3 Years ago today... one of the loudest crowd reactions in RAW history
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That's Ambrose promo before the triple threat with AJ and Cena ripped into that..damn near my promo of the year. Ambrose ate Cena alive..lol
No lie two belts Orton was legit. I enjoyed Orton's last title run.
That's the thing tho. Reigns was already over until that whole Daniel Bryan incident happened. The marks used him as a scapegoat for something he had no hand in.
That's why I don't agree with the Reigns hate because the only reason he gets hated on in the first place is because Daniel Bryan can't be the guy.
It's much worse than that..Roman wasn't ready and more importantly, the WWE BASICALLY told the fans that Bryan isn't good enough to be the top guy but Reigns, who was green as a surprise goes guy, was.
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Batista is another one who's return kind of flopped because of the Daniel Bryan situation.
I think Reigns at that time would've still been a respectable choice to be the guy. He was over, he had the look, and he had potential.
Even tho Bryan was red hot, I could still see why wwe made the decision they made to go another route. The rock & cena was cosigned, stamped, & approved by the wwe.
In an alternate world where the Daniel Bryan situation never popped off, Reigns would be one of the most beloved wrestlers in the company.
If that was true, they would of chose him over Bryan like they chose Rock over Taker, DX, and Foley.
Even if they pulled the trigger on Reigns when he was really over in that 2014 Rumble or 2015, whatever year it was, they would have eventually turned on him. It was inevitable
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Getting Attitude era pops in 2014? There's lots of in-ring talent in WWE at the moment but not one damn person on the roster that could elicit a crowd reaction like this
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That's the thing tho. Reigns was already over until that whole Daniel Bryan incident happened. The marks used him as a scapegoat for something he had no hand in.
That's why I don't agree with the Reigns hate because the only reason he gets hated on in the first place is because Daniel Bryan can't be the guy.
Only in wrestling do people get mad at the audience for not liking something they are meant to like.
It's not an issue of Smarks. Casual fans aren't even a real thing anymore.
Imagine if dudes pushed Ths Warlock over Hulk Hogan. If people like something, why is there even a slight debate as to whether to give it to them?!?!?
You really can't get mad at the crowd hijacking shows, because if you gave them something engaging they wouldn't.
That's like Beyoncé performing the Yodel and then getting mad at the crowd for not enjoying it.
It's really that simple.
When people boo Reigns, they are booing creative by proxy.
He represents the idea that their opinion doesn't matter, and Bryan represented the idea that their opinion did.
It's not even the fact that he's a bad wrestler, but he's blatantly miscast. People view him as a corporate shill. And no that's not his fault. But it is what it is.
Like seriously how can they get something THAT WRONG.
How fukking tone deaf can u be?
People say why we're Attitude Era crowds so hot, well for one, they actually were getting a show they were interested in.
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Batista flopped because the WWE tried to make it look like Bryan would be in the RR after losing to Bray earlier. They build up anticipation and when Bryan wasn't entered in the RR, Batista and even Rey Mysterio (and Reigns) caught the firestorm from that. You're blaming "smarks" (when you're actually one as well) when you should be blaming the WWE for awful booking. Bryan could have been in the Royal Rumble, showed a lot of effort and gotten tossed out and the fans would have not nearly been as pissed as what the WWE allowed to happen.
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I am a mark, but not all marks are one in the same. A lot of these marks are delusional, illogical, & self centered.
I think the wwe should get some blame for the Daniel Bryan situation, but I also think marks need to take responsibility for giving reigns hell because of something he had no hand in.
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How can u go against money? I don't see how they made that decision At all.
The segment in OP, was the first bit of wrestling I watched in 12 years. I just bumped into it. And I was like wow who is this guy. I didn't think about his height or look. He just had it, and it brought me back to wrestling.
Roman ain't got that. Your top guy should have that. Roman could have had that tho, easily. He just in a bad era.
Nah, If they would have did the Roman vs. HHH thing when the crowd was hot and not a year and a half later. He would have been a star. It was that simple.
Even after the Sheild Split, he still had a shot. But they booked him against his strengths. Hot shotted him to the title in a way that made no real sense and he got exposed.
They made the same mistake they made with Sid vicious, same mistake they made with Diesel, same mistake with Warrior.
You can't crown a new "Guy" until the spot is vacant.
DBry was hot. But Cena was still the guy. You have to turn Cena heel to make Roman his successor. Right now he's sitting in Cenas lap.
Casuals see Cena as the guy, his moment is Vs. Cena. Nobody can crown him except the previous top guy. That's wrestling 101.
right now they're trying to do a 1a - Cena, 1b - Reigns situation.
Similar to Rock/Austin, Macho/Hogan, Bret/Shawn
Difference is one of them traditionally has always been heel.
It's not written well at all.
Turn him heel, and put Paul Ellering with him. He needs a mouth piece and fresh start.
Dbry with that pop 
He'll be back in the indies in like 1 year.
He'll be back in the indies in like 1 year.
On that day of that segment was one of he greatest days in neckbeard history but for Bryan...it was just another Monday
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Reigns never got his opportunity for his momentum with the fans to boil over and receive that type of love because about time the Daniel Bryan situation popped off and the wwe gradually went to reigns a lot of the fans turned on him.
He never got his Batista or Cena moment with the fans.