 |
| Courtesy of wwe.com |
I wanted to believe in Roman Reigns. I really did. Maybe it
was because I clung to the Shield so firmly. Two of my three favorite current
superstars are former Shield members, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins.
Roman Reigns was the last bastion of the Shield, keeping the
music and the body armor and all that and I guess I wanted it to live on. Even
though I rooted for Brock to win until the cash-in, there was a small part of
me that wanted Reigns to win.
I wanted Reigns to carry the strap because I wanted to see
what he could do with it. That is until about the first 15 seconds of what is
likely to be the biggest moment of his career.
I know a lot of Brock Lesnar’s character is based on him being the
unhinged bad ass but he was actually angered by the opening salvo from Reigns
where he connects with a solid punch and actually bruises and cuts Brock.
You can see that Brock is angered by this as his clothesline
to Reigns while he was standing on the apron was definitely a result of Reigns
working stiff throughout the match.
I wanted to be a Reigns fan. The Shield tie-in was too much
for me to try and ignore, but his conduct in the ring at the showcase of the
immortals has turned me against him. I was waiting for him to turn a corner and
be the beast Vince wants him to be but no longer.
You don’t work stiff like that in a championship match,
particularly that early on. You know you have a 20 minute match to work and you
open by delivering a real punch? No.
No more Reigns for me. I’m over it. Due to the boos he got
last night in San Jose
I can't. I won't.
