Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The only saving grace for Bray's match is that his character consistently doesn't care if he loses and not in that John Cena way.
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I don't think this happens. Vince is all in on Roman. That's his guy, whether we like it or not. If anything, I could see Vince turning him heel because he thinks the fans will "boo him for a reason then!"
Shame that once again WWE drops the ball on how to properly build a guy. He was red hot leading into 2014, but sub-par feuds, no proper buildup, poor booking to make him look strong (the ending at this years Rumble was a fucking joke), not to mention him powering out of everything Bryan at Fastlane (despite it not being a horrible match).
Whats bothering the shit of me even more is the fact that Cena is going to bury Rusev.
They did it with The Rock when he was Rocky Maivia. People legit despised him as a happy-go-lucky face before they turned him heel, aligning with The Nation of Domination. We can only hope and pray they apply it to this situation as well.
If we're working from the assumption that Roman wins, doesn't it make far more sense for Russev to win so that Reigns has a credible opponent to defend his title against?
Nah. Fuck it. Big Show and Kane aren't busy.
Leading into 2014, he still had the Shield as a crutch. He has only had 2 really good, but not fantastic/memorable matches on his own. One against Randy Orton and one against Daniel Bryan who both carried him.
All his other memorable matches? Basically Rollins and Ambrose doing all the work along with their opponents.
He needed another year or two, except by then, he'd be 32 and probably wouldn't be doing this for 10 years like Cena. I don't even think he'll be doing this for 5 years.
It would make sense but let's face it. Cena is still going to be the top guy even if Reigns wins.
Also they aren't going to do to Reigns what they did to Bryan by forcing him into a feud with Kane/Big Show after winning the title. They know how to make a guy and they know how to make you not care about a guy.
I think Rusev will be fine. They've built him into a monster. This is one case where Cena winning makes total sense. Even if it's about as predictable as it gets.
Do they? Do they really? Do you have any evidence from this side of 2004 to back up that hypothesis?
ShadowsFell
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Yeah, I can unfortunately see the hardheadedness possibly continue with Roman.
Not sure I'm ready for Seth as a babyface either.
Just because they've spent the past 10 years making you not want to care about people doesn't mean they don't know how to make you care about someone.
All they have to do is the complete opposite.
KenzinFive
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Maybe they keep Rollins a heel, but under the thumb of the Authority, since he's kayfabe scared of going against them or doing anything else. He plays second fiddle to Roman and gets treated like dirt by him and the rest of the Authority until a few months later when he can't take it anymore and finally turns face. Maybe he gets stopped by Triple H before the bell actually rings and is still holding onto the briefcase come MITB, where he has to take a risk of cashing in and earning the ire of the Authority.
Zombie James
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I want to watch it this year just to see how badly the WWE can screw things up.
Did you watch WWF and/or WCW back in the day? Remember when you first saw Lex Luger and you were like "fuck Hulkamania, Savage and Warrior, this guy will be bigger than all!" and you saw him walking to the ring, and he just looked like a Greek god, he made Stallone look like Sonic the Hedgehog by comparison.
And then you saw him talk, and wrestle, and just his mannerisms and the whole image that you had just shattered into millions of pieces. That is kinda what Roman sadly is, there is just something about him that is really unconvincing especially when he talks. He seems like the most chill guy out there, but as far as some babyface who wants to win? Nah.
Luger was miles ahead of Reigns at least.
Sadly yes
He is a poor mans version of Kevin Nash in terms of promo, a better wrestler tough, but considering Nash's ability that is faint praise. At least Nash had a spark in his eye, a certain charisma about him, he was a douche in real life and that helped his character. Reigns seems like a much nicer and grounded dude
He really is basically Nash.
The guy WWE TV tells you is super cool and big and strong so you should cheer for him but just never really gives off that aura.
Diesel was not cool, despite having his "Big Daddy Cool" nickname. Kevin Nash in WCW was cool.
Host Samurai
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People are fooling themselves thinking Brock will win.
Mania is going down with Roman, Cena, Ambrose, Taker and Sting winning.
Mania is going down with Roman, Cena, Ambrose, Taker and Sting winning.
Host Samurai
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Lugar was never bigger or cooler than Warrior.
The only swerve is that there is no swerve.
I'm unconvinced. So here you go GAF: If none of those three heavy favorites lose at WM (Cena, Sting, Undertaker), I will wear the dumbest Cena avatar you can come up with for a month.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
The only swerve that would really surprise me is Cena losing, but I mean
Never said he was, read the post again, i said when you saw Luger, you got the impression that he was going to be gigantic, a icon. But once you saw him speak and wrestle, the whole image fell down
Why would i compare Reigns to Luger if i said Luger was bigger than Warrior? The point of using Luger is that he looked the part, but lacked everything else. At least Warrior also had good charisma and presence to go with godlike physique. Reigns does not have that
John Cena has also been in WWE for 15 years.
How about comparing Roman Reigns to The Prototype instead.
LOL ... Yeah.
Reigns didn't cut his teeth in the indies either like Tyler Black or John Moxley.
Reigns not having the mic or ring experience isn't his fault(coming back so soon after back surgery probably didn't help either), so blame Vince for putting him in this situation while still so green.
TheWarrior
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I can't think of a reason not to like him, I mean he's had 2 amazingly awesome PPV matches under his belt, he's obviously paid his dues. People hating are just disgruntled Daniel Bryan fans. Reigns proved in his 2 solo PPV matches he is ready to main event PPV's.
I can't even type this shit with a straight face
Cena was always a good mic worker. Even when he was green as hell on Smackdown, he had charisma, and speaking ability.
Reigns can't be compared to "the Prototype". That'd be Leakee in FCW. At this stage (two years into his main roster career) Cena was a super over midcard champion with a rapping gimmick.
Reigns can't be compared to "the Prototype". That'd be Leakee in FCW. At this stage (two years into his main roster career) Cena was a super over midcard champion with a rapping gimmick.
Angry Grimace
Two cannibals are eating a clown. One turns to the other and says "does something taste funny to you?"
Reigns will get a pass from me if he can pull one of these off:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VkEl_R0dTfY
Triple Threat Match at Extreme Rules for the WWE Championship: Reigns (c) vs Big Show vs Kane
Host Samurai
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Guess I misinterpreted it, but yeah Lugar no doubt had a good look going for him. Revisiting the NG era I feel that Lugar is kinda underrated these days. Roman makes him look like HBK. Lugar can at least pass on the mic
Christberg
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The only possible way Roman could get more annoying is if they had him end every sentence with a question mark.
Believe that?
Uno Venova
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Really looking forward to reading this thread when Roman wins.
Why? It'll probably be like the Rumble; a lot of yawns and no real reaction.
You guys really think Roman Reigns will win at Wrestlemania?
After all the time and effort they put into building Brock Lesnar as a beast that isn't on any other Superstar's level?
I'm glad we didn't get Bryan vs Brock yet, Brock Lesnar is the immovable object that the unstoppable force can't move.
After all the time and effort they put into building Brock Lesnar as a beast that isn't on any other Superstar's level?
I'm glad we didn't get Bryan vs Brock yet, Brock Lesnar is the immovable object that the unstoppable force can't move.
Joe Shlabotnik
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No one being particularly surprised?
Considering Lesnar hasn't signed a new deal yet. Reigns is pretty much winning.
If Lesnar does sign a new deal, then that opens up some more possibilities.
How do you know he hasn't signed?
The way Raw ended yesterday just screams that he hasn't signed a deal yet. They didn't want to make anyone look too strong over the other in case plans change so it ended with both of them looking silly.
Uno Venova
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No I was in the thread, there was definitely incensed reactions.
But there are people who think Brock has resigned and will win.
Uno Venova
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Bray's promo was amazing last night, when he actually has something to say, he's gold. The shithead audience even gave up on WHAT chants by the end.
whatevermort
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Do bookies actually take bets on Wwe? How the hell does that work? Of course that system can be beaten!
Deal or no deal, I just don't see how the preferred outcome is a Roman Reigns win.
The way I see it.
Either Brock wins and continues as conqueror, or Reigns wins and Rollins cashes in.
I don't want to see Triple H involved in anything concerning the main event at WM.
But that could work anytime other than there. When they do decide to turn Seth, I hope they do a slow turn, just no where as bad as how they handled Orton.
Yes, they do (in the UK), and yes, WWE employees bet on them, knowing the results.
Yes, you can bet on matches on certain sites. The usual pattern is like an hour before the show the smart money comes in from people who know the results swinging the odds to the favorites giving away the winners of the matches.
So if you look you can know the Wrestlemania results before the show even starts.
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