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ROMAN REIGNS Road To WrestleMania

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We're gonna need it.

Discuss Roman Reigns' push, booking, character, fan reactions (live & online) leading into the main event of WrestleMania 31.

MAKE IT REIGN BITCHES!!!
 
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#3,049 ·
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He appeared on screen after 11pm , seen for 5 minutes & used as an after thought to further Seth and Randy feud. Had this been a fan favorite 3 weeks before main eventing mania people would be going crazy over how misused he is. Feels more like Seth and Randy is the big feud heading into mania. they're really not even trying to build tension. I don't feel like these guys are feuding at all. I do feel like heyman is interested in Reigns though, so a reigns/heyman pairing feels inevitable.
 
#3,043 ·
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All I'm saying is stick Roman Reigns in Dean Ambrose's shoes and see if he still gets a decent reaction like Ambrose does. :shrug

Booking is god damn everything. It just helps if you can actually run with the booking because you're great on the mic and the ring.
 
#3,048 ·
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All I'm saying is stick Roman Reigns in Dean Ambrose's shoes and see if he still gets a decent reaction like Ambrose does. :shrug

Booking is god damn everything. It just helps if you can actually run with the booking because you're great on the mic and the ring.
You don't even have to consider that scenario. His current booking has been 10000x better than Ambrose's and his reactions aren't even half as good as Dean's. Hell, Reigns isn't even as over as Axel or Sandow, who are jobbers.
 
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I'm ok. I wanted Reigns vs. Rusev for the US Title but since WWE went with him for the World Title I'm reserving judgement til the match itself.
Me too I want to wait and see how the match plays out before I decided what grade over all I give this fued. So far it's a D but maybe with a surprising match I can give it a B
 
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Re: Are Roman Reign Fans even happy heading into WM31?

If it were up to me Reigns would be facing Hunter @ WM 31 and Heyman & Ambrose will go back forth on the mic (I know Dean is too much of a jobber for Brock, who cares Ambrose/Heyman will sell it alone).

But I don't think Reigns thing is over yet till the match itself and after Mania when he is champion.
 
#3,054 ·
Re: Are Roman Reign Fans even happy heading into WM31?

The creative team and Reigns are both at fault. The creative team did not create a good story to run for the program, and for some reason didn't have Reigns and Lesnar interact last night, and we're not going to Lesnar again until when? The Mania go-home show? They're going to have interacted once during their feud for the world title in the main event at the "grandest stage of them all". Inexcusable. However, the creative team is handcuffed because it's hard to create a captivating story with a guy with mic skills comparable to Stephen Hawking, who is limited in what he can do in the ring, and is not even over with the crowd.

And after saying all that, the fault of creative and Reigns is dwarfed by that of Vince, who put both sides into this un-winnable situation.
 
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There are times when it's acceptable for the Championship match to get 2nd priority on the Road to Wrestlemania, for example, Rock vs. Hogan, HBK vs. Undertaker II, and Rock vs. Cena. This year, there is no such match. Reigns-Lesnar should be the top feud even in Brock's no shows and absences.

It seems that the latest Wrestlemania streak since 25 is to have mediocre odd-year Manias (25, 27, 29, 31). Maybe, slowly but surely, Vince wants to retire Wrestlemania. It doesn't fit his ideal of sports entertainment due to its legacy and having Wrestle in its name. Part of getting rid of the numerals is to abruptly discontinue it without a hitch. Maybe Undertaker's last Wrestlemania is the last one?

I imagine his notion of WWE's lead PPV involves intermingling with Hollywood. He'll call it...Starcade (one r).
 
#3,059 ·
Re: Are Roman Reign Fans even happy heading into WM31?

Roman's build hasn't been that bad, some weeks Brock isn't there and it's not his fault. I'm looking forward to the match though because I'm a Reigns supporter, not really a fan but I want to see him do well and surprise people.
 
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There's no doubt that Reigns is going heel at WM. Remember what Heyman said about a possible screwjob involving Lesnar. Also, Stephanie sending Kane/Show away was odd because it gave Rollins no protection. Unless Stephanie planned that all along. My point? They will say Reigns is the future, not Rollins.
 
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There's no doubt that Reigns is going heel at WM. Remember what Heyman said about a possible screwjob involving Lesnar. Also, Stephanie sending Kane/Show away was odd because it gave Rollins no protection. Unless Stephanie planned that all along. My point? They will say Reigns is the future, not Rollins.
Turning Reigns heel will do nothing to draw eyes to the product. Nothing at all.

- Their PPV buyrate is dead.
- Their Raw viewership is declining
- The Network buys are directly related to high Raw ratings
- The early adoption for the Network is over (both internationally and domestically)
- Cena's brand is on the decline
- Orton is a proven non-draw
- If Lesnar leaves, that's the last of the part-timers with no other part-timer left to pick up the slack
- Sting and Taker will disappear for another year
- HHH may wrestle one more PPV after WM and then stop again
- Reigns has mowed through the entire WWE roster cleanly (what's left) and there is no one to challenge him. Interest level is determined by adequate challengers at the top and there are realistically none except Rollins
- The entire WWE product is hinged on getting Reigns over as a face as its been proven time and time against that heels don't draw.

Tell me again, what does a heel Reigns that has beaten everyone to reach the pinnacle of the WWE achieve in terms of bringing in new business?

Nothing. Turning Reigns heel may be better for those who are already watching in terms of a slight improvement, but it won't put new asses in seats in front of the TV and then there's nothing left to convert those seats into network subscribers.
 
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Re: Are Roman Reign Fans even happy heading into WM31?

Heyman is making everyone believe that Brock will defeat Reigns. While Reigns is saying he will win. What about the outcome that no one see's coming? Heyman helping Reigns slay the beast. This main event has had a shitty build up, but at least it's unpredictable unlike last year's main event.
 
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(retweeted by Paul Heyman)







Roman Reigns And Paige At Comic-Con, More On Paige And 'Total Divas' Boyfriend, Ric Flair Appearance

- Roman Reigns and Paige will be appearing together at the Wizard World Las Vegas Comic Con in the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, NV on Saturday, April 5th. They will be signing autographs and posing for pictures from 11am - 1pm, before participating in a joint Q&A panel from 1:30pm - 2pm. You can get more details here.

http://www.wrestlinginc.com/wi/news/2015/0310/590222/roman-reigns-and-paige-at-comic-con/
 
#3,070 ·
Re: Are Roman Reign Fans even happy heading into WM31?

It depends. If this is a grand scheme for Reigns to turn heel at Mania and be a dominant heel champion, I'll be happy. If they don't and try to turn him into Cena 2.0, I'll be angrier than those who don't like him.
 
#3,083 ·
Panic over Reigns?

Looking at how WWE are booking Reigns ATM is anyone else getting strange vibes?
I mean it isn't the strongest booking is it? Take yesterdays RAW as an example, in the ME he was literally an afterthought with Rollings and Orton taking centre stage and he isn't being allowed to talk live. Even Heyman blowing him off isn't helping really.

I do wonder if they have realised they are walking into a train wreck but have written themselves into a corner that they now cannot get out of without it looking even worse.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if the ME is REALLY short with the obvious heel turn tied to Heyman being the best they can/could come up with.
 
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Looking at how WWE are booking Reigns ATM is anyone else getting strange vibes?
I mean it isn't the strongest booking is it? Take yesterdays RAW as an example, in the ME he was literally an afterthought with Rollings and Orton taking centre stage and he isn't being allowed to talk live. Even Heyman blowing him off isn't helping really.

I do wonder if they have realised they are walking into a train wreck but have written themselves into a corner that they now cannot get out of without it looking even worse.
I wouldn't be at all surprised if the ME is REALLY short with the obvious heel turn tied to Heyman being the best they can/could come up with.
Did you miss the like 3 minute long video that played before Heymans promo that tried to sell Reigns like he is the coming of Christ???

I am not trying to defend the sh*t build for the match or anything, but, in the mind of WWE creative that was probably all they think you need, because, you know, they evidently suck at their jobs.
 
#3,093 ·
Re: Panic over Reigns?

Who is Reigns feuding with?
The current reigning and defending WWE Tag Team Champions: The Universe & Common Sense.
 
#3,097 ·
Re: Panic over Reigns?

As far as I know the RAW results read Roman Reigns def. Randy Orton & Seth Rollins in a 2-on-1 handicap match.


Looks pretty strong to me.
Yeah, you see, that's the beauty of wrestling, end results don't mean half as much for a guy's popularity as how it plays out live in the ring.

Reigns may have won, but he wasn't the focal point.
 
#3,101 ·
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A heel turn is literally the only way they'll salvage anything from him. Rusev was the closest thing to a top heel that they had, and he's being fed to Cena at Mania. So it's not like Reigns can suddenly feud with Rusev post-Mania to get his reactions up. Who else is there? Rollins? He's already pinned Rollins more than once. Rollins in general has been pinned 20 times since Summer.

There's literally no one for him to feud with. Unless they want to do more face/face feuds with him, where he's going to get a worse reaction than he's currently getting.

The main event landscape with Reigns as the top guy is fucking terrible. There isn't a single interesting feud for him. It's already pretty evident that Brock/Bryan would have been the way to go.
 
#3,104 ·
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A heel turn is literally the only way they'll salvage anything from him. Rusev was the closest thing to a top heel that they had, and he's being fed to Cena at Mania. So it's not like Reigns can suddenly feud with Rusev post-Mania to get his reactions up. Who else is there? Rollins? He's already pinned Rollins more than once. Rollins in general has been pinned 20 times since Summer.

There's literally no one for him to feud with. Unless they want to do more face/face feuds with him, where he's going to get a worse reaction than he's currently getting.

The main event landscape with Reigns as the top guy is fucking terrible. There isn't a single interesting feud for him. It's already pretty evident that Brock/Bryan would have been the way to go.
Bryan beating Lesnar would just be ridiculous.
 
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#3,113 ·
Re: Panic over Reigns?

I would have booked Mania like this:

* Mania main event of Lesnar vs Bryan
* Mid-way through the match, Reigns comes out with a chair and basically destroys Lesnar and Bryan. Reigns keeps screaming "This was supposed to be my Wrestlemania moment!" while continuously beating Lesnar/Bryan with chairs.
* Rollins sneaks into the ring, knocks out Reigns with the briefcase and cashes it in.
* Rollins curb stomps Lesnar on a chair and pins him for the WWE title

The End :rollins
 
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