest comic book character of all time to call it the "Superman Punch". I've been reading comics my entire life and not once did Superman ever do a jumping, flailing wussy punch.
I do not think Roman is getting worse I think it is the storylines they have him in right now. He is suppose to lose and get screwed out of a Title shot at least for now. Roman is better in the ring than they are showing him to be, he has a lot more moves than he is using. His competition could be better but he is coming along slowly that is what Vince wants right now, a feud with John Cena or HHH would be nice and maybe the 2016 MITB would help.
It's an ordinary punch, that looks incredibly weak, not to mention it's an insult to the greatest comic book character of all time to call it the "Superman Punch". I've been reading comics my entire life and not once did Superman ever do a jumping, flailing wussy punch.