August 5t 2013 was the day I decided I did not like Roman

[modestgenius]

Forum User PrinceDerek posted a thread about how he approached several wrestlers for a photo at the gym and Reigns responded bluntly with "Really? At the gym?"

It was defended at the time, some other posters saying wrestlers should not expected to be on 24 hours a day - but I stand by my comments that there is a difference between rudely demanding something from a wrestler such as a story Batista told where a fan interrupted his dinner by slapping a piece of paper down and telling him to sign er' up, and then a fan politely making a request. Maybe you're busy, maybe you had a shitty day, the least you can do is say "sorry, not now man"

What got me at the time was that Reigns was about 9 months into his run at this point - you're telling me the pressures of fame were getting to him after 9 months? This is the guy that gets made future of the company? A company where most people get buried if they don't walk on egg shells?

Thats my vent - I just read the latest interview he did where he says WWE is a kids show and us losers need to get with the program so my hate is pretty high. Its too late for WWE to book the finish I wrote last year for Wrestlemania but maybe they can do it this year instead:

At the end of the match have Lesnar HHH lock in the Kimura and have Reigns refuse to tap because he's such a badass, have Lesnar HHH do the arm break lunge he used on Shawn Michaels and the commentators can put over that Reign's arm was dislocated and he still didn't tap. Then have Lesnar HHH break the hold and put it on the other arm and do the same thing. Lesnar HHHwill stand up and start to celebrate as even though the match isn't over as there's no way Reigns can win with two dislocated arms. Have Roman sit up on his knees and start to cry (picture his face screwed up) with real tears, then Brock Hunter does his high pitched primal scream and deliver a low super kick to the kneeling Reigns to get the three count.

The when the Anoaʻi family storm on WWE headquarters beat them back with tasers no mercy style because Roman Reigns ****ing sucks.

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See, that Reigns needs to translate into his on-screen character because that's really how he is. I've been telling people that the Reigns we see on tv just isn't him and it's hard to rock with what he does considering this. Did you guys see the Journey to Summerslam documentary about the Shield guys? Did you see Reigns and Ambrose randomly jonning on dudes backstage for no reason? Reigns having fun about busting some dude's balls off the clock? That's just him. If he was this way on screen I'd have no problem with him because that's him being true to himself. Ambrose had some lines in an interview a few days ago where he said

"People can see through crap pretty easily. Just go out there and be comfortable. Be you. Be authentic. If you're the real you, people can feel like they know you a little bit. I think that's why a lot of people kind of invest in me. They don't know me, but they feel like they know me a little bit, because I'm not putting on a front."

That's the truth when it comes to Reigns. I know some dudes aren't the friendliest in real life (like Punk) but you can't keep walking the thin line on "ok I'm a good guy lolz it's all cool yall" and then act like this off screen. On that same token most of it isn't his fault because the company wants him to be this way. He's pretty much in between a rock and a hard place. Still, I can't like the guy because of it, I just can't feel that.

That's some duality that not even Jay-Z would approve of (those who get this reference get the W).

["Mr Wonderdick" Dick Dastardly]

Cool story, bro.

[Allie Kitsune]

But did you hate Chris Jericho first?

[111111]

Remembering the exact date you decided you didn't like a wrestler definitely doesn't make you a "loser"

[ben:friendship frog]

Whenever he won Superstar of the Year despite bring injured half of the year and doing very little when he was around was when I started disliking him.
The weekly updates didn't help.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

But what did you do when August 1st came around?

[Tom S]

I like to pinpoint the moment alarm bells started ringing for everyone as that time he responded to Kidman on Twitter and didn't get the joke, the sign of someone who takes himself far too seriously imo

[1 Free Moon-Down with Burger]

Mar 28, 2016 17:53:51 GMT -5 modestgenius said:

Forum User PrinceDerek posted a thread about how he approached several wrestlers for a photo at the gym and Reigns responded bluntly with "Really? At the gym?"

It was defended at the time, some other posters saying wrestlers should not expected to be on 24 hours a day - but I stand by my comments that there is a difference between rudely demanding something from a wrestler such as a story Batista told where a fan interrupted his dinner by slapping a piece of paper down and telling him to sign er' up, and then a fan politely making a request. Maybe you're busy, maybe you had a shitty day, the least you can do is say "sorry, not now man"

What got me at the time was that Reigns was about 9 months into his run at this point - you're telling me the pressures of fame were getting to him after 9 months? This is the guy that gets made future of the company? A company where most people get buried if they don't walk on egg shells?

Yo. Getting bothered at the Gym is the absolute worst.

[H-Virus]

Mar 28, 2016 18:25:30 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

But did you hate Chris Jericho first?

I hated Chris Jericho in the WOOOOOOMMMBB!!!!

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This thread. Wow.

"Hey stranger. I hate you for not wanting to be bothered at work." Certainly everyone knows the best time to bother someone is when they're in the zone at the gym.

Some of the bad fan stereotypes at play here.

[Crimson]

If someone approached CM Punk

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Hey, Joe! I paid for your hair!

[saintpat]

Mar 28, 2016 18:35:01 GMT -5 111111 said:

Remembering the exact date you decided you didn't like a wrestler definitely doesn't make you a "loser"

I'll quickly forget the day I laughed at this thread.

[Rudy Gobert Fadeaway]

HEY PHIL

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Mar 28, 2016 18:47:12 GMT -5 Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] said:

But what did you do when August 1st came around?

AUGUST 1 WARNING?!

MYSTERY REVEALED?!

[Captain & Diet]

Wife has a pic of a former student and Reigns raking a photo together at 24 HR Fitness. He was working out and Reigns and other talent walked in and began workouts.

I know for a fact that Roman will stop a workout to take a pic with a fan. You've just got to be respectful.

[nm]

Maybe Roman was at the gym like Drew and Chavo were at the gym

I wouldn't want to be interrupted then

[Dub H]

Mar 28, 2016 18:25:30 GMT -5 Allie Kitsune said:

But did you hate Chris Jericho first?

Chris Jericho hated Chris Jericho first!

[ManInGauze]

Mar 28, 2016 20:02:41 GMT -5 @notoriousnd22 said:

This thread. Wow.

"Hey stranger. I hate you for not wanting to be bothered at work." Certainly everyone knows the best time to bother someone is when they're in the zone at the gym.

Some of the bad fan stereotypes at play here.

First of all, he wasn't "at work". He was at the gym. Which is a pretty public place, so you should expect people wanting pictures of you.

I wouldn't say bad fan stereotypes. Roman Reigns is just a bad wrestler stereotype.