Tito I know the current WWE Product annoys and dismays you but instead of leaving have you given thought to reducing your coverage and articles strictly to news and NXT? Quit RAW, SD, and the Main PPVs cold turkey and focus on NXT and the product we will see once Vince takes his final 1, 2, 3.
Cass has the look and size but he needs more time in Japan and Indies learning how to perform better as a big man. Once he refines his style the WWE will bring him back as a surprise Rumble Participant or something and make a big deal.
Could work with the right angle. Let Braun win but go crazy after the match and refuse to back down and continue to brutalize Reigns. He ignores the bell, throws a ref out of the ring and continues till the decision is reversed and Braun is declared the loser. The Following RAW Braun can be barred from wrestling for the title for a specific period of time. Angry Braun takes this out on Seth Rollins and wins the IC title. Once he has the IC title has a few challengers step up to keep Braun distracted from his Shield hatred and help give more credibility to the IC title.
Ronald Regan was famous long before politics.
I love all the Tito hate! If LoP was a wrestling promotion Tito would have his place as the Chris Jericho of the organization. Plenty of folks read his columns and are entertained by his views. At the same time he has those who read every week just to argue with his opinion.
Roddy Piper once said "Wrestling is a simple business. You get fans to hate someone so much that they pay money to see him get his ass kicked."
I have to mention this because the statement gives validation to Tito's statement in regards to the Reigns Empire. Reigns has no where left to go. He is the face champion without any strong heels to feud with. His previous chase of the title has made the concept stale. Roman can perhaps feud with the Authority but even then, they need wrestlers who haven't been positioned as jokes to make any threat serious. Sadly instead of turning Reigns heel who is obsessed with being the main star and giving him some real personality to build on, they continue to push him as a stale face. Now if the past is an indicator they will have attempt to shoe horn others into the heel role in order to give Reigns opponents to feud with.
This means either Brock is going to lose without getting pinned to maintain his heat for future business or he will win and get cashed in the next night on RAW and drop the belt to Braun.
I also want to see Braun lose sunday against Owens. I want him to dominate the match and brutally beat the hell out of Owens then in the end have the ref open the door and toss Owens out. Now hear me out. After the match Braun can cut promo's how Owens victory over him just means Braun himself is going to have to come after Owens harder than before and that they are a long way from the end of the feud. I think the feud and its ending could be some weird Zen moment that see's Owens stop running and stand up to Braun. In the end play it off that Braun was trying to get KO to stand up for himself and be man that he can respect and the fans can get behind. If done right I bet you KO would get over like MFer at the end of the feud. Fans love when a wrestler legit builds another up with support.
I think that is why its working with the fans. He has it. This feud with Owens has been a bit fun. Now imagine him messing with Reigns the same way. Rock didn't hit the Zeitergiest till he went full heel. His early days in the NoD as a Heel Ric Flair was great stuff. If Reigns goes heel changes his music and look to become the "Corporate Champion" Rock once was, he may get some good heat. He can cut a promo about being pissed that the fans wouldn't support him before but as Corporate Champ they have no choice. Let Braun go rattlesnake destroying cars and making Reigns look bad. If they both deliver a feud between the too could elevate them both.
I kinda like Braun and Owens schtick right now. The Braun stuff remind me of some of old stuff they used to book for Austin back in the day. I still think Braun can carry the weight of the show but he needs a foil. A heel that Authority can push to attempt to screw him out of the title. If Reigns goes full heel it may work as long as Braun gets the upper hand on the shows like Austin back in the day.
Don't forget D'LO and Val Venis as well.
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