#i don't like sami heeling out on the fans tho

[tonyschiavonesearring]

I was a hardcore wrestling fan in different periods, but I'm just a very casual fans who only really watches WWE clips on Twitter and Youtube maybe once a month. I don't think WWE or AEW are any good, even if they're improving. They're not nearly as good as when I was a kid or even 10 years ago.

But I am invested in Roman Reign's story. I supported him from the start when it was trendy to hate him and I'm impressed whenever I see his matches and promos. He's the guy for the casual fans and Cody is the guy for the hardcore "WWE universe". WWE have that booking dynamic down to a science.

That said, I don't think Roman Reigns will lose and thats why I have no interest to watch Wrestlemania even tho people are hyping it up. It doesn't feel special. Its a rematch of last year. And while its not impossible that Cody wins, its even more unlikely than it was last year.

WWE has proven to fans that Cody doesn't need to be champion to be over. And its absurd to think WWE will reward Cody for leaving the company, forming a rival company, coming back with his tails & between his legs by letting him beat Roman. Understand Roman is a guy that took YEARS to get over. That was abused by fans and held the company down during the pandemic and won them over all while battling cancer. And now a family member has become boss of the company. Reigns won't lose until he retires and leaves. Because WWE want to thank him.

And the match with Rock, beating the Rock, will be the end to Roman's career in WWE. The Cody angle has no momentum or interest except in bringing in other people like The Rock. Cody doesn't need the belt nor is he cut out to be the champ right now. Who wants a year long babyface Cody run? When WWE has very few good heels and a bunch of babyfaces? They need a heel champion. Plus, a heel champ is the reason they've created these big babyfaces like Sami Zayn, LA Knight and Cody. It would be stupid to change that formula.

WWE fans will revolt when Cody loses again... and then keep watching. And then they'll move on to another star like CM Punk or Bron Breaker, whatever. The problem is WWE has no great babyfaces. They just have a great heel that people really want to see lose.

[magicmalcolm]

@earthtwojess​ replied to your post “I hate the fact that Sami is still Heel but have to also admit he’s...”

Hey malcolm did you know finn and sami had a match together last night? (Aka as me realizing i didnt even think to tell you good job me)

Better late than never!

@devil-devitt replied to your post “Wait, hang on…why is Sami wearing a pair of Chris Jericho’s tights?”

I like the neon blue rings on the knee but I don't like the knock-off Breakfast Club silhouette on the other leg. it's not very Sami. imo.

Between the new tights and jacket and the two promos across RAW and SmackDown it very much feels like somebody hit the factory reset button on Sami and reinstalled him with faulty hardware.  Alternatively, it’s like OG Star Trek Alternative Universe Sami, but instead of having an EFIL GOATEE he got a EFIL BUZZCUT instead.

@titaniumkitten replied to your photo “I don’t know where they are or what they might be doing now, but I can...”

*hugs* I'm sorry for your loss

@inkfishes​ replied to your photo “I don’t know where they are or what they might be doing now, but I can...”

❤️ love you, buddy

Thank you, it’s still really raw and I’m not quite ready to elaborate...but I kinda feel like I don’t know what I should be doing anymore?  This huge part of my life is just gone and everything’s so...silent.  I probably could do with ranting a bit but I think I’m doing okay.  So far.

[tonyschiavonesearring]

I truly hate WWE with a passion. I thought it would change after Vince left. I liked the Triple H's first few months as booker but when Vince returned and Sami's angle was sacrificed for Cody Rhodes of all people, I lost interest for what I thought would be forever.

I watch the clips because I can't escape the youtube and twitter clickbait forcing WWE news on me (none on AEW tho). So you can say I'm been worked and buying into the angle. It won't translate into me watching WM at all or WWE TV. Years ago, I swore I would never give one cent to that racist company that still profits a sick evil founder. But I do love wrestling and root for other companies to feed off the unfortunate dominance of WWE.

But I have to rant. I hate WWE's core super fans. The WWE marks. The ones who don't love wrestling - only WWE. For them, its not genre or company of wrestling. Its the only company and that means its always good and anything non-WWE is always bad. Notice these are the absolute worst common denominator people.

On Twitter, its always faceless nerds using dated Ebonics to seem trendy and cool and play off the fact that 99.9999% of the WWE crowd are sickly, very MAGA looking white trash. I miss when wrestling heels like Scott Steiner and The Rock would point that out.

AEW? I guess I root for them, but I've really never been a fan of their "product" besides one match people wouldn't expect. It was Swerve Strickland and Keith Lee winning the belts from the Young Bucks in a 3 way tag with someone else. That match was the only 5 star classic I've seen from AEW and I've watched Danielson/Omega and Moxley/Omega, Punk's stuff, etc.

It was the only thing that felt unique to AEW. Almost everything they do is a poor imitation of 200s and 2010s indie wrestling which I actually saw unlike most AEW fans. AEW need to be progressive and innovative instead of just mashing all these older, obscure forms of wrestling that the WWE/TV wrestling fan has never seen.

Sasha Banks, Will Ospreay and Okada coming to AEW is a great sign, even if they are definitely past their primes. Those 3 are still better than the people currently pushed in WWE. What AEW lacks and I doubt will change is good dramatic and episodic storytelling. Tony Khan is a indie snob who sees angles as background filler to set up matches. But angles are EQUAL to matches. Until he understands that, AEW will never be a rival to WWE. WWE sucks but they know the build up is just as important to the match.