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The thing is, this actually damages Roman Reigns' ability to draw. The WWE pushing him too hard was always a concern of mine, because once he crosses over into that "overdone" territory, a large contingent of fans will hold a grudge for a very long time. Reigns could have been the coolest thing in the world at one point.
This also hurts Daniel Bryan. Instead of proving that he is still "the guy" coming back from injury, he has to come out on RAW and say "Well, it turns out I'm not the guy." At least last year he was protected by not being in the match. People were pissed, but not deflated. Vince and co. have made sure that the average mark knows that Bryan can't win the big one anymore.
Dolph Ziggler looks like shit. I haven't been as into him as everyone else seems to be (but I haven't been watching RAW or SmackDown much), but him getting knocked out and eliminated makes him look like a bit of a pussy too. The same goes for Dean Ambrose. Everyone the audience cared about was sacrificed at the alter of Roman at the Rumble, and now the WWE might have damaged everybody.
Brock Lesnar and Seth Rollins were really the only two people who came out of the Rumble looking fairly good. It wouldn't shock me if Rollins wins the World Title between now and WrestleMania to get him into that main event.
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