Rousey moment at WM Not Planned.

[The GOAT]

Such a waste of 15-20 minutes.

While I don't agree that it was a waste of time, I do think it's ridiculous for an in-ring promo to end up the longest segment of the entire night even over the main event. But that's just HHH being HHH. He made sure to book himself to have the longest match of the night (his match with Sting clocked in at over eighteen minutes, which was longer than the main event itself which clocked in at just over sixteen), and then proceeded to book himself to have the longest segment of the entire show alongside The Rock, Ronda, and Stephanie as well. And he will now proceed to try and book himself in the main event of the biggest Wrestlemania of all time next year as The Rock's opponent, too.

 

[Red Rain]

While I don't agree that it was a waste of time, I do think it's ridiculous for an in-ring promo to end up the longest segment of the entire night even over the main event. But that's just HHH being HHH. He made sure to book himself to have the longest match of the night (his match with Sting clocked in at over eighteen minutes, which was longer than the main event itself which clocked in at just over sixteen), and then proceeded to book himself to have the longest segment of the entire show alongside The Rock, Ronda, and Stephanie as well. And he will now proceed to try and book himself in the main event of the biggest Wrestlemania of all time next year as The Rock's opponent, too.

In fairness:
The Rock, HHH, Rousey, Sting >>> Lesnar, Reigns, Rollins
Lesnar is a big enough attraction, but the perception (at this time) is that Rollins and Reigns are no where near as popular as the people sharing segments with HHH.
In WWE's lousy attempts to appeal to all demographics, they believe people wanted NWO v DX. They wanted HBK as the X factor and maybe they were correct.
This is the problem with trying to please too many hats.

HHH books larger segments not just to stroke his ego but because the 'perceived' star power influences his decisions.
Had Lesnar been booked against Cena , Undertaker, Austin or the like then that segment would have been longest.... possibly.
At any rate, Rollins and Reigns lack of name value drove down the time spent producing for that match

 

[The GOAT]

In fairness:
The Rock, HHH, Rousey, Sting >>> Lesnar, Reigns, Rollins
Lesnar is a big enough attraction, but the perception (at this time) is that Rollins and Reigns are no where near as popular as the people sharing segments with HHH.
In WWE's lousy attempts to appeal to all demographics, they believe people wanted NWO v DX. They wanted HBK as the X factor and maybe they were correct.
This is the problem with trying to please too many hats.

HHH books larger segments not just to stroke his ego but because the 'perceived' star power influences his decisions.
Had Lesnar been booked against Cena , Undertaker, Austin or the like then that segment would have been longest.... possibly.
At any rate, Rollins and Reigns lack of name value drove down the time spent producing for that match

Not entirely true. Reports say that Lesnar vs Reigns was meant to go around thirty-five minutes (counting the entrances) but had to be cut short due to the Rock/Rousey/HHH/Stephanie segment running longer than it was supposed to. Undertaker vs Wyatt was supposedly cut short as well, including the entire video package that hyped up the match.

In my opinion, the main event should always be the longest match on the card (aside from the rare exception), especially when it comes to Wrestlemania. And yes, I think Brock and Reigns could have gone at least around 25-30 minutes and kept things interesting. They were doing a swell job of it so far (thanks more to Lesnar controlling the flow and pace of the match than Reigns, but I digress.)

This isn't the first time (nor will it be the last) that something had to be cut short in order to allot more time to whatever HHH is doing.

(Your avatar makes me hard, btw.)

 

[The GOAT]

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[The GOAT]

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[Red Rain]

Not entirely true. Reports say that Lesnar vs Reigns was meant to go around thirty-five minutes (counting the entrances) but had to be cut short due to the Rock/Rousey/HHH/Stephanie segment running longer than it was supposed to. Undertaker vs Wyatt was supposedly cut short as well, including the entire video package that hyped up the match.

In my opinion, the main event should always be the longest match on the card (aside from the rare exception), especially when it comes to Wrestlemania. And yes, I think Brock and Reigns could have gone at least around 25-30 minutes and kept things interesting. They were doing a swell job of it so far (thanks more to Lesnar controlling the flow and pace of the match than Reigns, but I digress.)

This isn't the first time (nor will it be the last) that something had to be cut short in order to allot more time to whatever HHH is doing.

(Your avatar makes me hard, btw.)

Point taken.
From my point of view nobody was going to walk up to the Rock and say, 'Hey, be sure to wrap this thing up in less than 10 minutes.'
Likewise, nobody would have whispered in Scott Hall's ear, 'Don't taunt the crowd with a teased Razor's Edge.'
DX v NWO, The Rock isn't anything but a one night attraction, so they milked it.
The greatest day of Reigns professional life was minimized not just for the pin but the time it took to put him away.

In effect, both Wyatt and Reigns were shoved aside. It's an irritant, but people pleasing can be very irritating.

(Paige is a doll. She's so photogenic that I can't go wrong with, literally, any pic I choose.)