Post by Chip on Dec 31, 2015 15:24:42 GMT -5
you just nailed down the reason people are backlashing against Reigns.
there's a HUGE difference between Austin/Hogan and Reigns.
Austin & Hogan were loved by the fans BECAUSE of the fans. Because of the "booking", because it was allowed to happen organically.
Vince put Hogan in a big spot and the fans latched on, it was also a different time. If Hogan had bombed, we would have had someone else.
Austin was allowed to be himself, he didn't have 27 people writing awful promos for him and he was allowed to grow in the mid-card for years with 3 companies before becoming the biggest star ever he also has a STORY behind him.
Reigns has nothing. He's related to the Rock, he was in NXT for awhile, he debuted with The Shield, won a tag title and has been shoved down the fans throats for 2 years as the biggest star in the history of the industry. You cant TELL people WHAT TO LIKE and then expect them to like it. And the WWE instead of doing what they were good at (creating characters, letting their audience basically decide who they like and then push that person) they are just saying "ok here's your new guy kids! love him!"
so it's not even CLOSE to the same thing that's been going on in wrestling for years
and on top of that, for the most part it was one guy on top doing all the heel beat downs, and we have that already with John Cena
There is no reason to invest in Reigns. He is related to Rock, still looks and acts like the Shield is around, and sometimes says "bitch" to look badass. I'm not hating on him because I think he has main event potential, but the way the WWE got him to where he is is ridiculous.
Compare that to a guy like Ambrose. He's an underdog, something a lot of fans can relate to. We know why his character distrusts others after Seth stabbed him in the back. It's not much character development but it's more than Roman, and enough to give the fans a reason to back him and why he always gets bigger pops and more fan reactions.
Now I'm not saying Ambrose is the next top star, but there's no denying that if this were 15 years ago he'd get a fair shake at being one of the top stars. Roman would likely be in the midcard developing his character for an eventual big push of this were 15 years ago.
Its because Ambrose was viewed as the unofficial "leader" of the Shield. Ambrose was the guy holding the camera during the promos, Ambrose was the guy who usually started off the promos and kid of led the way. Ambrose was the guy who won the US title. Then they flipped it and turned Rollins into the #1 heel in the industry. That worked because NO ONE really expected it.
Like we all knew they were gonna split, most figured Rollins would find himself settled in the mid card, Reigns would get pushed and Ambrose would be the top heel.
Ambrose has all the skills to be a #1 guy. He just has this "it" factor you cant create....like they WWE is trying to do with Reigns. The WWE machine is telling us that Reigns has "it" while they completely ignore or downplay everyone else that actually DOES have "it"...because Rollins has more than both those guys combined, and his title reign while awesome for him, was still pretty much crap on a stick from a booking standpoint.