by secondwhiteline » Mon Jan 25, 2016 10:10 pm
AJ looked like an absolute STAR last night. Instant credibility. And credit to the announce team for putting him over as soon as he showed up.
Triple H...I get where they're going with this. It's all part of the "We're going to get Roman Reigns over or die trying" plan. I just don't think the plan's working. The audience just isn't buying him at this level, and the booking's doing him no favors. They make him sit out half the match when Ambrose and Owens fought through after a Last Man Standing match, so he just looks like a wuss. Even just a moment where he squared off against Brock and held his own would've reminded us that Roman's a tough guy - he didn't even get that!
They should've spent the last year building more top heels, but unfortunately we're where we are. Triple H is realistically a good Mania option at this point. They've taken their time with Owens, which is fine. They're clearly working on rebuilding the Wyatts. They're trying to make something out of the League of Nations, and they're perfectly fine gatekeeper heels to give strong faces some good wins.
The likely Mania card at this point:
Triple H vs. Roman Reigns - WWE World Title
Brock Lesnar vs. Bray Wyatt
Undertaker vs. ? - My guess is Sheamus.
Dean Ambrose vs. Chris Jericho - Intercontinental Title
Charlotte vs. Sasha Banks (possibly also vs. Becky Lynch vs. Paige) - Divas Title
Kevin Owens vs. Sami Zayn
There's a possibility based on the Rumble of Owens vs. Styles, but I think they're going to do Styles vs. Del Rio, possibly for the US Title.
Some kind of multi Tag Team Title match with New Day going over a bunch of geeks before Enzo & Cass come in (I'm guessing Raw after Mania).