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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 8:39:57 GMT -5
Reigns would look badass if he wore trunks with the RR logo on the front and something cool like "One Versus All" on the back. Basically a modern Leakee.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 8:39:58 GMT -5
AFR was bomb. Good days. As far as Reigns gear, I think he just needs separation from his past gimmick. That would be like the Rock leaving the NOD and still walking out to their entrance music, raising his fist in the air and keeping the tribal designs on his tights rather than branding the Brahma bull. He has his own (Hardyz/Spider-man rip off) logo, but it's not present enough. He needs gear that sets him apart. He needs to not still be wearing a flak jacket because he's not out of shape like D'lo or Bossman. Hell, let him wear a vest to the ring (like Austin did) but remove it for matches. Wouldn't that free up his ability to be more agile in the ring? Allow him to attempt some suplexes? Turn on more of the ladies (and dudes)? He's living in the past. He's the acolytes before they became the APA. I don't care if he wears 'improper' ring attire, I just want him to step away from what he was introduced as, the Shield heavy. Yes, we get it's WWE's decision. Doesn't mean it's a good one. Yeah stuff like this: ![](http://i.imgur.com/TSf2TdC.gif) Oh wait... ![;)](http://www.wrestlingfigs.com/images/wink.gif)
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Post by The Future on Mar 21, 2015 8:45:04 GMT -5
AFR was bomb. Good days. As far as Reigns gear, I think he just needs separation from his past gimmick. That would be like the Rock leaving the NOD and still walking out to their entrance music, raising his fist in the air and keeping the tribal designs on his tights rather than branding the Brahma bull. He has his own (Hardyz/Spider-man rip off) logo, but it's not present enough. He needs gear that sets him apart. He needs to not still be wearing a flak jacket because he's not out of shape like D'lo or Bossman. Hell, let him wear a vest to the ring (like Austin did) but remove it for matches. Wouldn't that free up his ability to be more agile in the ring? Allow him to attempt some suplexes? Turn on more of the ladies (and dudes)? He's living in the past. He's the acolytes before they became the APA. I don't care if he wears 'improper' ring attire, I just want him to step away from what he was introduced as, the Shield heavy. Yes, we get it's WWE's decision. Doesn't mean it's a good one. Yeah stuff like this: ![](http://i.imgur.com/TSf2TdC.gif) Oh wait... ![;)](http://www.wrestlingfigs.com/images/wink.gif) That move had nothing to do with his torso. It was really impressive, but still his knee/shin almost grazed the top rope. He's a beast in the ring. Take the leash off him and let him go nuts. The vest is prohibiting his movement in the ring. What other main eventers can you remember wearing that much protective gear as anything but an entrance outfit?
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Post by BrIaNMeRcY on Mar 21, 2015 8:45:25 GMT -5
AFR was bomb. Good days. As far as Reigns gear, I think he just needs separation from his past gimmick. That would be like the Rock leaving the NOD and still walking out to their entrance music, raising his fist in the air and keeping the tribal designs on his tights rather than branding the Brahma bull. He has his own (Hardyz/Spider-man rip off) logo, but it's not present enough. He needs gear that sets him apart. He needs to not still be wearing a flak jacket because he's not out of shape like D'lo or Bossman. Hell, let him wear a vest to the ring (like Austin did) but remove it for matches. Wouldn't that free up his ability to be more agile in the ring? Allow him to attempt some suplexes? Turn on more of the ladies (and dudes)? He's living in the past. He's the acolytes before they became the APA. I don't care if he wears 'improper' ring attire, I just want him to step away from what he was introduced as, the Shield heavy. Yes, we get it's WWE's decision. Doesn't mean it's a good one. Yeah stuff like this: ![](http://i.imgur.com/TSf2TdC.gif) Oh wait... ![;)](http://www.wrestlingfigs.com/images/wink.gif) The Usos probably taught their cousin how to do a tope.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 8:51:32 GMT -5
Yeah stuff like this: ![](http://i.imgur.com/TSf2TdC.gif) Oh wait... ![;)](http://www.wrestlingfigs.com/images/wink.gif) That move had nothing to do with his torso. It was really impressive, but still his knee/shin almost grazed the top rope. He's a beast in the ring. Take the leash off him and let him go nuts. The vest is prohibiting his movement in the ring. What other main eventers can you remember wearing that much protective gear as anything but an entrance outfit? That post also had a wink indicating a joke. The move does require great agility but I guess he could be doing a bit more without the SWAT outfit. He still does a lot of awesome moves with it on, like the running apron dropkick, spear, superman punch, samoan drops tilt-a-whirl slam, clothesline etc.
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Post by The Future on Mar 21, 2015 8:58:21 GMT -5
That move had nothing to do with his torso. It was really impressive, but still his knee/shin almost grazed the top rope. He's a beast in the ring. Take the leash off him and let him go nuts. The vest is prohibiting his movement in the ring. What other main eventers can you remember wearing that much protective gear as anything but an entrance outfit? That post also had a wink indicating a joke. The move does require great agility but I guess he could be doing a bit more without the SWAT outfit. He still does a lot of awesome moves with it on, like the running apron dropkick, spear, superman punch, samoan drops tilt-a-whirl slam, clothesline etc. Dude, I agree with all of your points here. He can move and his spots are damn impressive. That was the glimmer that got people interested in Roman. The height he gets on his SM punch. The jaw-dropping nature of his apron dropkick. The power of his spear. I think all those moves could have more impact and reach new heights without the flak vest. He should be etching his own lane and creating a distinct character separate from the Shield. That's what I'm saying. Guess I missed the 'wink/nod' *pew pew* ![](http://media.giphy.com/media/pzarRhPZKvjOg/giphy.gif) We've just been sparring pretty hard in most threads, so I guess I'm on the defensive. Regardless, he needs to lose the vest or he's still HHH wearing his riding boots and Chaps.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 9:06:42 GMT -5
That post also had a wink indicating a joke. The move does require great agility but I guess he could be doing a bit more without the SWAT outfit. He still does a lot of awesome moves with it on, like the running apron dropkick, spear, superman punch, samoan drops tilt-a-whirl slam, clothesline etc. Dude, I agree with all of your points here. He can move and his spots are damn impressive. That was the glimmer that got people interested in Roman. The height he gets on his SM punch. The jaw-dropping nature of his apron dropkick. The power of his spear. I think all those moves could have more impact and reach new heights without the flak vest. He should be etching his own lane and creating a distinct character separate from the Shield. That's what I'm saying. Guess I missed the 'wink/nod' *pew pew* ![](http://media.giphy.com/media/pzarRhPZKvjOg/giphy.gif) We've just been sparring pretty hard in most threads, so I guess I'm on the defensive. Regardless, he needs to lose the vest or he's still HHH wearing his riding boots and Chaps. You're far more open to people actually liking Roman Reigns for what he is now so I appreciate that. I appear on this board to be some megafan of his, but I'm not, I just defend the guy when he gets loads of un-warranted negative feedback. WWE are building him up by ways of making him seem like a legitimate threat to beat Brock at Mania. In terms of character development he isn't really going much into unchartered waters, just being a cool good guy all the time.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 9:09:25 GMT -5
Dude, I agree with all of your points here. He can move and his spots are damn impressive. That was the glimmer that got people interested in Roman. The height he gets on his SM punch. The jaw-dropping nature of his apron dropkick. The power of his spear. I think all those moves could have more impact and reach new heights without the flak vest. He should be etching his own lane and creating a distinct character separate from the Shield. That's what I'm saying. Guess I missed the 'wink/nod' *pew pew* ![](http://media.giphy.com/media/pzarRhPZKvjOg/giphy.gif) We've just been sparring pretty hard in most threads, so I guess I'm on the defensive. Regardless, he needs to lose the vest or he's still HHH wearing his riding boots and Chaps. You're far more open to people actually liking Roman Reigns for what he is now so I appreciate that. I appear on this board to be some megafan of his, but I'm not, I just defend the guy when he gets loads of un-warranted negative feedback. WWE are building him up by ways of making him seem like a legitimate threat to beat Brock at Mania. In terms of character development he isn't really going much into unchartered waters, just being a cool good guy all the time. Story of my life on here.
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Post by The Future on Mar 21, 2015 9:15:31 GMT -5
Dude, I agree with all of your points here. He can move and his spots are damn impressive. That was the glimmer that got people interested in Roman. The height he gets on his SM punch. The jaw-dropping nature of his apron dropkick. The power of his spear. I think all those moves could have more impact and reach new heights without the flak vest. He should be etching his own lane and creating a distinct character separate from the Shield. That's what I'm saying. Guess I missed the 'wink/nod' *pew pew* ![](http://media.giphy.com/media/pzarRhPZKvjOg/giphy.gif) We've just been sparring pretty hard in most threads, so I guess I'm on the defensive. Regardless, he needs to lose the vest or he's still HHH wearing his riding boots and Chaps. You're far more open to people actually liking Roman Reigns for what he is now so I appreciate that. I appear on this board to be some megafan of his, but I'm not, I just defend the guy when he gets loads of un-warranted negative feedback. WWE are building him up by ways of making him seem like a legitimate threat to beat Brock at Mania. In terms of character development he isn't really going much into unchartered waters, just being a cool good guy all the time. that's what I'm saying. 'Generic cool-guy face who knocks out badguyz all the timez' is what they tried with a bunch of guys who floundered. Powerhouses like Lashley. Randy Orton before the legend killer gimmick. Batista before the douchery. He hasn't carved any kind of new lane for himself, so why should I care about him toppling Brock? I see you play devil's advocate, and do it well, because Reigns does deserve intelligent defense of his potential. I agree with many of the points you make, we just approach it from different vantages. I don't hate him by any means, I've got a really open mind to who Reigns could be. He was one of my favorite to watch toward the tail-end of the Shield last year. It's just unfortunate that he's been hot-shotted with no real focus on who he is besides the spots and 'dreamboat' looks that got him management's attention in the first place. I want him to succeed. This is not the way for him to have sustainable, long-term main event success, though. I'm not giving anything unwarranted. All my critique of Reigns is based off legitimate gripes I have with the creative team, moreso than I do Reigns himself. They've been lazy. They think people will just accept stagnation and that his appearance is enough to get him over, despite the fact they don't sell any part of his appearance or personality that's shifted in any real way since the Shield debuted.
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Post by The Future on Mar 21, 2015 9:16:58 GMT -5
You're far more open to people actually liking Roman Reigns for what he is now so I appreciate that. I appear on this board to be some megafan of his, but I'm not, I just defend the guy when he gets loads of un-warranted negative feedback. WWE are building him up by ways of making him seem like a legitimate threat to beat Brock at Mania. In terms of character development he isn't really going much into unchartered waters, just being a cool good guy all the time. Story of my life on here. You are anything but reasonable and unbiased. Josh legit doesn't latch onto the sack of Reigns. He can see the grey areas.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 9:20:02 GMT -5
You're far more open to people actually liking Roman Reigns for what he is now so I appreciate that. I appear on this board to be some megafan of his, but I'm not, I just defend the guy when he gets loads of un-warranted negative feedback. WWE are building him up by ways of making him seem like a legitimate threat to beat Brock at Mania. In terms of character development he isn't really going much into unchartered waters, just being a cool good guy all the time. that's what I'm saying. 'Generic cool-guy face who knocks out badguyz all the timez' is what they tried with a bunch of guys who floundered. Powerhouses like Lashley. Randy Orton before the legend killer gimmick. Batista before the douchery. He hasn't carved any kind of new lane for himself, so why should I care about him toppling Brock? I see you play devil's advocate, and do it well, because Reigns does deserve intelligent defense of his potential. I agree with many of the points you make, we just approach it from different vantages. I don't hate him by any means, I've got a really open mind to who Reigns could be. He was one of my favorite to watch toward the tail-end of the Shield last year. It's just unfortunate that he's been hot-shotted with no real focus on who he is besides the spots and 'dreamboat' looks that got him management's attention in the first place. I want him to succeed. This is not the way for him to have sustainable, long-term main event success, though. I'm not giving anything unwarranted. All my critique of Reigns is based off legitimate gripes I have with the creative team, moreso than I do Reigns himself. They've been lazy. They think people will just accept stagnation and that his appearance is enough to get him over, despite the fact they don't sell any part of his appearance or personality that's shifted in any real way since the Shield debuted. It's kinda funny though, the fact that the cool good guy gimmick is what people were pining for with Roman Reigns despite it being shown over the years to suck. I want Roman Reigns to succeed because I want a good product to be presented. Lots of people seem to not even want him to be good so in the end they can tell us that aren't immediately hating him, something to the effect of "I told you so."
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 9:21:18 GMT -5
Story of my life on here. You are anything but reasonable and unbiased. Josh legit doesn't latch onto the sack of Reigns. He can see the grey areas. What are you talking about?. I don't always make roman seem like hes perfect.
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Post by Prophet of Ash on Mar 21, 2015 9:23:46 GMT -5
without the PPV money, he has no money for new gear. Same reason Dean Ambrose's gear came from Goodwill
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Post by The Future on Mar 21, 2015 9:30:46 GMT -5
that's what I'm saying. 'Generic cool-guy face who knocks out badguyz all the timez' is what they tried with a bunch of guys who floundered. Powerhouses like Lashley. Randy Orton before the legend killer gimmick. Batista before the douchery. He hasn't carved any kind of new lane for himself, so why should I care about him toppling Brock? I see you play devil's advocate, and do it well, because Reigns does deserve intelligent defense of his potential. I agree with many of the points you make, we just approach it from different vantages. I don't hate him by any means, I've got a really open mind to who Reigns could be. He was one of my favorite to watch toward the tail-end of the Shield last year. It's just unfortunate that he's been hot-shotted with no real focus on who he is besides the spots and 'dreamboat' looks that got him management's attention in the first place. I want him to succeed. This is not the way for him to have sustainable, long-term main event success, though. I'm not giving anything unwarranted. All my critique of Reigns is based off legitimate gripes I have with the creative team, moreso than I do Reigns himself. They've been lazy. They think people will just accept stagnation and that his appearance is enough to get him over, despite the fact they don't sell any part of his appearance or personality that's shifted in any real way since the Shield debuted. It's kinda funny though, the fact that the cool good guy gimmick is what people were pining for with Roman Reigns despite it being shown over the years to suck. I want Roman Reigns to succeed because I want a good product to be presented. Lots of people seem to not even want him to be good so in the end they can tell us that aren't immediately hating him, something to the effect of "I told you so." I'd love him (or anyone really) to become this generation's the Rock, or become his own iteration of that 'super over as hell crossover, red-hot-meteoric rise take the mic and burn the house to the ground' type of star. But if he's not, that can't be forced into being. That's how Cena went from being the next Rock to the 'lightning rod of controversy'. Shoving down throats. That only makes people vomit. I don't know who pined for the gimmick, he had his own stoic, silent ass kicker thing going on with the Shield. I think what he really needs is a mouthpiece, someone who can let him pop in in the moments he needs to in order to punctuate things properly, not carry entire segments on his own. He flounders in that role. I'd love him to go tweener for a bit, to develop his character and integrate some nuances of uniqueness. Give him a mouthpiece, someone on the level of Heyman or at the very least Armando Estrada. He'd work well with a guy like Byron Saxton putting him over, a more charismatic, smarmy version of 'the Coach' at his peak. Roman needs to be the sledge to hammer the point home, not the nail, the board, the base and the hand. Not disagreeing at all with you, I really want him to succeed, too, but they're biting off their own foot here by trying to make Reigns into the next Cena by way of dividing the crowd via not giving a crap.
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Post by The Future on Mar 21, 2015 9:33:13 GMT -5
You are anything but reasonable and unbiased. Josh legit doesn't latch onto the sack of Reigns. He can see the grey areas. What are you talking about?. I don't always make roman seem like hes perfect. I guess I'm thinking of someone else with a hashtag Roman Reigns name, Reigns avatar, sig, and incessant posting of defenses of him. You are eternally optimistic when it comes to Reigns, and that's not a bad thing at all. I like happy people. You do just seem blind to any other person's points, if they contain even the slightest bit of criticism toward Roman. That's all I'm saying.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Mar 21, 2015 10:02:08 GMT -5
He wore a new attire last year. Remember the different shaped vest with the blue trimming around it and the pants. He looked so badass when he wore that but at the Royal Rumble he went back to wearing his Shield gear again which was stupid.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 10:03:09 GMT -5
Because it looks cool.
And with his lack of personality, it's good he has a unique attire and entrance. He should keep it.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 21, 2015 10:46:23 GMT -5
Guys....you're arguing about clothes. Calm down.
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Post by Deleted on Mar 22, 2015 5:44:27 GMT -5
He wore a new attire last year. Remember the different shaped vest with the blue trimming around it and the pants. He looked so badass when he wore that but at the Royal Rumble he went back to wearing his Shield gear again which was stupid. I thought those colourful vests were terrible, I prefer the old Shield vest he wears now. But in my opinion he should completely change the look, get a haircut, trunks, new music and entrance.
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Post by Optimus Prime on Mar 22, 2015 11:45:58 GMT -5
It makes him look strong.
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