Lick Ness Monster
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Post by Lick Ness Monster on Aug 2, 2016 4:21:22 GMT -5
His attire wasn't comically red white and blue enough. Seriously make him a US Flag flak jacket and Swat pants and he'd be the most over guy in the company. Roman Reigns: Rex-Kwon-Do supporter = new boom period.
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Post by Deleted on Aug 2, 2016 4:45:16 GMT -5
Maybe Rusev can actually win, instead of "Hey see, we're not pushing Reigns he's only got the US title!" (Reigns wins, and wins, and wins, and wins, and wins)
"Hey Reigns now qualifies for the world title because he wins so much, everyone cheer him guys!"
"Guys? Where are you going!"
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Allie Kitsune
Crow T. Robot
Always Feelin' Foxy.
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Post by Allie Kitsune on Aug 2, 2016 5:02:07 GMT -5
everyone's favourite canine
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BigJerichool222
Bill S. Preston, Esq.
THE BIG DOG!
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Post by BigJerichool222 on Aug 2, 2016 6:30:12 GMT -5
.... ......and the big dog wins...
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Post by El Cokehead del Knife Fight on Aug 2, 2016 7:00:21 GMT -5
.... ......and the big dog wins... BECAUSE I LOVE HIM!
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Futureraven: Beelzebruv
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Post by Futureraven: Beelzebruv on Aug 2, 2016 7:14:19 GMT -5
I like his new red vest. It's like Malibu Stacy getting a new hat. He's just regular Roman Reigns with a stupid, cheap red-and-black vest. He still embodies all the awful stereotypes he did before. ..... BUT HE'S GOT A NEW VEST!!!
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The Ichi
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Post by The Ichi on Aug 2, 2016 7:19:19 GMT -5
I hope this shoots Rusev to the top more than Reigns, and I'm not saying that as an anti-Reigns remark. Rusev has been ready for a while now.
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Dub H
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Post by Dub H on Aug 2, 2016 8:10:10 GMT -5
If they're going for "I will fight for you MERICA" it will be stupid. "I don't care, I just want the title"Roman ,would be decent.
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Fauxnaki
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Post by Fauxnaki on Aug 2, 2016 8:21:26 GMT -5
Let rusev lose the belt and make him raw champion asap.
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wisdomwizard
King Koopa
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Post by wisdomwizard on Aug 2, 2016 8:23:43 GMT -5
It was great, Rusev still looked awesome because he had just laid out Mark Henry just before and only backed down because Reigns stunned him. Reign's new vest is awesome too.
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Ben Wyatt
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I don't get it. At all. It's kind of a small horse, I mean what am I missing? Am I crazy?
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Aug 2, 2016 8:32:59 GMT -5
Simple fact is that they're not going to push him down the card further than mid-card. He's not being forced into the main event and he's lost 3 high profile matches in the last few months, all clean as a sheet.
At the moment, I think this is probably best case scenario for him in terms of people not wanting to see him back is THE GUY in the eyes of the company.
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RIHT
Hank Scorpio
Wanted a title with "YOU'RE WELCOME!" Close enough.
Hey-yo.
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Post by RIHT on Aug 2, 2016 9:07:31 GMT -5
I'm intrigued. Still think a heel turn would be needed someday, but let's see how it goes.
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Post by Widow's Peak on Aug 2, 2016 9:48:46 GMT -5
The problem with Reigns in the midcard is that he is still a face. As long as he is one, there is still this fear that it's only a matter of time before he's "pushed down our throats again." He could be jobbing to Heath Slater and people would still whine that this is a dastardly trick to get us to sympathize with him.
It's frustrating how stubborn Vince is about not turning him. Nothing will work to get the crowd behind him unless he's given the chance to succeed as a top heel first.
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Post by sunnytaker on Aug 2, 2016 9:55:45 GMT -5
i just laughed right as whoever it was said "this crowd is electric!" (or something to that effect) just as the camera pans to a section of the crowd where one guy is standing there, another looking at his phone, one kid cheering, another guy with his arms crossed talking to his friend, one person mugging for the camera, couple people sitting down in their seats. etc..
was like the perfect "not the reaction we were going for" thing in quite a while.
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Post by "Gentleman" AJ Powell on Aug 2, 2016 10:33:04 GMT -5
Honestly, this is what they should've done from the start. They should have some damn good matches, and Roman doesn't need to talk much. Just have Rusev chat shit about him, then Roman come down and have them scrap.
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Post by blake6905 on Aug 2, 2016 10:48:56 GMT -5
And the fans still chose Bulgaria over cheering Roman...
It's over babe.
Now if Roman grabs the mic and says "first I'm gonna take your title, then I'm gonna take your bitch" He will get over
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Post by cabbageboy on Aug 2, 2016 11:39:57 GMT -5
I was fascinated that WWE still seems to equate Bulgaria with Russia, despite the two countries not really being anywhere near the same thing. As in it isn't even like the Ukraine and Russia or something.
That said, am I the only one who thinks the current title scenes are flat out bizarre? Reigns/Rusev does actually feel a bit too important at this stage to be a mere U.S. title match, while Rollins/Balor doesn't especially seem like a main event world title feud (or Universal title). I hate to echo Russo's comments from last week, but who in their right mind would think Finn Balor could beat someone like Rusev?
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Post by sportatorium on Aug 2, 2016 11:54:44 GMT -5
It took a long time, but finally with Lana as the ice queen valet & Rusev as vicious heel champ they have fantastic heel heat. They can get face reactions for Roman even if he can't on his own. Next week really needs to see Rusev giving Roman a brutal beatdown & an accolade until he passes out as they announce a SummerSlam match between them.
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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Aug 2, 2016 11:56:05 GMT -5
Imo this not even really midcard per se, since Rusev had to beat multiple world champions before getting his first US Title, and had a lengthy feud with John Cena. It's just another one of those awkward "too good for Midcard but it's not your turn to be world champ" purgatory feuds that have been clogging up the card since the end of the first brand split. It's not like Reigns is feuding with Heath Slater or Curtis Axel.
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Post by Hickster on Aug 2, 2016 12:18:45 GMT -5
Maybe Summer Rae will become infatuated with Reigns and call him "RoRo."
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