Darth Krawlie Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Definitely a pivot. They’ve been wanting the Rock/Roman match for so long, but it was the absolute worst time to try to do it. Cody is over like no baby face has been since, well; the Rock’s original run. Rock is still over and loved by the fans, but this was NOT the right match and fortunately, to his credit, he recognized that once it was clear the fans rejected the whole thing. But I swear to god if Cody doesn’t win at Mania this time… Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tank Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Roman is one of those dudes I just can’t seem to figure out what the WWE sees in him. I’ve always thought he was boring as hell. I don’t dislike him, I just don’t care. At least Lesnar’s not involved. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Roman finally found his character. And it's a good character. The problem is the reduced schedule. From whatever rumors you want to believe, even with the remission of his Leukemia, he can't wrestle a full time schedule. Last year when he was showing up more often, Roman actually did WWE Live shows. This year has been a lot less. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted February 21 Share Posted February 21 Nothing Roman has done since WM39 has required him having the championship. If he had lost to Cody then, Rock/Roman would’ve been perfect this year. But that’s why he HAS to lose to Cody this year, because there at can’t be another year of this. Plus, I mean, it’s painfully obvious Roman is at best the third most important person in the company right now, behind Rock and Cody. Rock has absorbed all his oxygen. Sure as hell ain’t looking like the chief anymore with Rock around. That’s easy to build a story from after Roman drops the belt. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Darth Hunter Posted February 22 Share Posted February 22 Agreed with Krawlie and Metropolis. The Roman vs Rock match was the plan. But WWE botched the execution. They thought the fans would be fine with Rock just taking Cody’s WM spot because hey, it’s the Rock! They misjudged how much we’re invested in Cody, which is a damn shame because they should know better. Shows you what they really think of their fans if they feel it’s that easy to take a character like Cody whom they’ve built up for years and just toss him to the side. The optics were made all the worse because around that same time the Rock was all over the news as the new member of the TKO board. Thank our lucky stars Vince is no longer in charge because if so, they would’ve doubled down on Rock vs Roman and done things to make Cody look stupid just to screw with everybody. Credit to WWE creative and the Rock himself for recognizing what was happening and pivoting. The last thing they wanted was for Philadelphia to crap on their main event. Rock knows all about that since the last time WWE tried to push Reigns on the fans, he and the Rock were booed out of the building at the 2015 Royal Rumble in Philly. Roman has been great for WWE as its heel champion and you can’t deny that title has been made super important because of how long he’s held it (same as Gunther with the IC title). The Bloodline storyline was red hot two years ago with Sami Zayn joining the group and then all that went down with that. Had Reigns lost to Cody at last year’s WM, it would’ve been the perfect culmination to the whole Bloodline angle. But it lost its steam after Roman beat Cody and then disappeared for most of the year. IMO it was made worse by, every time he did wrestle, as infrequent as it was, all the matches were the same. I get that he’s a heel, but seriously? Many great heels in the past have had their share of clean wins. Just last month when Roman was in a 4-way match against Orton, Styles and LA Knight, that would’ve been the perfect opportunity to have a clean win. It’s a 4-way!!! Just have Orton hit the RKO on Styles or something like that where Roman could then sneak up behind Randy, toss him out of the ring and then he gets the pin on Styles. But no, even in a match involving so many wrestlers, they still had the same ending where the Bloodline interfered so Roman gets another cheap win. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Looks like Tye Dillinger is back. The "Chairman" of NXT? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 They were calling him Shawn Spears, which I’m not sure he ever even went by in WWE. It was Dillinger, and for a short time he was Gavin Spears. If he ever was Shawn I can’t remember it Either way I like it when they let wrestlers keep their real names/names used in other companies. I get they want their own copyrights, and usually that’s fine, but sometimes it’s just better this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 I have to watch it on DVR. I saw the story last night. I think HHH thinks he can rehab these guys and make them at the very least tv ready. Not sure if it's even care about Lexus King of he weren't Pillman Jr. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted February 28 Share Posted February 28 Whatever it is, I think King/Pillman jr is doing great Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 So that tag match will be night one. I hope Cody, Seth, and Roman get extra pay for that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Darth Hunter Posted March 2 Share Posted March 2 I found it odd that it was the Rock who put the stipulations into the match. If you beat us you get Roman one-on-one for the title; the Bloodline will be barred from ringside. That’s usually a face move. Heels would never put themselves in such predicaments. It should’ve been Cody and Seth who add the stipulations so that in wrestling 101 terms, the heels are the ones who have to think about accepting or risk looking like cowards. This is ass backwards. The only way it makes sense is if Rock is setting Roman up, as many believe is what’s happening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 There are so many people who think that Seth Rollins is going to turn on Cody. I just don't see it. A turn most likely means Roman retains. You don't undo the Rock vs Roman match to have Roman retain. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I know I said the same thing last year but I really can’t conceive of any scenario in which Roman retains. He HAS to lose Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 I don't even think that the Rock turns on Roman. I think it's a situation where the rock causes room in the match which sets up real tension between the two of them Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 However it’s done, Cody needs a clean pin. I expect there to be tons of interference and shenanigans—that’s all good. Do it throughout the match, even often if you want. But the finish needs to be devoid of all that. Nothing anyone else does other than Cody and Roman can lead directly to the finish, or it’ll feel cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 It's definitely going to be Bloodline Rules. It makes a Cody win that much better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Darth Hunter Posted March 26 Share Posted March 26 I still think it’s stupid as all hell that Cody needs to win the tag match on night 1 so that there won’t be interference in his one-on-one match on night 2. As if interference is usually approved of and okay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 Crazy fact. For those that mock Roman for not wrestling that often, Rhea Ripley had only wrestled 8 times this year including WWE Live events. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted March 31 Share Posted March 31 So my wife found out the SummerSlam is going to be at Cleveland Browns stadium. She wants to go now. I always get the "you never want to go see my family". Then she complains when she goes and sees her family. So I might try and parlay this into a SummerSlam/Cedar Point long weekend. With just a stop at her mom's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Darth Hunter Posted April 1 Share Posted April 1 I definitely say if you have the chance to attend a PLE, go for it. Especially when it’s one of the big ones. You won’t regret it. Being in attendance is a whole different level of enjoyment. I attended Sumerslam 2021 in Vegas and had a blast. My brother and I said had we watched it on TV it would’ve been just another show (because the card was meh - stuff like Alexa Bliss vs Eva Marie ). But because we were there, it was memorable. I was at WM in LA last year and will never forget it. There’s nothing they could’ve done to make this year’s Mania better from my perspective because watching it on TV won’t be the same no matter how awesome an event they put on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 13 Share Posted April 13 So Tama Tonga is Bloodline now. Jimmy has been excommunicated. Solo stopped Heyman from calling Roman. Jacob Fatu is the next shoe to drop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 There are new tag team belts for Raw. I don't like the red. But they do look better than the old belts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darth Krawlie Posted April 16 Share Posted April 16 Definitely an improvement, and now that they're World Tag Team Titles (again), I wonder what the rename/redesign for the Smackdown titles will be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Darth Hunter Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 I thought using a battle royal to crown a new women's champion meant they were planning on going with something new. Instead we get Becky again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Metropolis Posted April 23 Share Posted April 23 It's kinda why I picked Becky over Rhea at WrestleMania. She's the only real option. Look at the women that were in the battle royal. I wouldn't have put the belt on any of them. With the exception of, and I know it sounds crazy, Nia Jax. There will be some NXT women drafted to Raw for sure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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