The Wrestling Thread Exists Because Enzo's Mom & Dad Got It On - - - - Part 221

[Blitzkrieg Bop]

AJ getting a title shot, especially so early, makes me a happy fan. He doesn't even have to win it, just as long as he's treated with the respect that a former world champion in two different promotions deserves. If he's there just to make Roman look good, that's fine, that's the business.

 

[Pink Ranger]

AJ getting a title shot, especially so early, makes me a happy fan. He doesn't even have to win it, just as long as he's treated with the respect that a former world champion in two different promotions deserves. If he's there just to make Roman look good, that's fine, that's the business.

AJ will make Roman look like a wrestling god. I strongly suspect this will finally be the WWE and Roman embracing the role the crowd has chosen for him. If they wanted to keep forcing Roman onto the crowd as their conquering hero, Owens or Jericho would have won last night. I am intrigued to see how this progresses.

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Cesaro is back! The whole roster better be ready for an uppercut sandwich!

 

[SpideyVille]

AJ will make Roman look like a wrestling god. I strongly suspect this will finally be the WWE and Roman embracing the role the crowd has chosen for him. If they wanted to keep forcing Roman onto the crowd as their conquering hero, Owens or Jericho would have won last night. I am intrigued to see how this progresses.

I was this close to throwing something at my TV because I expected Jericho to win. It would have made his win at WM mean something. Not to mention, it felt like they were trying to use him as a lightning rod for all of the boos in a way that Triple H didn't succeed at. After all, Heel Jericho is probably the best at drawing heat for himself.

Had KO won though, it would have been a similar reaction to what Dean gets, because heel or not, people want to see him as a championship contender. But there's no way they move him into a program with anyone else but Zayn. That's got a good 3-4 months worth of booking that takes care of itself. They'll most likely run until Summerslam.

 

[Wheels]

New dream match for me: Cesaro vs Nakamura. What brutality that would be.

 

[sweetre15]

We noted over WrestleMania 32 Weekend how John Cena told Complex Magazine that he is cleared to return to the ring. Cena made his return to TV at WrestleMania, helping The Rock fight off The Wyatt Family.

Cena did not appear on last night's RAW and according to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, Cena may not really be cleared to return to the ring and wrestle. Obviously he was good enough to do the angle with The Wyatt Family but talk is that he's not ready to return full time.

Furthermore, we've heard rumors that Cena may not be back in action until mid-May or June. This goes with late March report from The Wrestling Observer that said Cena was expected to be out out until July.

- In regards to why WWE didn't mention Brie Bella's retirement at WrestleMania 32, PWInsider notes that the decision was made to keep it a WWE Total Divas storyline. Brie's exit and retirement will apparently be explained on the next season.

- As noted, Sami Zayn appeared to be injured after the spot with Kevin Owens on last night's WWE RAW. After doing the dive, Sami reportedly grabbed his wrist and ran straight to the back. It was noted on Wrestling Observer Radio today that word from backstage says Sami is not injured.

 

[Benstamania]

Just catching up with Raw.. And holy ****.. Is Reigns a heel now? He was acting like it..

 

[SpideyVille]

Just catching up with Raw.. And holy ****.. Is Reigns a heel now? He was acting like it..

He seems more of a tweener, though not a very good one, but I think that's the best we can hope for.

It seems like Vince doesn't want him full heel, but the crowd is literally pushing him to be in order to survive, so acting a little smug makes it come across as more of his decision.

I liked his line about being THE guy, but the way he delivered it just didn't work. I really think he's just too much of a nice guy at heart to be a dick to the fans.

 

[TX85]

He seems more of a tweener, though not a very good one, but I think that's the best we can hope for.

It seems like Vince doesn't want him full heel, but the crowd is literally pushing him to be in order to survive, so acting a little smug makes it come across as more of his decision.

I liked his line about being THE guy, but the way he delivered it just didn't work. I really think he's just too much of a nice guy at heart to be a dick to the fans.

I think he can be a good tweener and felt that line worked but I agree he's likely too much of a nice guy to be a huge dick to fans like Cena. He's someone that hated Hollywood Hogan because he felt the heel turn was a slap to fans and recent comments he made about him seeing wwe as a fami,y show and wresrling for kids&families and not really for grown men.

Still, I liked the way he just laughed off the challengers like he doesn't see any of them as a huge threat or showed much respect.

 

[Wheels]

He seems more of a tweener, though not a very good one, but I think that's the best we can hope for.

It seems like Vince doesn't want him full heel, but the crowd is literally pushing him to be in order to survive, so acting a little smug makes it come across as more of his decision.

I liked his line about being THE guy, but the way he delivered it just didn't work. I really think he's just too much of a nice guy at heart to be a dick to the fans.

I'm the complete reverse. Smug Reigns is the best Reigns and has been since he was in NXT and The Shield.

 

[javonstokess]

Not gonna lie: I liked "*****ey" Roman Reigns.

He actually had a personality last night.

 

[TX85]

Roman should have been like this during the WM build up

 

[TX85]

Cena lost some muscle!?

 

[JabarR]

I wanna see them take on the New Day!!!!!

 

[MMMMM...Pancakes]

Cena lost some muscle!?

He's just coming back from major shoulder surgery. He'll get it back soon enough I'm sure.

 

[Slushy]

On this day,

Randy Savage defeated Ric Flair to win back the WWF Championship at Wrestlemania VIII from the Hoosier Dome in Indianapolis, Indiana.

The Undertaker finally defeated Shawn Michaels at Wrestlemania XXV from the Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas

 

[Wheels]

Also, while Reigns may be cool in real life, he's not exactly a sweetheart in non-WWE interviews. He comes off very similar to Lesnar and Nash actually.

 

[chamber-music]

The WWE has dropped the ball with the Wyatts continuously. The Wyatts feud with The Shield was great but beyond that I don't think they have used all that well.

The ECW feud got old fast. The Cena and Kane Feuds were meh.

I think a Balor Club stable war with the Wyatts could be awesome.

 

[Wylie Times]

I think Reigns has the potential to be a great heel....He's never going to reach that potential while WWE is writing everything he says.

Reigns reminds me of Orton in that way. You can tell when they're just reciting lines that they memorize and it always comes across as dull and disingenuous.

 

[Pink Ranger]

I'm the complete reverse. Smug Reigns is the best Reigns and has been since he was in NXT and The Shield.

Smug Reigns shows how good Reigns could have been had he sold out and become "Triple H's guy" and feuded with Dean Ambrose.

 

[chamber-music]

Reigns could of been a Main Event version of Baron Corbin.

 

[TX85]

I couldnt stand Baron Corbin but he has drastically improved in every way, I wish him luck on the main roster.

 

[TX85]

Trios Tag Tournament

 

[Pink Ranger]

Reigns could of been a Main Event version of Baron Corbin.

Instead of being a Main Event version of Prince Iaukea?

 

[Benstamania]

Yeah.. Everything Corbin does.. Should be done by Roman, lol.