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Shane O' Mac Version 2

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  1. I'll hold my hands up and say it was a misunderstanding from me, when you talked about WWE jerking Reigns around, I thought you meant his career as a whole, not specifically the title reigns. And I was for sure cloudy on some details. But I think we need to agree to disagree because yeah I don't really think he was jerked around. Given suspensions, illnesses and his perpetual status as a top star, I don't think the fact that he wasn't carrying a belt around really harmed him. Finn Balor got hurt once and they never trusted him in a top spot again, Reigns had chance after chance and was always close to the title picture. You think him pissing around with Strowman negated his wins over Undertaker and Cena, whereas I view it the complete opposite- those big wins are what stands out to me more. Appreciate all the details and the discussion but, I think we just view Reigns' career and the importances of titles to it under very different lenses. Anyway, it's all a moot point as he's now the greatest champion to ever live as the Tribal Chief.
  2. No, I was watching the whole time. My memory was a little hazy on all the wins and losses, I'm guessing my brain tuned out anything I didn't consider particularly high quality. I know a lot of 2017-2019 I was kinda watching along out of habit, hoping for it to get better. I definitely felt like we were turning a corner coming into 2020 before COVID happened. But there was never a point, whether he had the title or not, that I didn't consider Roman Reigns the face of the company. In 2017 he was the main event of WrestleMania, simply because he was Roman Reigns. In 2018, they did a similar thing at Backlash, where Roman Reigns vs. Samoa Joe was the main event because... reasons. Can barely remember who the actual WWE/Universal Champions were around that period. AJ and Shinsuke were kicking each other in the balls over the WWE title, right? Never considered Roman to be twiddling his thumbs, or looking stupid or being a loser. He was often the main event guy while Brock took one of the titles hostage. I looked back at his actual title history, and it goes with winning at Survivor Series, then they had the Sheamus cash-in and a faux-Authority storyline to try and get Roman cheered. Beats HHH at Mania, then has to drop the title because he violated the Wellness Policy. Not WWE's fault. Then after he returned from the Wellness Policy suspension, obviously they're not going to be quick to put a big title back on him. But he was still main event/title picture the whole time between. Then he wins the Universal Title in 2018. Lost it due to his leukemia. Not WWE's fault. I guess his 2019 wasn't too great looking back at it. He still seemed like the top guy though. It sure as shit wasn't Kofi Kingston.
  3. Ah yeah, all I really remember about that was Reigns pissing out a lot of blood at Mania. But I completely forgot who won- I'm guessing my thought process at the time was, "well, he's obviously getting it back at some point", and well, he did. Was genuinely racking my brains at air_raid's post, so I looked up Reigns' history with the big belts. Late 2015/2016 saw him win and lose the title in a little attempt at a Daniel Bryan thing, having him face The Authority- and he won at Mania against Triple H. Then he dropped the title due to violating the Wellness Policy- his fault, not WWE's. Then after he won the Universal Championship, he got diagnosed with leukemia- no one's fault, that, and certainly not WWE's. Then he was set to take the Universal Title back at WM36- and COVID happened. That brings us back to his mega reign that he's currently in. I don't know, one Mania loss that was avenged at Summerslam doesn't sound like a guy who's been hard done by by WWE.
  4. Wait, what? How on Earth did WWE jerk him around? He's been earmarked as THE GUY from day dot. He's always been main event/top of the card, usually with some title in tow. Only times he hasn't been the top champ really is when Brock had the belt, and really Roman was still The Guy back then because he was actually the one on TV every week. All I can think of is Seth cashing in at Mania 31. And that only happened because the fans were rejecting Roman, I wouldn't call that WWE jerking him around.
  5. It was Grayson Waller's birthday yesterday. He turned 34. The Twitter comments were a little outrageous, carrying on like he's ancient. I sometimes wonder about Twitter- even though it came out and started to get popular in my late teens/early 20s, whenever the topic of age comes up, the consensus seems to be that anyone over 30 is a dinosaur- not just limited to wrestlers either. In the case of Grayson, people were saying, "well, he's too old, he's not going to make it, just let him go". Which is wild when he's just getting started and just about all the current top stars are 5-10 years older than him. He also started relatively late, with his wrestling debut coming at 27, so he doesn't have the miles on his body that a typical 34 year old wrestler might have, say if they started on the indies at 18. Maybe I'm a little sensitive on this one because Grayson and I are exactly 3 months apart- I'll be 34 myself in June. But seriously, that's not old!
  6. If he starts doing shots of vodka and giving middle fingers after hitting everyone in sight with Cody Cutters, maybe I'll start to like him.
  7. The wildest thing about this Will Ospreay AEW run is that the awesomeness of it currently has little to do with his kick-ass, 5 star + matches. In two interviews with Tony Schiavone, he's come across as this likeable but tough and endearing character, full of confidence and a little humour and self-deprecation too. He speaks well and has the crowd in the palm of his hand. And he's got a banging theme song and the cues to hit his chants- the "Ospreay, Ospreay" was infinitely louder than the "CEO" chants that Mercedes seems to almost beg for. And after Ospreay getting himself to this new level of stardom just by speaking on the mic, he's bound to STILL go and have a bonkers match with Bryan at the PPV.
  8. Currently watching some old Manias to prep for WMXL. Sticking with the milestones every ten years. With the first one and Mania X accounted for, I went to WrestleMania XX tonight. Got to Evolution vs. Rock & Sock Connection. I remember Foley being disappointed in that match, but I love it and consider it an underrated gem, mostly because of The Rock and Ric Flair mucking around being awesome. The Rock, who by 2004 had wrapped up his full-time wrestling career, gone Hollywood, and was in this spot at WMXX as a returning legend. He was 31 years old.
  9. Logan had a bloody amazing first year or so in WWE, but I didn't think his actual first match at Mania was all that great. He was very good, don't get me wrong, but generally serviceable in his tag with Miz against the Mysterios. The main thing I remember from it off the top of my head was his little cocky smirk after the Three Amigos and thinking, "Okay, he gets this shit beyond just the moves". But it wasn't until Summerslam vs. Miz and Crown Jewel vs. Roman that I really went, "Okay, Logan Paul is awesome at this wrestling thing." Comparing debut matches though, I thought Bad Bunny was far bettter in his WrestleMania tag than Logan was in his. Of course, Logan now laps him as a celeb wrestler purely off strength of schedule. Plus the crazy shit.
  10. I'd like to see Gunther vs. Sami vs. Gable. Last year he had the classic triple threat with the hosses, could he do it this year with the smaller workrate guys instead?
  11. Yeah, fair, he's certainly over the top in a number of ways. Maybe the descriptor I should have used instead of "bland" is "squeaky-clean". I guess the drawback of getting into wrestling during Attitude is that I've always preferred my good guys to have a bit of attitude with them. Austin, Rock, HBK, Taker... never saints but I loved them. Never had time for red and yellow Hogan but Hollywood Hogan was kinda cool. Liked Cena as the Dr of Thuganomics and went right off him when he wore the brightly coloured shirts and did segments like "JBL is poopy". Now we've got Cody, who is as by the book a good guy as they come. Not for me. He showed he could be a great prick initially during his post WWE run, joining Bullet Club and all that, if he brought 5% of that edge to his personality, maybe I could warm to him a bit.
  12. I'm talking about his promos and character that he does on TV, not the actual person he is. I'm sure there's a bunch of performers who, regardless if you think they're good or bad, are actually great people. I'm sure Cody is one of them. Look, in the same vein, John Cena. Does incredible work for Make A Wish. Doesn't stop him sounding like a soulless, corporate puppet most times he speaks.
  13. Love seeing this version of The Rock. I was thrilled when he showed up at Day 1 and teased Rock vs. Reigns. It's not even that I want to see THAT MATCH specifically, but I do want to see The Rock have one last fitting retirement match (and to see him wrestle live for the first and last time ever at WMXL). Also, the whole Bloodline/Head of the Table thing seems like a major step towards getting rid of Roman and his never-ending reign. The problem is- Cody Rhodes. Never liked him. He's the face of the company, and I was tolerating him purely because he seemed like "the chosen one" to dethrone Roman. His matches (apart from HIAC) peak at "good" for me. His promos and character are insufferable. He feels like an insincere, robot politician trying to play the generally accepted, white meat version of a hero. That type of character has always rubbed me the wrong way. Probably the same reason I couldn't get on board with Bret until he shoved Vince on his ass and declared that it was all "bullshit!" Not only did the whole "We Want Cody" thing kill Rock vs. Roman, but it appears the current direction is pointing towards Rock being a "double agent" of sorts and betraying the Bloodline, helping Cody to claim the big one at WM40. So I didn't get my Rock vs. Roman match, with him hanging out in a weird little tag match instead, and I've got to put up with bland Cody as champ still. I'm fully aware that Rock vs. Roman wouldn't be a good match as far as workrate, star ratings, whatever. But they are stars with personalities, and could use whatever bells and whistles necessary for a big Mania match to work. Would have quite happily seen Rock barge in, replace Cody at Mania, and have Cody slink back to the upper midcard at best. Sigh. It feels so weird to be entirely in the corner of the heels, and I'm gonna be sad again when the big Rock turn happens at Mania. Fuck your story, Cody.
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