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Post by Planktung on Jan 6, 2015 18:51:06 GMT -5
He was World Heavyweight Champion and the number two babyface on the roster at the time. And then he wasn't and fell down the card and never returned to that spot all while at the end of the opening. When the 2012 intro was made, Sheamus was someone who WWE wanted to push heavily and portray to everyone as one of "the guys" on the show, hence why he was placed at the end of the video. He DID get a huge push at the time. Roman Reigns is in the same position currently. WWE will do anything and everything that they can to make him look strong, no pun intended. Has anyone else mentioned that he's also the closing image of the SmackDown intro as well? Superstars, too, although that's not major programming, so I won't crucify WWE for that. I don't want to hear anyone try and tell me that Roman is NOT being shoved down our throats.
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Post by Evil Abed on Jan 6, 2015 19:34:34 GMT -5
Funny thing is, this video is already outdated. Clearly WWE will need to remove Dolph, Rowan and Ryback following their firings.
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Post by BØRNS on Jan 6, 2015 20:19:37 GMT -5
Another view of how his push is being so forced. It's like they literally don't get it. They think by protecting him so much, and plastering his face at the end of the Opening Credits etc that we will have no choice but to get behind him. The only thing it will do is make fans get annoyed by the situation, and we will have Batista 2014 all over again. We get it, the guy has the package and potential, but not rush it or it wont work out. Let us naturally get behind him. There's only so much people can relate to seeing someone constantly come out on top and unbeaten week in week out for no real reason. It's the complete stark contrast of Daniel Bryan last year. So this makes him the closing of both shows, right? Isn't he at the end of SD, too?
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Post by The Natural Eddy Valintino on Jan 6, 2015 20:20:16 GMT -5
Honestly, I could really care less who is the closing image of the intro. Most likely we won't see it for another 6-8 months. I've accepted that Roman Reigns is getting the super push. I disagree with his push despite being a fan of his, but I'm pulling for the guy to improve. He's got the look that WWE is looking for, and again, I could care less how good of a wrestler he is, there were far worse wrestlers who got bigger pushes than he did, and I feel he's decent at best with room to improve. The one thing I will always criticize Reigns on is his mic skills. I wouldn't say it's horrible, but it's not at the level where he should be. He doesn't need to be a Rock, an Austin, a Hogan in mic skills, but he needs to improve on getting the crowd behind him in his promos. Now back on topic, it's a f***ing intro that we might not see ever again knowing RAW's track record of showing intros. Does it really matter who is the closing image. The closing image could be Hornswoggle and I still wouldn't care. There's more important things to worry about than who's the closing image on an intro.
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Post by The Kevstaaa on Jan 6, 2015 20:27:16 GMT -5
Another view of how his push is being so forced. It's like they literally don't get it. They think by protecting him so much, and plastering his face at the end of the Opening Credits etc that we will have no choice but to get behind him. The only thing it will do is make fans get annoyed by the situation, and we will have Batista 2014 all over again. We get it, the guy has the package and potential, but not rush it or it wont work out. Let us naturally get behind him. There's only so much people can relate to seeing someone constantly come out on top and unbeaten week in week out for no real reason. It's the complete stark contrast of Daniel Bryan last year. So this makes him the closing of both shows, right? Isn't he at the end of SD, too? Yes. And Superstars.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 6, 2015 20:40:03 GMT -5
Anything to complain about reigns, right guys?
On topic: Shitty video package. The timing in the video doesn't match the music, and we aren't gonna be seeing it anyway
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Post by WMDman on Jan 6, 2015 20:42:25 GMT -5
I like it
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Post by Kanenite on Jan 6, 2015 21:12:52 GMT -5
That song sucks so bad. It's cut up horribly too for some reason. At least the first version of it flowed better.
I heard SD got a new theme too that is similar to this.
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Post by King Silva on Jan 6, 2015 23:12:39 GMT -5
Anyone else notice the huge lack of Cena? And uh oh at Reign being at the end. Yeah it was sorta odd not seeing him like 5 times in the intro. Reigns at the end was something I would expect and it is what it is..
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 0:54:01 GMT -5
Went in with low expectations and yeah...that's what I got.
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Post by HVMMONS on Jan 7, 2015 1:54:34 GMT -5
My god...
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Post by BØRNS on Jan 7, 2015 4:52:26 GMT -5
So this makes him the closing of both shows, right? Isn't he at the end of SD, too? Yes. And Superstars. Damn, that's ridiculous. He's nothing special.
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Post by punksnotdead on Jan 7, 2015 9:10:02 GMT -5
Brainwashing through subliminal stimuli. It's real people, and it works.
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Post by T R W on Jan 7, 2015 9:25:53 GMT -5
I was hoping it would be similar to this:
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jan 7, 2015 9:28:22 GMT -5
ETA until the fans turn on Reigns? I'd say if he wins the Rumble that's it for him. The fans are going to Batista him, and unless Vince McMahon just forces him on us despite the probably horrendous negative reaction Reigns will get.....it's going to get real ugly.
Reigns is not over with anybody but Vince.
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Post by Deleted on Jan 7, 2015 14:57:15 GMT -5
ETA until the fans turn on Reigns? I'd say if he wins the Rumble that's it for him. The fans are going to Batista him, and unless Vince McMahon just forces him on us despite the probably horrendous negative reaction Reigns will get.....it's going to get real ugly. Reigns is not over with anybody but Vince. Actually he seems to get good reactions from the crowd...just not as big as Ambrose, Cena or even Ziggler. I don't wanna dislike Roman, he seems like a nice bloke but I find him more boring than IRS & heel Tatanka combined.
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Post by Colter on Jan 7, 2015 16:44:37 GMT -5
RAW theme should be this and nothing else (I'm being serious)
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Post by WWF Sim Fed on Jan 7, 2015 17:20:44 GMT -5
That song sucks so bad. It's cut up horribly too for some reason. At least the first version of it flowed better. I heard SD got a new theme too that is similar to this. That song does blow. WTF. The theme song is suppose to get you pumped for the show not make you bored right off the bat.
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Post by Lorenzo Alcazar on Jan 8, 2015 12:03:51 GMT -5
ETA until the fans turn on Reigns? I'd say if he wins the Rumble that's it for him. The fans are going to Batista him, and unless Vince McMahon just forces him on us despite the probably horrendous negative reaction Reigns will get.....it's going to get real ugly. Reigns is not over with anybody but Vince. Actually he seems to get good reactions from the crowd...just not as big as Ambrose, Cena or even Ziggler. I don't wanna dislike Roman, he seems like a nice bloke but I find him more boring than IRS & heel Tatanka combined. People like Roman Reigns NOW, just like they liked Batista when he initially returned.....but the fans do not act rationally when it comes to Daniel Bryan. The fans feel that when Daniel Bryan is around, everyone's else's push or success is being directly STOLEN from Daniel Bryan. If Roman Reigns wins the Royal Rumble, I feel like the fans are going to boo him because they are going to think that he was chosen over Daniel Bryan...just like what happened to Batista. Batista was boo'd because the fans wanted Bryan to win and the fans thought that Bryan was SUPPOSED to win and that Batista stole it through backstage politics, but the plan all along was Batista winning the Rumble and taking the belt off Orton. Plans got changed because the fans went ballistic. People still seem to not remember that Daniel Bryan was turned heel and put into the Wyatt Family for 2 weeks and they pulled the plug on that because CM Punk walked out and WWE needed a face to combat the Authority, which was originally planned to be Punk. The plan NEVER was for Daniel Bryan to win the Title, but they had to change plans due to A) CM Punk leaving, and B) the overwhelming fan outcry. Reigns is a face now and he's getting a decent reaction....but if he wins the Rumble the fans are going to act like he stole it from Bryan and boo him. I just have that feeling. I don't think Roman Reigns is ready anyway, and I'd honestly just give the people what they want. Bryan is back, as long as he's healthy just have him win the Rumble and then win the belt at Mania and get back to where was last year before the injury. That gives Reigns more time to develop. Because getting boo'd for succeeding over Bryan and being shoved down our throats like a Samoan Super Cena is NOT going to do Roman Reigns and favors in the long run.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Jan 8, 2015 12:43:56 GMT -5
So this totally confirms Daniel Bryan is winning the Rumble...
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