Parties Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 If the end result of all of this "Will he sign or is sitting cageside next to Dana just too much fun?" stuff is that Brock worked Michelle Beadle and co. into thinking he was announcing a UFC return, when in fact he was promoting Mania six days before the show for 10 mins on Sportscenter, then he is an all-time great con artist. The stuff Vince's dreams are made of. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coffey Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 In my opinion this pretty much guarantees that Rock is showing for the main event. But will he help Reigns win the title or just be there to set up next year in Dallas. Rock vs Brock is definitely a match that fits in Jerry World Who is clamoring for this match exactly? I don't even think it's a big match from a casual standpoint. It's happened before. Both guys are part time. Last time Rock was around, he was gassed up & blown up about five minutes in. The build-up would feature two guys that are not able to be around each week. Neither man, nor WWE, gains anything from either guy winning or losing that helps them in the future. I just don't think that match sells 100,000 tickets. It just seems like another disaster to me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I listened to Bray do a radio interview promoting Mania in character. The hosts, who are big WWE fans, were good sports about keeping it kayfabe, but Bray brought absolutely nothing. If his promos are heavily scripted and they're trying to protect the character then they shouldn't hang him out to dry with promotional stuff. They were easy layup questions about the Undertaker match and he giggled and muttered through it for 3 minutes. I heard he was good in character on Jericho's pod, so maybe it was just jet lag. For all the shit we give WWE about their stop-start pushes, I'm definitely ready for them to give up on Bray Wyatt and toss him in the Adam Rose/Fandango trash heap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 In my opinion this pretty much guarantees that Rock is showing for the main event. But will he help Reigns win the title or just be there to set up next year in Dallas. Rock vs Brock is definitely a match that fits in Jerry World Who is clamoring for this match exactly? Vince McMahon and Dave Meltzer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt D Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I'd kind of get a kick out of a Brock/Rock two man part time power trip stable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I'd kind of get a kick out of a Brock/Rock two man part time power trip stable. They need 1 or 2 more to start a stable and one of them could actually be there every week. Batista and someone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheapshot Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I'd kind of get a kick out of a Brock/Rock two man part time power trip stable. They need 1 or 2 more to start a stable and one of them could actually be there every week. Batista and someone else. Jericho? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badlittlekitten Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I listened to Bray do a radio interview promoting Mania in character. The hosts, who are big WWE fans, were good sports about keeping it kayfabe, but Bray brought absolutely nothing. If his promos are heavily scripted and they're trying to protect the character then they shouldn't hang him out to dry with promotional stuff. They were easy layup questions about the Undertaker match and he giggled and muttered through it for 3 minutes. I heard he was good in character on Jericho's pod, so maybe it was just jet lag. For all the shit we give WWE about their stop-start pushes, I'm definitely ready for them to give up on Bray Wyatt and toss him in the Adam Rose/Fandango trash heap. As somebody who no longer watches I'm curius. . Is Wyatt still over with the live crowds? How are his promos received? I think Bray could be tolerable if he went face and dropped some of the gimmicky shit from his promos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
goc Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I'd kind of get a kick out of a Brock/Rock two man part time power trip stable. They need 1 or 2 more to start a stable and one of them could actually be there every week. Batista and someone else. Jericho? No jobbers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I listened to Bray do a radio interview promoting Mania in character. The hosts, who are big WWE fans, were good sports about keeping it kayfabe, but Bray brought absolutely nothing. If his promos are heavily scripted and they're trying to protect the character then they shouldn't hang him out to dry with promotional stuff. They were easy layup questions about the Undertaker match and he giggled and muttered through it for 3 minutes. I heard he was good in character on Jericho's pod, so maybe it was just jet lag.For all the shit we give WWE about their stop-start pushes, I'm definitely ready for them to give up on Bray Wyatt and toss him in the Adam Rose/Fandango trash heap. As somebody who no longer watches I'm curius. . Is Wyatt still over with the live crowds? How are his promos received? I think Bray could be tolerable if he went face and dropped some of the gimmicky shit from his promos. I wanna say his entrance package (GAAARUNK, Latern, Music) is over but the rest of the production is flagging because he doesn't have The Family to fill time for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 After watching Roman Reigns on Conan O'Brien it's clear as day how WWE has completely fucked him over in terms of his character. Dude was great, felt comfortable, was funny and showed charisma. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Roman has tons of charisma when he isn't being hamstrung by the lustful eyes of Vince McMahon and his gaggle of writers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bierschwale Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I listened to Bray do a radio interview promoting Mania in character. The hosts, who are big WWE fans, were good sports about keeping it kayfabe, but Bray brought absolutely nothing. If his promos are heavily scripted and they're trying to protect the character then they shouldn't hang him out to dry with promotional stuff. They were easy layup questions about the Undertaker match and he giggled and muttered through it for 3 minutes. I heard he was good in character on Jericho's pod, so maybe it was just jet lag. For all the shit we give WWE about their stop-start pushes, I'm definitely ready for them to give up on Bray Wyatt and toss him in the Adam Rose/Fandango trash heap. He's too good of a worker for them to just drown in the river. He needs character motivation, something that they've ALWAYS failed to really give him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Roman has tons of charisma when he isn't being hamstrung by the lustful eyes of Vince McMahon and his gaggle of writers. I think this is an example of how deceptive the wrestling bubble can be. It's probably easy to forget that the personality they see in regular interactions with the wrestlers isn't necessarily the personality the masses see. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 Is it really a bubble or more a result of a man nearing 70 trying to write "hip and cool" promos for a man/demo he's hopelessly out of touch with? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steenalized Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I listened to Bray do a radio interview promoting Mania in character. The hosts, who are big WWE fans, were good sports about keeping it kayfabe, but Bray brought absolutely nothing. If his promos are heavily scripted and they're trying to protect the character then they shouldn't hang him out to dry with promotional stuff. They were easy layup questions about the Undertaker match and he giggled and muttered through it for 3 minutes. I heard he was good in character on Jericho's pod, so maybe it was just jet lag. For all the shit we give WWE about their stop-start pushes, I'm definitely ready for them to give up on Bray Wyatt and toss him in the Adam Rose/Fandango trash heap. He's too good of a worker for them to just drown in the river. He needs character motivation, something that they've ALWAYS failed to really give him. He's not that good of a worker that they need to keep him around. He's had some very good matches, but when those matches were with Daniel Bryan, the Shield, and while with Harper and Rowan, I don't think that's much of an accomplishment. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zoo Enthusiast Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 After watching Roman Reigns on Conan O'Brien it's clear as day how WWE has completely fucked him over in terms of his character. Dude was great, felt comfortable, was funny and showed charisma. He's pretty great. That's why I have actually started pulling for him to click, and I feel so much of the vitriol is just misdirected at him (not necessarily here, but on the whole). He doesn't write the stuff and it's not like he politicked to win the Rumble, or something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 25, 2015 Report Share Posted March 25, 2015 I wish Vince was on camera right now solely so he could absorb the brunt of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Most WWE wrestlers are great on talk shows. Hunter is pretty fantastic on them. Big Show. Cena. Even Miz. Happens all the time. Look at how great Bryan is on Total Divas. He never gets to show that on WWE TV. as for Bryan I think it's pretty obvious why he didn't get the main event this year. I'm sure Vince would be embarrassed having him do mainstream media. There is no way he wants someone that looks like him on the circuit. Look at the all the media Reigns is doing this year and Bryan was on nothing at all last year. I know they are in a major market this year but that can't be a coincidence. Oh well Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sek69 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Clearly he didn't grab the brass ring hard enough, lazy millennial that he is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loss Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Bryan did tons of media last year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Goodear Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 I mean its not like he's The Swedish Angel or something, he would fit right in on the vast majority of professional baseball teams where beards run rampant. The reality is they decided to try to make a new star because they didn't know if Bryan was going to be able to come back at all. He did and they had nowhere to put him other than in this mush of a mid card match. The larger problem is that they don't protect the mid card worth a damn and there was no one ready to step up into a major role with Daniel. If they had someone ready to stand up, I doubt they would have so many problems right now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strummer Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Bryan did tons of media last year. Wasn't it mostly print and radio? I don't remember him doing the big talk show circuit at all. Espn? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jmare007 Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Bryan did tons of media last year.Wasn't it mostly print and radio? I don't remember him doing the big talk show circuit at all. Espn? Yes, but they weren't near ESPN studios in NOLA. He did appear in the NFLNetwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Parties Posted March 26, 2015 Report Share Posted March 26, 2015 Roman has tons of charisma when he isn't being hamstrung by the lustful eyes of Vince McMahon and his gaggle of writers. There was also that panel discussion that Austin hosted months ago that Meltzer keeps talking about. Reigns and Austin started cutting promos on each other in jest, and everyone was blown away that this dude completely held his own when toe to toe with Austin on the mic. He's charismatic as hell. Problem is that his real life persona is far cooler/more confident than the uptight, insecure doofus he's been scripted as since the Rumble. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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