Thread: If not Roman Reigns, then who?
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Old 12-31-2014, 07:30 PM   #73
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I agree with you there. You can already feel the smark sentiment is swinging from Reigns, and we were all on his dick when he was the silent tank in The Shield. The WWE have changed the dynamic with him, and he's just not there yet. The company might actually get more sympathy for him if they do "screw around" with his booking. They've booked him so well in a structural sense that it's actually sort of nauseating.

I guess they could gamble and go with Cena vs. Reigns for the World Title to close the show. The anti-smark brigade might be in favor of Reigns then. Still, I could see some sort of "bizarro-world" switch, where they actually begin rooting for Cena. In that case, Bryan could still face Lesnar, but I think it would lack the same power as Bryan reclaiming his championship.

I still think the best foot forward for the WWE is Brock vs. Bryan for the title (featuring Heyman's great promo work), Cena vs. Cesaro (I know the company seems sour on him, but the match itself would be great) and a Triple Threat between former Shield members. In addition to that, you've also got Triple H vs. Sting all but confirmed, and instead of Bray Wyatt vs. The Undertaker, have Bray single out The Rock for his Hollywood success deceiving people into thinking he some sort of superhero. Five huge matches offering something different, and in some cases, telling a WrestleMania-to-WrestleMania story.

Cena vs. Cesaro is the most unlikely out of all of them, due to Cesaro's positioning on the roster, but you could easily get a great story out of it. The Authority makes Cena vs. Lesnar at the Rumble a Street Fight or something. During the match, Cesaro makes an appearance and attacks Cena. Heyman smiles at Cesaro, who reveals on RAW that he did it because Vince McMahon himself said that he can't grab the brass ring, but he is going to do it this year, and he's re-aligning with the friend that can make it possible.

Cena wants to fight Cesaro for costing him the title, but Heyman tells Cena that his clients don't fight for free. Cesaro will face Cena, but he'll face him in 62 days at WrestleMania. The feud is basically Cesaro messing with Cena, and then bringing out a ring girl with the number of days until their Mania match written on a card. He can also do stuff like tell Cena he is holding off on the match because he wants Cena to be ready -- he wants to face the 15-time World Champion at his best.

What happens to the Cesaro/Kidd pairing? Why not keep it up, and have Kidd also get a good scouting from Paul Heyman? It could further the Kidd/Natalya stories, as Nattie could not approve of Kidd aligning with Heyman and Brock. Kidd says it's the best thing for his career, as Paul Heyman is angling him for an Intercontinental Title match at WrestleMania.

Ziggler vs. Kidd at WrestleMania for the IC Title might seem really unlikely too, but the match itself would be phenomenal, and again, offer a completely different style to the main events. Dolph would be over, Kidd would probably be getting good enough heat, and even if the Kidd push isn't sustained, it would be a nice little Mania moment for a guy who has helped out tremendously in NXT and really worked on developing a character.
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