mrbananagrabber
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Post by mrbananagrabber on Feb 26, 2016 7:51:07 GMT -5
From his podcast;
"I predicted this all along. The kid has got to have a heel run before he's going to be universally loved because that's just the way that I see it. I've always said that I think the guy needs to be a heel first but, nonetheless, that's not my call. That's the booking committee's call or Vince [McMahon]'s call. ... That's what's going to make it fun again because everybody is going to be so on board with booing him! I'm telling you, once he goes through that process, whether that takes one year, two years, [or] whatever, then they're going to end up loving the guy."
Turn Roman Reigns heel. Well, shit, FAN, why didn't anyone else think of that?
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Dub H
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Post by Dub H on Feb 26, 2016 7:54:59 GMT -5
What does he know,just another internet mark like that guy Mick Foley.
Has he ever been in diz business?
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Post by TWERKIN' MAGGLE on Feb 26, 2016 7:57:17 GMT -5
But Vince wants people to love Roman now and not in two years. He's not willing to wait.
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Post by 1 Free Moon-Down with Burger on Feb 26, 2016 7:59:43 GMT -5
Yeah yeah whatever. Where's the promo code for MeUndies?
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Post by ben:friendship frog on Feb 26, 2016 8:05:30 GMT -5
I imagine it would be quite therapeutic for everyone who has soured on him. Myself included.
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Eunös ✈
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Feb 26, 2016 8:10:02 GMT -5
Not happening it seems.
I can see Vince having a Sammyclassicsonicfan style tantrum back stage
"LIKE ROMAN LIKE ROMAN LIKE ROMAN LIKE ROMAN LIKE ROMAN..LIKE..ROMAN RUUUGHH.. Seriously what the Frick guys?"
Though I agree a Heel turn might help.
But then again so might trying not to make him John Cena V 2.0
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 8:21:04 GMT -5
Austin never amounted to anything in the business so I'm not sure we should be taking his opinion seriously.
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Post by Famous Rocking Chimes on Feb 26, 2016 8:23:52 GMT -5
What does he know,just another internet mark like that guy Mick Foley. Has he ever been in diz business? Has this Steve Austin character ever even laced up a pair of boots? Anyone who hasn't been in that ring doesn't deserve to have an opinion on what goes on in DIZ BUSINESS! |
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mcstoklasa
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Post by mcstoklasa on Feb 26, 2016 8:29:06 GMT -5
He's right.
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Allie Kitsune
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Feb 26, 2016 8:31:14 GMT -5
I think we're past the point of no return with Roman.
If you turn him heel with the intent of turning people's opinions around on him, they're just going to react with "WE SEE THROUGH THIS BULLSHIT, STOP TRYING TO MAKE HIM A THING! WE'RE NOT GOING TO ALLOW A HEEL TURN TO REDEEM HIM! YOU CAN'T FOOL US, VINCE!"
Turning him heel would at least partially restore the operative flow of angles and such, though.
He's still pretty much permanently damaged goods for as long as he stays in WWE.
The only thing that's going to re-habilitate his image is a Tabula Rasa in a completely different company (likely in Japan, since LOLTNA wouldn't do any better with him), under a completely different booking team.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Feb 26, 2016 8:42:35 GMT -5
Roman gives off such a naturally smug, cocky heel vibe that it's painful to see him as a pandering babyface.
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Post by berlynwright on Feb 26, 2016 8:45:07 GMT -5
Roman gives off such a naturally smug, cocky heel vibe that it's painful to see him as a pandering babyface. At the rumble when he eliminates Rusev, you can see him clearly mouthing "I'm the fn' champ". That was great heel trick. |
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Post by Prince Petty on Feb 26, 2016 8:47:30 GMT -5
You know, nearly every successful babyface I can think of spent time as a heel early in their career, developing their personality and working on their craft. Austin, Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Cena, even Hogan. I would imagine that everyone at the company except Vince is aware of this, and recognises the need to let Roman take that same journey.
And no one can tell me that Roman doesn't have more than ample fuel by now to want to turn on the fans and telling them exactly what he thinks of them.
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Post by joediego on Feb 26, 2016 9:39:34 GMT -5
Agree with everyone that he needs to go heel first.
This could be booked so well at Mania - Triple H on the verge of winning, but Vince screws him over. Turn Triple H into the face that he obviously wants to be, Roman can be Vince's guy.
The power hungry septuganarian that won't relinquish control...
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Post by Citizen Snips on Feb 26, 2016 9:58:44 GMT -5
You know, nearly every successful babyface I can think of spent time as a heel early in their career, developing their personality and working on their craft. Austin, Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Cena, even Hogan. I would imagine that everyone at the company except Vince is aware of this, and recognises the need to let Roman take that same journey. Roman was a heel for the first 18 months he was on the roster. |
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Post by Hit Girl on Feb 26, 2016 10:19:24 GMT -5
He should have been heel to begin with. I've always said Seth was the wrong guy to turn. It always should have been Roman.
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Post by GuyOfOwnage on Feb 26, 2016 10:23:13 GMT -5
You know, nearly every successful babyface I can think of spent time as a heel early in their career, developing their personality and working on their craft. Austin, Rock, Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels, Cena, even Hogan. I would imagine that everyone at the company except Vince is aware of this, and recognises the need to let Roman take that same journey. Roman was a heel for the first 18 months he was on the roster. I wouldn't consider his role in The Shield being any real experience at being a heel. It consisted of him being the silent bad ass that wrecked shit, and not much more. He barely ever had to cut a promo, and his shortcomings were hidden by two remarkably talented workers. |
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Post by g1megatronfan on Feb 26, 2016 10:48:29 GMT -5
Has there ever been a bigger blunder than this failure? I think they should just cut their losses now and quit while they're ahead. Out of all the Shield members who should have been the choice for top baby face it should have been Rollins. Who knows?...maybe if they would have done that things would have worked out much differently. Reigns just isn't good. Come on now...watch his matches. 99.9% are punches. How many jumping punches can he throw in one match?
That and he doesn't even have a cool factor to him. He comes off as a big lumbering goof. John Cena had a cool factor to him all those years ago. Roman Reigns looks like a goof who raided Big Bossman's wardrobe and has no mic abilities or flair to him. He's pushed because McMahon thinks he's pretty.
It's going to take more than a heel turn to salvage him.
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 10:53:46 GMT -5
But Vince wants people to love Roman now and not in two years. He's not willing to wait. And the thing is if they turned him heel a year ago, they probably would love him now instead of Vince still waiting. |
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Post by Deleted on Feb 26, 2016 12:27:01 GMT -5
I don't know who this Steve Austin nobody is but I bet he's never even done a collar and elbow
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