First off, I'm with you in regards to the at least semi-foul language but that you can chalk up to the stupid PG ERA; as if no other show uses foul language and as if even younger kids don't swear already. Anyway, too big of a discussion and don't want to go off topic.
Exactly! *exhales and rubs forehead* Mindboggling, and annoying.
My problem is the way Roman uses the term or, to be more specific, the way they (WWE) script him to do so. In my view, this is just another cheep effort to get Roman over, being that nothing else they've tried over the past three years has worked. How is it that Rollins and Ambrose moved on, changed there gear, got new music and yet Roman kept his same gear and a somewhat spiked version of the same Shield music intro? How is it that Roman gets to call people bitches whenever he/they feel like it? Why can't, for example, Samoe Joe or Braun Strowman or Rusev go out there and start calling people bitches? Oh, that's right, cause these guys are organically over and don't need to do so.
I'm sure that Roman Reigns can get over on his own. He can basically be a Brock Lesnar replacement, if that makes any sense? Brock's push was a bit silent, but over time, it was organically created to build this monster. You don't realize this, but its there. WWE
made Brock Lesnar.
Not UFC
made Brock Lesnar. It's easy to market someone like Brock Lesnar. So easy, that its understandable how Braun Strowman got his organic popularity. If there wasn't Brock Lesnar, the WWE writers or booking team would have a field day with Reigns. But we have Big Show, we have Undertaker, we have Lesnar, we have Lashley, we have Strowman, so, how does WWE promote, market or push Reigns?
Now, it sounds like I am defending Reigns, but I'm not. You gotta understand, Vince McMahon is a fearless marketer. When you're the owner of a promotion like WWE, your job isn't to build a company first - your job is to
build stars. They are the ones who sell the merchandise. They are the ones who sell a show. They're the ones who sell the PPV's and raise the buyrates of the PPV events. They are the ones who get people's butts into seats.
John Cena is on his way out, as you can see with his limited appearances. Undertaker just retired. Stone Cold long retired. The Rock? He's an actor now. Every time he does a film, he makes bank every time. And not only that, he's going political. Hogan? Well, Hogan is still around, but he's not going to wrestle.
It's up to WWE to pick ONE guy to be the next John Cena. Bray Wyatt is being pushed, marketed, and booked as a creepier 'Taker. AJ Styles is the new Shawn Michaels. Dolph Ziggler is the new Billy Gunn/Bret Hart. Finn Balor and the Bullet Club is the new nWo. Adam Cole's new Undisputed Era is WWE's plan B if Balor Club doesn't catch fire. Sanity is WWE's version of the whole crazy tag team you find on Impact nowdays. I can go on and on, but the point is, WWE is currently repurposing everyone into the roles that were in the Attitude Era.
The ratings and traffic are both dwindling - and it's not because of booking. It's because WWE is lacking the Stone Colds, the John Cenas, the Undertakers, the Triple Hs, the Kurt Angles, the superstars of tomorrow. We're not there yet. Until then, WWE needs to understand today's market more, and more. It's not one of those overnight things. It takes time.
I mean, how can you accuse somebody of showing up on occasion when we are talking about a part timer? That's just Brock's contract and the specific dates already agreed upon so even if I can agree that the Universal Championship should have been (and should be in general) featured a lot more on the show then it has this past year, tough shit for us cause that was the deal made to begin with.
This actually furthers my point: WWE is re-using storylines from the 90's, only with Brock Lesnar. Problem is, it's a yearly habit. This is a habit that needs to stop. There are ways to use "contracts" as a storyline, and this is a tired storyline. It works for a while, until it gets really old.
This is a storyline that was used to push The Rock back when Stone Cold "left." This is also the same storyline that John Cena used to call out The Rock as a part-timer. Same shit, different writing style. But at the same time, Brock's booking is set this way to repeat every year before or after Wrestlemania to make it seem like Brock is doing a contract with WWE. That's why I disagree with...
This whole storyline is basically a rehash of what we already had with Roman and Cena not so long ago. Almost identical verbeage too, including the "bitch" part. All this is is WWE trying to turn the fans against Brock, so Roman can get cheared when he beats him at Wrestlemania. That's all it comes down to.
...This. I get what you mean, but this is not the "repeat" of. My explanation is better than the one you described. Vince and the writers or the bookers could care less about Reigns being cheered nowdays. They already got him over, it's finished. All they need to do is to make him legend. Make him the caliber of Cena. He's being booed sometimes the same way Cena is currently being booed sometimes.
Furthermore, I doubt this is about Brock wanting a better contract. Granted, everyone knows Brock want's to go back to UFC but if I'm Brock Lesnar, why would I burn the bridge with WWE in the event I'd wish to return at any point? Why damage my relationship with WWE, when I know I can always go back and get a heavy (and I mean HEAVY) paycheck for just a few appearances throughout the year? We all know Brock is about the money anyway, right?
Go on the WWE Network, and start listening to Stone Cold's podcast where he interviews Brock Lesnar. In there, you learn more about how Brock thinks. He could care less about being cheered, he could care less about anything other than a nice paycheck.
He's professional, yes... but I doubt it's about going back to UFC. He just doesn't have another way to get more money. But really, WWE is willing to pay him. Or even pay him more. Because it's Wrestlemania time. WWE needs Brock right now. This is not one of those times he can just walk out, and not give a shit. This is one of those times, where WWE needs Brock, more than Briock needs WWE. Does that make sense? Because right now, the traffic is having a downward momentum.
WWE needs to have a marketing strategy for the next few weeks, and Rousey isn't enough. Brock needs to be there or you can see a lower stat for Wrestlemania.
