There is a reason why they picked Balor so early (#3 on RAW) ahead of both Brock and Roman. Their intent is very clear, the way they have hyped him up and how they debuted him should cue you on what they intend to do. Balor beat Roman clean on his debut night and moved to the title picture right away. He is a Triple H guy 100% and no doubt given the way he was booked on RAW that he is a Vince guy as well.
The days of Roman as the top face of the company are over and now Balor is taking that spot. So it doesn't really matters anymore if Roman is a face or a heel, he is no longer THE GUY.
Balor also offers far more to the bustiness than Roman could ever hope to. His work and recognition in Japan was instrumental for stars like Styles and Nakamura to sign up with WWE and he will prove very useful for them to reach that demographic, specially with how WWE is expanding to Japan. Also Balor with his look and the whole Demon gimmick is a merchandise goldmine waiting to happen. Add to that the fact that he is actually over with the fans as a babyface and it would be dumb to not push him as the top face.
Really, it out with Roman and in with Balor at the moment. Balor will also win the title at Summer Slam by beating Seth Rollins to truly cement him as the top face of the company and usher this whole "New Era" they have been talking about as of late.
Ahahaha, at the beggining of the show he had a little face-off with Rusev, thought they were gonna make him go after the USA championship. But this is so awesome. Although we all know this is Reigns being punished.
It was the right call.
I don't really want to see Roman vs Seth main eventing again, and Finn was a higher draft pick than Roman so it was only right Roman jobbed.
I thought for sure they'd go that route, thinking it would be a bigger draw. But thankfully they went with the right choice creatively. Reigns has been in the spotlight for I don't know how long now, going on almost two straight years. We didn't need another Shield matchup.
It was a great call. I also love the way they booked Balor. It wasn't like he got some cheap little roll up to shockingly 'steal' a victory. Balor held his own for the entire match, and took Reigns down with his finisher. So they didn't minimize his victory.
Very smart move on WWE's part. Rollins vs Balor has been a dream match now for the last few years. Glad they wanted to capitalize on it now instead of 6 months down the road. Rollins vs Reigns is overkill at this point. Curious who Reigns is going to face now. But the match between Rollins and Balor is going to be amazing and with a hot crowd like Brooklyn? :mark: Can't wait!
Trash. But if you're gonna do this have Reigns snap and beat the crap outta him afterwards, then Meth Rollins comes in taunting Balor with his whiny laugh of his.
Well, at least now half of WF can shut the fuck up about Roman never losing clean. He's lost clean to Seth, Dean and Finn now, and probably more to come if he continues to get punished.
I just wonder what the hell they'll do with Roman at Summerslam now.
If Balor wins the title WF will complain about super Finn. Prepare for the hate guys because Finn is obviously being groomed to being a top guy. Dude is fit as hell. Women will love him. Kids will go crazy for the demon gimmick and buy all the merch. I easily see Vince seeing this guy as a goldmine
Shaemus winning the belt in the less then 3 month complains
Del Rio wining the rumble & MITB in less then a year complains
Reigns winning the rumble right after the shield was over complains
Balor clearly has a fucking rocket strapped to his ass, probably due to him being a favourite but probably also because he doesn't have much time left to make it to where they want to take him.
Thank goodness Roman Reigns lost. Too soon for Balor? Who cares, it's still better than Roman Reigns, I'd have taken Kane or Mark Henry over Roman Reigns.
I'm definitely going to be favouring Smackdown. I can't sit through another Rollins title reign, even if he's booked better.
They need to turn Reigns heel already. Maybe they're building to it, but maybe they think a depush and an underdog run will help him.
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