Did WWE overplay Romans cancer?

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While i personally would hope WWE didn't stoop this low to get RR over, I just find it oddly surprising that he beat that shit so fast. Rumored that he's wrestling at Fastlane, and if he is, that'll just raise my suspicion even more. I'm not saying he didn't/doesn't have it, he just beat it so fast and came back so fast that I feel like it's a work.
 

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While i personally would hope WWE didn't stoop this low to get RR over, I just find it oddly surprising that he beat that shit so fast. Rumored that he's wrestling at Fastlane, and if he is, that'll just raise my suspicion even more. I'm not saying he didn't/doesn't have it, he just beat it so fast and came back so fast that I feel like it's a work.

I'm a doctor and although I am not an oncologist, I felt really, really sketchy about it at first. In fact, there is still a part of me that does. I don't have a huge respect for Vince, as he has shown over and over he can be a douche. But Joe... I think he has too much integrity to go along with it. I do not think he is a great wrestler or a legitimate face of the company, but I think he has integrity. I am giving him, not WWE, the benefit of the doubt.
 

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I think this video sums up the issues with the Roman cancer conspiracy well.
 

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I think this video sums up the issues with the Roman cancer conspiracy well.


I will reiterate. You all know I am not Roman Reigns fan. But I never once felt he was faking cancer. The man comes from a family who respects the wrestling way too much to taint it this way. A

And yeah, Leukemia can go into remission within a few weeks. Maybe we should give WWE credit for addressing it, rather than trying to cover it up because they didn't have to.

However, still, I ain't cheering for Roman to be the face of the company. He's not good enough. I wish him well and I will defend him against people maligning him over this, but he's not a number one guy.

EDIT Oh, and Beavie, that wasn't directed at you. If it seems that way, I apologize. It was a general statement about what was going on
 

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I will reiterate. You all know I am not Roman Reigns fan. But I never once felt he was faking cancer. The man comes from a family who respects the wrestling way too much to taint it this way. A

And yeah, Leukemia can go into remission within a few weeks. Maybe we should give WWE credit for addressing it, rather than trying to cover it up because they didn't have to.

However, still, I ain't cheering for Roman to be the face of the company. He's not good enough. I wish him well and I will defend him against people maligning him over this, but he's not a number one guy.

EDIT Oh, and Beavie, that wasn't directed at you. If it seems that way, I apologize. It was a general statement about what was going on
It's fine. At least you aren't spamming a rating.
 

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It's fine. At least you aren't spamming a rating.
You could just have asked me why I disagree with your posts instead of acting condescending while responding to someone else. You want me to explain why I disagree with you??? Okay fine, that video has nothing new to bring or any proof at all, just like all the other dirt sheets posted prior to this, I am still very skeptical about this whole situation and maybe even more now with all these people trying to tell me what to think and not to question anything. I saw also that patronizing propaganda from that so called "charity" scam, who posted "memes" to back up their arguments and even ended their twitter rant with a fucking OBAMA gif, OBAMA of all people. I am so sick and tired of being told what to think, what to say and to "don't you just dare even think this could be a possibility". Not just with this Roman leukemia, but with everything in the world, whenever you try to question anything or act skeptical towards something, you get shut down, called names and reduced to silence.
 
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It's fine. At least you aren't spamming a rating.

Also I disagreed with 1 of your post how is this spamming??? The button disagree is there, I can use it right????
 
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Hey everyone, I know this is a very sensitive topic but try not to be angry with each other. There is no reason that we cannot treat people with whom we disagree with respect.
 
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Hey everyone, I know this is a very sensitive topic but try not to be angry with each other. There is no reason that we cannot treat people with whom we disagree with respect.

Okay, I admit that I have overreacted a bit much with some of the members here, I am very sorry for the way I conducted myself in this thread. I see that I have a very short fuse with these type of subjects, especially when I have the impression that everyone is trying to shut me down. I will try to calm myself down before responding on future discussions like this.
 

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Okay, I admit that I have overreacted a bit much with some of the members here, I am very sorry for the way I conducted myself in this thread. I see that I have a very short fuse with these type of subjects, especially when I have the impression that everyone is trying to shut me down. I will try to calm myself down before responding on future discussions like this.

I appreciate that but please do not assume I posted that because of you. There were several reasons, and with the way some users were dismissing your opinion it's understandable you might get upset. And a few people have been upset over the discussion. So my post was directed at every single person who has posted here... well except me, cause I'm always right. ;)
 

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I still don't understand why people think the cancer was fake. Sure, it got the guy who wwe have invested the most in the last 5 years to finally be an over babyface. But that does not mean they have worked or overplayed anything. It's just so happens they have benefited from a horrible situation. I don't think they care tbh, presumably the company is just happy he's OK.
 

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I still don't understand why people think the cancer was fake. Sure, it got the guy who wwe have invested the most in the last 5 years to finally be an over babyface. But that does not mean they have worked or overplayed anything. It's just so happens they have benefited from a horrible situation. I don't think they care tbh, presumably the company is just happy he's OK.

When Roman first told us about the Leukemia, most people felt that he was going to be gone for a very long time. Over the few months there was little mention of him at all. Then suddenly, right before Wrestlemania, he comes back. And he's better. And in time for Wrestlemania.

I can completely understand why people think he faked it. First, most people do not know how quickly leukemia can go into remission. When you hear about someone having cancer, you get pictures of them being sickly and bald even though that isn't really as typical as people believe.

So looking at the way people don't really know a lot about cancer, how he never appeared sick and how it seems like he came back at the perfect time.... yeah I completely understand why people are thinking it was a work. When things work out so well, people tend to have questions.

Agai, to reiterate, I do not think they faked it. I do think WWE wants us to think of the possibility though.
 

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When Roman first told us about the Leukemia, most people felt that he was going to be gone for a very long time. Over the few months there was little mention of him at all. Then suddenly, right before Wrestlemania, he comes back. And he's better. And in time for Wrestlemania.
I can see why people would find that bookie. But as many people have just found out, cancer is a strange beast. It has different effects on different people. When I think of 'cancer' I naturally think of the worse kind. But if course that isn't the case for Roman's cancer. So I don't think it's plausible to have these expectations of Roman having a long haul battle with cancer when nothing is guaranteed. So I'm gonna dismiss that in my line of thinking. If people do believe in that, then fair enough.

Sure, Roman returning so soon before the biggest show of the year is fishy. But then again if this was a work then Seth Rollins would not be main eventing against Brock,it would be Roman. It should be Roman but too bad wwe didn't know when Roman was gonna come back.... Or did they? Maybe this was a work but they didn't want to be bait about it. But that is utterly ridiculous conspiracy theorising.

But yeah, you have enlightened me, despite the reasons not at all making me suspicious. People have different was of thinking. But I think if you look into it, the logical conclusion would be that it isn't a work.

Why would wwe want us to think they could be faking cancer? Or am I not reading that correctly? That sounds like P/R hell lol.