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XL · 01-29-2015, 07:14 AM

There's a bunch of stuff they could have done to change it up.

Reigns could have dominated for a while before being overwhelmed by The Authority guys, take the heat, then come back WHAM-SMASH, Superman Punch, Spear, Powerbomb, he regains control and clears house by force. Instead of sitting in the corner for the most of the match.

You have him actually go through Bryan. A lot of the dislike for Reigns I feel is he hasn't "paid his dues". Have him actually eliminate DB. The crowd won't be happy about it but at least Reigns can point to the fact that he defeated Bryan. How many people did Reigns actually eliminate this year? Just looked it up, it was 6. Is that a winning performance?

Failing that, they should have established something for Bryan. He was eliminated by Bray Wyatt. That won't go anywhere. There won't be a feud or a Mania match. If they are going with Bryan/Ziggler @ Mania they should have set it up here. Bryan is being taken to task by The Authority, enter Ziggler to a thunderous ovation. The two team up to fight back, eliminate somebody from The Authority, Ziggler sets up to Superkick Kane, he moves, BAM! Ziggler catches Bryan, sending him to the floor. Bryan is distraught, Ziggler looks almost apologetic. You could have Ziggler eliminated here (by Kane) and have him and Bryan exchanging looks. Plant the seeds that this is going somewhere, assure the crowd that there is something Bryan outside of the title match. Do the same deal with Sheamus (replace Superkick with Brogue Kick) if that's the match they are going for @ Mania. You could even use this to switch Sheamus heel (Kane and Sheamus were in on it).

I think it's a given that the crowd would be pissed that Reigns won/Bryan didn't but there was so many things they could have done to make it an easier pill to swallow.

Or, like I said elsewhere, you hold off Bryan's return until after the Rumble and avoid most of this fiasco.

01-29-2015, 07:14 AM	#53
XL Feeling Oof-y Posts: 17,151	There's a bunch of stuff they could have done to change it up. Reigns could have dominated for a while before being overwhelmed by The Authority guys, take the heat, then come back WHAM-SMASH, Superman Punch, Spear, Powerbomb, he regains control and clears house by force. Instead of sitting in the corner for the most of the match. You have him actually go through Bryan. A lot of the dislike for Reigns I feel is he hasn't "paid his dues". Have him actually eliminate DB. The crowd won't be happy about it but at least Reigns can point to the fact that he defeated Bryan. How many people did Reigns actually eliminate this year? Just looked it up, it was 6. Is that a winning performance? Failing that, they should have established something for Bryan. He was eliminated by Bray Wyatt. That won't go anywhere. There won't be a feud or a Mania match. If they are going with Bryan/Ziggler @ Mania they should have set it up here. Bryan is being taken to task by The Authority, enter Ziggler to a thunderous ovation. The two team up to fight back, eliminate somebody from The Authority, Ziggler sets up to Superkick Kane, he moves, BAM! Ziggler catches Bryan, sending him to the floor. Bryan is distraught, Ziggler looks almost apologetic. You could have Ziggler eliminated here (by Kane) and have him and Bryan exchanging looks. Plant the seeds that this is going somewhere, assure the crowd that there is something Bryan outside of the title match. Do the same deal with Sheamus (replace Superkick with Brogue Kick) if that's the match they are going for @ Mania. You could even use this to switch Sheamus heel (Kane and Sheamus were in on it). I think it's a given that the crowd would be pissed that Reigns won/Bryan didn't but there was so many things they could have done to make it an easier pill to swallow. Or, like I said elsewhere, you hold off Bryan's return until after the Rumble and avoid most of this fiasco.