Roman Reigns is the future of this company, accept it.

[Bernkastel]

Skip the first 4 minutes of nonsense and yeah, he's pretty spot on.

I agree. Roman Reigns shouldn't talk. And if he does it should be kept to a minimum. AE fans are high on the whole "mic skills" thing because it was important back then. It isn't today. Reigns is charismatic enough, and doesn't need to be a mic wizard in order to get people to like him.

 

[It's...Baylariat!]

The way things were done couldn't have been any worse than they did it tonight. It's like they wanted to piss off the Philadelphia fans. And they had no choice but to acknowledge the 'This is Bullshit' chants going on during their broadcast.

Like I've said, if another upstart wrestling company takes shape and attention away from the WWE, then we'll see Vince start listening to people that are in touch with reality.

 

[nightmare]

Reigns would be in a better spot with fans if Vince just quit trying to change things. His mic skill was never his strong suit & now that he talks more, it is filled with cartoon catchphrases & such. I dont get why they are in such a damn hurry to make him (or anyone) into a huge star so fast, especially at the risk of making the fans hate the guy. There are plenty of wrestlers around now that the fans love without WWE telling us we have to. It isnt like ratings are in the toilet & there is no talent around, so this rocketship booking is a bit strange.


Vince knew people (especially in Philly) were gonna be mad Bryan was eliminated & Wyatt came up short. I dont think he thought the negative reaction for Reigns was gonna be as bad as it was, but hey. Rock apparently was there strictly for damage control all along. Vince knew there was gonna be some boos, so he wanted something to counteract a bit of that & hopefully get a better reaction for Roman. It halfway worked until Rusev popped back in & everyone hoped he would take the win instead.


Reigns will be fine eventually if they just let him be the silent assassin he was before. Keep the promo time short & sweet which leaves more time for what he is good at without exposing so much of his weak points.

 

[Miko]

No, I will not accept it and people should not be told who the fuck they want to cheer for. I couldn't care less if he is the future, potential is meaningless until a man lives up to it. He is not the now. He often looks lost in the ring, hasn't got the best hold of his 'playing up to the crowd' abilities which contributes to him looking lost "I am just, err, gonna load my arm up like a shotgun and then, well I dunno really..." his promo's are dog shit.

He can give as many interviews about the fans not being able to lock up as he wants, and how other guys praise his work, doesn't matter, if people don't want him there. Maybe Reigns should be squashing jobbers as a heel or overcoming all the odds with the US Title as a face like Cena did all them years ago.

I don't even dislike Reigns, he's not bad overall, I just don't particularly care if he lives or dies tommorow, let alone what he does on WWE TV at the moment, so maybe that jades my viewpoint somewhat, but I think Roman Reigns is what you get when you take WWE's idea of what a great wrestler is and completely remove any kind of soul, he's a bit of an empty shell.

Its just that fucking all or nothing syndrome again, either a guys world champion material or he's worthless fodder. Can't have the Rock's sexy cousin as worthless fodder.



*imagine all the above delivered in a calm methodical way, honestly, no traces of spittle in the corner of my mouth*

 

[Miko]

I say all that as someone that thinks Ambrose and Ziggler would've been worse choices than Reigns, thinks that part of Daniel Bryan's fun and appeal is that he doesn't win everything, is happy(ish) CM Punk is gone. Honestly, Ryback (because lol, although I think Reigns was picked for that reason) or Orton would've been my top picks to face Lesnar... So maybe Reigns was the best choice, that doesn't make him good though, just all that's left.

 

[.]

They eliminated Bryan early so he wouldn't overshadow Reigns
Then they brought out 2 top faces in Ziggler and Ambrose so the crowd would stay alive

How on earth did they still think he was ready is beyond me.

 

[M]

Replace the word "Reigns" with "Orton" and a lot of this discussion reminds me a little of his initial trainwreck push as the guy the company desperately wanted to have carry it onwards.

Either way I'm not watching anything other than NXT (on cable in my country so no network money for them) ever again from this company. I've been doing that without meaning to for like a year now, but now I'm actively not watching this shit.

Here's to illegally downloading the ppvs and nxt specials.

 

[Vageena Hertz]

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

It's sad. They did "everything"to make this work. Kept a fair distance between Bryan and Reigns in the Rumble, have two overused dullards eliminate the smarky faces (although that backfired like a kid with down syndrome in a room full of hand grenades), brought The Rock in for the rub; but man, there were some shitty ass eliminations.

 

[Spidey Revivey]

The more I think about it, the more I believe the shitstorm would have been minimal if the Triple Threat went on last.

 

[The Dragon Saga]

Dean Ambrose is another Daniel Bryan, though. He looks like he should be pumping gas instead of wrestling, and the nerds of the world love that. They don't even care if he's good or not. As long as he doesn't remind them of the guy who dumped them in a trash can when they were 15, they're good.

If you truly believe this you're as out of touch or maybe even more out of touch than Vince is. And hes the guy who had Bryan win the WWE Championship at last years WrestleMania, you know, arguably the greatest WrestleMania moment ever.

 

[stonecoldstunner]

Reigns needs to be a monster heel with a Mgr like Heyman....this current guy is a just a disaster...even the Rock was like Yo wtf with the boos

 

[BaconBits]

The more I think about it, the more I believe the shitstorm would have been minimal if the Triple Threat went on last.

I agree. The Phoenix Splash and the real Human Suplex Machine would have brought the crowd back.

 

[L@RISANO]

It's sad. They did "everything"to make this work. Kept a fair distance between Bryan and Reigns in the Rumble, have two overused dullards eliminate the smarky faces (although that backfired like a kid with down syndrome in a room full of hand grenades), brought The Rock in for the rub; but man, there were some shitty ass eliminations.

The more I think about it, I wouldn't be surprised if Vince booked the Rumble in the way it was, as a Huge Fuck You to the fans for what occured last year. None of the booking from the time Bryan was eliminated like Ryder was, till the end made remotely any sense in terms of execution...

 

[George Steele's Barber]

I have to accept an AIDS diagnosis, I don't have to watch WWE programming. I will to a point but this past year is pushing me further and further away.

Mizdow as XPac for the WWE Championship please.

 

[Reflection]

Roman is still green as goat shit in every aspect. If he is the future of wwe, wwe has truly have fallen.

First, goat shit isn't green. Second, Roman isn't "green in every aspect" by any means. The only part where he struggles (rather, struggled) was to deliver pre-memorized promos. Apart from that, his attitude, fighting pace, unique moves, interaction with fans- everything is admirable.

WWE is gonna get worse by time goes on.
Worst decision ever having him win.

If it gets worse, it won't be because of Reigns. Maybe ideas like Kane&Show clearing the ring would be responsible for it, but not Reigns. The amount of positive reaction he always gets from fans shows that they want to see him at the top. The reason he got booed at the Rumble was because fans wanted to see Bryan stay till the end and put up a long fight, but they got the opposite and had to take their anger out on others.

Only thing that saved the ppv was Bubba ray, Rollins performance and the rock.
Only good part of the ppv.

Nope, they couldn't save anything. People are unsubscribing from the WWE network at a rapid pace, and this shows that the Rumble was a total failure. Again.. not Reigns' fault, he played his part well, but the writers' fault.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

I have to accept an AIDS diagnosis, I don't have to watch WWE programming. I will to a point but this past year is pushing me further and further away.

Mizdow as XPac for the WWE Championship please.

I shudder to think how many ripped asses they will put on seats.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

I hate this fucking narrative.

The notion that every Bryan supporter or guy who roots for "indie darlings" is some unathletic, undersized, former nerd with an inferiority complex is the stupidest and most ignorant misconception perpetuated by the idiots and apologists on the internet.

Not all of them, just the most vocal and angry. To cut yourself off from supporting anyone but Daniel Bryan is just idiotic. He's good, but he isn't that good.

 

[Big Nick Dudley]

If you truly believe this you're as out of touch or maybe even more out of touch than Vince is. And hes the guy who had Bryan win the WWE Championship at last years WrestleMania, you know, arguably the greatest WrestleMania moment ever.

Nah, not really.

Also, that wasn't me saying Ambrose isn't any good. He is. I was making a point about look. The loudest and craziest of fans hate guys who they feel look the way Vince wants a superstar to look. They pick wrestlers they feel casuals couldn't possibly care less about. Sometimes that's a good thing, sometimes it's just irritating. I'm not saying they can't do that, I'm just saying it's pretty fucking annoying from time to time.

 

[Reflection]

I feel the the booing could have been reduced tremendously had Daniel Bryan come out to save Roman Reigns instead of The Rock. If Bryan started a "Yes!" chant after raising Reigns' arm, the spectators would go with it too. Of course, WWE being WWE, thought that a part timer was the cure for any ailment.

 

[Pay Per Ghost]

I feel the the booing could have been reduced tremendously had Daniel Bryan come out to save Roman Reigns instead of The Rock. If Bryan started a "Yes!" chant after raising Reigns' arm, the spectators would go with it too. Of course, WWE being WWE, thought that a part timer was the cure for any ailment.

That would be very very ill-advised. you wanna keep Bryan away from Reigns right now.

 

[Vega]

Yeah, it would just come off as leeching off Bryan's popularity and quite frankly, that would be all there is to it. Reigns winning in this situation creates more problems than can be saved, so the only sensible solution would've been another winner. Even Reigns should agree, this outcome doesn't help anyone.

 

[Reflection]

That would be very very ill-advised. you wanna keep Bryan away from Reigns right now.

Why?
The "if I can't take out the evil, this man will" thing works in my opinion.

Yeah, it would just come off as leeching off Bryan's popularity and quite frankly, that would be all there is to it.

That shouldn't be an issue when it's Bryan's popularity itself that is standing in the way of WWE creating another main eventer right now. As for the situation, it would be more like Bryan telling the people that he is okay with Roman advancing to the main event, and that they should support him too, if they want to see The Authority gone. Best damage control possible, as far as Reigns' momentum is concerned. In that situation, and still now, Bryan can help him get back the fans' support more than anyone else.

 

[The_Reptile_]

Well. Uh.

If we get more of the Reigns we saw tonight, I'll be perfectly fine with Reigns being the future.

 

[FlexAmerican Dynamite]

Tonight was a pretty good example of why everything will be fine for Roman and the future, just like it always is.