Number Two, Loser Bracket Seth Rollins

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Jeez Roman, tell us how you really feel.

But really that was some totally unnecessary collateral damage to get to Roman/Cody.

[The Gallus Mark]

I wish Seth was healthy to go after Roman too.

I know the belt was literally made as a consolation prize, but it would be cool if they wouldn’t act like that’s why it was created.

[KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!!]

Feb 9, 2024 0:25:25 GMT -5 The Gallus Mark said:

I wish Seth was healthy to go after Roman too.

I know the belt was literally made as a consolation prize, but it would be cool if they wouldn’t act like that’s why it was created.

Exactly! When the fans think something you want to make legitimate is a joke you have to work that much harder to show that it’s not. Having Roman carelessly say what everyone’s thinking doesn’t help.

[The Legendary Ring Troll {BLM}]

Feb 9, 2024 0:40:19 GMT -5 KAMALARAMBO: BOOMSHAKALAKA!!! said:

Feb 9, 2024 0:25:25 GMT -5 The Gallus Mark said:

I wish Seth was healthy to go after Roman too.

I know the belt was literally made as a consolation prize, but it would be cool if they wouldn’t act like that’s why it was created.

Exactly! When the fans think something you want to make legitimate is a joke you have to work that much harder to show that it’s not. Having Roman carelessly say what everyone’s thinking doesn’t help.

Only way it makes any sense to have Roman say this shit (and even still it doesn’t make sense…) is if Roman targets Seth’s consolation prize after losing the title to Cody and losing a rematch and Seth beats him.

[ben:friendship frog]

They shouldn't have done it but it'll be fine.

They have 2 months with Drew and Sami involved (presumably). By the time Mania rolls round people will be hot for that.

[chazraps]

Roman never pinned Seth though during this reign right?

[TWERKIN' MAGGLE]

Okay but those shoes were a step too far though.

[Perd]

Seth was made to look like such a loser, that the pessimistic part of me thinks that it had to be intentional. Because the public embarrassment is going to be his motivation for attacking Cody after the tag match at EC. And something will go astray with Roman and Rock, too. And we're getting Cody vs. Seth and Rock vs. Roman. I don’t think that’ll actually happen. But it really did feel like they did that on purpose.

[grungesmurf]

Feb 9, 2024 2:02:46 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Roman never pinned Seth though during this reign right?

I don’t know which event it was but yes. That’s when Seth Rollins did the Shield entrance.

[HIM]

I mentioned this in the other thread but I'll say it here. I initially thought that but I had to change my opinion. For these past 8 months or so Seth's been called Super Seth because the guy was beating fully healed wrestlers while dealing with injuries to the level that the heels attacked those injuries outside of matches. He's been a broken down champion who's somehow still winning these matches. While I gotta agree that Roman shooting him and his belt down is terrible, while I agree Cody picking Roman doesn't help Seth out, if anything this sorta weirdly balances Seth out.

The guy's been booked as so strong that it takes Roman badmouthing him and his belt for us to not see how strong he's been booked. It's just a blemish in this super strong run he's been having that we'll forget about when he beats someone else.

[ayumidah]

Feb 9, 2024 2:34:03 GMT -5 grungesmurf said:

Feb 9, 2024 2:02:46 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Roman never pinned Seth though during this reign right?

I don’t know which event it was but yes. That’s when Seth Rollins did the Shield entrance.

That ended in DQ. He hasn't beat Seth since 2017.

www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2022/01/29/wwe-royal-rumble-2022-results-roman-reigns-disqualified-against-seth-rollins/?sh=41052a067036

www.cagematch.net/?id=91&nr=253&page=2

[Lizuka #BLM]

I didn't see it but outside looking in that Seth / Roman match seems so confusing because 1), both were heels, and 2), they went out of their way to protect Seth with it but he didn't really seem to have any momentum at all at the time and the immediate follow through was he and KO having a feud with RK-Bro that went nowhere so what was even the point?

[Non Banjoble Tokens]

Cody should choose to face Oba Femi at Wrestlemania for the North American title.

[Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-]]

Feb 9, 2024 2:34:03 GMT -5 grungesmurf said:

Feb 9, 2024 2:02:46 GMT -5 chazraps said:

Roman never pinned Seth though during this reign right?

I don’t know which event it was but yes. That’s when Seth Rollins did the Shield entrance.

The Royal Rumble where everyone totally thought Roman vs Rollins was going to happen at Mania after it ended just for WWE to tell them by the end of the show they were never gonna follow up on it and haven't since lol

[Tea & Crumpets]

Feb 9, 2024 2:47:59 GMT -5 ayumidah said:

Feb 9, 2024 2:34:03 GMT -5 grungesmurf said:

I don’t know which event it was but yes. That’s when Seth Rollins did the Shield entrance.

That ended in DQ. He hasn't beat Seth since 2017.

www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2022/01/29/wwe-royal-rumble-2022-results-roman-reigns-disqualified-against-seth-rollins/?sh=41052a067036

www.cagematch.net/?id=91&nr=253&page=2

If the payoff to Roman burying Seth is that Roman loses his belt to Cody, goes right into a match against Seth and gets bodied clean, then okay, fair enough, he's had his big mouth shut and the WHC suddenly matters a bit more and you can spin it not as the consolation prize, but as the prize for guys who wanted to be here full time unlike Roman.

If that's not the payoff man this a mess and they should just have Drew win the WHC and at some point soon unify with the other belts because if you're not letting Seth prove Roman to be full of shit, idk how you salvage him or the belt.

[thechase]

Have the triple threat of 'Mania be night one and Seth against Drew and Sami.

[clc]

Seth came off as a such a goober last night, and barely said anything to defend himself.
Seth should just say "You're right, It's stupid I hate it" then dump it in the trash along with Nikki Cross's 24/7 title.
Once Roman loses we won't need the consolation prize belt anyway.

The only bigger loser last night than Seth was IYO Sky. Who is such an irrelevant champion, she was not even invited; and Rhea, who can't even bother to get her name right, basically got to say she sucks unchallenged. And the booking each respectively gets backs it up.

[FALLOUT Goldashausen #BLM]

I'd honestly be using this to my advantage in the WHC program.

Have Drew come out and say Seth "may be a great wrestler, but you've ruined the reputation of that belt and I'm going to restore it by finally winning it in front of my fans", etc.

If they end up doing the Rock/Roman/Cody/Seth tag match, maybe have Drew run out, clip Seth (ala Melo) and cost his team the match, leading to either a scheduled or impromptu match to open Night 2.

Could be good for both Drew and Rollins, since Rollins has to fight to improve his rep and Drew maintains his dream of winning a major title at the big one (with fans in attendance).

Yeah, you're technically not moving away from the "loser's bracket" (since the guy who sang karaoke with Tyson Fury may go over) but Drew seems like a desperate enough guy at this point to win the WHC at any cost, and he doesn't care about who he injures to get there.

[Tenshigure]

Honestly I could practically write the whole promo Cody could have used yesterday during the press conference in order to both elevate Seth as well as make it apparent what he needed to do: point out that Seth's been a working man's champion (a callback to Seth's insistence on being challenged), that he's fought Seth numerous times and Seth has taken on all challengers all on his own, whereas Roman's been hiding behind his family and "hasn't cooked in two years" (good line so keep it). For the sake of the working men and women, for the sake of his father who never had the opportunity to hold the title due to backstage politics (referencing Rock's political pull now that he has a seat at the board), he's going to take Roman on and finish the damned story.

...or something like that, I dunno, I'm just a fantasy booker, lol.

[gl83]