04-01-2017, 06:15 PM | #321 |
BAY BAY
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Yup, you just need to find a connection. I believe non scripted Roman could do that.
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04-01-2017, 06:25 PM | #322 |
Resident drug enabler
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I remember when The Shield first started feuding with Evolution, they did a promo on Main Event (random, I know). Triple H had cut a promo earlier calling The Shield a bunch of no-names. Ambrose and Rollins did their part and then when it came time for Reigns he just said to the crowd "No names? Let me ask you guys. Do I have a name?" and the crowd cheered. Then he was like "What's my name??" and they were like "Roman Reigns!"
It was simple. Not anything special. Not asking him to go above his means and cut a brilliant promo. He actually had some genuine swagger though. Not the manufactured, cringeworthy type they try to pull of with him now. He came off as the perfect "cool badass" type. |
04-02-2017, 02:44 AM | #323 |
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It's actually funny to go back and see how universally over Reigns was when the SHIELD turned face up through his initial injury. He was a budding star.
Then they overplayed their hand and rushed him right into the main event. |
04-02-2017, 04:02 AM | #324 |
Taller than Adam Cole
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I recently read someone complain about how Jim Cornette "Unnecessarily put himself over" in his induction speech.
I'm like, huh? Cornette was one of the big draws of this Ceremony, because people wondered if he was going to go off on people. And the story of the Rock 'n Rolls is hard to tell without mentioning Cornette. |
04-02-2017, 03:23 PM | #325 |
Tongue my Fartbox
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Is Undertaker banned from these events or does he consider it a wrestling date he doesn't have to do? I don't think I've ever seen him at one of these HOF events.
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04-03-2017, 12:32 AM | #326 |
TPWW's HHH Mark Since '04
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He's old school kayfabe and him in a tux at the HOF would kill the gimmick. Same reason he's only done a handful of interviews too.
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