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Post by Beets by Schrute on Apr 9, 2022 16:53:43 GMT -5
I'm happy Shinsuke gets another shot at the title, but we'll all know how it's gonna go. {Spoiler} Cena wins
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Post by 4real on Apr 10, 2022 3:39:30 GMT -5
This is Roman’s first WWE title reign for 6 years.
Yep. 6 years. Since he lost to Rollins at MITB.
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Post by spagett on Apr 10, 2022 18:48:14 GMT -5
Nakamura will go in the Cesaro, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio section of challengers for Reigns where they don't even try and pretend they're any kind of threat to him.
He might get one DQ win over an Uso, but that'll be it. And he'll probably get speared and left laying after it anyway.
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Post by fw91 on Apr 10, 2022 19:21:16 GMT -5
Nakamura will go in the Cesaro, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio section of challengers for Reigns where they don't even try and pretend they're any kind of threat to him. He might get one DQ win over an Uso, but that'll be it. And he'll probably get speared and left laying after it anyway. This is accurate, but hot take right now and it won’t be popular because Roman’s run has been a long case of been there done that, but I think a filler feud is needed right now to cement the unification. I’m waiting for him to be dethroned, but despite that being long overdue, it doesn’t seem right to do it at this juncture.
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Post by "American Nightmare" B.B. Bart on Apr 10, 2022 21:05:27 GMT -5
Nakamura will go in the Cesaro, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio section of challengers for Reigns where they don't even try and pretend they're any kind of threat to him. He might get one DQ win over an Uso, but that'll be it. And he'll probably get speared and left laying after it anyway. This is accurate, but hot take right now and it won’t be popular because Roman’s run has been a long case of been there done that, but I think a filler feud is needed right now to cement the unification. I’m waiting for him to be dethroned, but despite that being long overdue, it doesn’t seem right to do it at this juncture. If Roman’s dropping a title, it’s gonna be at Summerslam at the earliest.
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Post by Nosnorb on Apr 11, 2022 0:57:47 GMT -5
Nakamura will go in the Cesaro, Kevin Owens, Rey Mysterio section of challengers for Reigns where they don't even try and pretend they're any kind of threat to him. He might get one DQ win over an Uso, but that'll be it. And he'll probably get speared and left laying after it anyway. This is accurate, but hot take right now and it won’t be popular because Roman’s run has been a long case of been there done that, but I think a filler feud is needed right now to cement the unification. I’m waiting for him to be dethroned, but despite that being long overdue, it doesn’t seem right to do it at this juncture. WWE could, at the very least, book the challenger to Reigns as some kind of threat and at least give the audience some semblance of a chance that the dude going up against Roman could leave with a title.
Nakamura has 7 failed WWE/Universal title shots, the audience were having a hard enough time buying him as a challenger, and him looking like an absolute bitch on Friday makes it even harder to take him seriously.
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Post by Feargus McReddit on Apr 11, 2022 1:37:18 GMT -5
This is accurate, but hot take right now and it won’t be popular because Roman’s run has been a long case of been there done that, but I think a filler feud is needed right now to cement the unification. I’m waiting for him to be dethroned, but despite that being long overdue, it doesn’t seem right to do it at this juncture. WWE could, at the very least, book the challenger to Reigns as some kind of threat and at least give the audience some semblance of a chance that the dude going up against Roman could leave with a title.
Nakamura has 7 failed WWE/Universal title shots, the audience were having a hard enough time buying him as a challenger, and him looking like an absolute bitch on Friday makes it even harder to take him seriously.
Also…it’s the first feud after the undisputed title unification. The first person who steps up can’t really be considered “filler” since there’s bigger stakes involved. You should give Nak something going into it.
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Post by Nosnorb on Apr 11, 2022 4:19:02 GMT -5
So, assuming Shinsuke loses, thats 6 failed WWE Title shots and 2 failed Universal Title shots. Does anyone come close to that other than Braun Strowman?
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 11, 2022 4:45:43 GMT -5
So, assuming Shinsuke loses, thats 6 failed WWE Title shots and 2 failed Universal Title shots. Does anyone come close to that other than Braun Strowman? I’m assuming this would be without ever winning a WWE world title, right? Because this would disqualify Strowman as he does end up winning one eventually. If we’re counting failed world title shots in general, Nakamura wouldn’t even be CLOSE to the stats leader (probably).
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Post by EoE: Well There's Your Problem on Apr 11, 2022 4:58:00 GMT -5
So, assuming Shinsuke loses, thats 6 failed WWE Title shots and 2 failed Universal Title shots. Does anyone come close to that other than Braun Strowman? I’m assuming this would be without ever winning a WWE world title, right? Because this would disqualify Strowman as he does end up winning one eventually. If we’re counting failed world title shots in general, Nakamura wouldn’t even be CLOSE to the stats leader (probably). OK, done it up to the start of 2016 to account for the whole lineage of the Universal belt. And this isn't just one-on-one matches either, just to make it a bit thorough. As such for that timeframe, I've got Samoa Joe as the leader with nine failed televised world title shots without winning one (7 WWE, 2 Universal). Second is actually Happy Corbin on eight (4 WWE (one of which being a failed MITB cash-in), 4 Universal). Then it's Shinsuke Nakamura on six (all of them for the WWE belt).
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Post by Hobby Drifter on Apr 11, 2022 4:58:33 GMT -5
I would think that with Roman having such a comfortable stranglehold on the championship, WWE would be working overtime building up interest in the IC, US, and tag titles.
Weirdly, they DO seem to be trying something like with the infamously-overlooked tag belts. Maybe they’ll do the same with the US and IC. Maybe Jimmy will go after one and Jey the other. Then Roman will have ‘em both fight to unify *those* as well.
I don’t see anybody on the roster right now as being a credible threat to Reigns. Reigns is the face of the company. Until such time somebody is in a position to take not only the title, but that spot from him, I’m good with Reigns holding the belt indefinitely. Like I said, use that to build major angles around other times people and other titles so “the main event” isn’t the only thing *on five HOURS of weekly TV* that matters.
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Apr 11, 2022 22:03:08 GMT -5
If the Usos beat RK-Bro and unify the tag title belts, I think it's safe to say this is going to be the most miserable WWE watching experience since The Authority
This Bloodline shit is awful, it's nothing but god awful heat with no payoff. If Roman has to f***ing win everything for years, let the f***ing Usos LOSE to do SOMETHING, like literally ANYTHING
This is very close to being a f***ing disaster lmfao
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Post by mistery on Apr 11, 2022 22:03:17 GMT -5
Hey guess what? They sacrificed RKBro to the Usos tonight (albeit not in a match) solely to build up heat for The Bloodline.
God Roman being the focus of the company is one thing, but the Usos have proven time and time again they shouldn't be the centerpiece of the tag division.
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Post by Von Wagner's Brownies on Apr 11, 2022 22:05:23 GMT -5
If the Usos beat RK-Bro and unify the tag title belts, I think it's safe to say this is going to be the most miserable WWE watching experience since The Authority At least The Authority LOST A MATCH once in a while, when was the last time any member of Bloodline took a single fall?
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Post by Chiral on Apr 11, 2022 22:07:50 GMT -5
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Post by mistery on Apr 11, 2022 22:09:29 GMT -5
If the Usos beat RK-Bro and unify the tag title belts, I think it's safe to say this is going to be the most miserable WWE watching experience since The Authority At least The Authority LOST A MATCH once in a while, when was the last time any member of Bloodline took a single fall? Jimmy Uso in March, I think.
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Post by Raw is Doodie101 on Apr 11, 2022 22:13:45 GMT -5
I absolutely love The Bloodline is Thanos storyline and trying to collect and unify all the belts. I love a good ole heel stable gets all the titles and then immediately starts to disband from all the ego.
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 11, 2022 22:15:37 GMT -5
Vince’s stiffy for Roman now might make him job out one of the best things in WWE right now so that the boring AF USO’s can have both tag belts.
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Post by mistery on Apr 11, 2022 22:17:49 GMT -5
I absolutely love The Bloodline is Thanos storyline and trying to collect and unify all the belts. I love a good ole heel stable gets all the titles and then immediately starts to disband from all the ego. You should know that isn't the objective, right? The Bloodline isn't going to dissolve because of "ego problems". The problem is that this storyline just buries everyone who works with them because its a neverending heat vortex. All WWE is doing is trying to push the Usos and Roman as the big focal points of the company. And while Roman is fine sure whatever, even if I hate it, the Usos absolutely should not be the centerpiece of the company considering both of them have been constantly nailed with DUIs over their careers, and unfortunately its only a matter of time before one of them hurts someone because they refuse to not drink and drive.
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Post by asuka007 on Apr 11, 2022 22:21:57 GMT -5
Yeah people keep assuming that WWE is setting the Bloodline up for a big fall. Because that is the logical thing to do for a heel group.
But I don’t think so. Using Roman and co to “get others over” is NOT Vince’s goal. Everyone is just there to be fed to Roman and co.
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