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ParanoidObsessive posted...

To be fair, they didn't actually NEED to do that. Brock's limited schedule means they could have just had him be somewhat elusive (sure, there's the "champion must defend every X number of days" rule, but the WWE ignores that for pretty much every belt constantly these days anyway), or just have other high-level competitors demand title shots first, fail, and then ultimately have the giant brought down by the intended giant killer. In a way, it would mimic how they tended to build the various monster heels that existed solely so Hulk Hogan could beat them in the 80s.

It wouldn't make a lot of sense to have Brock come out hot to fight *then* hold off for 6-9 months. I know that people don't take the story seriously, but that's stretching any credulity. Plus, given that Angle is a face GM, it wouldn't make sense for him to keep the two apart when it's what the fans really want.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

Roman only becomes the de facto destined final opponent specifically BECAUSE Heyman called him out. The only reason they really need to "keep Roman from going after Brock" is because they created that exact problem for themselves.

Yes, but that was the whole point of having Taker lose again. After all, it doesn't do anything to enhance Reigns if they're still trying to push Reigns as a face (although, if they *had* went to turn him, having him crap over the Undertaker's legacy would be a brilliant way to do it especially since it got Brock massive heat for a while).

ParanoidObsessive posted...

To be fair, Roman's actually fairly skilled in terms of pure wrestling. He's capable in the ring and has a strong enough grasp of ring psychology. Under other circumstances, he'd probably be pretty over.

Does he have an amateur background? Because I know he played football and he was implied to be pretty green when starting at FCW/NXT.

ParanoidObsessive posted...

The real problem is that lack of charisma, though. Whether it's simply because of how he's booked, because it's hard to really emote when you're reading the cold, dead script a bunch of Hollywood writers have shit out for you (a problem multiple wrestlers seem to have these days, and something which has only really become a problem in the last decade or so), or because he really is a completely uninteresting lump of meat, Roman comes across as having zero personality, and it hurts him, bad. It puts him less on par with people like Rock or Cena, and more in the camp of guys like Diesel or Test.

Which, honestly, might be the main reason WHY the WWE refuses to go the Rock route and turn him heel. Because they're fully aware that the Rock's entire career was based on his own innate personal charisma, and that his ability to be a despicable but interesting heel is what helped pave his way to the eventual face turn (a career path shared by Triple H himself), but they're also aware that Roman has the personality of a dead fish, and they're afraid that once they turn him heel, he'll never have the necessary charm, humor, or gravitas to actually win the crowd over in any way.

Well, except for the fact that the Rock's big break came thanks to the guys in creative, including one guy who pitched the idea that the Rock could talk in the third-person. While the Rock had creative control and a lot of say, he was still dealing with a lot of this stuff.

Honestly, as we learned from New Day, there's still plenty of opportunity for talent to push their own creative. If Reigns had what it took (or cared about the business), he definitely would have enough stroke to move his character's direction. However, he's made it pretty clear he's just in it for the paycheck from his deleted tweets, etc.
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