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Post by evilhomer on Apr 7, 2024 22:40:50 GMT -5
My vote goes to a "no". It made the outcome too obvious this year
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Post by eJm on Apr 7, 2024 22:42:11 GMT -5
I think the stories they told last year would have benefited way more (and yes, drawn more money) if Cody had the belt and Roman didn’t. Especially Brock/Cody and Roman/Jey where it felt like they were storylines designed in the aftermath of a completely different outcomes.
As someone said, my personal investment last year was seeing this guy overcome a big time injury, get super over, win the Rumble, get even more over and win the big one from a guy who had beaten everyone. This time around, the moment I heard he won, I thought “Thank F***, we can actually move on to other stories now” and honestly, even as some who doesn’t even watch much WWE, that doesn’t feel like the reaction I should have to something like that.
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Post by The Rick Jericho on Apr 7, 2024 22:44:25 GMT -5
Was anyone as emotionally invested this year than last year?
Between that and man Rock was just cooler, that's another point for why this year wasn't as special as last.
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Post by Sponsored by Groose Wipes on Apr 7, 2024 22:57:21 GMT -5
Glad they pulled the trigger in the end but they should have done it last year.
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Post by john84 on Apr 7, 2024 23:45:34 GMT -5
I've voted no because I still firmly believe Roman should've dropped the belt last year.
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Post by No Longer a Produceman on Apr 8, 2024 2:13:14 GMT -5
At the time? No.
In hindsight? F*** no.
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Post by HIM on Apr 8, 2024 3:08:29 GMT -5
It depends on the person. There's a risk/reward thing about this. For some people they might think the risk of waiting a year was worth the reward, others not.
For me, I wanted him to win last year but I'm 100% content with the result. I'm good with either one.
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 8, 2024 3:13:28 GMT -5
I’m glad things worked out for the best in the end, but if it meant saving a year’s worth of headaches I’d wuss out and have Rhodes win at WM39.
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Post by Andee9001 on Apr 8, 2024 3:14:10 GMT -5
Alls well that ends well.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Apr 8, 2024 3:44:31 GMT -5
As tremendous as 40 was, nothing Roman’s done in the last has felt consequential beyond padding the stats. 39 was as perfectly a cooked closing angle as you could ask for, even as tremendous as last night was.
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Post by chazraps on Apr 8, 2024 3:51:01 GMT -5
No, it was not the right call.
Let's not take away from what an excellent pivot this year was but suggestion it was the plan the whole time.
Cody's huge moment tonight was in spite of the fumble last year, not because of it.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 8, 2024 6:01:05 GMT -5
No, it was not the right call. Let's not take away from what an excellent pivot this year was but suggestion it was the plan the whole time. Cody's huge moment tonight was in spite of the fumble last year, not because of it. and this time even the company isn't acting like this was the plan. HHH is on the documentary thing flat out saying they called an audible to get Cody the match. Yeah, basically everything last year makes more sense if Cody won, and he should have. Also maybe night one of Wrestlemania would have had a decent main event with some actual reason to care about it.
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Post by 4real on Apr 8, 2024 6:09:54 GMT -5
I’m tempted to say yes but ultimately no. It’s been a year of pointless lame duck title defences from Roman (when he’s been around) because everyone knew we were going back to Cody for 40..but then we almost didn’t because Punk messed up plans again 10 years later.
So we have CM Punk to thank again for giving the crowd fav the win. Sorta but this year was more on The Rock for realising him v Roman wasn’t what fans wanted.
We also got a lame secondary title (the “We don’t want to beat Roman” title) because WWE just couldn’t have him drop the WWE Title and still continue the long Universal title run.
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Post by RI Richmark on Apr 8, 2024 6:09:57 GMT -5
Yes because we got here. No because this was not the plan. Actually I believe Cody winning the rematch at WM40 WAS their initial plan. They pivoted when the thought the could get their dream Rock vs Roman match. Then PIVOTED BACK when they realized the fans wouldn't stand for it.
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Post by eJm on Apr 8, 2024 6:16:57 GMT -5
No, it was not the right call. Let's not take away from what an excellent pivot this year was but suggestion it was the plan the whole time. Cody's huge moment tonight was in spite of the fumble last year, not because of it. and this time even the company isn't acting like this was the plan. HHH is on the documentary thing flat out saying they called an audible to get Cody the match. Yeah, basically everything last year makes more sense if Cody won, and he should have. Also maybe night one of Wrestlemania would have had a decent main event with some actual reason to care about it. Which, just the idea of that is insane. Like, you basically keep Cody consistent and involved with things, one of the few main eventers you do that with, basically set him up as the guy to dethrone Roman after talking about "Finishing the Story" for that year, have him win the Rumble...and then hand it to someone who didn't enter the Rumble and only implied once in a random Raw promo and another time in the end of an episode of Young Rock that he wanted to face Roman? How do you go through all of that and not see how terrible that sounded from when it was pitched? I'll give them props for pivoting but it's baffling it got as far as it did.
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Post by Andy Martin on Apr 8, 2024 6:25:45 GMT -5
No. But it worked out in the end.
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Post by simplydurhamcalling on Apr 8, 2024 6:27:27 GMT -5
I'm leaning towards no, the only positive from waiting that I feel pretty confident on is Cody being more over as a babyface now than he otherwise would have been.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Apr 8, 2024 6:34:08 GMT -5
and this time even the company isn't acting like this was the plan. HHH is on the documentary thing flat out saying they called an audible to get Cody the match. Yeah, basically everything last year makes more sense if Cody won, and he should have. Also maybe night one of Wrestlemania would have had a decent main event with some actual reason to care about it. Which, just the idea of that is insane. Like, you basically keep Cody consistent and involved with things, one of the few main eventers you do that with, basically set him up as the guy to dethrone Roman after talking about "Finishing the Story" for that year, have him win the Rumble...and then hand it to someone who didn't enter the Rumble and only implied once in a random Raw promo and another time in the end of an episode of Young Rock that he wanted to face Roman? How do you go through all of that and not see how terrible that sounded from when it was pitched? I'll give them props for pivoting but it's baffling it got as far as it did. Honestly, I'd be more inclined to believe that this was the plan all along over the Daniel Bryan story... since... like I have eyes WWE... I can tell you were clearly not setting Bryan up for the World Title Match until like right before teh show... but THIS is the one they admit to pivoting on.
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Post by eJm on Apr 8, 2024 6:39:19 GMT -5
Honestly, I'd be more inclined to believe that this was the plan all along over the Daniel Bryan story... since... like I have eyes WWE... I can tell you were clearly not setting Bryan up for the World Title Match until like right before teh show... but THIS is the one they admit to pivoting on. Oh yeah, it's not as bad as figuratively suppressing Daniel Bryan either to a Bray Wyatt feud or a rematch with Sheamus and it's the thing that it has over the Cody thing because at least Cody was going to get some kind of big match at that show. Bryan was a victim of Vince putting his fingers in his ears and making loud noises to not see the obvious.
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Post by Mayonnaise on Apr 8, 2024 6:47:56 GMT -5
As was said, this wasn't the plan or idea so no.
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