So a rumor I heard is that Vince is over Roman Reigns, but HHH is the one still pushing him. Vince wants to bring up Finn and Nakamura.
I'm sorry but Reigns and Uso are growing on me. I like them being a blood in blood out type family feuding with AJ/Gallows/Anderson. This doesn't even have to be the main event, which is the problem. This could be a mid card and it still be awesome. WWE has the power to make their roster the stackest it's ever been. They are learning how to book now, I hope. As much as we complain about the booking, I do believe it's getting better in 2016. Roman still sucks I know. and Cena I'm kidding, you can't see me!
Was Dana hurt in NXT? I never saw her wrestle and thought she was mainly Emma's valet, saving up for her apparent boob job. Emma's fine but still moves awkwardly in the ring to me.
All/most of the stories are in a good place and creating good matches out of them. Maryse isn't getting mic time so Miz being champ is a waste of screen time. Owens could play the chicken heel but it is funny seeing Owens and Miz throw each other in front of danger. Even at the bottom end I'm into this Golden Truth will-they won't they romcom.
Well, who doesn't like some fun 6-man tag action? Maybe Roman is not super interesting in a singles match but is a good anchor for a 3-man team.
The same role he had when he was part of the Shield --- the hot tag. This just proves that Roman is not a good singles performer, but better in a tag situation.
I've been critical of Reigns but his match at payback with AJ was about as good as he can get... That was a 4 and 1/2 star match for me.
I think that probably sold AJ as a deserving champ to Vince and the booking group. I wouldn't be surprised if Styles walked out as champ at Extreme Rules, with the official heel turn. There could be some kind of a swerve though. Finish up Styles & Reigns then Rollins/Styles at SS
I don't think Reigns is gonna go to the tag division, given that the tag teams are deemed to be of a lower status. But it is good for him to at least have a faction, like he does now with his cousins and he did with the Shield. This way, you mix up the format of the matches as well as the story lines and keep the action and the plot fresh. I think Reigns is more popular than most "internet fans" give him credit for.
Oh man, AJ vs. Seth would be... ok, I'll say it... PHENOMENAL! Someone's got to turn heel soon. By my count, there are currently two top heels: Owens and Jericho & Jericho won't stick around forever. Contrast that with top faces of Reigns, Styles, Ambrose, kinda-sorta Zayn, and soon to be Cena. Plus they were starting to tease a Bray face turn before his injury. Unless Rollins is coming back sooner than expected to be a top heel, someone is going to have to turn.
That makes sense. I wouldn't be surprised if they waited until after Mania to bring out Nakamura and Finn Balor aka Prince Devitt.
Rollins, Cena, Orton and Wyatt all supposed to be back within the next 30 days according to what Vince told the Shareholders... As J.R. used to say business is about to pick up. Also they advertised a house show in Hawaii I think that features not only Brock Vs KO but also features Nakamura vs Cena!!! I mean cena vs Nakamara is worth the price of admission alone! also makes you wonder how long before Nakamara gets called up. He is definitely ready.
I hope they make that a Network special than a regular house show. I would like to see Nakamura beat Cena. But, as a face-vs-face match, that should be a one-off match (unlike "Twice in a Lifetime") until Nakamura gets the call-up to the main roster. I believe another big match to take place in Hawaii is a champion vs champion match with Charlotte vs Asuka. If WWE had their first live "Network Special" in Japan, surely they can have one in Hawaii.
My podcast friend was at the ROH/NJPW show last night in NY and he got hustled an extra 10 bucks to take this photo with Tanahashi,hahahahah
The fat Italian nerd on the left. Virtual pros, and kissing contest are the podcast he does out of his basement. I know he's reading this.
I'm impressed how they've built up this feud with AJ and Roman. If wel invested to watch it now and feels like they have actual animosity towards each other instead of just going through the motions
