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So, Roman didn't deny he was hand-picked...

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#1 ·
Did anyone notice?

All he said was it was an opportunity he might have been given...sure, he didn't say he was, but didn't say he wasn't. It seemed odd to me. Why not just say "People can think I am but I'm not?"
 
#8 · (Edited)
With booking like this NO ONE can say that they deserved it. There's no way he can make it believable either because there's NOTHING there to back it up at all. There's no way to spin it at all because it was so blatantly wrong. Just plain wrong in every conceivable way imaginable.

He's fucked. He doesn't have the ability to spin anything because he has 0 kayfabe accomplishments at all.

He's also not like he was a surprise come from behind "lucky" winner either.

He has nothing to build upon. No PPV achievements. No titles. No major wins. Nothing.

He might as well just accept the fact that his career is doomed like Del Rio and Sheamus.

The scary thing is that when Reigns fails as an outcome of this, both HHH and Vince will be the first in line to bury him.

Reigns is fucked no matter how you look at it.
 
#12 ·
Everyone knows every winner is picked. But their logevity and the company's success is determined by how believable it is.

There is a reason why things like finger pokes of doom ran WCW into the ground.

WWE basically gave us their version of the finger poke of doom yesterday .. and I'm actually sitting here now thinking that "OMG. THE FINGER POKE OF DOOM MAKES MORE SENSE!"
 
#25 · (Edited)
What is with this "handpicked", "best for business", "B+ player" bullshit. This is fucking fake. There's WINS, and LOSSES. You're either a WINNER, or you're a LOSER. Will they stop with this fucking handpicked shit? I know it's fake, stop fucking telling me ON THE AIR. What other industry pulls this stupid shit? I'm so glad I can watch a movie or a tv show without the actors telling me that the casting director "handpicked" them. fpalm

No wonder nobody fucking cares about this stupid company, they can't even PRETEND their fucking fake show is fucking fake.
 
#42 ·
I skipped last RAW - and the post above explains why I'm not that interested in most storylines.

I wish WWE would bring back kayfabe - those semi-shoot storylines are all the same and completely devoid of creativity minus a few dumb catchphrases such as best for business or grabbing the brass ring which are just flat-out annoying. WWE doesn't realize MMA has already covered that base of real storylines.
 
#18 · (Edited)
That whole question was just stupid.

No shit the guy was handpicked despite lacking the credentials others have earned. It's such a fail-fail question to ask. It certainly did no favors for him.

His answer was basically yeah, I was handpicked despite others having more talent and experience then me, but I'll live. Which is fine..FOR HIM.

As a fan, why would I be excited about that?? Thats a shoot kind of question, not a kayfabe interview.

Kayfabe wise, it makes no sense. His entire gimmick is being all for himself, trust nobody, fighting the corporate Authority, and now were just confirming he was a corporate choice?
:westbrook3
 
#7 ·
I would say so what too.
 
#35 · (Edited by Moderator)
The only thing I can say is good luck to him, undeserved, hasn't worked as hard as people like Ambrose, Bryan, Rollins etc. He had to be protected by Ambrose and Rollins for over a year. You know it just goes to show how lucky you are if you have a Family in the business and if you have the look that Vince loves.

Disrespectful to the guys that got over organically, I was indifferent towards Reigns but honestly it's a slap in the face that they've yet again just said "screw the fans" and gone with a guy who's still green as grass and wouldn't bring much interest in to WrestleMania.

Just hope Seth Rollins cashes in on him and sends Reigns to the Midcard to improve.
 
#14 ·
But his overness is no where near what they envisioned for him.

The thing is that they did not need to push Reigns to the top when they had 3 other major babyfaces that were already more over.

Just one more year and it would've been heck of a lot more acceptable.

Hell, even if it hadn't been Bryan winning last night, I think people would've accepted any of Ziggler, Ambrose and even Ryback as a mania main eventer.

Reigns has nothing to back himself up with. Absolutely jack all.

Even the Warrior who was pushed to the top in a year was actually outdrawing and outselling Hogan at the time and had had an extended run with the IC championship with a very memorable run --- despite being terrible in the ring.

But then, when the Warrior flopped, Vince was the FIRST guy in line to bury him.

Vince can be an absolute idiot sometimes.
 
#43 ·
Sigh.

I was really getting into Reigns since, well, since he started in the Shield. I thought he was awesome.

This push though... Is far too fast. And it is going to hurt him long term. If they had waited and pulled the trigger at NEXT years Rumble and over the course of the next year had let him feud with Cena, Orton, Wyatt, Rusev and maybe Jericho if he comes back then he would have been ready. He would have had matches under his belt in singles. And not ALL wins. Have him PUSH Cena and Orton all the way but not quite get it done. But show he is a cut above the likes of Rusev and in that catogory of being ready to step up.

They fucked him up. Badly.
 
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