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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 18, 2013 21:08:44 GMT -5
So what exactly do people see in Roman Reigns? I just don't get it. He's not bad or anything, but people talk like he's the Next Big Thing. He can't cut a great promo, in the ring he's nothing special, yeah he's a good looking guy but I wouldn't say he was that intimidating or anything like Brock or Batista. I just don't see what everyone else seems to see. I'm with this. I don't dislike him by any means, but he's just a big strong guy who wrestles like every big strong guy ever, except greener. I see him and have no emotions at all. It's like, "Stop trying to intimidate me. Tell a story, dude." Someone mentioned in a thread a while ago, Ambrose is just a good actor. And he's the kind of guy that hordes of nerdy 12 year-old girls are going to write fanfiction about. He keeps getting chances, there's a million things the writers will be able to do with him. It's actually interesting, do people as a group think Reigns is better looking than Ambrose? That seems crazy to me. I wouldn't say he's better. Especially not at this point of his career; I just like him a bit more. I like Ambrose a lot too though.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Sept 18, 2013 21:11:35 GMT -5
Any topic about The Shield feels like people are downplaying Ambrose because they don't like his hype train and playing up Reigns because they want to vote for the underdog. Or, again, they could be fans of both and just enjoy Roman slightly more. I suspect for most of us, it has less to do with downplaying Ambrose or rooting for an underdog, and legitimately liking Reigns more. There needn't be an agenda to personal preference.
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Post by jjdash on Sept 18, 2013 21:21:49 GMT -5
So what exactly do people see in Roman Reigns? I just don't get it. He's not bad or anything, but people talk like he's the Next Big Thing. He can't cut a great promo, in the ring he's nothing special, yeah he's a good looking guy but I wouldn't say he was that intimidating or anything like Brock or Batista. I just don't see what everyone else seems to see. I think he would look way more intimidating without his flak jacket. It is kind of hard to see exactly how ripped he is. At the moment I am just looking at them as the Shield and I am loving them. They all fill their roles. I cant make a judgement on who is my favourite yet. Will just have to wait and see where they go from here.
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Post by HHH ATE MY GLOW STIX!!! on Sept 18, 2013 21:23:02 GMT -5
Dean Ambrose looks like a McPoyle. Discuss.
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Post by slappy on Sept 18, 2013 21:24:47 GMT -5
Not sure who I like more between Ambrose and Reigns but I know I like Rollins more than them.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2013 22:07:42 GMT -5
Any topic about The Shield feels like people are downplaying Ambrose because they don't like his hype train and playing up Reigns because they want to vote for the underdog. Or, again, they could be fans of both and just enjoy Roman slightly more. I suspect for most of us, it has less to do with downplaying Ambrose or rooting for an underdog, and legitimately liking Reigns more. There needn't be an agenda to personal preference. I agree with the core of your statement, but there a lot of posts about Ambrose that have the sentiment of "you people said he was gonna be this that and the other thing, and he's not." It happens with anyone that gets a lot of praise around here before getting on TV. Hype aversion is a real thing, hell I've seen people online saying "Jimi Hendrix is so overhyped that I will never listen to him", that's just silly.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2013 22:12:04 GMT -5
Any topic about The Shield feels like people are downplaying Ambrose because they don't like his hype train and playing up Reigns because they want to vote for the underdog. Feels ain't always real.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Sept 18, 2013 22:52:27 GMT -5
It's actually interesting, do people as a group think Reigns is better looking than Ambrose? That seems crazy to me. I wouldn't say he's better. Especially not at this point of his career; I just like him a bit more. I like Ambrose a lot too though. I said better LOOKING. The Ambrose controversy thing doesn't confuse me, but it is interesting, because what his fans like and what his detractors don't like seems to be exactly the same thing: his overacting and flamboyance.
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Post by Raskovnik on Sept 18, 2013 23:31:32 GMT -5
This is all I can think of when I see Ambrose.
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Post by Essential1 on Sept 19, 2013 0:38:22 GMT -5
The one that goes "RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRAOH"
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Post by Big DSR Energy on Sept 19, 2013 0:55:37 GMT -5
Dean Ambrose looks like a McPoyle. Discuss. If the Shield breaks up, and Ambrose ends up repackaged, walking around backstage in a ratty robe and saggy, off-white tighty whiteys...he'll be my new favorite wrestler.
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Post by Young Game on Sept 19, 2013 2:10:10 GMT -5
Dean Ambrose looks like a McPoyle. Discuss. If the Shield breaks up, and Ambrose ends up repackaged, walking around backstage in a ratty robe and saggy, off-white tighty whiteys...he'll be my new favorite wrestler. "Crank up the AC...I wanna get comfortable." *sips warm milk*
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Post by EyeofTyr on Sept 19, 2013 2:23:38 GMT -5
Dean I feel is suffering from what I'd call "Alex Shelley syndrome".
Back in the early days of ROH, when Generation Next first formed, alot of what is being said about Dean was applied to Shelley as well. I recall people thinking he wasn't that great and only had some good mic skills to keep him afloat alongside the workers of the group in Aries, Strong and Evans.
Thing is, much like Shelley, Dean is clearly doing this by design currently. He is the voice of the group and that's the trait that is amplified & focused on to make him standout amongst the group. But I feel he's started to show he isn't by any means not a worker either in his singles encounters. And, I think like Shelley, it's going to take him breaking away from the group eventually for people to realize he's just as capable, if not more so in some respects, than his compatriots.
That all said, I like all of them equally and think they're all good, just in different ways and that's what makes them compliment each other so nicely.
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Post by "Gizzark" Mike Wronglevenay on Sept 19, 2013 7:45:04 GMT -5
If the Shield breaks up, and Ambrose ends up repackaged, walking around backstage in a ratty robe and saggy, off-white tighty whiteys...he'll be my new favorite wrestler. "Crank up the AC...I wanna get comfortable." *sips warm milk* 'Dean, just what is it you're interested in with AJ Lee?' 'Lumpy jelly.' Get AJ a cat sweater, IMMEDIATELY.
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Post by carp (SPC, Itoh Respect Army) on Sept 19, 2013 8:14:09 GMT -5
Any topic about The Shield feels like people are downplaying Ambrose because they don't like his hype train and playing up Reigns because they want to vote for the underdog. Feels ain't always real. Um, sure, but in this case, where lots of people are explicitly saying that it was his pre-debut hype that played a major factor in their current dislike of Ambrose, I think you can make a pretty good argument.
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