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Post by nickcave on Oct 27, 2023 16:35:00 GMT -5
Purely speculating, but I believe he signed a "per appearance" deal like Brock and the WWE decided to use up a lot of those appearances during the Sami storyline because of how hot the story was. boy not dropping the title to Cody sure was smart if they knew that ahead of time!
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Post by nisidhe on Oct 27, 2023 16:39:30 GMT -5
Roman's not even 40 yet. He does not need this much time off. I agree, but he has had leukemia twice. For him to be this absent without any appearances let alone title defenses, I'm inclined to speculate that he may not be as well as they're hyping him up to be.
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Post by Eunös ✈ on Oct 27, 2023 16:39:46 GMT -5
He makes Brock look like a workhorse in comparison.
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Post by yokohamacpfc on Oct 27, 2023 16:40:28 GMT -5
Is there a non-kayfabe reason as to why Roman doesn't wrestle on television or PLEs? Having him defend his title once every few months gives his matches more of a “big fight” feel a la UFC or heavyweight boxing. They also trust Reigns enough so they know he isn’t going to spend his downtime putting on weight or getting into nightclub fights. Kayfabe it’s the “new contract” Heyman negotiated for him after WM.
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Post by Alice Syndrome on Oct 27, 2023 16:49:21 GMT -5
PISS.
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Post by krozor on Oct 27, 2023 16:57:25 GMT -5
I now want Orton to return solely motivated by wanting to defend Raw in BRAND WARFARE. And it would be the fully committed version of Orton - burning down houses of Smackdown superstars, attacking people with night vision goggles, bringing back the punt, that Randy, all in service to proving that RAW is the dominant brand - only to have someone eventually inform him that he's actually a free agent currently.
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Post by Ben Wyatt on Oct 27, 2023 17:15:51 GMT -5
Is there a non-kayfabe reason as to why Roman doesn't wrestle on television or PLEs? Having him defend his title once every few months gives his matches more of a “big fight” feel a la UFC or heavyweight boxing. They also trust Reigns enough so they know he isn’t going to spend his downtime putting on weight or getting into nightclub fights. Kayfabe it’s the “new contract” Heyman negotiated for him after WM. Which, fine. But now Aldis has to at least be like,"Hold up. Seth is on Raw every week and My brand's champion just Saunders off for weeks, months at a time?"
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 27, 2023 17:22:45 GMT -5
I have a great idea, let's give a guy our two biggest titles for years then have him go f#@$ off for months at a time. I love how we got freed from Brock Lesnar just to be shackled to an even worse Brock Lesnar where Lesnar's shit is amplified by a thousand lmfao
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Post by Xxcjb01xX [PIECE OF: SH-] on Oct 27, 2023 17:24:19 GMT -5
Comes back just enough to beat the super over up and coming babyface. Then leaves again. 🤦♂️ You wonder why I hate this match with LA Knight It's not going to actually help LA, Roman wins, and f***s off, and LA loses and nothing else happens Sorry if I don't see it as a rub, if anything I see it as one of the biggest issues with Roman's booking where he just keeps snuffing out incredibly over babyfaces at their peak and... that's it. And yeah yeah "But Cody gets him at Mania again", doesn't really eliminate the issue of him doing it to a bunch of other people even IF Cody beats him eventually lol
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Post by Deleted on Oct 27, 2023 17:32:21 GMT -5
Comes back just enough to beat the super over up and coming babyface. Then leaves again. 🤦♂️ You wonder why I hate this match with LA Knight It's not going to actually help LA, Roman wins, and f***s off, and LA loses and nothing else happens Sorry if I don't see it as a rub, if anything I see it as one of the biggest issues with Roman's booking where he just keeps snuffing out incredibly over babyfaces at their peak and... that's it. And yeah yeah "But Cody gets him at Mania again", doesn't really eliminate the issue of him doing it to a bunch of other people lol It is in part why I am not buying into the whole thing amongst some that him winning the US title is gonna be this satisfactory end game for him after he loses here because to me that is a clear f***ing demotion way the f*** back down the card because it is not like a gunther where he is just owning the midcard first in clear prep for his ascenion into world title status.
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Post by bob on Oct 27, 2023 18:13:34 GMT -5
this is f***ing ridiculous
I HATE THIS REIGN OF ABSANTEE CHAMPION ROMAN
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Post by fw91 on Oct 27, 2023 18:19:42 GMT -5
Roman's not even 40 yet. He does not need this much time off. I agree, but he has had leukemia twice. For him to be this absent without any appearances let alone title defenses, I'm inclined to speculate that he may not be as well as they're hyping him up to be. I don't think that's fair speculation. Could be to limit his exposure to Covid due to his past leukemia battles.
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Post by HIM on Oct 27, 2023 18:26:03 GMT -5
Sad man. He went from best heel in company to the new Lesnar. Even if he has to cheat to win, the belt deserves better. Like, if just had the invisible "Tribal Chief Title " we wouldn't care but this ain't it.
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Post by papagiorgio on Oct 27, 2023 18:44:29 GMT -5
Like with Brock, I don't think a part timer like Roman needs a belt for long periods of time. The long title reigns don't mean much if you never defend it and Roman doesn't need the title to have high profile matches.
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Post by UN PLOMBIER NIGHTMARE #blm on Oct 27, 2023 20:33:27 GMT -5
man i am just sick of this shit. this kind of bs should've stopped once we were free of brock holding it for ages and never showing up, why did we go back? Because his storyline, such as it is, is hot, so they'll just roll with it. People are eating it up and tickets are selling, they've got no reason to change course. Doesn't make it good or entertaining, mind you, but they'll keep doing this as long as fans keep going for it. yeah it makes sense and if the going is good keep it going but i'm so personally tired of this
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Post by thechase on Oct 28, 2023 2:51:13 GMT -5
This would be tolerable/logical if he actually drops the belt and takes off until the Rumble where he wins it back
I'm reminded of the brief two to three months HHH spent without the world title in 2003 before he got it back and still got his comeuppance at 'Mania 20
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Post by nisidhe on Oct 28, 2023 9:44:34 GMT -5
I agree, but he has had leukemia twice. For him to be this absent without any appearances let alone title defenses, I'm inclined to speculate that he may not be as well as they're hyping him up to be. I don't think that's fair speculation. Could be to limit his exposure to Covid due to his past leukemia battles. It may not be fair speculation to some, but I honestly think it needs to be asked. If the concerns about his long-term health are such that he has to be absent for long periods of time, defends his title less that four times a _year_, and can't even work public appearances or talk shows or anything like that, he cannot be held up as the company's highest-ranked talent. Wouldn't it be better to let him have his time off, while letting someone else do the footwork as champion? I don't care what either Paul may have to say about it - Right now, Roman is _not_ contributing to the success of the company, or its parent company, if he can't even show up to sign autographs.
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Post by tagteammatchplaya on Oct 28, 2023 9:51:32 GMT -5
Roman Reigns is not on Survivor Series in protest of WWE releasing Madcap Moss, thank you Tribal Chief
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Post by fw91 on Oct 28, 2023 10:03:51 GMT -5
I don't think that's fair speculation. Could be to limit his exposure to Covid due to his past leukemia battles. It may not be fair speculation to some, but I honestly think it needs to be asked. If the concerns about his long-term health are such that he has to be absent for long periods of time, defends his title less that four times a _year_, and can't even work public appearances or talk shows or anything like that, he cannot be held up as the company's highest-ranked talent. Wouldn't it be better to let him have his time off, while letting someone else do the footwork as champion? I don't care what either Paul may have to say about it - Right now, Roman is _not_ contributing to the success of the company, or its parent company, if he can't even show up to sign autographs. Everything points to the contrary there.
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Post by polarbearpete on Oct 28, 2023 10:56:35 GMT -5
I don't think that's fair speculation. Could be to limit his exposure to Covid due to his past leukemia battles. It may not be fair speculation to some, but I honestly think it needs to be asked. If the concerns about his long-term health are such that he has to be absent for long periods of time, defends his title less that four times a _year_, and can't even work public appearances or talk shows or anything like that, he cannot be held up as the company's highest-ranked talent. Wouldn't it be better to let him have his time off, while letting someone else do the footwork as champion? I don't care what either Paul may have to say about it - Right now, Roman is _not_ contributing to the success of the company, or its parent company, if he can't even show up to sign autographs. He’s 1000% contributing to the current success of the company. I’d argue he’s the driving force behind the success. Also, he has still worked non-title matches and occasional house shows so I don’t think it’s anything to do with health. He’s had 10 matches this year.
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