I know you know this, but...ROMAN REIGNS IS FUCKING TERRIBLE

[hb2k]

Few things on Roman - I think it's been massively overlooked that the guy doesn't sell all that well. Say what you want about Cena (and people have for years), but he's not a bad working babyface in the sense of his facial expressions bringing people in during the match. Roman has the emotional depth of a paddling pool, so the crowd dies when the heel is getting the heat.

The problem with his promos are that they're written with the same style as Cena's, and that's an immediate disconnect with the vast majority of the audience already. It's classic WWF of the mid-90s, the Diesel push reborn - trying to shoehorn a guy with some positive traits into a top spot, while forcing him to fit a blueprint that doesn't suit him or make best use of his positive traits at all.

What will change it is if he goes heel, gets to be himself, and has the charisma to carry it in his own unique style. If not, they may push him, but nothing will be different.

[#1-norm-fan]

Originally Posted by hb2k The problem with his promos are that they're written with the same style as Cena's, and that's an immediate disconnect with the vast majority of the audience already. It's classic WWF of the mid-90s, the Diesel push reborn - trying to shoehorn a guy with some positive traits into a top spot, while forcing him to fit a blueprint that doesn't suit him or make best use of his positive traits at all.

This is another problem. At a certain level, all faces become the same generic face and all heels become the same generic heel. I remember it was maddening especially when Wade Barrett returned after those bad ass street fighter promos and within a couple weeks he was running away from guys seemingly just because he's a heel... and that's what all heels have to do. No one can stand out from the norm. It's mainly because they're all written with the same formula right down to their promos now.