Roman Reigns Suspended

[Juan]

30 days for Wellness Policy violation, via WWE.com

[Cool King]

STAMFORD, Conn. — WWE has suspended Joe Anoa`i (Roman Reigns) for 30 days effective immediately for his first violation of the company’s talent wellness policy

http://www.wwe.com/article/roman-reigns-suspended?sf29302844=1

Now there's a surprise.

I wonder what's going to happen now with Battleground.

[Simple Fan]

Yay two threads. Sucks for him if it's true.

[Cool King]

Wait, I just saw the date for Battleground and I think he'll just make it.

[Cool King]

Yay two threads.

Surprising or "breaking" news does do that.

[Cool King]

Maybe if we're lucky, we'll get a third.

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I apologize to my family, friends and fans for my mistake in violating WWE’s wellness policy. No excuses. I own it.</p>&mdash; Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWERomanReigns/status/745330978369867776">June 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Cool King]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en-gb"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">I apologize to my family, friends and fans for my mistake in violating WWE’s wellness policy. No excuses. I own it.</p>&mdash; Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) <a href="https://twitter.com/WWERomanReigns/status/745330978369867776">21 June 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Cool King]

Damn, must be "Double Day" today.

[RiX1024]

48 hours since losing the belt, must of hit hard on him, poor sod, save the three way dance for Summerslam

[KaosDarksol]

even if he is back for battleground it's going to be hard to build a triple threat with only 2 of the people on raw and smackdown.

[Cool King]

He'll probably appear at the event after the title match and that would be the beginning of the build up to the Triple Threat Match at SummerSlam.

[Jordan]

He ain't no John Cena.

[Innovator]

NoGains Reigns

[Black Widow]

You can't wrestle



For 30 days

[Cool King]

Did Juan just merged my thread with his but is claiming my thread as his own?

[harmsway]

Conspiracy theory asks, did they know about the test before Sunday at 5pm?

[Big Vic]

Hopefully vince loses faith in him

[Big Vic]

Conspiracy theory asks, did they know about the test before Sunday at 5pm?
I was thinking that too but then why not just have Rollins beat him by count out last night?

[Emperor Smeat]

Bit surprised they didn't do any advance warning for him like its always been rumored what the WWE does for their top stars or something similar to one of Orton's past suspensions where its a semi-suspension but keeps tv time I think.

[Black Widow]

Somewhere, The Rock is being handed a large bag of cash and a wig.

[harmsway]

I was thinking that too but then why not just have Rollins beat him by count out last night?

If they had no knowledge it was coming that get sure lucky to take the title off him sunday

[Triple A]

Conspiracy theory asks, did they know about the test before Sunday at 5pm?

They knew about it since Monday the 13th according to this email I got 5 days ago from some random guy

from: 'Mark M'
to: news@tpww.net
date: Thu, Jun 16, 2016 at 3:50 PM

Just got word that Reigns failed Wellness Policy test on Monday. Should break soon.
Sent from my iPhone

[#BROKEN Hasney]

Oh shit, Mark Madden sending the tips in.

[ClockShot]

Nice to know even some of the Untouchables get punished.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

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[Juan]

Did Juan just merged my thread with his but is claiming my thread as his own?

No, I went and made an edit to my original post and when I was done, the threads were already merged. Plz don't feed the "Juan is a horrible mod" trolls.

[broverboard]

The absence could be a good opportunity to freshen Roman up a bit.

I'd keep him off TV a while after the suspension finishes and have him return by brutalising Ambrose (who's still the champ) at the end of Summerslam. You've then got Roman as a heel feuding with the ever popular Ambrose which is something we've yet to see. Could be interesting.

[Simple Fan]

He'll miss the draft. He could be a free agent when he returns and gets to choose which show he's on. Wonder what this does for the small group of fans he does have.

[Triple A]

Did Juan just merged my thread with his but is claiming my thread as his own?

When threads are merged, the one posted first automatically becomes the "original post"

[Big Vic]

They knew about it since Monday the 13th according to this email I got 5 days ago from some random guy
wonder if this is legit.

[Dark One]

https://www.cultofwhatever.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/vince_mcmahon-crying.gif

[Cool King]

When threads are merged, the one posted first automatically becomes the "original post"

Ahh I see.

Makes sense.

[#BROKEN Hasney]

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/ClgHIXVUYAAZJJM.jpg

[Shadrick]

Conspiracy theory asks, did they know about the test before Sunday at 5pm?

i think its likely

[slik]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh Roman Reigns.... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash">#WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RomanReigns?src=hash">#RomanReigns</a> <a href="https://t.co/yiSPuRldmh">pic.twitter.com/yiSPuRldmh</a></p>&mdash; The Fan's Podcast (@TheFansPodcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFansPodcast/status/745353835368030208">June 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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[Simple Fan]

wonder if this is legit.

I could see it if they would have not announced a highly anticipated Shield triple threat less then 24 hours ago. Just wouldn't make much sense from a business standpoint of they knew about it.

[Mercenary]

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You owe me a soda now :rofl:
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[Juan]

<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Oh Roman Reigns.... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/WWE?src=hash">#WWE</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/RomanReigns?src=hash">#RomanReigns</a> <a href="https://t.co/yiSPuRldmh">pic.twitter.com/yiSPuRldmh</a></p>&mdash; The Fan's Podcast (@TheFansPodcast) <a href="https://twitter.com/TheFansPodcast/status/745353835368030208">June 21, 2016</a></blockquote>
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Lmao

[Juan]

Dave Meltzer stated on Wrestling Observer Radio that WWE knew of Roman Reigns' "wellness policy" violation in advance of yesterday's Raw and in fact, they likely knew before Sunday's PPV as well.

With Reigns being suspended for 30 days and Battleground scheduled for July 24, simple math shows that Reigns suspension would be over before the PPV. However, if he is not on TV, it remains to be seen how WWE would explain his absence, assuming they go ahead with the Triple Threat match for the title (which all signs indicate that they will). It also remains to be seen how WWE will handle Reigns involvement in the July 19 draft, though technically he doesn't need to be there for that show.

[erickman]

the new jack swagger bad belt run busted for drugs then off to jobber city

[Simple Fan]

Can't see them writing him off with injury or anything given the publicity this will get. I could honestly see them do the triple threat with out him there for the build. It's not like he would contribute a lot in the build on the mic anyway having to go up against Rollins and Ambrose with one liners.

Rollins could complain that he gets to stay in the match and that he's already beat him when he was doped up. Ambrose doesn't care as he'd fight anybody on anything.

[XL]

You wouldn't know from the front page of wwe.com that anything was wrong. Top trending news story is the Stone Cold podcast. There's still a bunch of references to the Battleground Triple Threat, no mention of you search "Roman Reigns" or "suspension", only if you search all 3 words together.

[owenbrown]

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[Nicky Fives]

Keep him off of Battleground, have Rollins/Ambrose fight in a Non-Title Match with the stip that the winner gets to pick the stipulation for the Triple Threat at Summerslam.....easy way to keep Reigns out....

[Funky Fly is back]

Isn't this guy Umaga's kid? Damn. Hope he can reach out to Rikishi and get clean.

[evanbrown]

THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT!!! :mad::mad::mad: ROMAN DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

HE WAS SET UP BY ROLLINS OR AMBROSE BACKSTAGE BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS AND CAN'T HANDLE ROMAN'S SPOTLIGHT.

FUCK WWE. FUCK TPWW. FUCK YOU OWENBROWN, I HOPE YOU GET FIRED FROM PIGGLYWIGGLY CARRYING PEOPLE'S GROCERIES TO THEIR CAR OWEN. :mad::mad::mad: I AM SICK OF WWE. FIRST CENA LOSES AND NOW THIS BULLSHIT. FUCK EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING I AM NEVER POSTING AGAIN. I AM DONE WATCHING WWE FOREVER. GOOD BYE.

[Heisenberg]

Isn't this guy Umaga's kid? Damn. Hope he can reach out to Rikishi and get clean.

Chewbacca Mom?

[owenbrown]

THIS IS FUCKING BULLSHIT!!! :mad::mad::mad: ROMAN DIDN'T DO ANYTHING WRONG.

HE WAS SET UP BY ROLLINS OR AMBROSE BACKSTAGE BECAUSE THEY ARE JEALOUS AND CAN'T HANDLE ROMAN'S SPOTLIGHT.

FUCK WWE. FUCK TPWW. FUCK YOU OWENBROWN, I HOPE YOU GET FIRED FROM PIGGLYWIGGLY CARRYING PEOPLE'S GROCERIES TO THEIR CAR OWEN. :mad::mad::mad: I AM SICK OF WWE. FIRST CENA LOSES AND NOW THIS BULLSHIT. FUCK EVERYONE AND EVERYTHING I AM NEVER POSTING AGAIN. I AM DONE WATCHING WWE FOREVER. GOOD BYE.

Joke's on you. There's not a Piggly Wiggly near me nor have I never worked in one or any grocery store for that matter. :p

[Emperor Smeat]

According to the sheets, looks like his suspension won't be as strict with the time off from tv since he's currently planned to be on next week's RAW.

Backstage reports are claiming because of his position as a top guy in the company, Roman Reigns will be allowed to appear on the next Monday Night Raw and will actually be 'written off' WWE television until the Battleground PPV. Plans are to still continue with the triple threat match.

Dave Meltzer also confirmed that top officials were aware of the failed wellness test at Money in the Bank.

Orton had something similar for his 2nd suspension I think with the WWE giving themselves some leeway to how he was punished.

[thekrow]

http://www.chwbackyard.com/uploads/2/5/4/6/25465882/9214998.jpg


This whole story reminds me of when DEVASTATOR was suspended and then sub sequently fired back in season 5 of CHW. He was in a top program in CHW, and was also fighting his ex-stable mate Innovator from Team FTW.


I really like Roman Reigns so I hope they don't end up firing him like Devastator.

[Simple Fan]

Fans really going to give it to him, I don't know if I would have him on Raw.

[Cool King]

According to the sheets, looks like his suspension won't be as strict with the time off from tv since he's currently planned to be on next week's RAW.


Backstage reports are claiming because of his position as a top guy in the company, Roman Reigns will be allowed to appear on the next Monday Night Raw and will actually be 'written off' WWE television until the Battleground PPV. Plans are to still continue with the triple threat match.

Dave Meltzer also confirmed that top officials were aware of the failed wellness test at Money in the Bank.

Orton had something similar for his 2nd suspension I think with the WWE giving themselves some leeway to how he was punished.

Well, I'm sure we can all expect to see many signs in the crowd at Raw next week making reference to his violation and/or suspension.

We can also all expect to see WWE crew running around like mad during Raw next week, confiscating those signs.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Devastator must've failed a physical or diabetes test.

[thekrow]

Devastator must've failed a physical or diabetes test.

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Nah it was some argument backstage, official reason was "unprofessional conduct". Devastator looked pretty damn good in his last CHW match...

[Bad News Gertner]

Joke's on you. There's not a Piggly Wiggly near me nor have I never worked in one or any grocery store for that matter. :p

Lol like your autistic ass could function at a grocery store

[Bad News Gertner]

http://www.chwbackyard.com/uploads/2/5/4/6/25465882/9214998.jpg


This whole story reminds me of when DEVASTATOR was suspended and then sub sequently fired back in season 5 of CHW. He was in a top program in CHW, and was also fighting his ex-stable mate Innovator from Team FTW.


I really like Roman Reigns so I hope they don't end up firing him like Devastator.

[Cool King]

http://i.imgur.com/ZCsRIg7.gif

Oh yeah, I forgot about that video.

Good times.

[Blonde Moment]

Can we please keep the backyard bullshit to its own thread please?

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

Still the worst Rumble ever. :fu:

[Corkscrewed]

Given that they knew about Roman's violation before RAW last night, why couldn't they have had Rollins take out Reigns in some segment last night, have Rollins vs Ambrose at Battleground, then have that match end in a DQ when Reigns comes in to attack Rollins during the match, setting up the triple threat for Summer Slam?




Isn't that just fucking obvious?? They needlessly prolong feuds all the time. Now, on the one people want to see some time spent on, they blow their load in one month?

[Shisen Kopf]

I like how El Moderator Juan merged both threads to make it his. COOL KINGS thread was here first. Again, abuse of power by that bully Juan. Once a bully always a perro!

[Maluco]

Honestly hope he returns as an upper card guy outside of the main event, just don't think he has it and this is maybe one more sign that he is not handling the pressure of being a top guy.

He doesn't have the skill set to be one, and while I wouldn't wish any ill will on him, I hope he comes back with his push reduced.

[Sepholio]

Does no one think this is a work? Let's be real. WWE pulled the trigger on alot of awesome shit at MITB. It continued at RAW. But them pulling the trigger on the shield triple threat for Battleground instead of waiting until SS? Seems like they wouldn't go that far that fast.

I imagine that with his suspension ending just before Battleground that he will be written out of the match on the next RAW. At Battleground he will come out, fresh off his suspension, and watch the match from the announce table. And then he will interfere and cause a DQ. And then we get the triple threat at SS.

[Simple Fan]

Does no one this is a work? Let's be real. WWE pulled the trigger on alot of awesome shit at MITB. It continued at RAW. But them pulling the trigger on the shield triple threat for Battleground instead of waiting until SS? Seems like they wouldn't go that far that fast.

I imagine that with his suspension ending just before Battleground that he will be written out of the match on the next RAW. At Battleground he will come out, fresh off his suspension, and watch the match from the announce table. And then he will interfere and cause a DQ. And then we get the triple threat at SS.

I've thought abiut it being a work as well. Like they seen the support that Titus got from his suspension and thought it might do the same for Reigns. Definitely feels like a work by letting him stick around til next week's Raw. I think if that's the case his suspension shouldn't start until then.

[KIRA]

If this is a dream I hope I never wake up.

The fans are going to lay into him.

[Sepholio]

He's gonna interfere in Brocks match at UFC200. Superman Punch from the top of the octagon.

[Emperor Smeat]

Does no one think this is a work? Let's be real. WWE pulled the trigger on alot of awesome shit at MITB. It continued at RAW. But them pulling the trigger on the shield triple threat for Battleground instead of waiting until SS? Seems like they wouldn't go that far that fast.

I imagine that with his suspension ending just before Battleground that he will be written out of the match on the next RAW. At Battleground he will come out, fresh off his suspension, and watch the match from the announce table. And then he will interfere and cause a DQ. And then we get the triple threat at SS.

Doubt it since an outside company is in charge of the actual testing. If anything, they would stand to lose a lot of reputation if it gets revealed the WWE fakes results for storyline stuff or their own purpose.

If anything, Reigns is very lucky he got popped now and not after Battleground since he'd miss out on Summerslam for the suspension. Only a couple of ppvs each year has more than 30 days in between them.

[thecc]

http://www.chwbackyard.com/uploads/2/5/4/6/25465882/9214998.jpg


This whole story reminds me of when DEVASTATOR was suspended and then sub sequently fired back in season 5 of CHW. He was in a top program in CHW, and was also fighting his ex-stable mate Innovator from Team FTW.


I really like Roman Reigns so I hope they don't end up firing him like Devastator.
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[Volare]

Must've not been a good drug, or a bad drug....BUT THEEEEE DRUG!

[Disturbed316]

Good riddance, send him back to mid card when he returns. He should have no place near the main event, terrible performer.

[Droford]

Seems insanely fucked up to suspend him, allow him to be on tv to be written off and allow him to come back in time to main event a PPV. Any goodwill he's gained with fans with his work over the past couple of months is flushed down the toilet.

[Damian Rey 2.0]

Kinda defeats the purpose of being suspended. Fails presumably a ped test yet will be on tv for another week and gets to take home a check for the next ppv. Pretty lax suspension.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'd like to see Roman Reigns come out on RAW next week and say that he doesn't deserve special treatment -- he broke the rules because he got pushed to a new level as champion, and he's got to take responsibility for it. The crowd will be cheering Reigns' absence and basically mocking the promo. Reigns can look at them in disgust and then just shake his head, toss the mic and walk out.

Battleground is Ambrose vs. Rollins for the belt. Reigns can return as a heel either after that match or during it, revealing that his suspension was over, stealing the title from his former buddy.

[Mr. Nerfect]

If someone takes out Reigns next week, who do you think it is? Lesnar? Triple H? Jericho? Corbin?

[Simple Fan]

Feel like writing him off with a storyline attack is the wrong thing to do. Just admit he got suspended and go on with it. People already know he's suspended so writing him off would be kind of dumb.

[Cool King]

If someone takes out Reigns next week, who do you think it is? Lesnar? Triple H? Jericho? Corbin?

If he were to be taken out, then I'd say it would be Anderson and Gallows that does it.

Having one man take out Reigns would just make him look weak.

[Dark One]

Seems insanely fucked up to suspend him, allow him to be on tv to be written off and allow him to come back in time to main event a PPV. Any goodwill he's gained with fans with his work over the past couple of months is flushed down the toilet.

Based on Smackdown spoilers, this seems to be what will actually happen. I'm just hoping they're not stupid enough to put the championship back on him at Battleground. Part of me believes they can't possibly be that dumb, but the rest of me has suffered through the past year of his booking.

But, like, holy shit--you thought he was hated before for being the "anointed one?" Just wait until he comes back from a personal fuck-up that would have torpedoed anyone else and takes the belt from the scrappy underdog everyone's wanted to see win it for the past year and a half? Oof.

If that happens, there's a pretty significant chance I'm done with the product unless something incredible happened during the draft beforehand.

[Big Vic]

I really hope they put him in the ring monday just to hear what the crowd chants

[Sepholio]

Well for what it's worth the raw on 8/1 in Atlanta is advertising Roman reigns as champion.......

[Lock Jaw]

If he were to be taken out, then I'd say it would be Anderson and Gallows that does it.

Having one man take out Reigns would just make him look weak.

Dunno, Reigns has a history of disappearing for weeks after getting beat up by one man.

[Innovator]

We need 20 good men

[Big Vic]

Remember back in 2009 they used to have matches like "Cena/HHH vs The Raw Roster" and the Raw roster would lose by DQ or something.

[Volare]

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[VSG]

I petition STD to do a follow up video for Reigns getting suspended.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Yeah, Reigns is getting the belt back at Battleground. Belt is only off of him until the 30 days suspension is up.

[SlickyTrickyDamon]

That's a shitty lesson to learn.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

There's nothing about how Roman has been booked to suggest otherwise. Obviously I don't think he should be champ, but if they want to gain him some traction, why not just have the 3-way at Summerslam?

[Savio]

There's nothing about how Roman has been booked to suggest otherwise.
He did lose cleanly

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I know, but do you not think that this one clean loss was his "punishment"? And it's not like the fans remembered the clean loss. He was protected because Ambrose came down and deflected the attention from Roman losing.

Kind of like how Bryan beating Cena didn't mean much because Orton cashed in on Bryan.

[DAMN iNATOR]

No, I went and made an edit to my original post and when I was done, the threads were already merged. Plz don't feed the "Juan is a horrible mod" trolls.

What's a troll? Sorry, I would've asked in the Wrestling Q&A Forum but oh yeah...WE DON'T HAVE ONE ANYMORE. How very convenient.

[DAMN iNATOR]

I know, but do you not think that this one clean loss was his "punishment"? And it's not like the fans remembered the clean loss. He was protected because Ambrose came down and deflected the attention from Roman losing.

Kind of like how Bryan beating Cena didn't mean much because Orton cashed in on Bryan.

Even so, even people with a decent memory will remember Cena and Reigns losing completely. I don't think it helps your argument when you compare the face of the company with the man being groomed to take over as such. Even moreso when you consider both involved the main company title changing hands.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Shane could take Reigns out of the Battleground Triple Threat leading to a match between the two at SummerSlam. Would it be fun to see Shane bounce around for Reigns?

[DAMN iNATOR]

Yeah, Reigns is getting the belt back at Battleground. Belt is only off of him until the 30 days suspension is up.

UGH, I hope not. It took SOFA KING long to get Ambrose as champ that I'd actually prefer to see him drop the belt no sooner than the September PPV (whether that's Backlash or Clash of Champions), and IMHO, he should drop it to Rollins and Reigns should piss off to mid-card Hell.

[Mr. Nerfect]

Reigns is not ready to be a main event player.

[DAMN iNATOR]

And yet, when Vince feels he's ready to take Cena's spot he's going to shove Reigns down our throats, because goodness knows he's already shoved the suppository that was his Survivor Series title win over Ambrose in the tournament finals up the WWE Universe's collective ass.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I'm hoping this suspension cools the jets on Reigns a little bit. A program with Jericho or something would be fine. Kevin Owens is another guy that could have a good rivalry with Reigns and help further prep him without putting so much pressure on the guy.

[DAMN iNATOR]

Hmm...well I don't know about an extended program or anything, but the thought occurs that if done well enough, a Zayn vs. Reigns match might be fun.

[Heisenberg]

This suspension is going to cause Vince McMahon to start his Addams Family themed storyline with Alberto Del Rio as Gomez Addams and Paige as Morticia Addams

[Big Vic]

and Festus as Fester.

[Big Vic]

Festus's Quest

[Shadrick]

Festus's Quest

i marked out

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

Even so, even people with a decent memory will remember Cena and Reigns losing completely. I don't think it helps your argument when you compare the face of the company with the man being groomed to take over as such. Even moreso when you consider both involved the main company title changing hands.

You suck so badly

[Sepholio]

Shane could take Reigns out of the Battleground Triple Threat leading to a match between the two at SummerSlam. Would it be fun to see Shane bounce around for Reigns?

Given the history I imagine Stephanie taking Reigns out of the picture instead. I can see Shane being the guy all about giving guys a second chance and Stephanie being the one talking about the integrity of the company and punishing Roman for his mistakes.

Also, something I thought of earlier in regards to why Roman was suspended so quickly as compared to others in the past. Could it have anything to do with Brock being allowed to fight in the UFC amidst all the concerns over his drug testing with the WWE? Maybe WWE is trying to show transparency by quickly punishing one of it's biggest "stars" and more importantly their champion for his failed test. It could go a good way towards assuaging any doubts people may have as to the validity of WWE's testing policy, specifically in regards to Lesnar.

[Sepholio]

Then again, maybe Reigns does win the belt back at Battleground and then Rollins and Ambrose cry foul because of his suspension and argue for a rematch at SS.

WWE seems a bit quicker nowadays to merge reality with their fantasy to a degree anyways. If they can put some of the Flair shit from the last year on air then they should have no problem with Seth and Dean poking at Roman over his drug problem.

[DAMN iNATOR]

You suck so badly

LOL, What? It wasn't a personal attack, I was just saying. Obviously, Cena and Reigns are the two most visible stars in WWE right now whether any of us likes it or not because Vince likes that as his status quo.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They should have just held off on the suspension, done the Triple Threat, had Rollins pin Ambrose, and leave questions as to who is the better man out of Rollins and Ambrose for a Hell in a Cell rematch in the main event of SummerSlam. Then they could have suspended Reigns for the thirty days. SS looks to be stacked anyway.

Joking about the HIAC. But maybe they could do a 2/3 Falls Match or something?

[DAMN iNATOR]

You suck so badly

LOL, What? It wasn't a personal attack, I was just saying obviously, Cena and Reigns are the two most visible stars in WWE right now whether any of us likes it or not because Vince likes that as his status quo.

[Ol Dirty Dastard]

I didn't take it as a personal attack, but your lack of comprehension of what I said makes it so you suck.

[harmsway]

Reigns needs 30 plus days to work on holding a microphone and saying words

[Sepholio]

They should have just held off on the suspension, done the Triple Threat, had Rollins pin Ambrose, and leave questions as to who is the better man out of Rollins and Ambrose for a Hell in a Cell rematch in the main event of SummerSlam. Then they could have suspended Reigns for the thirty days. SS looks to be stacked anyway.

Joking about the HIAC. But maybe they could do a 2/3 Falls Match or something?

Yeah, should have. Rollins should pin him after being on the outside while Roman beats up on Dean. Jumps in, knocks Reigns out of the ring from behind and pins Dean. That way it looks like they both have a 'cheap' win over the other.

But this is the E. And their ain't a chance in HELLFIRE AND BRIMSTONE that the golden boy Roidin' Reigns is not going to be on the SS card. Probably the ME. As champion. Where he will win. Cleanly. Uhg.

[Sepholio]

Reigns needs 30 plus days to work on holding a microphone and saying words

But words are hard.

[BigCrippyZ]

I knew Rollins winning clean at MITB was too weird and too good to be true. Not to mention Ambrose cashing in and winning the title. I'm almost positive him losing cleanly at MITB is going to be Reigns' only "punishment", along with the perfectly convenient "suspension" of course. By Summerslam, Reigns will be back right where he was before and Ambroe, etc. will be back to floundering with everyone else on their respective shows.

[DAMN iNATOR]

But words are hard.

That's why they invented summer school. Failing that he can always take a crash course at his local Drama Club.

[Emperor Smeat]

Being rumored around the net Reigns might have been busted for using a fat burning supplement. Assuming its true, its the same way Ricardo Rodriguez ended up getting busted.

Either was the type that can trigger a false positive or the type that currently isn't on the banned list but should be. Wellness Policy still treats both as legit failures due to the way it works unlike other drug testing policies that have ways of dealing with potential false positives.

[Simple Fan]

By Summerslam, Reigns will be back right where he was before and Ambroe, etc. will be back to floundering with everyone else on their respective shows.

And he'll be a 4X WWE Champion.

[Mr. Nerfect]

They'll make it sound like winning the title four times within a year is impressive. :y:

[KIRA]

Slightly off topic what was Rose busted for?

[Mr. Nerfect]

According to him it was ADHD medication.

[BigCrippyZ]

And he'll be a 4X WWE Champion.

Oh god. :nono:

[Mr. Nerfect]

The more I think about it, the more I think that Kevin Owens is the perfect SummerSlam opponent for Roman Reigns at this point. Reigns can lose at Battleground and Owens can rip into him for being the guy that let all the kiddies down. Owens is the perfect dick heel to go against Reigns. Smart fans might cheer Owens, but you could also set up a double-turn or something down the line.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The WWE Title picture is harder to see. Ambrose retaining makes the most sense. Who does he then go against? Brock? Triple H? Cena would actually be a magnetic opponent for Ambrose a really fresh match, but are they going to keep going with Cena vs. AJ? That still has legs. And then who does Rollins face?

[Swiss Ultimate]

Vanilla midgets...

[Mr. Nerfect]

I was thinking the other day that Reigns doesn't actually look much bigger when he's standing next to Dean Ambrose.

[Mr. Nerfect]

The WWE should let Ambrose and Rollins do a safe amount of steroids. They could come out of that process looking like a million bucks.

[KIRA]

According to him it was ADHD medication.

If it was Adderall I guess I can see where they'd pull his card its addictive and

doubles as a weight loss drug....a damn effective one.

[Mr. Nerfect]

I think it was.

[Sepholio]

Everybody apparently has ADHD these days.

[Volare]

LOOK AT THE KITTY!





















Wait what?

[Sepholio]

I always think of the dog from the movie Up.

"OH LOOK A SQUIRREL!!!!!!"

[dingdongyo]

I still think there's a chance Reigns failed the test on purpose.

He's been stuck in a "slow talking once bad guy now redeemed" character who everyone knows everyone has hated for years, probably including him. He has no backstage leverage to get out of it since all WWE has to do is (correctly) say "you're nothing without us." So he sabotaged his redeemed image in an attempt to come back as something interesting.

I rest my case.

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[Savio]

You sir, are crazy.