I think we all thought it was a little odd Roman just went out there at Summerslam and beat the shit out of Rusev and left without having a match, i mean it was one of the biggest wtf? moments of the night. Heres what i think happened, Vince had it planned for Roman to win the US Title, but after the Rollins and Balor match, Finn got backstage and they knew he was hurt and probably gonna have to take time off.
So Vince got it in his mind right away that he's gonna have Roman end up with the Universal Title, so he told Roman "hey Finn's hurt, he's probably gonna have to have surgery and be out for a while, so what i want you to do is just go out there and just beat Rusev up and we're just gonna have that be the end of the feud. No match or anything just go out there and destroy him and tomorrow we're gonna put you right back in the world title picture".
I mean Roman had no interaction with Rusev on Raw, none. I know some think Rusev's gonna cost him the title match next week, but i don't think so, no Roman's winning that fucking belt. It just kinda hit me why Roman just destroyed Rusev at Summerslam and left without having a match. Vince didn't want Roman to have to take a loss to Rusev and he couldn't have Roman win the US Title cause he wants to put the Universal Title on him.
Based on what time it was, I doubt it. No way was the show lasting near midnight ET.
Besides, they didn't know Finn was injured during the match, and considering WWE's mentally handicapped creative team, they wouldn't be able to come up with that in 2 minutes.
They gave the match away on Raw so that neither Reigns nor Rusev have to take PPV loss and when Rusev stops Roman from winning the strap back, they will resume their feud.
Raw once again being ruined by a guy who barely gets pinned clean and always has to be chasing the title. Just like John Cena's reign of terror from 2005-2007
I wouldn't be surprised if they did. They probably want a reliable, credible Champion since Balor got injured, and RR's the man. I think he could still work if they stop giving him superman booking.
Vince has really booked himself into a corner again.
Why rush to a champion next week? Why not have a proper tournament, lay it out over the next month or two and invite NXT talent, (Nakamura, Joe, Roode, Aries etc) and non-contracted talents to participate? Try and make some new stars like they were trying to with Balor.
Whomever wins has a poison chalice as far as I'm concerned - there's basically no one for Rollins or KO to feud with, Cass isn't ready and Roman will be booed in every arena if he gets it back already - disaster.
Because that would be tournament overkill. You got the Cruiserweight tournament on the Network, Smackdown has 2 tournaments, no need for Raw to have a month long tournament as well.
Plus they really really need a champion and not another month of no champ. And if they bring up Joe, Nakamura, Roode, and Aries who would be the names on NXT? Signing new talent for the tournament wouldn't work either because who would believe they had a chance.
It wasn't well executed, but considering the circumstances they did fine.
Ok, lets add all of this up. Roman vs. Rusev was right after Seth vs. Finn. You think by the time Finn came through Gorilla, Vince figured out he was hurt and within 10 minutes told Roman and Rusev their match was cancelled and told Reigns just beat Rusev’s ass?
Yeah, no.
That was the plan all along, IMO. Why do I think that way? Because they gave Reigns vs. Rusev for free for 20 minutes on Raw. They did that so you got your full match to make up for the fact that they weren’t going to have a real match at the PPV. What they did not shock me at all. And with what you’re suggesting, you’re grasping at straws.
As far as Reigns winning the title, him and Rollins are the two likeliest options, although I would want it to be Owens.
I think the same as well, they weren't planning to confine Reigns to a midcard belt by having him win it from Rusev (even tho Reigns has never held it). Nor were they going to have Reigns lose to Rusev either. What they did has Reigns go over while still leaving the belt with Rusev and now Reigns can move on to the Universal title scene after a brief detour which no doubt was intended to let things cool down a bit for him.
If reign wins, "he's vince's pet and totally undeserved"
If reign lose, "they're doing this to make us like him"
If reign wasn't even in the match, "booo, they're clearly building a REDEMPTION storyline for him"
And, if one lf the above option happens, fans will be pleased to say "how predictable, I knew that"
I highly doubt it! The only logical winner for that match is Seth Rollins!!!
He's been chasing the world title ever since his return and every time he ends up losing. Personally I'd love to see KO win it all but that ain't happening. No need to talk about cass. That leaves us with Roman and Seth. Roman was holding the WWE title like two months ago, plus if he wins the universal title next week it'll be his 4th world title win in 9 months. That's way too many world title in a year time period. Rollins is the only logical choice.
I highly doubt it! The only logical winner for that match is Seth Rollins!!!
He's been chasing the world title ever since his return and every time he ends up losing. Personally I'd love to see KO win it all but that ain't happening. No need to talk about cass. That leaves us with Roman and Seth. Roman was holding the WWE title like two months ago, plus if he wins the universal title next week it'll be his 4th world title win in 9 months. That's way too many world title in a year time period. Rollins is the only logical choice.
says who? KO could easily win the title, defend it against Seth.. then Roman and eventually have Jericho stab him in the back and face him for the WWE Universe title. Their onscreen friendship basically writes the story itself. Perfect opportunity to put new face into the titlepicture too.
I just don't see the benefit, Rusev has to play a role in the situation somewhere, and he's going to be booed out of pretty much any building he goes into with the title. Of course, the company still seems invested into Roman at the current moment, but each attempt to do something with him hasn't turned out the greatest. I'd like to believe WWE may have learned from it's mistake, I happen to enjoy Roman, but he really needs to cool down a lot before they attempt this.
The only beneficial outcome would be to turn Roman, and turn Rollins which would give both a refresh, but I don't see either of these happening.
God I hope not. Another Rollins/Reigns feud? I mean at this point SD will make RAW its bitch. Styles/Ambrose > Rollins/Reigns. Although in logical sense, Rollins is the most likely one to win the title, but then again WWE never follows logic.
Here's why your weird fantasy booking is weird: Seth would then be chasing the title. You'd have a heel as UD chasing a dominant tweener who has very heelish tendencies. As wonky as the crowd reactions are to them already, that would push them completely into a double turn without it ever happening in a match.
You think Vince cares about any of that? No, all he sees is Roman holding the title and if the crowd reactions are weird or the face/heel dynamic is messed up he doesn't care. Logic goes out the door in WWE and Vince gets what he wants.
I thought it was obvious they had no match because they already fought on Raw the previous week and already had 12 other matches on the card.
I'm one of the biggest Reigns fans on here and I don't want him to win it. I really liked the Roman/Rusev feud and hope it continues. I just hope WWE shocks everyone and puts the title on Owens.
You think Vince would deprive Roman of a big win on the 2nd biggest ppv of the year just because they'd had the match a week ago or because they needed to cut a match? No he wants Roman in the world title picture and he scrapped the match at the last second and just had Roman end the feud so he could move on to the world title.
The divas tag match would have been cut if they wanted to save time, or Apollo vs Miz, you think Roman's match of all people would get cut for time or because they already wrestled?
No he won't because right now he's in a rebuilding phase and undergoing a gradual ascension back to the top. Winning the title on an uneventful episode of RAW isn't special enough. They want to give the fans a reason to get behind him again and throwing the title back on him this early will have the opposite effect. The WWE doesn't want Reigns to come across like their plan-B to Balor. They have have bigger plans for him longterm
Since when have WWE ever booked Reigns smart? Winning the Rumble and being an unstoppable superman was also causing the opposite effect of what they wanted, they've always been clueless on how to book Reigns so he doesn't get booed. They've had him win the world title on an episode of Raw before, don't be surprised to see it happen again.
Nah, I think Rusev interferes and costs him the match. Makes sense too since it's a Fatal 4-way so they'll be no DQ. I know they didn't interact this past week on Raw, but maybe they're just saving it? Guessing Rollins wins next week by capitalizing on the distraction.
Yeah but then who does Rollins feud with if Roman continues his feud with Rusev? Theres no other top face on the roster other than Reigns, either way you look at it, if Reigns loses next week he's still gonna be chasing Rollins for the title for the next few months, cause theres no other face right now that can.
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