August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619908 Randy Orton vs. Roman Reigns - This made Reigns looks so bad and I blame Orton. His slow headlock offense is not what the crowd wants to see. Plus, I don’t buy Orton as a main player anymore. I can accept Reigns the Superhero injured because Kane and Orton and Rollins all took him out. Looking like a pussy against Orton just hurts his mystique. Decent ending to a pretty good match but God Randy Orton needs to go away NOW! I thought the ending (last 4 or 5 minutes) was laid out well in a way that benefited Reigns. Agreed that the beginning and body wasn't the sort of thing Reigns should be doing at this stage, but that was inevitable when they paired him with Orton.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619910 I don't see how it made Reigns look bad. He's a barely established singles wrestler who just beat one of the company's longest standing stars clean on a big stage. The end of the match was pretty good, actually, especially Orton's powerslam counter to the spear.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619911 I hate that counter spot. Why is Reigns trying to spear him in the neck Superman punch attempt, not spear. That makes more sense but still looks bad and I think it's a terrible counter. Orton's powerslam, on the other hand, looked amazing.
August 18, 201411 yr Author comment_5619912 I don't see how it made Reigns look bad. He's a barely established singles wrestler who just beat one of the company's longest standing stars clean on a big stage. The end of the match was pretty good, actually, especially Orton's powerslam counter to the spear. It makes him look bad because they are supposed to be building him up as the next Superman. He just got out wrestled early on. There was no natural dominance from Reigns early with a natural transition that lead to Orton taking over. He just took over and made me fall asleep.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619913 I've defended Orton before, but he sleepwalked through that match; headlocks and standing around galore. Couple of hot moments from killer counters from Orton (powerslam on the spear, jumping RKO), but this made both guys look bad. EDIT: And while this was 75% on Orton, Reigns didn't exactly light up the arena either.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619915 Calling it Summerslam NY/NJ means no MSG, right? Izod or Prudential? Any chance they run it in the Mid-Hudson Civic Center?
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619918 are you kidding me will? Orton is the only reason that match got any heat at all.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619921 I would like to see it in an outdoor stadium but not sure where you would do that in NY/NJ? Coney Island? Maybe CITI Field or Yankees stadium? Met Life Stadium would be way too big I think
August 18, 201411 yr Author comment_5619922 are you kidding me will? Orton is the only reason that match got any heat at all. The mathc had no heat early on because he killed the crowd with his lame offense. There was no shine!!! No reason for the crowd to care about Reigns early on. He looked like a bitch.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619923 are you kidding me will? Orton is the only reason that match got any heat at all. The mathc had no heat early on because he killed the crowd with his lame offense. There was no shine!!! No reason for the crowd to care about Reigns early on. He looked like a bitch. I thought they did the table spot way too late
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619924 Orton took a match that nobody cared about in the worst spot on the card and managed to get the crowd into it. I genuinely have no idea what more you could ask of him there
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619925 So hyped for this Cena/Lesnar match! I am going to say Brock does not win the title here to set up the rematch at NOC. That's my crazy prediction. Regardless should be badass.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619926 I don't see how it made Reigns look bad. He's a barely established singles wrestler who just beat one of the company's longest standing stars clean on a big stage. The end of the match was pretty good, actually, especially Orton's powerslam counter to the spear. It makes him look bad because they are supposed to be building him up as the next Superman. He just got out wrestled early on. There was no natural dominance from Reigns early with a natural transition that lead to Orton taking over. He just took over and made me fall asleep. I agree that the early part of the match was poorly laid out. I just feel like people are overreacting. This result shouldn't hurt Reigns. What might hurt him is an inability to work compelling 15-20-minute singles matches.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619928 Whether they do our idea or not, the time feels right for a major angle of some kind - something far bigger than just a title change.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619929 Cena turning heel and holding up that little slogan would be hilarious.
August 18, 201411 yr comment_5619932 Cole mentions Lesnar breaking Triple H's arm, defeating Hogan by ref stoppage and...breaking Hardcore Holly's neck.
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