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Post by thelonewolf527 on Jan 29, 2017 23:03:05 GMT -5
He had a pretty good match at the beginning of the show where he got a decent reaction.
And it's clear they were going for a more heelish vibe in that finish. Did you all seriously watch the ending and think it was supposed to have Reigns looking like a babyface? He looked like a total schmuck.
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Post by Mister Pigwell on Jan 29, 2017 23:03:09 GMT -5
Roman came out at 30 for the heat. He had heelface the entire time. It came down to Roman/Orton so the fans would go "anyone but Roman" to help the fans not shit on Orton. He worked exactly as he was supposed to. No, I don't like Roman either but his heel heat served it's correct purpose for once.
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Post by Mochi Lone Wolf on Jan 29, 2017 23:04:35 GMT -5
When he entered and stared down Taker I immediatly thought "Oh please, let him eliminate The Undertaker so I can hear 50,000 f****** boo at the same time."
I was obliged, and laughed so hard.
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Post by Shai on Jan 29, 2017 23:06:07 GMT -5
When Roman came out I laughed and cried at the same time. I've never done that before.
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Post by Dub H on Jan 29, 2017 23:06:38 GMT -5
He had a pretty good match at the beginning of the show where he got a decent reaction. And it's clear they were going for a more heelish vibe in that finish. Did you all seriously watch the ending and think it was supposed to have Reigns looking like a babyface? He looked like a total schmuck. Not sure , I didn't watch that part. But Reigns ALWAYS looks like a smug schmuck
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Post by DragonMasterP on Jan 29, 2017 23:07:29 GMT -5
Well, people pay money to hate him, so maybe he is working.
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Post by The Heartbreak TWERK on Jan 29, 2017 23:07:41 GMT -5
No, you LIKE Roman.
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Post by Stu on Jan 29, 2017 23:07:54 GMT -5
Okay, the way things are going, what would you all say if Wrestlemania gave us Undertaker vs Roman Reigns vs Goldberg vs Brock Lesnar vs Braun Strowman? Because seriously, it seems like they're all feuding with each other right now.
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Post by Gerard Gerard on Jan 29, 2017 23:08:40 GMT -5
They popped me with the execution of the whole thing. There was even the slightest of delays between the countdown sounder and Reigns' theme kicking in, just to crank up that "oh, you were expecting someone else?" saltiness.
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Post by thelonewolf527 on Jan 29, 2017 23:09:24 GMT -5
He had a pretty good match at the beginning of the show where he got a decent reaction. And it's clear they were going for a more heelish vibe in that finish. Did you all seriously watch the ending and think it was supposed to have Reigns looking like a babyface? He looked like a total schmuck. Not sure , I didn't watch that part. But Reigns ALWAYS looks like a smug schmuck He eliminated Taker and stared at him like "f*** you asshole, leave"
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Jan 29, 2017 23:12:03 GMT -5
Roman came out at 30 for the heat. He had heelface the entire time. It came down to Roman/Orton so the fans would go "anyone but Roman" to help the fans not shit on Orton. He worked exactly as he was supposed to. No, I don't like Roman either but his heel heat served it's correct purpose for once. Thing is, I don't think the crowd would have shit on Orton
Dude's kind of white hot over lately
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 23:15:14 GMT -5
I give up.
I'm most definitely the target audience they want. I keep giving them a fair chance at proving me wrong, I want them to sweep me off my feet.
But it's not gonna happen.
Roman isn't the main reason the product isn't working for me these days, but he's pretty darn big part of the reason.
If wrestling has come to point, where i only feel frustrated and annoyed, why keep watching.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 29, 2017 23:16:43 GMT -5
He was only in the Rumble so people would cheer an Orton win. Probably would've anyway, particularly if he did it by tossing Bray. Orton's been getting cheered huge any time he's looked to be turning on him and is popular with crowds anyway despite his shaky Internet reception. I think Roman being involved definitely increased the elation though, I think it went from "cool, Orton won" to "thank God Orton won." If there's one lesson WWE should have learned from the last several years it's that if you have someone in the Rumble that the fans really don't want, in like a counter-productive toxic way, don't let them win the Royal Rumble. So they did that. Good job WWE, maybe you're smarter now.
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Post by cabbageboy on Jan 29, 2017 23:19:01 GMT -5
I knew Orton was going to win tonight because he was a heavy, heavy betting favorite. As in like -270 or something with no one else even in the negative realm. I tend to think WWE views this Orton/Wyatts stuff as being a bigger deal than it is portrayed on SD. Think about it. Orton and Wyatt dominated and won at Survivor Series. Orton won tonight. Yet in between they won and lost the tag belts and Orton has done a ton of jobs on TV of late. He really had no real momentum of any kind, which oddly seems like the time they pull the trigger and push Orton harder (kinda like in 2013 where he had no particular momentum going into MITB and actually lost to Christian).
My only thought about Reigns is that he has to be turning heel. First off, do some math coming out of WM. Balor will be back at some point. Rollins is just in the midst of being an anti authority babyface type. Either Owens or Jericho will turn. There is just nowhere for Reigns to go as a face on Raw at this point, so turn him heel and have him be HHH's new pet project, except one that isn't constantly being aided by run ins. Good grief, the guy was gifted #30 for no good reason when he wasn't even scheduled to be in the Rumble. How else can that be explained in storyline unless he's being gifted chances by Steph/HHH? Did Foley give him 30 to make up for Jericho's antics and Strowman's run in? And what was even the point of the Strowman run in if Reigns didn't cost him the Rumble and the two men never even faced off?
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Post by dreidemy on Jan 29, 2017 23:21:57 GMT -5
It blows my f****** mind that we're getting Roman vs Undertaker instead of Cena vs Undertaker
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Post by andrew8798 on Jan 29, 2017 23:24:51 GMT -5
On Strowman have we all forgot about Fastlane coming up
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Post by Alyce: Old Media Enthusiast on Jan 29, 2017 23:25:45 GMT -5
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Post by Gus Richlen: Ruffian on Jan 29, 2017 23:27:25 GMT -5
On Strowman have we all forgot about Fastlane coming up I know they rarely work out well but Heel!Roman vs. Heel!Strowman is a perfectly viable possibility.
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Post by saintpat on Jan 29, 2017 23:27:54 GMT -5
He didn't even win. And I'm pretty sure they wanted him getting booed against Undertaker. Yes, I think this is a bit sophisticated for some people but my read is: Roman is the heel vs. Undertaker. He got booed just like they wanted and expected him to get booed. We're not getting Orton vs. Cena at WM. We're getting, most likely, Orton vs. Bray. But carry on, by all means.
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Post by Wrestling Curmudgeon on Jan 29, 2017 23:28:11 GMT -5
You all wanted a Samoan at #30 named Joe... not sure who else you'd be looking for.
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