10 Times WWE Got "The Guy" Wrong

[@xai0823]

I seriously disagree with priest. Coming out of the feud with Gunther he just showed that he is a main event player

[@mikeawesome9212]

Nah

[@dogthedog16]

Agreed. Priest legit feels like a main event player now and is extremely over with the crowd now

[@summitsummits]

yeah he’s grown on me & the crowd is liking him. He won me over officially at Bash in Berlin, idk why, but I thought he performed really well.

[@RioFerdiBland]

"Main event player" isn't synonymous with "the guy" though...

[@zanethind]

Exactly

[@GenesisJay]

Completely disagree with the Damian Priest criticism. Love what he has been doing for a while now. Just my opinion

[@azraelthebloodedge6994]

Same,priest was good

[@pewpewbbqs]

I really don't like Priest but in general , I don't like a lot of babyfaces (Bianca Bellair, Becky Lynch, new Bailey, Rollins, Punk, all piss me off) so perhaps you're right

[@Keepitpush99]

This guy's takes are consistently bad. He hates WWE and love's Aew

[@irwincardozo6713]

Proest sucks. He's a midcarder at best

[@dodgy_jammer281]

It’s whatculture 😂 even the videos about old events they still get what happened wrong 😂 even after it came to light

[@kayskreed]

Solo's entire character is based on the idea that he THINKS he's the "guy" while actually not being the guy, i.e. he's delusional. I think it works. WWE is not portraying him genuinely as the "guy" anyway.

[@pewpewbbqs]

100% this

[@DJARB588]

Yeah, but the problem is- Solo Sikoa's current angle involves him doing a lot of talking. Solo Sikoa was always portrayed as someone who doesn't talk much and now I understand why.

[@xcwarrior]

Wow. How do those HHH boots taste? Appears you have been licking them for some time now.

[@geezytrelles]

@@DJARB588he was the enforcer for the bloodline then, now he’s the tribal chief so naturally he’s gonna have to speak some more

[@brandonyouth5241]

He's at best a stopgap top heel all while Hunter make up his mind on which top heel from Raw got traded to SmackDown comes the next draft.

[@machomusprime50]

I have to disagree with Priest. Between the Gunther and Judgement day feud, he has a presence.

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@machomusprime50 Yeah he's really gotten over now, and "The Terror Twins" is a good gimmick to be affiliated with

[@JBeck33]

Yeah he doesn’t belong on this list.

[@machomusprime50]

@@TheRealAhoy facts bro!!

[@mac9683]

Agreed

[@TrueKDG]

This was a completely terrible take and sounds a personal opinion instead of an actual fact

[@ladyjay74]

I think Solo not being "the guy" is kind of the point rn...

[@JRR31]

You make a good point, but people are still doubting him to be the guy who's pretending to be the guy

[@luckasneo2089]

yes but that is because they kind of ran out of options.

[@Lane.Kiffin]

yeah it’s dumb bcuz the story/play was already in motion b4 they started to add others

[@davidjames6036]

Lol solo is not even believable as the guy pretending to be the guy lil bro😂😂.......that's the actual point here🤣🤣

[@eddieherrera5314]

Except he’s Wack at that too

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

Moxley's run sucked because Vince wanted him talking to plants.

[@oshikuru09]

Come on man show Mitch some respect 😂

[@lagofala]

Na. It was that interview with Austin. It was super off and made me think he didn't care to be the brand ambassador. If he couldn't pull off an internally managed interview, vince was not going to trust him on internationally broadcast shows like SNL or the Tonight Show.

[@b29tayl0r]

Priest made himself a star by the time he dropped the belt. Heavily disagree with that one

[@nalday2534]

Yep. Received a pop when he avoided Gunther's sleeper and went straight for Balors neck undertaker style.

[@Bman32x]

They can’t let him cool off though. Otherwise the criticism will be valid.

[@kalashnikovandsmith39dash2]

@@nalday2534Bálor came out looking better than Damian you should have seen him glaring at Damian not moving a muscle just for Gunther to put him to sleep.

[@AlexAugstne22]

I love the support for Priest in the comment section! That man deserves all his praise 💯

[@bhhdty2272]

Solo and Priest have proven to have paid off Financially and as far as crowd reaction, 4 PLE main events and Main event segments all the time from both men as well as Solo getting huge boos / crowd reaction and Priest being so over. I don’t get how they “ got it wrong “ when every metric points elsewhere, and for Solo his character is supposed to be that he’s not the guy lol that’s the whole point and Solo plays into it.

[@CanesFan88]

Solo did exactly what he was supposed to and did it in less than a month. Turned Reigns. He's intentionally "not THE guy"

[@Tongobongo2034]

Priest is great

[@pewpewbbqs]

I really don't like Priest but in general , I don't like a lot of babyfaces (Bianca Bellair, Becky Lynch, new Bailey, Rollins, Punk, all piss me off) so perhaps you're right

[@jessebunnell6442]

WTF is Priest doing on this list? Did you just forget anyone else so you had to add someone you dont like? Total BS!

[@mattgolden2127]

No no he belongs here lol

[@DJAnderson-wo8fn]

@@mattgolden2127he don’t belong 😂😂😂😂

[@mattgolden2127]

@@DJAnderson-wo8fn he does 😂😂

[@terrellhatch8191]

Sorry, Priest is boring, period. Before Judgment Day, he was boring, and all of his flaws were hidden. He is just good in the ring, and even now, he needs crutches that are still Judgment Day and Rhea Ripley, who are still carrying this guy.

[@wholesomealexx1134]

The whole point of Solo is that he is not the guy. That's the whole gimmick...

[@ovoxo61ify]

I hate this criticism of Solo. He hasn’t even been allowed to have the dominance that should come with being tribal chief. So many people are looking at Jacob thru rose twisted glasses because his segments are fun. He comes out there, throws some hip attacks and superkicks, makes some crazy faces and doesn’t have to say anything. People felt the same way about Solo when he was playing the silent enforcer role. I feel like a lot of this toward Solo is rooted in people just being so ready for Roman’s return before it happened. I just feel like Solo hasn’t been given the fairest shake

[@eltoro_ttv]

It’s because he was in MLW. He got the indy white wash and now can do no wrong

[@ReverseSkeleton]

You're both fucked in the head if you think Solo is anything but a goon cosplaying as a main eventer.

[@jamesallen4599]

As a solo sikoa fan I'm tired of people criticizing him so much when his character is actually working his doing his job as a heel and has the crowd behind hating him so how is he not working

[@fordid42]

Yeah, he's doing great to me. His role is that he's "not the guy" and he's doing it quite well. His matches have been great, too.

[@vroebuck90]

Stop the Solo hate

[@TheRealAhoy]

Yeah, there was a huge online smear job being done when word got out that he was just going to get a push, and it went on and on and on until like 2 weeks before SummerSlam were it was hard to say he was doing a bad job, dude was acing it. If Paul Heyman is willing to act deathly terrified of you and put you over big, it means YOU'RE A PAUL HEYMAN GUY. But such credibility is just ignored completely if it's somebody's turn to be hated. It was his, and arguably is again.

[@machomusprime50]

Hate or an opinion? Stop crying.

[@TheRealAhoy]

​@@machomusprime50It's hate, there's a difference between opinions and hate that hides behind "opinions".

[@cesarvalle4176]

No no no no this man makes a good point I feel like the man did what he does and he does it well he was simply bigger and stronger than both his brothers it just made wayyyy more sense for him to be the next guy plus his run as north american championship was awesome (he should have held on to it for the bloodline)

[@lagofala]

Precisely. It's super obvious he's a decoy for the rock to return. WWE are not looking at Solo as the top guy. He's doing his job perfectly.

[@samcro9168]

Priest just had the unfortunate timing of Gunther being pushed. Especially with the travel dates in Europe.

[@motorik6]

Solo is a rookie. Anyone that thinks that he hasn't done well as a rookie is mental.

[@bonifacepeter4007]

Tbh, if Solo was like his “street champ” persona back in NXT 2.0, he would’ve done a lot better since he was more comfortable with his character and promos back then and he didn’t need the bloodline at the time to be popular during his NXT run. I know it’s not his fault that his main roster run as the so-called “Tribal Chief” hasn’t been the best and it’s pretty much just WWE not knowing what they’re really doing with him.

[@Razleplasm]

Solo's putting in good work and had his best match with Cody. His literal kafabe role is not being the real tribal chief or 'the guy', so putting him in this video is lazy.

[@melbell700]

I feel the “Solo problem” is due to him picking up an unnecessary character. He was booked as a badass, took a bunch of loses, beat Cena but is getting overshadowed by Fatu. I want the Solo we saw protecting Roman. Spiking everyone left and right, not this slow talking and running away character we have now. Book Solo as the monster that he can be. You can keep him Heel. And his faction should be dominant over everyone. Not losing the the Profits each week.

[@melbell700]

I want to see Solo Succeed! I want to see Jey Succeed!

[@humbleson8886]

People will say they want Fatu instead of Solo but if they get him, they will hate him and say he's not ready 😂.

[@WithFearGaming]

Excuse me? Get Priest off of this list. The guy has the aura and he had a good title reign. How dare you add him to this list.

[@EssentialClassic]

My favorite Bloodline moment was when Jey saved Sami from Roman's wrath on RAW by compiling his "evidence" to keep Sami in the Bloodline.

[@xinjango6791]

Theory feels like a natural babyface to me. I think when they do the change, fans will get behind him.

[@ArjunPutheyathu]

I know you put Priest in the list purposefully so that your video will get lot of comments in criticism. BRILLIANT!!!

[@RomaroBrandon]

Dean Ambrose was the right guy in 2016, however he won the title about 6 months too late at that point. It also didn't help that he lost the WWE Championship in only his third defense to AJ Styles. Had he Ambrose been given the WWE Championship at Survivor Series instead of Roman Reigns (who shouldn't have been "The Guy" at that time) and the storyline was different perhaps Dean Ambrose would be on a list about the times WWE got "The Guy" right.

[@kierangill5856]

The only thing you can get right with ambrose is releasing him

[@decepticonxhunter4850]

Ambrose was never the right guy, especially when the data supported it. Like the presentation showed, his interview with SCSA on his podcast did nothing to show that he could ever be capable of being the guy in a serious promotion.

[@lagofala]

I still think he was the better choice to break up the shield.

[@RomaroBrandon]

@@decepticonxhunter4850 why does he have to be serious? Plus he had a short title reign and knew it would be short, I wouldn't be the most thrilled guy either on a WWE podcast where I'm being censored. And if you don't think he was you don't know anything about WWE back then.

[@ahmadceasar5484]

Solo is not bad people just hate him for no reason

[@machomusprime50]

I dont think anyone thinks he's bad. He's just not a top guy right now.

[@TheRealAhoy]

​@@machomusprime50He is though, he is routinely in main event matches and segments. He is officially main event level. Whether that remains is a different matter, most guys especially when they're so young take a step back out of the limelight for a while, it will probably happen to him, we'll see the true level of the man if he (1) stays main event or (2) gets back in to the main event after stepping back a while. Very few people stay in the main event completely after dipping their toes in the main event the first time.

[@YS9136]

With the storyline he's in, he'll always be compared to Roman Reigns

[@machomusprime50]

@@TheRealAhoy When does he win does main event matches though? They made him the "put over" guy. I'm my opinion they BURIED him on Smackdown this past Friday. Losing clean on SD? Really? How are they building his aura?

[@TheRealAhoy]

@@machomusprime50 You guys think careers are destroyed every week if they aren't handled perfectly

[@OooohhYeeah]

Don't agree with Priest. He's earned his main event status !!

[@scxiao]

I think the only thing Priest suffered from was constantly being affiliated with The Judgement Day, which was great in its own way but it stopped him from truly being concidered THE guy, in my opinion. Give him another run next year and I believe he will do much better.

[@doodtheman2508]

The sad thing about Khali is that he used to be so much better, just look at him when he was in Japan. It's just that by the time WWE got him he was really worn down.

[@njtheradical]

I'm probably in the minority, but I actually like Solo trying to be the "tribal chief". It works with the story they are trying to tell.

[@Sl1mch1ckens]

Yh i agree i dislike solo and dont think hes the guy but thats because thats how im meant to feel and then that circles round to me appreciating him.

[@andresmorales4383]

Damian Priest has been on fire and he’s actually been great. Especially that feud with Gunther. Definitely an awful take.

[@leaderofatrueschool3]

I’ve been saying this about Priest He was better chasing the belt than holding it….. same with Cody

[@OsirisDeVirus]

My favourite Bloodline moment will always be when Jey told Jimmy he was out, then that he also was out and superkicked Roman.

[@dylanogg347]

For what it's worth, Sikoa was getting over before his quick Main Event Push. The biggest factors working against him are Sikoa's change in character (going from quiet muscle to Kingpin), and the presence of Jacob Fatu.

[@frenchbobbyfrench]

Gunther vs Priest is one of my favorite matches ever. Seriously fantastic.

[@benjiman7454]

I can't at all agree with Priest. His presence grew more with the fans each week and the defenses. The fact he was cheered while judgement day were booed speaks to that. He and Rhea became faces while still very much being heels. Hes bigger than he was before his title reign

[@paulh2964]

Y'all definitely got Damian Priest wrong. Jury is also still out on Solo

[@Imhotep-the-7th]

Dean ambrose was unstoppable, WWE couldn't ignore him.. also, his title run booking was horrible!!

[@Imhotep-the-7th]

Also, just 10 ?

[@henrylopez00hl]

Solo had momentum when he first debut into the bloodline and then they decided to kill him with a huge loss streak. No surprise no one sees him as that guy

[@crashpal]

Solo's tribal chief position is part of the storyline to slowly progress Roman to turn babyface

[@patrickyeager1331]

My favorite bloodline moment is still whenever Sami said Jey wasn't feeling very "ucey" 😂

[@ruor1984]

I don't think Solo is supposed to be "the guy" in the first place. It was obvious that nobody could fill Roman's boots after he lost the title. He made people want Roman to come back which was always the point in my opinion. Priest is on the list? I disagree on that one. In my opinion his run as world champion was much better than I ever thought it would be.

[@Daves_Faves]

I don't really care for Austin Theory (or Grayson Waller), but Theory and Waller work very well as a team. I actually hope they stay together for a long time, instead of this obvious turn coming.

[@ramelchilds7416]

This absolutely wrong about Priest, c'mon son

[@GodzHypeMan]

Ucey phrase was very funny and one of my favorite bloodline moments

[@monstamos13]

There is some Priest hate here undeservingly.

[@the-u2888]

Favorite bloodline moment for me would be when Roman returned at SummerSlam. I was there in person and it was my first WWE event ever at 31 years old. I was super happy and the fans went nuts!

[@labbaby189]

You think that surpasses Sami hitting Roman with the chair?

[@nellfergie1456]

Solo definitely is doing a good job. Y’all just love a good hate bandwagon

[@khesipresents1885]

Blame wwe who treat him as a joke one day and top guy the next day

[@KadeemG61]

We’re not saying Solo is bad as a wrestler, it’s just that he’s not ready to evolve as the next main event star. Roman was the star of The Bloodline, but Solo didn’t have the charisma that The Tribal Chief has. Roman is one of the best trash talkers in the company.

[@TheRealAhoy]

His turn to be hated

[@TheRealAhoy]

​@@khesipresents1885He was never a joke, they just made the mistake of not being perfect so you zoned in and decided to make a thing of it

[@TheRealAhoy]

​@@KadeemG61What would you know about "being ready?" You aren't an ex-professional turned talent scout, you're sitting at home eating junk food watching like the rest of us. I thought he exceeded expectations (and still continues to do so)

[@iamagamer_007]

Sami Zayne screwing over The Bloodline although expected still looked believable and well done.

[@StockwellDaniel]

Fave bloodline moment is properly when Sami whipped out Ucey - such a fun segment

[@datruthgt5609]

3:32 "KANEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE"

[@Puttekop81]

Fav moment: Jey isn't feeling usy

[@Bill-c8k]

When Sammi Zane said "He's not feeling Usi" holy shit everyday in the ring laughed......Classic

[@MrJove89]

Glad to see the community has Priest back

[@wwehurricane1]

I stopped at #10. For one thing, Austin Theory has never been presented as a top guy, let alone THE guy and he definitely has a personality.

[@CJC15]

No Commissioner Corbin?

[@tomseville2345]

*Constable!* 🤣🤣

[@lemmyxpro]

Having Damian on this list is CRAZY. He is definitely a parenial main eventer going forward.

[@phillippatrick1295]

The solo hate is crazy. He's supposed be out of place in this current roll. He's the lil cousins who stole the joystick controller after his big cuz walked away. He's not supposed to know what he's doing.

[@alexfirefly1956]

Not gonna lie, great bait. I mean like seriously, how do you include Damian Priest, Solo, and especially Dean Ambrose but not Big Dog Roman Reigns?

[@jckorn9148]

After reading Rousey's new book, Vince still had a ton of power late into 2023. Explains some....odd decisions. We are only just now really seeing the full breath of how Triple H sees WWE.

[@Filmation77]

When Vince himself declares someone the next big thing ,their careers go to shit ,like a Rib, Drew McIntyre, had to leave WWE to find himself, and Austin Theory might have to head to a TNA or an AEW to find his Main event self, just saying.

[@AnnaJaneMTG]

Including Priest was great comment bait lmfao

[@AnnaJaneMTG]

Gave Priest Mabel's spot just to get the comments going 🤣🤣

[@WeekndXO-u4w]

Dean Ambrose , Damien priest proved themselves as main eventers already

[@sirduk3556]

The upsidedown big gold is hilarious ☠️

[@stingrey1571]

Replace priest with Rocky Maivia. Rocky was another bland white meat babyface who smiled a lot and shook hands. And to the surprise of Vince and Vince alone was booed out of every arena.

[@hatethegamejackson1923]

Best bloodline moments top 5: 1.samy hitting reigns with the chair 2.jey uso “N IM OUT 2” 3.jacob debut 4.jey pinning reigns 5.reigns debuts the tribal chief music

[@TReyDon0fTX]

The problem with Solo is that a lot of folks had their plates ready for Jacob as the enforcer and eventual 1v1 to Roman's Tribal Chief title. The other issue is having Solo go from Silent bruiser savage to bruiser leading man. I though they would work their way up from an angle where Solo challenged Romans authority before he left. (Like a silent spoiled prince eyeing the crown)

[@lagofala]

I think there is a fundamental misunderstanding of what "the guy" means. For WWE there have only been a few "the guys". Just because you have a title doesn't mean you are the guy.

[@Vicariousend]

This the guy is like cena , randy,roman , hogan

[@passwordrevealer-fy3fm]

Ambrose was definitely "the guy" material. I loved him the most out of the shield. He wasnt given much to work with. Ellsworth, the plant, seth rollins doll.

[@Jermaine2099]

You really put Dean Ambrose on this list, when Roman wasn’t the guy until he got a mouthpiece, light schedule and half of his family working with him 😂

[@crocdogg]

I think you're wrong about Solo. First, hes been better as Head of the Table than he was as the Enforcer, especially when compared to what Jacob Fatu is doing in that role. As someone else pointed out, he's been a bridge guy while Roman has taken a break. Keep the ship steady enough, don't let it sink, wait for the OTC to come back, and set up what hopefully is an insane WarGames match at Survivor Series. Most importantly IMO in the long term, Solo hass given them time to build up Jacob Fatu, who is going to be champion at some point because he's that good

[@Yifeng-rn4ov]

1. Damian is a main eventer level superstar. People who disagree are just Cody and Jey fanboys 2. Solo's gimmick is that he THINKS his the Tribal Cheif but in reality he isn't. And it works.

[@FasuloA]

Roman Reigns. Pre-heel. Which the turn came WAYYYY later.

[@chrisbuttonshaw2088]

I think WWE's problem with "THE GUY" thing doesn't work a lot of the time because they TRY TOO HARD/TOO FAST to make someone that then let them grow into it. It's not as organic as it use to be in the 90s/00s. Not saying it doesn't happen, just not when WWE is TRYING

[@NLS84]

I’ve got to say you’ve got it wrong with priest, just because there’s another story line going on that’s overshadowing someone else’s doesn’t mean they were the wrong choice. Personally out of every semi-recent WHC title winner, I feel Priest and Gunther have been the only two to make that title feel like it has some prestige or like it actually matters, and apart from title wins, what they’ve done with his character from judgement day lackey to what he is now is phenomenal. I use to not care about priest like that, wasn’t even on my radar at all until he picked up that title, and he’s really surprised me with what he can do

[@cjvs1604]

Tell me you know nothing about usurpers without telling me you know nothing about usurpers

[@hatethegamejackson1923]

Solo is basically taking the same path as reigns: reigns came in as powerhouse who didn’t talk people loved him then he got pushed n people hated him: then reigns cancer came back he went away n people started to like him then the tribal chief took him over the top: solo just needs that MOMENT that turns the fans around:

[@devingoodson7213]

Nah bro, Definitely jumping the gun with Solo and Damien Priest. Remember "suffering succatash", it doesn't happen over night or from short runs/reigns.

[@OH_MY_DOGGG]

Austin Theory makes me think of theory of a deadman and theory of a deadman just makes me think of undertaker. Then I cant stop thinking of undertaker

[@arthurnewman7461]

Solo not being "the guy" is literally the story.

[@GamesDeep95]

I disagree with the solo opinion, that's the whole point. Also, Austin Theory is solid, but I'm glad he's finally to a point where people want to see him make a turn. He deserves it. I'm an indie wrestler and I have a friend whose done a lot of work for evolve as a ref, said the reason he was pushed so hard is because behind the scenes, the kid earned it. He's a work horse and a damn good kid. I think bigger things will come in due time for him.

[@2ndteamentertainmentllc]

Jinder is actually world champion in several promotions now WWE just didn't know how to use him

[@ElCoyoteLaffs]

Favorite Bloodline moment, Fatu takes over destroying Solo, Roman comes out to attempt save gets beaten down too. Leading to loser leaves town match which sends Solo and Roman away for ever.

[@Schmidtactular]

I loved Jinder Mahal as wwe champion. The problem was Roadog pissed away all momentum Smackdown built up throughout 2016.

[@ooo_Kim_Chi_ooo]

For like 2 years fans and these youtubers were saying Solo was the one. My how fickle fans are.

[@Karl-bw8rp]

Have to disagree with Priest. When he won the world title I initially thought he wouldn't be a credible champion but he proved me wrong and carried the belt well and was decent on the mic too

[@mattlovespeebee]

Exactly! SO-Slow and his Menstrual Bloodline are just the WORST. My favorite Bloodline moment hasn’t even happened yet; it’s the moment where this entire faction implodes and leaves our screens FOREVER

[@christopherthompson1011]

Yall said the same thing about Roman as well, the WWE is known to not giving people chances until they leave.

[@sukhmeet8665]

Disagree about Damian Priest, might not be at Cody and Roman’s level, but he’s a star in his own way

[@spooksahoy5097]

Crazy to put Damian Priest on this list considering the last few weeks

[@h0hleek]

Theory made the MITB look like a joke challenge for a mid card title

[@tombourne4273]

I actually really enjoy Solo lol - good on the mic

[@jasoncave4322]

Solo being on the list just proves y'all don't know what you're talking about, the point of the story is Solo isn't the guy and clearly isn't on the same level as Roman, which makes him claiming to be the tribal chief even more egregious

[@thefloppawithcontent7094]

To be fair, giving Austin the MITB while Roman and Brock were champion was never gonna work even if they did like him

[@lukeozade9957]

Imagine calling kane and show modern giants. They're old school giants knowing how to actually work a match doesn't make you a modern giant it makes you a giant with a good work rate

[@ivaylo-milev]

If Hogan's on this list, Cena and Reigns must be as well, following the same logic of being ridiculously overpushed

[@pewpewbbqs]

Imagine if Nash stayed w/ WWE and they had Austin & Nash for the Attitude Era as antihero types...

[@youngiconzent246]

Austin theory is good as a young bad guy, he has the cocky, arrogant behavior of a top heel, but it's just not his time yet..