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Post by CATCH_US IS the Conversation on Jan 7, 2015 3:55:37 GMT -5
Credit to a fan from Review a Raw podcast... If Reigns is Superman, a mic is his kryptonite. Superman isn't just weak to kryptonite, he's also weak to magic. Maybe it isn't his krytonite, but instead is a magic mic....... THAT'S IT! That's the gimmick that'll pole vault him into the face of the company like they want: Roman Reigns- Male Stripper! My dislike of Reigns only intensifies because I'd rather have Daniel Bryan: Male Stripper, Dolph Ziggler: Male Stripper, or Dean Ambrose: Male Stripper.
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Post by benstudd on Jan 7, 2015 4:05:44 GMT -5
You guys don't get it, he's not that guy, they called him Reign cause it's like the 1993 storyline "the Reigns of the Supermen" where 4 Superman shows up and one of them is really a villain and tries to kill everybody. Whole thing is a red hearing. Heel turn upcoming.
Seriously they should change his name him Roman Rain and make him all emo let all his wet hair stays on his face so nobody sees his face and he would brood and whine all the time. Wouldn't have to make great promos. Have him act like Raven sitting in a corner all depressed.
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Post by misconduct was wrong on Jan 7, 2015 5:06:48 GMT -5
Not a fan of Reigns at all, but I didn't think that promo was actually all that bad. His recent matches haven't been too horrible either. His push is still incredibly forced, and I don't for one second believe the crowd will accept him over Ziggler or Bryan.
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Post by trollrogue on Jan 7, 2015 7:31:12 GMT -5
Reigns is the next Cena belee dat, he'll be winning the Rumble and forced down the WWE Universe's throats with or without the fans chanting for Daniel Bryan in the 'Mania main event (they might make it another Triple Threat which would make Reigns the 2nd-coming of Bluetista!)
But at least they gave John Cena chance to get over with his white rapper heel gimmick, and they gave Rocky Maivia the NoD to lead before his heel catchphrases started getting over, in both cases the crowd turned them face organically. I don't see Reigns' forced face push with his iffy mic skills going as well, and I fail to see why he's been thrown the brass ring when people like Ziggler have been scrambling to grab it for years now.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 10:53:37 GMT -5
Rather than all this forced Superman imagery, I think WWE should go in a different, more modern direction.
The next time WWE does a wedding, Reigns should interrupt and just kill everyone with Superman punches and spears. Bride, groom, the priest, the ring-bearer, everyone. His name, and his theme, is then used as a threat whenever certain groups in WWE appear to be getting out of line.
From there on out, Roman will be known as The Reigns of Castamere.
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Post by mizerable on Jan 7, 2015 15:06:14 GMT -5
Or this. That at least explains Vince's "brass ring" BS.
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Post by Threadkiller [Classic] on Jan 7, 2015 17:00:20 GMT -5
Finally watched the promo online, and I still don't get how Reigns is a terrible promo. His delivery is just fine. It's these stupid-ass lines they're writing for him that's the problem. Less jokey, more serious. At the risk of invoking Bobby Lashley, he needs to be hard-hitting but soft-spoken.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 17:46:03 GMT -5
What I found interesting in that promo (besides how bad it was) is the fact that Reigns is calling himself Superman. Last year, I specifically remember them claiming Cena was Supes and Cena ran with it a bit. He called himself that. During the beginning of the show however Cena said he tried to be Superman but the guy ended up failing in the end. Now Reigns is calling himself that.
It sounds like they're trying to take the "Superman" off of Cena and giving it to Reigns.
I'm not one for the Reigns push and I'm sick of Cena in his current role but no, just no. I can understand if they call Cena Superman, I mean I believe it. With Reigns? It doesn't work. I can't believe it with his booking, character or anything like that.
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Post by Kevin Hamilton on Jan 7, 2015 17:52:29 GMT -5
Just Ytubed it to see what the fuss was about. Yeah, that was pretty bad. I'm a mark for all things Superman, but just reciting the opening lines is sorta weird.
Though if Reigns started doing different tv opening lines/themes that could be fun.
"I'm a man who might solve a mystery.. or rewrite history.."
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Post by ________ has left the building on Jan 7, 2015 19:35:30 GMT -5
Just Ytubed it to see what the fuss was about. Yeah, that was pretty bad. I'm a mark for all things Superman, but just reciting the opening lines is sorta weird. Though if Reigns started doing different tv opening lines/themes that could be fun. "I'm a man who might solve a mystery.. or rewrite history.." Roman Reigns with a Duck Tales gimmick might even bring his biggest detractors to his side.
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Post by Thaal Sinestro on Jan 7, 2015 19:40:12 GMT -5
Superman isn't just weak to kryptonite, he's also weak to magic. Maybe it isn't his krytonite, but instead is a magic mic....... THAT'S IT! That's the gimmick that'll pole vault him into the face of the company like they want: Roman Reigns- Male Stripper! *Adjusts nerds glasses* he's not really WEAK to magic... he's susceptible to magic which is different. But he can lose to orcs cause they are magic. The big bang theory told me so.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 19:46:18 GMT -5
I will say that as much as I don't really care much for Reigns, thank GOD WWE didn't decide to push Bobby Lashely as much as they were planning to. I was watching some stuff from 2007-2008, and jesus god he was absolutely awful. NOTHING going for him in the slightest.
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Post by A Platypus Rave on Jan 7, 2015 19:52:00 GMT -5
Just Ytubed it to see what the fuss was about. Yeah, that was pretty bad. I'm a mark for all things Superman, but just reciting the opening lines is sorta weird. Though if Reigns started doing different tv opening lines/themes that could be fun. "I'm a man who might solve a mystery.. or rewrite history.." he also kinda messed up the More powerful than a locomotive bit... also he made sound effects...
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Post by g1megatronfan on Jan 7, 2015 20:09:34 GMT -5
Here's my take on Roman Reigns and his promo[rofl) this guy S U C K S. He is worse than John Cena was this early into his career. Cena could at least connect with the fans early into his career. Reigns cannot even do that. This promo proved that. Let's face it folks...he's pushed because his looks. You might as well get a cardboard cutout of Reigns and make that the face of the company...lol.
There is not a chance in hell he's related to the Rock.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 20:29:04 GMT -5
Here's my take on Roman Reigns and his promo[rofl) this guy S U C K S. He is worse than John Cena was this early into his career. Cena could at least connect with the fans early into his career. Reigns cannot even do that. This promo proved that. Let's face it folks...he's pushed because his looks. You might as well get a cardboard cutout of Reigns and make that the face of the company...lol. There is not a chance in hell he's related to the Rock. I dunno about that claim about the lack of connection. The WWE Universe seem to like him just fine, and honestly, it's not like he's always gonna be this way. Everyone can improve.
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Post by MrBRulzOK on Jan 7, 2015 20:32:40 GMT -5
Here's my take on Roman Reigns and his promo[rofl) this guy S U C K S. He is worse than John Cena was this early into his career. Cena could at least connect with the fans early into his career. Reigns cannot even do that. This promo proved that. Let's face it folks...he's pushed because his looks. You might as well get a cardboard cutout of Reigns and make that the face of the company...lol. There is not a chance in hell he's related to the Rock. I dunno about that claim about the lack of connection. The WWE Universe seem to like him just fine, and honestly, it's not like he's always gonna be this way. Everyone can improve. True, but if they try and push him into that position before he's ready then the audience will be expecting him to deliver right then and there. And if he doesn't then they'll have no problem voicing their disapproval. And promos like this and the one at Armageddon aren't going to sway them one bit. Even if he does improve to a great degree after that it may be too late, and he'll be lucky to get a position as the new Sheamus.
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