Backlash Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe - Anyone care?

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Everything Roman does is boring because WWE has no idea how to book this guy. It's Hulk Hogan 3.0 without the popularity.
 
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I guess a more serious approach to this, I feel as though that I am more into whatever promos Samoa Joe cuts than the actual match. Like... Roman's booking for years has made me care less about him and I am frankly tuned out of his stuff as the bell rings. I just expect Drive By, Samoan Drop, many Superman Punches, then a Spear. Even WM, everytime there was a pin attempt on either man, I didn't care and looked away. When the three was counted on Roman, I looked up and was like "Wait what?" And was confused. Not hyped, just confused.
 

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Only if its for the belt to me. It just seems kinda eehhh.
 

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Everything Roman does is boring because WWE has no idea how to book this guy.
Bingo! We have a Winner Winner
:chicken:

Also...part of me is thinking that
this maybe a way for the WWE to
get the Universal title on to SDL
& eventually get the World title on
RAW.

Lets see who Styles is fighting at
Backlash.

Imagine the Universal title...but
recolored blue.

:sonic:
 
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Everything Roman does is boring because WWE has no idea how to book this guy. It's Hulk Hogan 3.0 without the popularity.

This really is the best point anyone has ever made about him. A lot of people call people like me and Grievous Roman Haters, but they truly miss the point when they do it. Although I do have problems with some things I have heard about Roman off camera, most of us don't really hate him. We just hate the way he's booked. It's sad actually, because if WWE would actually listen to their fans, they could do so much better with him.
 

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This really is the best point anyone has ever made about him. A lot of people call people like me and Grievous Roman Haters, but they truly miss the point when they do it. Although I do have problems with some things I have heard about Roman off camera, most of us don't really hate him. We just hate the way he's booked. It's sad actually, because if WWE would actually listen to their fans, they could do so much better with him.
Winner Winner...

:chicken:

Like I've said before...I don't hate Roman...he's just "miscast"
in his current role & frankly he's boring as sin. That's why I
don't watch the guy.

Make him a silent enforcer for a mouthy heel champion and
play to his strengths...and maybe eventually if the crowds
warm up to him...then turn him face.

You know...like they did with Diesel & Shawn Michaels...

:emoji_thinking:

Does Roman remind anyone else of Diesel?

Wait...didn't the WWE already go through "this" with Diesel?

Why are they making the same mistake again?
 

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Winner Winner...

:chicken:

Like I've said before...I don't hate Roman...he's just "miscast"
in his current role & frankly he's boring as sin. That's why I
don't watch the guy.

Make him a silent enforcer for a mouthy heel champion and
play to his strengths...and maybe eventually if the crowds
warm up to him...then turn him face.

You know...like they did with Diesel & Shawn Michaels...

:emoji_thinking:

Does Roman remind anyone else of Diesel?

Wait...didn't the WWE already go through "this" with Diesel?

Why are they making the same mistake again?
You sound just like Jim Cornette when someone asked how he would book/use Roman Resigns.
 
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Winner Winner...

:chicken:

Like I've said before...I don't hate Roman...he's just "miscast"
in his current role & frankly he's boring as sin. That's why I
don't watch the guy.

Make him a silent enforcer for a mouthy heel champion and
play to his strengths...and maybe eventually if the crowds
warm up to him...then turn him face.

You know...like they did with Diesel & Shawn Michaels...

:emoji_thinking:

Does Roman remind anyone else of Diesel?

Wait...didn't the WWE already go through "this" with Diesel?

Why are they making the same mistake again?

God I want that fucking fried chicken.

Vince is repetitive. He always has been. He thinks if he keeps going at it, people will have to give in because he believes he knows better than everyone. Does he really? An argument can be made for either side, really.

They just pushed Roman too fast. Honestly if they would have given it like 1 more year, it probably would have worked better.
 
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Reigns rise to the main event and this big plan for him to beat Brock is pretty much over. Everybody should just move on.
 

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You sound just like Jim Cornette when someone asked how he would book/use Roman Resigns.
I choose to take that as a compliment.

They just pushed Roman too fast. Honestly if they would have given it like 1 more year, it probably would have worked better.
Too far, too fast & at the expense of others...and
it basically killed him before he even started.

Plus those awful promos he cut didn't help.

Everybody should just move on.
Vince should move on...to a retirement home...

Take the wheel Hunter!
 
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Make him a silent enforcer for a mouthy heel champion and
play to his strengths...and maybe eventually if the crowds
warm up to him...then turn him face.

You know...like they did with Diesel & Shawn Michaels...
Interesting idea but I don't know how that makes any storyline sense. Maybe it depends on who that mouthy heel is. But the Big Dog only does Big Dog stuff to prove that it's his yard. Off course you could rewrite his character and disregard the past.
 
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Take it however you want, lol. I am being serious though, you almost quoted what he said a word for word.
Well...I'm going to state I've never listened to Cornette talk about
Reigns because I don't listen to people talking about Reigns.

Interesting idea but I don't know how that makes any storyline sense. Maybe it depends on who that mouthy heel is. But the Big Dog only does Big Dog stuff to prove that it's his yard. Off course you could rewrite his character and disregard the past.
He doesn't have a character...that's the problem.

Also I've never believed for a second that its "his yard"
frankly in my opinion "the yard" belongs to Samoa Joe.

Just because the WWE repeatedly has Michael Cole say
the same line over & over again doesn't make it fucking true.

Also...there is only one "Big Dawg" to me...and that's Dakota Kai...

2ivxo9t.jpg


Seriously...that's one of her nicknames...
 
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Well...I'm going to state I've never listened to Cornette talk about
Reigns because I don't listen to people talking about Reigns.


He doesn't have a character...that's the problem.

Also I've never believed for a second that its "his yard"
frankly in my opinion "the yard" belongs to Samoa Joe.

Just because the WWE repeatedly has Michael Cole say
the same line over & over again doesn't make it fucking true.

Also...there is only one "Big Dawg" to me...and that's Dakota Kai...

2ivxo9t.jpg


Seriously...that's one of her nicknames...
Grievous leave Dakota alone.
 
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