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Has something happened to have Darren Young and Titus O'Neil working separately so much even teaming with different wrestlers? It just seems really peculiar to see as Darren Young’s come back from his op and injury.
Nothing in particular really. They just gave Titus a mini-push while he was gone and they have kept with that. Given how good of an ambassador Titus is, I am OK with that. It’s not like being in a tag team in WWE is the place to be anyway.
If Reigns and Triple H is set in stone for Mania, what match do you think would be best right now for Lesnar at Mania?
Personally, I wish that WWE would have Dean Ambrose win at Fastlane. Since the word making the rounds is Vince McMahon wants Lesnar to work against Braun Strowman (which I see as a huge mistake given the fact that Strowman is so new to the business), there is an easy way to book the match, and it could help Reigns in the end. Consider this, he was booed in Florida last week. What do you think will happen at Mania, when the “smart” fans from around the world converge? They enjoy taking over a show, so if they book Reigns vs. H, the champion will be the face. If Reigns wins, they will boo him loudly. It won’t go as Vince planned. So, at Fastlane, they could book the Three Way very competitively. At the end, they could Roman take a bump to the floor. Lesnar could hit a series of Germans/F5s on Dean, and have him ready to be pinned when all four Wyatts attack Brock and beat him up on the floor. Dean is out in the ring as Roman comes to. He looks at both Dean and what is happening with Brock, and decides to help save Brock, doing the right thing. The Wyatts could get the better of him and after beating him down, throw him in the ring (since they don’t want Brock to win). Both Dean and Roman are out but Dean comes to first (having no idea what happened to Roman). Dean then pins his friend and when he finds out later what happens, offers him the first shot when he beats HHH. Meanwhile, you team Roman with Brock against the whole Wyatt family and hopefully Roman gets some rub from Brock. Then, you have Dean pin HHH and win the Title, and you get a real WrestleMania moment and elevate another guy to the top of the card at a time when you desperately need new blood headlining shows.
I'm fine with AJ Styles going right to the main roster even though I think he would have better matches in NXT. But why does get to go straight to the main roster and not Samoa Joe? Both are the same age, same experience, and have had similar success in a lot of the same promotions.
The difference is the leverage that they had coming in. AJ had a lot while Joe was brought in to work with the young talent in Florida. Joe has made the most of the opportunity and showed WWE he has a lot left in the tank.
I really liked Tyler Breeze on NXT. After the call up he beat Ziggler, but now seems to be losing all his matches on Raw and even on superstars/main event. I had a bad feeling when he got the call up. Is he doomed, much like Adam Rose, Bo Dallas, etc. ?
Right now, it certainly seems like he is. And if Vince changes his mind about him and tries to push him, he will run into the familiar situation where he has already told the fans that the guy doesn’t matter, and then he will wonder why he doesn’t get over when he tries to push him.
So HHH is the champ yet again? What a great idea! I can almost see the ratings drop! Wouldn't it have been a better business decision to let Sheamus win the Rumble (after dominating it), build back up his credibility (which is at zero now) and then let Roman Reigns have his WM Moment? They just gave him the belt in December. For what? To look like a schmuck? I think a 15 year old boy could do a better job booking this pathetic company. And this is why I don't watch wrestling today. But I do make sure I read your site everyday!
You answered your own question. If his credibility is at zero right now, having Sheamus dominate one Rumble doesn’t suddenly make him a top guy in the eyes of the fans. As I mentioned above, WWE could use HHH as champ as a way to give a rub to Ambrose. Even if not, at least having Reigns beat him culminates a storyline. I see why they did it.
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