Tone deaf
Well, it’s that time of the year again, right? Oh, you know. That time of the year where Vince McMahon thinks we want to see Roman Reigns in the main event at WrestleMania. I mean, that’s what we want, right?
Listen, I really like Roman Reigns. I truly do. I think he’s a good, genuine guy, who really works hard, maybe harder than anyone on the main roster. But people just don’t care about that stuff. They don’t want to see him fight for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship and they definitely don’t want to see him in the main event of WrestleMania.
But yet again, Vince McMahon must be hard of hearing, because if he did have 100% of his hearing, he would be able to hear the “boos” that showered over Roman Reigns at the end of the WWE Fastlane pay-per-view.
Deja vu, no? Hmm… where have we seen this before? Oh, that’s right… last year!
I just don’t get it, folks. Why is it that Vince McMahon, for three years in a row, is going to make the same mistake and cast someone in the main event of the biggest show of the year, that we don’t want to see in that position? When you have someone like Dean Ambrose, who is genuinely liked and adored by the crowd, why not push him to the freaking moon? Instead, McMahon would rather force-feed Reigns vs. Triple H down our throats.
So, what is it? Is he out of touch? Does he just not care about what we think? Or is he just tone deaf? Can he just not see what’s happening around him? Either way, McMahon and his company are going to find themselves in the same exact spot they did last year (and the year before that), where their top “babyface” is getting booed, but they want said “babyface” to get their big “pie-in-the-sky,” crowding moment on the grandest stage. It just doesn’t work. It didn’t work for WrestleMania 30 or 31, and it’s not going to work for 32.
As much as I’d like to see Roman Reigns get his big moment, and as much as I’d wish for people to just accept this guy so we can move on, it’s not going to happen. It’s the classic teenager vs. parent scenario. If you tell the teenager to like something, they’re going to like the opposite.
We have about 4-5 weeks until WrestleMania 32, and it’s certainly going to be interesting to see how the WWE universe reacts to Roman Reigns being the one to face Triple H at WrestleMania for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. It’ll be interesting to see if the fans can once again, for the three year in a row, change fate and force WWE’s hand into changing their plans for their biggest show of the year.
I have a funny feeling things are about to get very interesting… and not in a good way.
Thanks for reading, everyone!
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