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GIVE ROMAN REIGNS A BREAK, WHO IS THE BETTER BABYFACE, COME ON PEOPLE AND BE REAL ABOUT WHY WWE DOESN’T WANT CHYNA IN THE HALL OF FAME AT THIS TIME AND MORE

By Dave Scherer on 2015-02-08 09:59:00

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Have you heard any news if WWE is going to bring back Bully Ray as a full-time performer? Or, if he's back in talks with TNA? The guy has gotten in too good of shape, and became the literal definition of "How to reinvent yourself as a wrestler" to not be on television.. Which also brings me to another question.. Have you ever seen a talent reinvent themselves as good as Bully Ray did? If so, who?

At present there isn’t much to report with TNA. I know he has talked to WWE. I would like to see him end up there, where he could help young talents. Bully did a great job but the best one to me would be Steve Austin, with The Rock a close second.

In a day and age, where it is so hard for a wrestler to get over as a pure babyface.. Who would you say is the better pure babyface, Sami Zayn or Daniel Bryan? Because both are awesome at playing that role and getting their respective audiences to cheer them..

Bryan, easily. He has done it on the big stage in front of a nationwide audience. I love Sami, but he has only showed it in NXT so far.

I have a crazy idea. What if Daniel Bryan vs. Dolph Ziggler was the closing match at Wrestlemania. Since it is obvious DB will not be getting a title shot at Mania we have Bryan vs. Ziggler as the closing match where they put on a hell of a match and Mania ends with those 2 in the ring shaking hands, confetti flying, fans cheering. It could be a good compromise and I think fans would love it.

That is a crazy idea because their is no way Vince McMahon will close this year’s Mania with that match. He just would not do it.

Concerning the response HHH gave about Chyna, my follow up if I were Austin would have been this: what about Hulk Hogan (who already has his HOF ring)? If you google him or look at his wikipedia page, yeah you'll read about why he's a HOFer, but you will also find some unflattering stuff (ahem) about him. Maybe not as much "footage" as you'd find on Chyna but it's still there. And yet he's been brought back as an ambassador and has had several appearances on WWE tv since then. Not to mention the scantily pix of ALL the Divas who are currently employed (including some of said eight year old's own momma!) are on the internet. Do the Levesques allow their girls to watch Total Divas- with all the profanity, suggestive dialogue, sexual references and girls kissing each other, etc.? And can't Triple H- oh I don't know- maybe be a responsible parent and monitor his children's internet surfing? My kids are not allowed to even touch a tablet or computer without permission and my wife constantly checks the history. Seems a little hypocritical. Not that I'm pushing for Chyna to be in the hall because it's not that big of a deal, but I think HHH's reasons don't hold enough weight. What do you think?

You are comparing a tape that Hogan didn’t know was being made to Chyna signing a deal to do multiple porn movies? That is apples and hand grenades. With that said, I think it is only part of the reason they don’t want Chyna in. The rest of the story is she has been out of control where the company, Stephanie McMahon and HHH are concerned. Plus I would be concerned about giving her a live mic too. If she had lived a pristine life since leaving WWE, I could see your point. But she hasn’t. I would make the same call and stay away from her myself. The reward is not worth the risk.

I understand the mixed reactions that Roman gets because of the not-so-favorable booking he's been having that led to his rumble win. Most people are defending him saying the backlash is not his fault. Nobody hates the guy-fans just want a good main event at 'Mania to write home about. Not that I want to knock him, but this guy is not necessarily brand new to the ring, as he is part of a wrestling family and has been wrestling for nearly 5 years now. As of this writing, his most recent t.v. match was against Miz (who sold like a champ and did his best to make Roman look good-kudos to Miz!) and aside from the usual superman punch-"hooooo-waaaaaahhhh!!!!"-spear finish, Reigns' offense was nothing but clotheslines. Not even different VARIATIONS of clotheslines (not unless you count jumping vs. running). Some people say that a Bryan match with Lesnar won't be believable, but how will 15 clotheslines, a punch and a spear look credible? My main question is don't you think at least a portion of the blame is to be placed on Roman for not upping his game? After all, the other 2 guys he was called up with (whom also have experienced not-so-good booking along the way after disbanding) are doing just fine in the ring and on the mic. Do you think I'm being a bit harsh on him (maybe he is trying hard-I don't know) or do you think I make a good point?

A portion? Yes. Are you being harsh? Yes I think you are. Five years isn’t that long for a former football player. He was in a group for a while. He is learning on the job now, so I cut him some slack. People have called for new talent at the top for years. Yes, I get that many want Bryan to get a bigger chance. I do too. But I want new blood. I would rather they give him a chance too early than never give it to him at all, which has happened many times with other guys.

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