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Just wanted to get your guys opinion, because I'm somewhat torn... Do you think Reigns is deserving of the push many are expecting him to get?

I'm not too familiar with his background. But it's obvious he's green in the ring. I'm hoping they're not pushing him too early. Before he's ready. Then again it's the fans who are putting him over. The WWE is just reacting
 
Just wanted to get your guys opinion, because I'm somewhat torn... Do you think Reigns is deserving of the push many are expecting him to get?

Definitely. I was skeptical when he was first brought up with Ambrose & Rollins, but he's exceeded my expectations big time. He's not nearly as green as they said he was, gets huge reactions, doing solid on the mic, and you can tell he's learning a lot from 2 veterans who have been around the wrestling scene for a long time.
 
Love Reigns, not as much as Ambrose and Rollins, but I'm very glad to see him getting pushed. Not everybody needs to be a master technician, and he brings a good degree of excitement to the ring in his own way.
 
Looks like we are gonna get Bryan vs Kane and Evolution vs Shield at Extreme Rules to go along with the already announced Cena vs Wyatt and Big E vs Tournament Winner
 
I have a feeling Cesaro and BNB are coming out of this tournament. Which is awesome. If this was a year ago RVD and Sheamus would have been locks.

Another week and still no Undertaker.
 
Looks like we are gonna get Bryan vs Kane and Evolution vs Shield at Extreme Rules to go along with the already announced Cena vs Wyatt and Big E vs Tournament Winner

That crowd at Raw last night was flat.. just awful. If I'm WWE I'm staying away from live shows in Alabama for awhile. Granted, it wasn't the most exciting show ever, but there were some quality matches and segments. The reaction (or lack there of) when Evolution's music hit was embarassing. I totally marked out.

Glad to see Kane go back to the masked monster version. Glad to see the mid card featured (IC tournament, tag matches, Rusev).

Extreme Rules Card shaping up pretty nicely for a 2nd tier PPV
- Evolution vs. The Shield (this should main event)
- Daniel Bryan (c) vs. Kane for the WWE WHC
- Bray Wyatt vs. John Cena - Steel Cage match
- Paige (c) vs. Tamina for the Divas Title
- Big E (c) vs. ??? for the IC Title

I'm still guessing we see Cesaro vs. Swagger too. I think Sheamus/BNB beat Cesaro in the final off a Swagger distraction/interference. Personally, with the way the IC belt has been booked the past year or two, I almost hope Cesaro stays away from it.
 
I have a feeling Cesaro and BNB are coming out of this tournament. Which is awesome. If this was a year ago RVD and Sheamus would have been locks.

Another week and still no Undertaker.

I'm not sure about takers health. He was legitametly hurt at mania.
 
Just wanted to get your guys opinion, because I'm somewhat torn... Do you think Reigns is deserving of the push many are expecting him to get?

He has the pedigree, but I don't feel he's paid his dues for a world title push. Upper midcard sure, but his mic work isn't the best right now.
 
Figured it would be best to move conversation away from the Spoiler thread.

Glad to see them get the US belt off Ambrose since his storyline doesn't really require it. With the unified World Title, there's no reason the IC and US titles can't get a little bump in prestige right now seeing as they have moved up to the #2 and #3 titles.

Bryan v Kane has been done quite a bit, but I'm into Kane re-emerging as a monster, putting on some good matches, and giving Bryan a transitional opponent before he faces his next real test. It's the Rocky formula at it's finest. He loses in Rocky I, wins in Rocky II, defends the title until he runs into Clubber Lang in Rocky III. Seems like Lesnar could be Clubber Lang in this scenario.

I like seeing the Shield in a high-profile feud with Evolution, but what's the pay off going to be? I know the plan has always been to have Ambrose and Rollins turn heel on Reigns, but what if Reigns jumps ship to Evolution when Batista leaves to promote Guardians? He has the generational pedigree like Orton, and fits the mold of Evolution. Would be a welcomed swerve opposed to the Ambrose/Rollins turn that everyone expects.

There are a lot of good workers that I would like to see get involved in the tag title picture when they aren't going after the US/IC titles. Ziggler, Kofi, Miz, Swagger, Rhodes, etc. There's nothing wrong with throwing guys together for a run at the titles. How many different partners did Jericho, Benoit, Christian, and Edge have back in the day when they were going after midcard/tag titles.
 
Figured it would be best to move conversation away from the Spoiler thread.

Glad to see them get the US belt off Ambrose since his storyline doesn't really require it. With the unified World Title, there's no reason the IC and US titles can't get a little bump in prestige right now seeing as they have moved up to the #2 and #3 titles.

Bryan v Kane has been done quite a bit, but I'm into Kane re-emerging as a monster, putting on some good matches, and giving Bryan a transitional opponent before he faces his next real test. It's the Rocky formula at it's finest. He loses in Rocky I, wins in Rocky II, defends the title until he runs into Clubber Lang in Rocky III. Seems like Lesnar could be Clubber Lang in this scenario.

I like seeing the Shield in a high-profile feud with Evolution, but what's the pay off going to be? I know the plan has always been to have Ambrose and Rollins turn heel on Reigns, but what if Reigns jumps ship to Evolution when Batista leaves to promote Guardians? He has the generational pedigree like Orton, and fits the mold of Evolution. Would be a welcomed swerve opposed to the Ambrose/Rollins turn that everyone expects.

There are a lot of good workers that I would like to see get involved in the tag title picture when they aren't going after the US/IC titles. Ziggler, Kofi, Miz, Swagger, Rhodes, etc. There's nothing wrong with throwing guys together for a run at the titles. How many different partners did Jericho, Benoit, Christian, and Edge have back in the day when they were going after midcard/tag titles.

The Kane Daniel Bryan storyline already happened with Zach Ryder. I'm tired of seeing Kane already and they already used up Orton Vs. Bryan to the point of no return.
 
The Kane Daniel Bryan storyline already happened with Zach Ryder. I'm tired of seeing Kane already and they already used up Orton Vs. Bryan to the point of no return.

I didn't say it was a great feud or anything, but Kane is a solid transitional challenger before Bryan faces his next real opponent.
 
Brie Bella needs acting classes. Also watching Ziggler getting eliminated by Santino yesterday.... What? They must hate this guy.
 
Brie Bella needs acting classes. Also watching Ziggler getting eliminated by Santino yesterday.... What? They must hate this guy.

He's been on their shit list for some tweets and quotes that he made.
 
Batista is devolving into a monkey. He needs to actually shave his head again.
 

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