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Post by Escape The Rules on Apr 8, 2016 11:44:55 GMT -5
Did Roman ever use that "The guy" line before JBL used it at WrestleMania? I heard Reigns use it on Raw and just thought "Ugh, he stole that line from last night's commentary!".
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Post by Sizzle on Apr 8, 2016 11:48:04 GMT -5
Did Roman ever use that "The guy" line before JBL used it at WrestleMania? I heard Reigns use it on Raw and just thought "Ugh, he stole that line from last night's commentary!". That's when I first heard it.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 11:57:40 GMT -5
I don't think he's officially heel yet. I think he will be heel within the next month.
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Post by Chip on Apr 8, 2016 12:26:12 GMT -5
he's not a heel. he was playing to the post-wrestlemania crowd to avoid being completely massacred out there.
i just cant wait until they actually do turn him heel so everyone will start cheering him. or whatever they wanna do. its such a bizarre world we live in.
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Post by Mox on Apr 8, 2016 12:41:28 GMT -5
Nobody's going to cheer a heel Roman. Those of us who dislike him aren't going to instantly flip. Being heel won't change the fact that he's going to be "the guy" for the next 10 years.
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Post by bababooey on Apr 8, 2016 13:00:48 GMT -5
Yeah, his new catchphrase is the best thing to happen to him imo. I like him acting more like a heel but his catchphrase is awful. It's too long and it just sounds cheesy when he says it.
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Post by Sizzle on Apr 8, 2016 13:04:00 GMT -5
People will definitely cheer him when he turns heel, and that would reveal a lot about those people.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 13:12:53 GMT -5
Yeah, his new catchphrase is the best thing to happen to him imo. I like him acting more like a heel but his catchphrase is awful. It's too long and it just sounds cheesy when he says it. That's awesome, dude.
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Post by J12 on Apr 8, 2016 13:16:50 GMT -5
yeesh the people in this thread. if he plays a heel well, and is a compelling character, then yes people will enjoy that. but if he's a bland heel that stumbles on the mic and his weaknesses still aren't protected then NO people will not 'suck his dick' or 'worship the ground he walks on'. he could have been a compelling face too but they failed at making him into that, note how i say they failed and not roman. Yeah. Not going to get that through to a certain section of this board, though. If people like or appreciate Roman if he turns heel, it's probably because he'll be doing a good job in his role. A large segment of us have been saying for a year or more that he's going to make one of the best heels the company has seen in years. I appreciate good heels, and so, if that prediction turns out to be true, I'll appreciate Roman Reigns. The blind "people will like him when he turns heel" opinion usually fails to acknowledge that there will likely be a perfectly good reason for that - Roman Reigns makes an absolutely horrible babyface, and, his personality, demeanor, and attitude indicates that he could be an absolutely incredible heel. With that in mind, it's baffling to me why people wouldn't be able to see why he'll be much more widely accepted as a heel.
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Post by BCizzle on Apr 8, 2016 13:34:19 GMT -5
If he turns heel, everyone here is going to worship the ground he walks on. I still fast forward when he's on. The only reason I'd want to see him as a heel is to see somebody else kick his ass. I don't want to see him as a face at all. He's smug and I can't stand him.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Apr 8, 2016 13:43:48 GMT -5
If Roman turns heel his haters will cheer him and worship the ground he walks on.
It will happen.
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Post by theoutlaw1999 on Apr 8, 2016 13:49:47 GMT -5
Nobody's going to cheer a heel Roman. Those of us who dislike him aren't going to instantly flip. Being heel won't change the fact that he's going to be "the guy" for the next 10 years. But will he though? He will be one of the guys but not the guy.
Look at the rest of the roster. Ambrose, Balor, AJ, Joe etc. They are merch machines and completely over with the crowd.
IMO the days of the guy are gone.
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Post by Edge618 on Apr 8, 2016 13:59:21 GMT -5
yeesh the people in this thread. if he plays a heel well, and is a compelling character, then yes people will enjoy that. but if he's a bland heel that stumbles on the mic and his weaknesses still aren't protected then NO people will not 'suck his dick' or 'worship the ground he walks on'. he could have been a compelling face too but they failed at making him into that, note how i say they failed and not roman. Where's heel Roman Reigns? Crowd reaction had never determined whether a wrestler is heel or face. Is John Cena heel too? crowd reaction has never determined whether a wrestler is heel or face...that is the most asinine thing i've read on here in a while. other than the current wwe product, crowd reaction has dictated character development since the get-go. it's called giving the crowd what they want to see so they'll give us lots of money. good business. Then answer this question. Are John Cena and Roman Reigns heel? If you answer no, you validate my statement. And I didnt say the reaction doesnt dictate what direction they go with the character. Im just saying whether booed or cheered Reigns is a face. Correct? Yes. Whether booed or cheered John Cena is a face. Correct? Whether cheered or booed, Chris Jericho is heel? Correct?. Doesnt seem so assinine to me if you answer those questions honestly yourself.
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Post by jdfranchise on Apr 8, 2016 14:40:04 GMT -5
yeesh the people in this thread. if he plays a heel well, and is a compelling character, then yes people will enjoy that. but if he's a bland heel that stumbles on the mic and his weaknesses still aren't protected then NO people will not 'suck his dick' or 'worship the ground he walks on'. he could have been a compelling face too but they failed at making him into that, note how i say they failed and not roman. Yeah. Not going to get that through to a certain section of this board, though. If people like or appreciate Roman if he turns heel, it's probably because he'll be doing a good job in his role. A large segment of us have been saying for a year or more that he's going to make one of the best heels the company has seen in years. I appreciate good heels, and so, if that prediction turns out to be true, I'll appreciate Roman Reigns. The blind "people will like him when he turns heel" opinion usually fails to acknowledge that there will likely be a perfectly good reason for that - Roman Reigns makes an absolutely horrible babyface, and, his personality, demeanor, and attitude indicates that he could be an absolutely incredible heel. With that in mind, it's baffling to me why people wouldn't be able to see why he'll be much more widely accepted as a heel. This pretty much, but I'm going to mention another section of people. The people who just have complete apathy for Roman. The ones who don't like him as a face because he's horrible and way too forced, the ones that hate his heel work because he's still horrible (but at least he's a bit more natural playing a douche. Must be a real personality trait). I'm in that group of people that just want Reigns to go away, period. I acknowledge that he is a good athlete with a marketable look and heritage. Unfortunately, those are his only redeeming qualities to me. I think he got over originally because of the Shield, where the majority of their cheers were for the more complete performers in Ambrose and Rollins. Then of course there was the Royal Rumble in 2014, where his cheers were more because the crowd sh*t on Dave Batista and WWE's decision not to put Daniel Bryan in the Rumble match. Either way, he got them by association and not because he actually earned them through any sort of work (except maybe not to injure anyone). Vince was always probably going push this guy, but those cheers must have given him the wrong impression about how over Reigns was at the time. Now we've been subjected to him trying to justify it for two years and burying everyone with a chance in the process. HHH, while knowing better, tried his best to help set Roman up for success. But success happens in wrestling when everyone involved works hard to get better, something Roman's entitled ass isn't too keen on (we've read the interviews). "There's nothing that anybody can say negatively to me that will make me believe you are correct."-interview with Kingston Whig Standard prior to Mania. Uh yeah, the 30 year old guys who boo you for not being very good at your job are kind of right, especially when they pay your salary by spending arguably the most money at the shows. I think that's my biggest problem with him (and quite frankly turns me off to ever liking him), is that he either is very stupid about the way a business works or that he doesn't understand that those 30 year old guys (parents, just like he and I) are the fans he wants to be invested in him. If my 11 year old son likes something, I'm going to check it out to see if it is something I think he needs to have in his life. Take Roman for example here. My son my likes Roman, but if I think he's a bad example to follow, I'm going to do everything in my power to discourage him, but ultimately accept it because it is his choice. Fans are kind of put in that same boat by being forced to accept that this is who Vince and company has chosen to invest time and resources in. Our choice is that we don't have to pay our money if that isn't acceptable. Rant Over.
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Post by SodaGuy on Apr 8, 2016 15:30:49 GMT -5
It's amazing that people still don't understand that most people who are called "haters" of Roman simply do not like his booking and character. You'd see that most people who "hate" Roman Reigns actually enjoy (some of) his in-ring work and hate his character because it's not working for him. Roman is not the guy for a "goody goody" baby face. It's why most people on this forum have been saying for- ing-ever that they should embrace the reaction and turn him into a heel. If he excelled at this character than people would warm up to him and wouldn't mind seeing him pushed. It's not about Roman. It's about the forced baby face character that does not work. Fans can see when talent are enjoying themselves and being real. It's why New Day is over like a mug. We recognize that they're out there having fun and being themselves. Roman comes off fake compared to New Day and that's why fans s*** on him. He can have good matches until the cows come home but until they fix his character and booking.. I guess "haters gonna hate".
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Post by China Claus on Apr 8, 2016 16:12:29 GMT -5
There's potential in Reigns. At least in WWE's eyes. He's big, good looking, athletic. He just lacks that natural charisma that the greats have.
Also, Roman Reigns threads never turn out well.
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Post by K5 on Apr 8, 2016 16:37:59 GMT -5
yeesh the people in this thread. if he plays a heel well, and is a compelling character, then yes people will enjoy that. but if he's a bland heel that stumbles on the mic and his weaknesses still aren't protected then NO people will not 'suck his dick' or 'worship the ground he walks on'. he could have been a compelling face too but they failed at making him into that, note how i say they failed and not roman. crowd reaction has never determined whether a wrestler is heel or face...that is the most asinine thing i've read on here in a while. other than the current wwe product, crowd reaction has dictated character development since the get-go. it's called giving the crowd what they want to see so they'll give us lots of money. good business. Then answer this question. Are John Cena and Roman Reigns heel? If you answer no, you validate my statement. And I didnt say the reaction doesnt dictate what direction they go with the character. Im just saying whether booed or cheered Reigns is a face. Correct? Yes. Whether booed or cheered John Cena is a face. Correct? Whether cheered or booed, Chris Jericho is heel? Correct?. Doesnt seem so assinine to me if you answer those questions honestly yourself. did the fans turn batista heel? yes. did the fans 'choose' steve austin? yes. the rock? yes. hulk hogan? yes. why didn't lex luger last? because he failed at getting over as a face. they tried forcing john cena as the top face. business has dwindled. they are trying to force roman as the new top face. did not work out as they planned and is getting spat right back in their face. they tried not to make daniel bryan a top face...and look what happened. so at the end of the day, i'd say the fans do decide. i do, however, take back that asinine comment as i misunderstood your exact point. upon clarification it's a fair argument.
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Post by Edge618 on Apr 8, 2016 17:09:41 GMT -5
Then answer this question. Are John Cena and Roman Reigns heel? If you answer no, you validate my statement. And I didnt say the reaction doesnt dictate what direction they go with the character. Im just saying whether booed or cheered Reigns is a face. Correct? Yes. Whether booed or cheered John Cena is a face. Correct? Whether cheered or booed, Chris Jericho is heel? Correct?. Doesnt seem so assinine to me if you answer those questions honestly yourself. did the fans turn batista heel? yes. did the fans 'choose' steve austin? yes. the rock? yes. hulk hogan? yes. why didn't lex luger last? because he failed at getting over as a face. they tried forcing john cena as the top face. business has dwindled. they are trying to force roman as the new top face. did not work out as they planned and is getting spat right back in their face. they tried not to make daniel bryan a top face...and look what happened. so at the end of the day, i'd say the fans do decide. i do, however, take back that asinine comment as i misunderstood your exact point. upon clarification it's a fair argument. Yes, we both were misunderstood.
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Post by cripplercrossface on Apr 8, 2016 17:21:59 GMT -5
If Roman turns heel his haters will cheer him and worship the ground he walks on.
It will happen. I'm never going to cheer for Roman Reigns if he turns heel. I'd dislike him more if he turns.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 8, 2016 23:41:59 GMT -5
Lets hate Reigns because he's a face but if he comes out and tells us to shut up we'll love him!!! you guys please ban me...
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