WWE: Roman Reigns suspended 30 days for violating wellness policy

[S A W F T*]

I don't remember enough about the previous Ambrose/Rollins matches to remember if they had good build-ups and/or matches. I'd just slot someone else in there.

Kevin Owens pls

 

[Virtanen18]

I don't remember enough about the previous Ambrose/Rollins matches to remember if they had good build-ups and/or matches. I'd just slot someone else in there.

I recall them being great matches. Especially one on.........Raw?

 

[nameless1]

I don't remember enough about the previous Ambrose/Rollins matches to remember if they had good build-ups and/or matches. I'd just slot someone else in there.

After the Shield disbanded...
Rollins and Ambrose had some decent matches...
With good buildups to them.

My only gripe is that Amborse was cast aside for Reigns too hastily...
And the feud ended before it reached its full potential.

 

[Engebretson]

So do they book Rikishi to show up at the next Raw to run down a guy in a Reigns costume in the parking lot? That would at least get the Uso's cheered.

Maybe this is the "endgame" we were waiting for all this time.

We never should have doubted him.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I wouldn't be shocked if he eats the pin at Battleground, and gets fed to Brock at Summerslam before going heel on the upper mid-card.

He won't plummet, but I just don't see Vince putting the belt back on him now.

They can't hide it on the show either since they announced it on the website and Roman mentioned it on twitter.

 

[AfroThunder396]

Dean and Seth had some GREAT matches including the best HIAC match of the past 5+ years, a match that main evented over a John Cena championship defense.

The only problem with the feud was that they ended it with the Bray Wyatt swerve which was a disappointing angle to say the least.

 

[OmniSens]

So, with this, Roman will be invisible on the draft? He's coming back just in time for the last Smackdown before the PPV.

 

[S A W F T*]

Dean and Seth had some GREAT matches including the best HIAC match of the past 5+ years, a match that main events over a John Cena championship defense.

The only problem with the feud was that they ended it with the Bray Wyatt swerve which was a disappointing angle to say the least.

Oh yeah, the exploding TV.

 

[Kimi]

So, with this, Roman will be invisible on the draft? He's coming back just in time for the last Smackdown before the PPV.

He isn't. That Smackdown is on the Tuesday (where the draft is), he'll still be suspended.

 

[Emperoreddy]

His first appearance would be at Battleground.

 

[ILoveStephanieBrown]

This may be the best thing that could happen to him, as odd as that sounds.

 

[S A W F T*]

Does this mean they are going to write him off of Battleground?

Inb4 backstage cameras found him getting attacked after RAW by a mystery person (HHH).

HHH could say he's back for revenge from the spear he hit on Stephanie.


Then he could "screw" Reigns out of his title shot at Battleground just because he wants to.

There... he gets punished and is off TV "recovering" from injury.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

I don't remember enough about the previous Ambrose/Rollins matches to remember if they had good build-ups and/or matches. I'd just slot someone else in there.

MOTYC most of the time. Best lumberjack match ever (not saying much, though), amazing Raw matches, amazing PPV matches. Looking through old lists...

Summerslam 2014 - Ambrose vs. Rollins (Lumberjack match) - ****
Raw 8/18/14 - Ambrose vs. Rollins (Street Fight) - ****1/4 (voted HF Slammy TV MOTY)
Hell in a Cell 2014 - Ambrose vs. Rollins (HIAC match) - ***1/2
Smackdown 4/30/15 - Ambrose vs. Rollins - ***1/4
Raw 5/4/15 - Ambrose vs. Rollins - ****1/4
Elimination Chamber 2015 - Ambrose vs. Rollins - ***3/4
Money in the Bank 2015 - Ambrose vs. Rollins - ****1/4
Smackdown 6/25/15 - Ambrose vs. Rollins - ***1/2
Smackdown 9/24/15 - Ambrose vs. Rollins - ***1/2

They're pretty much the modern day Austin vs. Rock and are what WWE wanted Cena vs. Orton to be in terms of their program. They have amazing chemistry, always putting on great matches (Rollins seriously brings out the best in Ambrose... Ambrose has shown he can go, but he takes it up a notch when he's with Seth) and their builds are always great and passionate. They'll be tied together for the rest of their careers.

 

[Emperoreddy]

I don't think there is anyway to write him off in an angle here.

It's all over every wrestling news site. It's on WWE's own website. Roman already apologized for it on Twitter, and I heard even ESPN mentioned it.

What they do I guess really depends on what the current opinion of Roman is backstage. If they are still commited to pushing Roman right now then I think you storyline push the triple threat to Summerslam.

If this is the straw that broke the camel's back then you do it at battleground to get a quick blow off, Roman eats the pin and has to do his time in the mid card before earning his way back into Vince's good graces.

I just can't figure out why they booked the triple threat if they already knew.

Also wonder if Roman losing his cool at the crowd was in part because he was extra agitated with this going on backstage.

 

[Reality Check]

Vince must have REALLY started to sour on him.

Lord knows this would never happen to either Orton or Cena.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Vince must have REALLY started to sour on him.

Lord knows this would never happen to either Orton or Cena.

Well it did happen to Orton, and they changed the rules to avoid firing him.

Difference is Orton was a draw (Roman isn't right now) and Orton wasn't the face of the company.

Cena is a walking brand. He knows better.

 

[DenisSamson3]

Two days ago someone on Reddit posted that the he knows a guy from the Philly Inquirer and Roman got busted for steroids.


Alvarez says the company knew before MITB (so if there was any doubt whether he'd be at Battleground that can go to rest).



Dean's title reign may go longer though...

Also yahoo reporting drug test. If thats the case Ryback, cena and Apollo should also be sampled.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Vince must have REALLY started to sour on him.

Lord knows this would never happen to either Orton or Cena.

Orton's been suspended twice before but he's cleaned up.

Cena's never been busted. Maybe I'm naive, but I legitimately believe Cena's never been on the juice while with the company. We can talk about his super recovery and how he must have help, but look at his body at Wrestlemania. He was small. He was putting in so much work doing physical therapy just to come back early. He puts in the work.

 

[M.C.G. 31]

Well it did happen to Orton, and they changed the rules to avoid firing him.

Difference is Orton was a draw (Roman isn't right now) and Orton wasn't the face of the company.

Cena is a walking brand. He knows better.

Orton's never been a (big) draw, his only real drawing days were from The Legacy days and the face turn coming from that, but he wasn't a real draw. Smackdown tanked with him as champion until Henry took the title off him and in summer/fall 2013 Orton was routinely positioned in the middle of the hour after his top of the hour segments were tanking if he was paired with anyone not named Daniel Bryan.

The thing is that Orton wasn't the face of the company or even being positioned as such. Maybe the face of a brand, but he was always behind Cena and Batista while Batista was around full-time.

 

[Emperoreddy]

Orton's never been a (big) draw, his only real drawing days were from The Legacy days and the face turn coming from that, but he wasn't a real draw. Smackdown tanked with him as champion until Henry took the title off him and in summer/fall 2013 Orton was routinely positioned in the middle of the hour after his top of the hour segments were tanking if he was paired with anyone not named Daniel Bryan.

The thing is that Orton wasn't the face of the company or even being positioned as such. Maybe the face of a brand, but he was always behind Cena and Batista while Batista was around full-time.

Good point.

He is the only recent comparison that comes to mind though in trying to figure out if Roman's push is really over or not.

 

[DenisSamson3]

Orton's been suspended twice before but he's cleaned up.

Cena's never been busted. Maybe I'm naive, but I legitimately believe Cena's never been on the juice while with the company. We can talk about his super recovery and how he must have help, but look at his body at Wrestlemania. He was small. He was putting in so much work doing physical therapy just to come back early. He puts in the work.

Im not so sure about cena. He was a bodybuilder in non tested events before coming to the wwe. Most bodybuilders end up on testosterone replacement therapy because their body stops producing it after being on a few cycle.

Also there was a segment on nxt breaking ground where a family member who hadn't seen Apollo crews for 6 months and she was completely shocked at how much mass he put on. She was feeling him and said he didn't have that much muscle before.

6 months is a short time to get that big with diet and training alone.

 

[Reality Check]

Cena was jacked back in OVW. It's possible he isn't using now but I highly doubt he never abused. Even so, he has the means to obtain stuff that say "Aldo Rose" can't and WWE will look the other way as he is still the face.

More importantly, the new Hogan after Hulkster still hasn't been brought back into the fold.

Orton was fairly roided up as well before WWE "supposedly" started to crack down even more. I'd like to say by 2010?

By then, Orton was already established. But kudos for doing the right thing now, I suppose.

 

[y2kcanucks]

My guess is that Ambrose is the champ as a placeholder until after Roman's suspension. Don't know when he failed the test but I find it convenient how he lost on the 19th, qualified for a triple threat match at the next PPV on the 20th, suspended on the 21st for 30 days which is just enough time to be back for the Battleground PPV on the 24th of July.

 

[Balance]

Totally answers why Reigns lost cleanly. I just knew that they would never do that.

I don't know what they do with Reigns now, they might throw him to SmackDown and keep Cena on Raw.

 

[Deen]

I wonder is he is going to plump up like crazy now that he is off the gear. Those Samoans have weight issues.