**OFFICIAL** Survivor Series Thread

[Theo Dious]

Originally Posted by Maluco Think you are arguing a different point entirely, I meant it was baffling to think that Sheamus cashing in will work, or even have the pop of excitement after the way he has been booked. We have a midcarder as champion and no major stars. It is baffling that the same old stuff keeps happening, yet different results are expected. Don't know how you can't see how illogical booking might be baffling, no matter how many times it is done.

I'd say at least with Sheamus he's already a multi-time champion, and was clearly set up to be the new Authority Boy. They've replaced Rollins with a guy who will fill the role in the same way, in a sense a step up since Sheamus does have that history. I don't know where they want to go from here but Sheamus is clearly going to serve as a placeholder between now and the beginning of the vaunted "Road To Wrestlemania." I see him losing to Reigns at some point as Reigns turns heel.

I guess the reason I don't find it baffling is that this is pretty much what I expected. This is what they tend to do in these situations; they move into a holding pattern until they can put themselves back towards where they wanted to be. I have a feeling that this would have happened even if Rollins had stayed healthy. Sheamus with the title isn't supposed to "work" in that he isn't supposed to go on and be a great champion. It's supposed to serve as a starting point to build something else. He's going to end this year and start next year the same way Kurt Angle rolled in late 00 early 01.