Official Deadly Games 2:Electric Boogaloo Thread: 11/22/2015

I'm actually a supported of Reigns, but the reaction he's still getting to this day, is NOT what you want out of your supposed #1 baby face. To compare Reigns and Cenas reactions just because they're both mixed is ludicrous. Cena had to work years at being "the guy" before everyone turned on him, Reigns has done far less and is getting a worse reaction. Cena was already established by that point, after being as close to white hot as a character could be for a long while, Reigns has never been there. I still have hopes for him, but I honestly believe he needs to be heel right now to be taken seriously, and tonight was the absolute best chance they had. I feel bad for Dean out of all of this...he did not look great coming out of that match..

I'd say WWE trying to re-hash the Daniel Bryan underdog storyline with Roman Reigns, who for all intents and purposes has been anything but an underdog, is downright insulting to the fans

I wanna see someone recreate the casket tron. I don't suppose anyone could point to each image they used, could they?

It was all way too predictable, and when that confetti came out, it just felt like a watered down carbon-copy of when Daniel Bryan won at Summerslam only for Triple H to help Randy Orton to cash in. You cannot even compare the impact and emotion that had compared to this time around with Reigns, it was ridiculous. In all honesty, I don't understand why they didn't turn him Heel, the it would have legitimised him to an extent and at least made me want to tune in. I don't even feel like Raw tomorrow is must-see. Just imagine they had Reigns turn Heel, he could have even faced The Rock for the Title at Wrestlemania. Then a solidified Heel Reigns could finally pass the Belt on to a returning babyface Rollins. Even the short-term programming would have been more entertaining and must-see than yet again Reigns' struggle to get the Title, this time from Sheamus who people still don't really care for. I'm genuinely worried now that they are going to completely copy the Daniel Bryan story now. I would not put it past Reigns winning next years Rumble yet again.

All Survivor Series had to do was tell a story, and Sheamus winning is the perfect chapter in Reigns' history book.

Now when Reigns wins it will actually be better. All hail Sheamus.

I almost feel like the former "BCW"; just ready to hate on everything that was presented to the point where you wonder 'So why are you a fan then?'

I'm not though - though I was very much disinterested as a whole...

...the same banal commentary, double features, dumbing down to explain why there's a tournament in the first place - I know why they do it, but it just comes across as so hokey.

Reigns vs ADR was a solid opener, though it would've been good to see Reigns sell the arm some more after he won. Oh, and not cut a promo afterwards.

Amazing to think two guys who were in CZW at one point in their careers faced each other next - a by-the-numbers bout that felt flat, especially for a semi-final.

New Day were a bright spot - I'm yet to be NOT entertained by them - though I will admit once they left I fast-forwarded to the end of the match.

Paige vs Charlotte was horrendous IMO - a video package showed how much animosity they have toward each other, and yet the match felt like anything but a heated match for a championship.
Paige's schtick has worn so incredibly thin for mine lately - constantly saying 'This is my house' without any other reason than to have a shirt made with that obtuse slogan just has me rolling eyes...
So a championship match with no heat, no chemistry and yet it just dragged on and on...all while Tweedledum on commentary waxes lyrical on how wonderful the 'Divas Revolution' is. Poor, just plain poor.

What happened next? Oh yeah, Tyler Breeze beat Vince Neil of Motley Crüe and Bray Wyatt and co were destroyed by The Brothers of Destruction. Great entrance for 'Taker - sadly the best part of the match IMO.

...and so, straight into it - brother vs brother - Reigns vs Ambrose - in a clunky outing that showed they are much better as a tandem than as opponents.

While Reigns has improved this year, I just can't invest fully into him in any way - and I don't think this will change; not his fault, it just is what it is.

A forced celebration, a lone wolf standing tall until the bloke that killed a joke dead earlier on tears pages out of the 'Ways To Successfully Cash-In On A Babyface Wrestler' handbook (written by Edge a decade ago or so) reminds us that he's big and tough and opportunistic.

Oh, and a Triple H guy.

I guess Vince is still writing Romans promos if yesterday's awful "tonight it ain't about hugs and love" comment is not enough proof, then Romans HBK-esque post match dollar store emotion seals it. Reigns could be great, but he won't be until they allow him to himself.

Honestly, if you think that Reigns is as over as Cena was in his early stages, then you probably do need to rewatch things. He's getting the 50/50 Cena pop that didn't start for Cena until a few years in.

Agreed.

However, what people were responding to you with when you said that, was that this early into Roman's run, the 50/50 crowd is not good. That makes it different than Cena's situation. It came off seeming like you didn't care to hear that, which is why some may have said it sounded ignorant.