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IS ROMAN BEYOND BEING REDEEMED, DID WWE FAIL BY NOT UTILIZING BULLY RAY AS A SINGLES TALENT, ANNOUNCING AND MORE

By Mike Johnson on 2015-10-08 10:00:00
I realize this has been asked once before but why do WWE commentators use monitors to do play by play when they are so close to the ring? What do you suppose would happen if the bank of monitors were to go blank? The screens suddenly going dark. Would they try and continue commenting or just simply stop talking altogether?

The announcers are commentating on what the audience at home is seeing. If the monitors went out, that would be something else but normally WWE management wants the announcers to discuss and lead the audience in synch with what they are watching.

Do you think Roman Reigns is cursed? No matter how hard he tries and how far away from the heavyweight championship he is, the fans still don't give him a fair shake...all due to his Royal Rumble win and that WWE made him "thee man" to be. I can't see any way that the fans will get behind him other than him turning on the fans, winning the belt while crapping on them. Then, ironically, the fans will love him. I feel the longer he stays in this role as a face that gets booed, the more deeper in the hole he joins John Cena in his reactions..which may be irreversible unless it's turned around soon.

I don't think he's cursed. I think the audience turned on him because of the fandom for Daniel Bryan but since then Reigns has worked extremely hard and taken some really brutal beatings in order to prove himself. The biggest issue surrounding him has always been how he's scripted, but that's beyond his control.

So I see on Raw that Randy Orton has no problem teaming with Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose, despite their history less than a year ago. And for some reason Kevin Owens and Rusev have no problem teaming with each other either, despite them having no reason (or explanation) to team. Rhetorical question, but where is the logic?

The logic is he's willing to co-exist with people he doesn't like to get at a common enemy. That's a theme that has existed as long as pro wrestling storylines.

Do you think WWE missed the boat with Bully Ray? He was still freshly a main eventer in the eyes of fans, but then becomes a mid card tag team guy. They could have kept his aura as a bad ass brawler going and could have been a much needed main eventer who has already been built for them (face or heel). Not saying give him the title (although they definitely could), but he definitely had a better and more believable aura around him than, say, Big Show, Kane, and even some of the newer guys, even Cesaro and Kevin Owens. Hell, he could have even went toe to toe with Brock Lesnar if he came in as his bad ass Bully Ray character, than his taped up frames with no glass.

I think to an extent, they have, but you also have to remember that they want him to be in the tag team division for something of a farewell run more than they want him to be a singles star. I personally would love to see him work with Cesaro, Owens, etc. but right now, it's not in the cards.

What did I just learn now? Matt Hardy won the TNA World Heavyweight Championship at Bound for Glory this past Sunday only to be forced to relinquish the title two days later. Why did TNA decide to go with this booking?

For whatever reason, it's the storyline they chose to go with.

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