Strummer Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 Bryan says .Cena and Wyatt will be added to the ladder match. If Brock isn't a surprise entrant I think Cena is winning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 What if Rollins takes the vacant title at MITB? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bierschwale Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 It's so hilariously backwards that apparently neither Ambrose or Reigns (you have to figure that spot #7 goes to Rollins... right? Can we trust them to do that, at least? Or do they think that putting him in that environment so soon after the turn will re-endear him to the fans?) will be in the ladder match but ADR will. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
(BP) Posted June 10, 2014 Report Share Posted June 10, 2014 I'd guess that it'll be Ambrose/Reigns vs Rollins/HHH at MITB or a singles match with all involved somehow. There's no point to putting Rollins in the ladder match if he won't win the title. Except for the gloriously sick bumps he'd take. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Man in Blak Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I haven't caught Raw yet off of DVR, but the opening segment of Main Event has the crowd chanting "BO-RING" quite loudly at Seth Rollins as he attempts to explain the rationale for his turn. Â This, of course, is coming on the heels of Triple H effectively burying Daniel Bryan as former champion. "You people deserve better. You deserve a champion that can defend his title." Â And now Ziggler comes out (again) to interrupt, gettting virtually no reaction. They're firing on all cylinders tonight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeCampbell Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm figuring an Ambrose/Reigns run-in during the match to screw Orton out of the title. Just a thought, has there been any news about how the powers that be feel about Sami Zayn being ready to come up? It'd be a neat bit of continuity if he were to replace Rollins in the group, given that he'd made some pro-Shield tweets not long after they formed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JaymeFuture Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I will say, I really hate the idea of filling out the third spot with a new Shield member and carrying on - if you're breaking up this unit it isn't to keep things lateral, it's to elevate them all individually. Putting a new guy in the role will draw comparisons and it'll never work because they won't be pushed as hard, so I just don't see the upside. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm still curious what Seth Rollins' new ring attire will look like. I have this feeling that people will hate it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Chief Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I just noticed Vickie Guerrero was on Raw, wasn't WrestleMania supposed to be it for her? I feel like this is the third or fourth time she's been reported as finishing up only to appear a couple weeks later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fantastic Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm still curious what Seth Rollins' new ring attire will look like. I have this feeling that people will hate it. Â Â Probably similar to this I'd imagine, like a CM Punk 2.0. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm torn. I still think the way this works best is as Triple H's apprentice and you kind of need the long hair and facial hair for that, or at least the long hair, but he should probably sell out and totally go corporate by cutting the hair, shaving etc. Being in a suit most of the time and what have you. I also think he should start working like a dick and tease dives but not do them and do a bunch of leverage stuff and what have you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I'm torn. I still think the way this works best is as Triple H's apprentice and you kind of need the long hair and facial hair for that, or at least the long hair, but he should probably sell out and totally go corporate by cutting the hair, shaving etc. Being in a suit most of the time and what have you. I also think he should start working like a dick and tease dives but not do them and do a bunch of leverage stuff and what have you. He should go for this look: Â Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Occasionally, I think likes should be enabled. Â Then I think better of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FedEx227 Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I will say, I really hate the idea of filling out the third spot with a new Shield member and carrying on - if you're breaking up this unit it isn't to keep things lateral, it's to elevate them all individually. Putting a new guy in the role will draw comparisons and it'll never work because they won't be pushed as hard, so I just don't see the upside. Â I can't stand it either. It simply doesn't work for a team that had the cache of The Shield for as long as they did. Any attempts to re-create that will seem cheap and forced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Can I just say, that although I'm not a big fan of the overall WWE scene right now, there's still a lot that I enjoy. Maybe I'm on this limb by myself, or at least not with a ton of other folk, but I'm really enjoying the Lana & Rusev pairing. It's just so cheesy & over-the-top, it's like a big nostalgic throwback to the 80s. Either when WWF had all sorts of evil foreigners running around, like The Bolsheviks or just straight-up ripping off Brigitte Nielsen in Rocky IV. Â I like Lana quite a bit, I think she's doing a good job & I think that the crowd will turn her babyface before too long. Rusev (not entirely sure why WWE lately has a habit of dropping people's first names) I still need to see more. He has a couple of gross spots but I need to see him work a non-squash match. Something that goes like 10 minutes. I think he could be decent though. He's certainly athletic & he has like that old Scott Norton feel about him to me. Â They're going all out with the anti-American thing again. The medal presentation, the giant flag that drops down now...it's ridiculous. Â The only parts of it I don't like are that Lana has to tell Rusev to "crush!" before putting on The Accolade. Plus, Lana is the one that is going to get over, not the wrestler, and they'll probably split them up eventually, which will leave Rusev dead in the water as just another Vladimir Koslov. Â Is the goal going to be to build Rusev up & just feed him to Cena (or whomever is the top face at the time) then let him fade away into obscurity? This gimmick doesn't seem to have a real long shelf life or long-term potential. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 They are smart in how they are protecting Rusev. He is being put in position to have longer matches on house shows to give him the opportunity to improve and gain experience, but he's being kept in short matches on TV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bierschwale Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 They don't need an official third member, just a group of guys that The Shield would acknowledge as official allies (meaning NOT JUST CENA), because they know that this is a war bigger than them. As we saw on Raw, it's not like the Ambrose/Reigns friendship suddenly breaks down just because they're teaming with a new guy. Â Play off of the "YOU'VE ALIENATED THE ENTIRE LOCKER ROOM!" line... the person who alienated the locker room, as part of his "master plan", was Rollins, and it's going to come back to haunt him. Again, the Authority storyline was always at its best when it was the mass of the roster against them. The faces hate a rat like Rollins and what he represents, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I know I'm a broken record on this at this point, but Ziggler as the mystery partner would have been an instant elevation for him that got over huge. Â I'm not even a huge Ziggler fan. I just keep seeing opportunities come up like this where he would be the right guy and they go with someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hell, they could easily start building to a Ryback babyface turn that would probably get him back on track too. It seems like there are so many guys with star potential that are just doing nothing right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bierschwale Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Is the goal going to be to build Rusev up & just feed him to Cena (or whomever is the top face at the time) then let him fade away into obscurity? This gimmick doesn't seem to have a real long shelf life or long-term potential. Â He's a big Eastern European dude who can move well. Obviously after he loses, he turns face and develops a EuroTrash club hopper gimmick, complete with gigantic Alex Wright dance moves. This is Vinceworld, after all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I think Cena/Rusev would have worked really well in 2007-2008. While there was a segment of the audience booing Cena at that point, crowds are more rebellious than ever now and I can't even imagine what the crowd reaction would be. I don't see Rusev getting cheered, but I don't see Cena getting cheered either. It's also possible all the heat could go to Lana. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tigerpride Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 Hell, they could easily start building to a Ryback babyface turn that would probably get him back on track too. It seems like there are so many guys with star potential that are just doing nothing right now. Â The Shield has spent their entire tenure beating up Ryback, so it would be weird. Ziggler would definitely work and maybe it would give his character an edge? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I like Ryback but honestly feel like the RybAxel group is doing them both good. I think they work as a tag team, they just need some credible wins & they would be OK. *shrugs* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 I kinda feel like having Ryback as anything lower than the #3 or #4 guy in the company is a waste. He's not a great worker (even though he has improved a lot), but he carries himself like a superstar. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted June 11, 2014 Report Share Posted June 11, 2014 He's the sort of guy that is hurt a lot by 2x a week, competitive matches I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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