Rollins vs. Reigns was one of the most baffling go-home promotion tactics Ive ever seen. WWE couldn't wait six more days to give us the match, so they did it for free on Raw. And then gave us the ending. I imagine the creative meeting going something like this: Vince McMahon: I got an idea. To promote Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins match on Sunday HHH: Yeah? Tell me more! Vince McMahon: Well have the two wrestle tonight one-on-one HHH: Okay Vince McMahon: And well have Roman beat Rollins cleanly! HHH: ...thats brilliant and makes perfect sense! Actually no imaginary HHH, that doesnt make any sense! The two shouldnt have fought at all. The point of seeing pay-per-view matches is to anticipate watching them. To think about whats going to happen and get pumped up. Thats part of the fun. WWE continually gives us big matches without proper build-up, which makes them not feel so big when they happen again. Why not just give us Brock Lesnar vs. Cena for free while were at it?
As Rust Cohle from True Detective said "Life's barely long enough to get good at one thing. So be careful what you're good at."
Sadly, I can't solve a murder like Rust...or change a tire, or even tie a tie. But I do know all the lyrics to Hulk Hogan's "Real American" theme song and can easily name every Natural Born Thriller from the dying days of WCW. I was once ranked 21st in the United States in Tetris...on the Playstation 3 version...for about a week.
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