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**Mr. Nerfect** · 08-30-2016, 06:59 AM

Good for Owens. He's played the game well in WWE and managed to win their phantom title pretty quickly. I worry about his ability to draw as a heel. He can talk and work the part, but I think his look would be more effective for a babyface. It'll be interesting to see whether Owens turns "corporate" and gets a bit of a sponsored make-over, or whether he just remains the same and is Triple H's guy.

Seth Rollins should have returned from his injury as a babyface. He should have come back and beaten Reigns cleanly and be in a good, strong run as face champion to see how he does. Maybe Triple H returns and pulls the rug out of Rollins anyway to set up that feud that Triple H just needs to have (because let's be honest, Rollins doesn't), but it's good that Rollins' disposition is finally matching up to where audiences want him. I feel that they've strung him along too long as a bad guy for people to really bite on him. I think this is the illusion of writers who perhaps don't understand the dynamics of professional wrestling as much as they do other narrative forms. Randy Orton returning as a heel to align with Seth Rollins is another example. Yes, it is logical in a story about Machiavellian motivations for Orton to infiltrate Rollins' cirlce, wait until the right moment, then turn on him -- but in wrestling, people like their motivations to be pretty clear to sell a program.

Triple H vs. Rollins will be interesting. Triple H, if nothing else, is a heel that gets booed. There's a lot of history there. Rollins was the first NXT Champion, worked for him as The Shield, fought him as The Shield, then worked for him again. Maybe they build a program on the canopy of all that and it feels like an culmination of a great story, as opposed to a feud we have already seen before with extra players.

Kevin Owens as champion could be pretty great. The fans will eventually turn Owens face, but I do kind of like the idea of them really spinning it along, ala Rock in 1998. Owens has reminded me a lot of Rock from that era actually. Owens vs. Rock would be a great feud come to think of it. I like the idea of Jericho being off in the wings, and Reigns vs. Owens as an establishing feud for Owens is going to be pretty fresh, and a nice way to put Owens over strong as a new champion.

08-30-2016, 06:59 AM	#37
Mr. Nerfect Posts: 61,634	Good for Owens. He's played the game well in WWE and managed to win their phantom title pretty quickly. I worry about his ability to draw as a heel. He can talk and work the part, but I think his look would be more effective for a babyface. It'll be interesting to see whether Owens turns "corporate" and gets a bit of a sponsored make-over, or whether he just remains the same and is Triple H's guy. Seth Rollins should have returned from his injury as a babyface. He should have come back and beaten Reigns cleanly and be in a good, strong run as face champion to see how he does. Maybe Triple H returns and pulls the rug out of Rollins anyway to set up that feud that Triple H just needs to have (because let's be honest, Rollins doesn't), but it's good that Rollins' disposition is finally matching up to where audiences want him. I feel that they've strung him along too long as a bad guy for people to really bite on him. I think this is the illusion of writers who perhaps don't understand the dynamics of professional wrestling as much as they do other narrative forms. Randy Orton returning as a heel to align with Seth Rollins is another example. Yes, it is logical in a story about Machiavellian motivations for Orton to infiltrate Rollins' cirlce, wait until the right moment, then turn on him -- but in wrestling, people like their motivations to be pretty clear to sell a program. Triple H vs. Rollins will be interesting. Triple H, if nothing else, is a heel that gets booed. There's a lot of history there. Rollins was the first NXT Champion, worked for him as The Shield, fought him as The Shield, then worked for him again. Maybe they build a program on the canopy of all that and it feels like an culmination of a great story, as opposed to a feud we have already seen before with extra players. Kevin Owens as champion could be pretty great. The fans will eventually turn Owens face, but I do kind of like the idea of them really spinning it along, ala Rock in 1998. Owens has reminded me a lot of Rock from that era actually. Owens vs. Rock would be a great feud come to think of it. I like the idea of Jericho being off in the wings, and Reigns vs. Owens as an establishing feud for Owens is going to be pretty fresh, and a nice way to put Owens over strong as a new champion.