I kind of preferred that Uce would be kind of reluctant to be on Roman's side, kind of like Shawn Michaels and JBL years ago. But Uce ain't Shawn, so it ultimately doesn't matter, it's not like they're trying to make Uce a star.roman and usos heel stable? coming
YES! AND SHE DID IT!
LANA GOT PUT THROUGH THE TABLE! AGAIN!
It aint often Nia Jax makes anyone happy
They are supposedly trying to make Lana a sympathetic babyface, or pushing her towards finally getting revenge on Nia, but I have two major problems with that:
1. Lana has, by and large, never been sympathetic to me. Whether it was as Rusev's assistant when she played the phony Russian, or the would-be suitor to other wrestlers such as Dolph Ziggler or Bobby Lashley, or even during the Rusev Day run, I never liked her. Besides her shtick where she might as well have been ranting about that moose and squirrel, Lana doesn't bring anything to the table (and, as a manager, she often helped cost her wrestlers matches, so she wasn't even good at that). Her abilities in the ring are extremely limited, putting her more towards Rosa Mendes or Cameron, so having a competent match is out of the question. Her abilities on the microphone (again, besides having an accent) are infamously bad, particularly during Rusev (Miro's) last stint in the company, so cutting an impassioned speech is likely out of the question. And, lastly, acting is very suspect, given that some of the most dire segments of WWE TV in the past 5 years involved Lana flopping around like a fish. Compare this to a more seasoned veteran like Zelina Vega, who barely appears on television.
2. Even in a company that loves to push the "David vs. Goliath" narrative, how is Lana, a woman who is best remembered as a wrestler for losing her Royal Rumble spot to Becky Lynch cause of a bum leg, going to be able to get someone three times her size through a table without lots and lots of shenanigans? They could likely do a Tables Match at the most forgettable PPV of the year; TLC, in which Lana pushes Nia Jax through a table, but it won't have the impact. It will have the same feel as Ricochet getting the Hurt Business to leave him alone after months of them punking him repeatedly; a token accomplishment after weeks of humiliation. But, the company will push it as the greatest thing ever.
So, I think it'll be better if Nia wins the feud outright, as what value is there to have Lana go over?
8 years of 3 hour raws. Holy shit.
That promo Cena cut against the Rock during their buildup to WM28 has now aged like milk.I think Drew should still be champ the guy has been improving and he deserved a better way to go out after taking down Brock. Now hes stuck in these lame duck challenger situations. Maybe wwe wants Orton to get to 16 and 17 champioships now instead of Cena because he ditched them for Hollywood?
That promo Cena cut against the Rock during their buildup to WM28 has now aged like milk.
Vince didn't even see it.All these years of Roman being Vince’s guy. I finally see it.
Came across a report that Vince is in panic mode with Raw ratings in the toilet.
Seriously what did they expect? They basically took the bulk of the Raw roster minus Orton/McIntyre, shifted it to SD, then took the bulk of the SD roster, minus Reigns, and put them on Raw. A TV show taking it's entire supporting cast minus the main character and swapping them out for a bunch of new supporting characters. You would never see that on a TV show but somehow WWE creative thinks it will work. News to WWE, not every fan watches both Raw and SD. Leave the rosters alone for a few years, let the shows gain some chemistry and traction with the same characters. When guys go off TV due to injury or other commitments, then consider having them swap shows. But this annual roster shake-up stuff has got to stop or ratings will continue to suffer, it's that simple.
Or better yet, end the entire brand extension. Collapse the titles into one world champ, one mid-card champ, one tag champ, etc.
They've now done it twice, and can we really say either time has been a success? At least the first time in the beginning both rosters were very deep with well-established stars who were over. You can't say that now, the rosters are pretty shallow IMO.
That's what happens when you decide the brand itself is more important than building talent.
It's not that the roster is "shallow", but rather they have spent years treating so much of the roster like losers and geeks that it's impossible to take them as legitimate. There's no reason to think someone is going to go places in the company besides anyone who is already established.
I also agree there shouldn't be an annual "draft" or "superstar shakeup" or whatever it is they call it. Besides the silliness of "brand loyalty", it's no longer meaningful to expect talent to stay on a show for longer than one year, and the whole purpose of the shakeup is meant to hype an event that's long since lost relevancy.
Anyway, with RAW in the toilet, I expect more panic moves. They aren't going to do things that emphasize long-term commitment and build trust in the audience; no, they want that quick fix, which has been their M.O. for the past 20 years.