Solo Sikoa got BURIED by Roman Reigns (WWE Hot Takes)

[@Dporticus]

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[@austinerickson6119]

For the fireworks one, smack down/raw would start with a theme song video pack, cut to the led stage with a massive firework display and then the commentary team would welcome the tv audience to the show.

[@chasestrickland3065]

These were amazing lol all the signs back then too, they'd always get a good shot of those

[@thewrestlingoldhead]

They were awesome and set the tone for the show. The crowds would go crazy. Maybe they should do the wrestlers arriving for pre shows/ppv or smackdown and pyro for raw.

[@triplehkingofkings5883]

That was epic. Especially those pyros in 1999. Also the theme songs for raw and smack down were way better. The new theme songs just don't hype me at all for the show

[@crunchytaco4472]

With a certified intro theme banger

[@whyareyoureadingthiis886]

Hot take: 90% of wrestling fans now do not understand what being “buried” , “having heat”, and being a “jobber” means. The definitions are all completely lost

[@triplehkingofkings5883]

Most people are using "buried" way too soon.

[@redline841]

​@@triplehkingofkings5883 Welcome to the modern internet >guy isn't doing exactly want i want them to do? he's finished This applies from wrestling, anime, and games. Just hang around your buddies and put together your own conclusions

[@YoDaddyB]

My hot take, “we want tables” buries the talent

[@ColeslawSSBM1996]

Every now and then this is just kinda true. It typically does not bury them for good though. I was at the Detroit AEW Dynamite last year where Julia Hart and Anna Jay had a no DQ match. The crowd started chanting we want tables a few times and there were no table spots so the crowd was just kinda dull for most of the match. I felt bad for the girls and felt like they tried their best but the match wasn't that good. The rest of the card kicked major ass though!

[@Dporticus]

but... what if we want tables

[@fwf31]

I think triple h should let title changes happen at ple's that arent called summerslam or wrestlemania

[@TheUnluckyConqueror3699]

For an Alba Fyre banger, you gotta watch her NXT UK womens title match with Meiko Satomura. Amazing stuff

[@KaaramVedhava]

I'm so glad I found this guy when I started around the same time.

[@letmelivemylife5287]

I keep forgetting you only just started watching wrestling, keep it up man it's nice to watch this channel grow

[@DominiqueSpikes-i1t]

I can't wait until they let Tama and Jacob talk. They are both great on the mike and Tama is one of one of best heels around. Check out his Tama's new Japan run

[@jamarrwebb8075]

The same ppl complaining about title changes, are the same ppl who complained about WWE hot potato-ing the titles

[@johancon123]

That’s a good point, most the best MITB cash in moments are heels, i think CM Punk was a baby face when he cashed in on edge in 2008 that cash in was so dope

[@frale_2392]

Gable is insanely good, it's a shame he wasn't used properly for the better part of his wwe run. But the best wrestler on the planet right now is Gunther, he's on another level. I don't remember ever seeing a bad Gunther match

[@jackconorria4033]

2nd this. It’s 100% Gunther

[@Danial_Amirghahari]

I think for the commercials on Netflix it will be the same way they do it for the PLE’s on Peacock. Advertising their own events or commercials with the wrestlers

[@camerage12]

My “cold take” is I think wwe needs to go all in with alba and Isla’s witch gimmick. In nxt, when they formed a tag team they had multiple segments around a cauldron where they addressed feuds and matches. This would do wonders for them on the main roster.

[@ImaDoomvenger]

Alba Fire’s Swanton lol, I like it just like Gunther’s splash

[@zeroisnine]

On the "any given monday"/more upset victories, my pitch creates a cross-brand triple threat title. Each title match is against 1 person from Raw, 1 from Smackdown, 1 from NXT, and its always a triple threat match. Triple threat is easier to write upsets, and so you get the title match/change excitement without disturbing the regular title scene. And yes, it might seem like the title changes too often, but just have commentators not # of successful defense or days as champion, and have that be how good a champ they are

[@Robby_C]

I wish people knew what the word “buried” meant before they used it. The Bloodline story has always been about loyalty… Jacob bring a threat doesn’t automatically make him a leader. And there is a reason why he had to bring in his own people in order to be “acknowledged”

[@QueenMone05]

Alba Fyre: Her feud with Toni Storm when she was Kay Lee Ray for the nxt uk women’s title was amazing, and it ended with an amazing I quit match

[@gravejello2331]

I actually think Bayley’s new theme has the foundation to be a great theme. The first few seconds after the “ROLE MODEL” are perfect for a crowd chant but the beat drop messes it up

[@TivaWap1738]

34:20 here’s an idea. Randy loses to Gunther at the PLE, Kevin loses to Cody at the PLE. Randy loses clean, KO loses to a roll up or he has his foot under the rope . Randy asks Cody for a shot at his title and Cody declines since he beat Kevin via shenanigans he feels like he wants to prove he can beat Kevin the right way. So he tells Randy to get to the back of the line in the most polite way possible. The next week KO is seen talking to Randy backstage because KO was put in a #1 contenders match against someone random who can afford to take a loss and he’s wishing him luck but you can see the jealousy on Randy’s face. KO wins, Cody comes out to congratulate him and when they get backstage Randy gives Kevin a handshake and ignores Cody entirely. The next week Randy and Kevin are seen talking again, this time the audience can’t hear what’s being said. When Cody has his segment they come out and Cody takes an RKO and a pop up powerbomb officially turning KO heel but Randy is a tweener(I’ll explain why in my 2nd comment)

[@TivaWap1738]

KO’s heel turn is easy to explain. He could bring back his prizefighter gimmick and say “look, when I won my first championship in this company I did it by turning against my best friend Sami Zayn, what the hell made Cody think I had the balls to nearly kill my best friend but not him? I just wanted the gold around his waist”. Randy’s turn is also easy to explain, Cody would be nothing without Randy(think back to the Legacy stable) and Cody had the audacity to deny Randy a title match. So they beat Cody down for weeks until he finally agrees to face both men in a triple threat at Survivor Series. It seems like KO and Randy are on the same page until Randy hits and RKO on Kevin after Kevin knocks out Cody to steal the championship right from under Kevin’s nose. Why? Because he’s the Viper and he can’t be trusted. Randy winning his 15th title is not only well deserved but it would also be a major ratings boost and add a bit of unpredictability since everybody thinks Cody has an easy path to WM41. Randy and KO could have a mini feud before Randy drops the belt back to Cody at the Royal Rumble and then the WWE can continue on with the Rock/Roman/Cody saga just in time for the road to WrestleMania

[@xjonnyacex]

I’m one of the people that came back to watching wrestling partially bc CM Punk was back in WWE

[@samnabawy2731]

Another hot take, I don't like wrestlers having just one name, like Sheamus, Gunther, Cesaro, Rusev. Can you imagine just Steve, instead of Steve Austin, or Shawn, instead of Shawn Michaels lol. Just a pet peeve of mine, nothing major.

[@erikcarlson6374]

Go check out the NXT and NXT UK run of Imperium, Giovanni Vinci performed under his birth name Fabian Aichner and he can flat out go. He's a freak athlete and if they let him, he'll be a very flashy babyface. He's just been stuck in the role of Gunther's whipping boy for so long people have forgotten how good he is.

[@markmorales-smith8100]

The Wiseman told Solo that Roman was aware of the guys in the new Bloodline but didnt bring them in because they were too out of control. They acknowledge Solo as their Tribal Chief because he's the one that brought them into WWE and the reason they have their jobs. Jacob has also alluded to this when acknowledging him. They had essentially been blackballed by Roman and WWE for being violent savages and Solo provided this opportunity.

[@bls16]

I’ve always loved pretty deadly. The best comedy gimmick in the WWE and they can also be great in ring.

[@Harmony9810]

Do fans want new stars to be build or to just throw around the word bury or aura for a superstar they don't like? How the hell is solo suppose to continue to grow if he doesn't get to put down an enemy or do his role in a way where he can be strong some? Like that's my problem with these 'Jacob deserves everything, he's God worhsip him, solo is aura less and don't deserve his spot' people.

[@Harmony9810]

@@pleaseshutup7053 here y'all go.....I'll like to see both am also not turning on solo and acting like he doesn't exist all of sudden since Jacob debuted. It's like he's God to y'all but the moment someone mention that solo is doing well in his character it's nothing but hate or Jacob doesn't everything ever. I like them both and will continue to. Am not a fickle fan that drops a wrestler and think sending hate their way for another helps.

[@mthokozisindlovu3358]

Back in the day the world title could change hands on ANY day

[@triplehkingofkings5883]

Im glad wrestlers are finally winning a lot again. For a really long time every wrestler lost every second week or so. It was a desaster

[@nightmare_1337]

I'm such a dumbass, at first I was like "what other major loss did they have except Roman losing at Wrestlemania" but then realized it was about Sika and Afa.

[@Dporticus]

😆

[@TFSRogue-oq8vp]

I've been a fan of Giovanni Vinci since he was Fabian Achnier back in 2017. He did the Vinni Vidi Vinci gimmick in NXT for a few months. It was a little goofy, but I liked it.

[@williamroper5422]

Here is a take and others can judge it's hotness. They should go back to the brand being more split. Both brands should build to their own PLEs. Dual brand should be kept to Wrestlemania, Summerslam, Survivor Series, Royal Rumble, King and Queen of the Ring, and Money in the Bank. Also guys like Randy Orton who is suposed to be a Smackdown guy shouldn't be able to just show up on Raw and challenge their champion with zero explanation. There should have to be a trade or some kind of deal made that explains why a Smackdown guy is suddenly on Raw challenging for the main title.

[@johancon123]

Hot take: A forbidden door between wwe and aew would be preety dope but the toxic fans will make it hard for it to happen

[@RychuAlolan]

itbwandon's hot take proving wrestling fans don't know what the words they use mean, You also in the same breath explained EXACTLY the Shield's dynamic also, I want WWE to bring back brand-specific PLEs to allow for longer builds on tv

[@tomporter1196]

I wanna see the RKO team go after the Smackdown titles now the bloodline have them it’s perfect set up.

[@LettherebeCarnage]

Totally random but you should watch the talking smack promo from 2016 involving Daniel Byran and The Miz. It was unscripted and it was just wonderful. The whole segment will make you fall in LOVE with the miz.

[@Dporticus]

@@LettherebeCarnage I have actually! It was a suggested watch along on the patreon. Good stuff!

[@CikosDarkPassenger]

off the top of my head: 1. chris jericho beat triple h for the wwf title on a random raw in april 2000, but then lost it back to triple h before the night was over. 2. triple h beat the big show for the wwf title on the first raw of the year 2000. 3. roman reigns beat sheamus for the wwe title on raw in december 2015 4. cm punk cashed in money in the bank on edge for the world heavyweight title on raw in june 2008. 5. stone cold won the wwf title back from kurt angle 3 weeks after unforgiven on raw in october 2001. 6. alberto del rio beat big show for the world heavyweight title in a last man standing on smackdown in january 2013. 7. randy orton beat christian for the world heavyweight title 2 days after christian won it, on smnackdown in june 2011. 8. stone cold won the wwf title back from kane 2 days after he lost it, on raw in june 1998. 9. stone cold won the wwf title back from undertaker a month later after losing it due to shady business with shane mcmahon. 10. carmella cashed in money in the bank on charlotte for the smackdown women's title a few days after wrestlemania 34. 11. edge beat john cena and rvd (who was wwe and ecw champion) for the wwe title on raw in july 2006. 12. shawn michaels beat triple h for the world heavyweight title on raw in december 2003, only for the decision to be immediately reversed afterwards.

[@CikosDarkPassenger]

@@pleaseshutup7053 I forgot about those, i knew i was missing some.

[@blackbeltbap]

I think the intention was that The Shield had no leader they were all equals; although, Rollins asserted he was the leader when he turned on The Shield; until Rollins said it, my mind assumed that Jon Moxley (Ambrose) was the leader because he did most of the promos for the group. Nothing was ever really clear about The Shield because there wasn't much storytelling, just beating people up and putting them through tables.

[@RychuAlolan]

RKO Randy could absolutely turn megaheel again. ESPECIALLY if we end up getting a final Orton vs Cena match. Cody is so linked in history with Randy that Randy feeling like he's not getting the respect he deserves as a legend (oh the irony) could have him turn. Heel KO is just another tuesday for him too

[@triplehkingofkings5883]

Hot Take: The Usos break up didn't do anything for Jimmy Uso. Jimmy Uso didn't do anything in The Bloodline ever since Jey Uso left. The Bloodline storyline helped Jey Uso and especially Sami Zayn to become bigger singles stars. Also Solo Sikoa is getting his chance now. But Jimmy Uso? He lost every match before his injury. He only got one singles feud and he lost at WrestleMania against Jey and to be honest, Jey didn't get anything from that match either. It was too short and not great at all.

[@skuxxguy274]

34:42 this is the real hot take 😂😭

[@akajaybay]

They really need more than one women's tag team title

[@ZacharyShow]

RVD had a great face run with MITB case (and his cash in was a masterpiece)

[@frale_2392]

In today's WWE a world title change (at least for the two world titles and the IC title to a lesser extent) is a big deal. A change in the Undisputed title crowned the new face of the company in Cody, and a change in the Heavyweight title elevated Gunther as the top heel on Raw. If they lose, it should be a special event on one of the biggest shows of the year. I just can't see Cody lose his title outside of WrestleMania or SummerSlam. Same for Gunther and even Bron Breakker now.

[@MultitaskingGuy]

19:41 they fail more than succeed

[@QuackMamba34]

John Cena did a United States Championship open challenge every week on Raw. Lots of fun matches and you never knew if he was going to lose the title or not. Made the mid card title feel super important at the time since Cena was the top guy holding a 2nd tier belt.

[@SuperJoesutton]

I could be wrong here but this is my take on Jacob being able to take out Solo if he wants to. I think the Tongans and Jacob work for the Rock. I think Solo thinks he is working for the Rock. I think they will betray Solo when the Rock comes back. I think Solo is just being used to build Rock's Bloodline. That is just a guess and I could be wrong but that could be cool.

[@whattheheckification]

Yes, the main world titles used to be defended on and occasionally change hand on regular episodes of smackdown and raw. In 2019, Brock beat Kofi for the WWE Championship on an episode of Smackdown. Both Bobby Lashely and Big E won the WWE Championship on episodes of raw in 2021. But a main title switching hands on TV hasn’t happened in years. There was a time when it felt like a world title was being won on TV like every 6 months. I remember in 2011, Rey Mysterio and John Cena both won the WWE Championship on the same night in one episode of RAW. But to be fair, Roman held both world title belts for like two years straight recently, so there haven’t been a lot of opportunities for the belts to change hands. Seth at least defended the world title a couple times on Raw and NXT when he first won it last year.

[@DREWTampa1]

Watching you go from saying you don’t understand why people like LA night to telling everybody to trust you on it he’s got this is awesome 👏

[@Dporticus]

Growth is a beautiful thing 😆

[@QuackMamba34]

Monday Night Raw has been around since 1993. 14 World Title changes have happened on Raw. The last one was in 2020. 1997 Sycho Sid vs Bret Hart 1998 Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Kane 1999 Mankind vs The Rock Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Undertaker Triple H vs Mankind 2000 Triple H vs The Big Show 2001 Stone Cold Steve Austin vs Kurt Angle 2006 Edge vs RVD vs John Cena 2009 Randy Orton vs Big Show vs John Cena 2010 The Miz vs Randy Orton 2011 Rey Mysterio vs The Miz John Cena vs Rey Mysterio 2015 Roman Reigns vs Sheamus 2020 Randy Orton vs Drew Mcintyre

[@ds5955]

Didn’t bobby lashley beat miz on raw in 2021?

[@QuackMamba34]

@@ds5955 oh yeah you're right.

[@tkbanks3246]

I think the new bloodline members all follow Solo because Heyman said that these guys were thugs. So since Roman/Heyman denied bringing them in it makes why they should all have issues with Roman and follow Solo for giving them an opportunity

[@doshi066]

i got a great idea for you to try for the next WWE PLE!! would you ever try to do a bingo card and make predictions? have it on screen for us to see and were see what you got right? i think that be pretty fun? i seen it a few times when i watch the nintendo directs so i think it could work for this as well

[@Riley0520]

11:35 my kind of convo 😂

[@MultitaskingGuy]

22:45 hope he discontinues the speedo

[@punkln0453]

Roman said Solo is the next tribal Chief several months ago.

[@charlieramondt]

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[@Just7-mz4ul]

OTC OTC OTC

[@charlieramondt]

​@@Just7-mz4ulthat is a dumm shirt

[@simbongilemathenjwa6593]

​@@pleaseshutup7053solo claimed it by force he was supposed to wait for roman to pass touch to him like afa and sika did to roman.

[@fatheadwrestlinburner]

kay lee ray vs mayu iwatani is a good alba match

[@danielfontecchio9222]

I think your downplaying prices a little. Im going to the RAW after Bash in Berlin and the lowest price I could find was $106 for nosebleeds behind the jumbotron. I ended up spending $200 to get a middle section seat that im hoping will be good but i have a little extra money to be able to do that.

[@TheCanihavaname]

Just wanna go against the grain on your take on Def Rebel just a bit, the catch phrase thing before each song just feels like a crutch to have an easily identifiable sound to get a crowd pop. I remember watching the latest royal rumble and it was interesting how the audience barely reacted to any themes because nothing was recognizable. I'm not so much in the camp that def rebel songs are bad they just don't seem to stand out like old songs used to. With that being said it's not like old themes didn't do a similar thing with Undertakers gong or Stone Colds glass shatter.

[@Dporticus]

I'm glad you ended that the way you did lol because the glass shatter and the take bell are literally the same strategy of an easily identified sound for a pop lol this is why I think the def rebel hate is weird.

[@pikapikapitiful]

Sad you don't see dawkins as charismatic.. it's because you started watching during a time when street profits weren't pushed but they had awesome moments about a year prior to wm39. The street profits are up! And we want the smoke!

[@Dporticus]

I definitely don't see him as UNcharismatic. I probably just haven't gotten to see him shine yet.

[@bobfurman2739]

They Are trying to make another Umaga ,...oh wait , did you ever see Umaga ?/

[@DominiqueSpikes-i1t]

Karrion Kross was a lot better as Killer Kross. You should check it out

[@judelepolski62]

23:16 The take said “World” champion, meaning the big belts. WWE/World for the men and women. That being said I disagree. Too many stars in the company across the board to only have one big belt.

[@thefiendish186]

The thing about Cena is: He is the past. And for somebody who got destroyed by Solo to win against Gunther or Cody is just absolutely crazy. The 17 title reigns dont mean shit, its an empty record. This should never get in the way of protecting the present and future stars. Gunther loosing to a washed up past his prime cena would be like Goldberg squashing the Fiend, just bad booking.

[@Wrestle_Kingdom]

The comparison of Goldberg to Cena is just bad also cena can easily be built back up. We seen so many wrestlers be losers then become indestructible and since it’s John cena that wouldn’t be a issue it would be no different than what aew did with sting

[@thefiendish186]

@@Wrestle_Kingdom Sting didnt win world Titles in AEW, he was upper midcard at his best time in AEW, mostly just ehancement for Darby Allin. I realy think it would be the worst booking decision under Triple H so far if Cena won a world title, in my opinion. And why was the Goldberg comparison off? If Cena would win a world title it would be the exact same scenario.

[@samnabawy2731]

Hot take, Gunther is overrated. He is very flat and boring on the mic. His striking are sloppy and looks awful in a brawl. He is an ok wrestler with an ok look, nothing more.

[@RTG625]

No I don't want Randy to win another world title 14 times is enought for him

[@Kaslo25]

Alba Fyre I just wanted to say hi :)

[@blackbeltbap]

Hate to ruin your naive enthusiasm, but it's not uncommon for there to be a lot of hype and effort put into a wrestler's return videos only to end up being a complete flop. Maybe it will trend in the other direction under Triple H, but when Vince was around these return videos would frequently go on for months only for the person to quickly return to their original character, disappear within a couple weeks of returning, or never appear. I hope I am wrong about Vinci, it did eventually work out for LA Knight, Maxxine, and others, but the point is that the videos themselves don't mean much.

[@Dporticus]

No worries! You can't ruin my enthusiasm lol It's a super power of mine ;) Hopefully they stick the landing!

[@ZacharyShow]

I think Dawkins is better in the ring than Montez

[@jackconorria4033]

Goated Giovanni Vinci entrance from a couple years ago that you need to see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/n4iQo3iAj5WjoJYsi=OPlMm3RtsYc4MfRW I’m so glad they’re bringing his old NXT gimmick back

[@MetalCheeseDeathAttack]

I wanna know what themes you didn’t like from older wrestlers. I have a hard time believing that you hated some of the legit popular ones, and I don’t think it’s just nostalgia. I do like some things from def rebel, but I feel like the majority of their work is just too generic. Jim johnston’s ratio of good themes to bad was just so much higher.

[@Dporticus]

As long as you can acknowledge nostalgia plays a role, even though it might not just be nostalgia, we're probably on the same page.

[@MetalCheeseDeathAttack]

@@Dporticus I mean there are definitely a few bad ones that even my friends who've watched as long as I have give me crap for liking. But I'm talking about the Triple H Motorhead songs, or Kane's Finger Eleven theme, and a lot of the themes that were full songs instead of loops. I just think most of the legitimately popular themes are better written despite nostalgia. And again I'm genuinely curious about which themes you didn't like and why.

[@strikeromega]

For face MITB winners...look into Big E from a few years ago. Probably the best portrayal of a face MITB I've seen. Roman didn't get to be Head of the Table out of respect, he got it out of fear and gaslighting. And no, the SHIELD technically didn't have a leader. Different people took prominence at different times. 17:56 I think Drew and Punk are clearly both jerks. They've set this up so everybody is justified, they've both gone over the line. I just enjoy the clash of two humongous egoes. 19:31 I pretty much vibe with you on Bayley's theme. It's better than the previous song but there's no participation. 20:34 Unholy Union used to have a more spooky gimmick, but it's been sidelined other than the vibes. I think the best Alba Fyre (aka Kay Lee Ray, she's been referred to as both over time) spotlight I've seen as I didn't watch watch her in NXT UK, I enjoyed her work in the 2.0 Wargames match. 22:53 you know, the whole Veni Vidi Vinci thing is funny to me. He had this gimmick briefly as a solo in NXT before getting called up. 23:41 He specifically means the world title, not the midcard ones. I also agree they need women's singles titles too. There's a hard choice there. It runs the world champ ragged, but look how cool it's been how the Women's tag title has been contended with on every brand at once. I would love a singles/world title booked this way. 25:51 Back in the day they used to start a show with a big Pyro blast. It's exactly like you described! But I like the walk-ins. Honestly I'd like it if they borrowed what they used to do on Saturday Night Main Event: They used to have the wrestlers cut a quick promo at the start up as a way to tell us what matches were happening that night. 29:15 I think a brief, maybe one night title win followed by a dominant rematch would do the trick. This won't hurt the person they engage with if it's Cena. 32:12 I think the title scene is on the build. Knight, Santos, Melo, Andrade, are all on the build and could slot in there. KO is a good challenger. Randy down the line. I think Jacob will be there, and Tama is a sleeper world title guy. 34:43 Def Rebel did more music than most people realize. They're okay. I do think they got some flak during early NXT and in the 20s because they were doing like a bazillion songs at once. But they're capable of good stuff. I do think they need to cool it with the entrance flair and need more diversity. They need to quit starting new songs with old starts; it just feels like they're not confident. My hot take: Wrestling fans get extremely wrapped up in stuff that absolutely doesn't matter as much as they think it does. (Entrance themes, name changes, whether or not they immediately win all the time, technical skill, etc.)

[@strikeromega]

@@pleaseshutup7053 So what I remember of Big E as MITB winner: was him showing up and getting in Roman's face, over and over, because all he really needed to do was remind us that he had it. I remember him calling his cash-in way ahead of time, and pulling a switcheroo on everybody else. We're assuming he's going after Roman because that's his brand and it's the one he's gone after, but he cashes in successfully on Lashley instead. I don't know about momentum, becuase he didn't have it long enough for that to matter--and really, faces probably aren't going to ever hold it long. I think you're conflating the MITB period with his actual run, which...see second post

[@strikeromega]

@@pleaseshutup7053 I'll give you "least good." He was fine, and very little of what was wrong with his run wasn't actually his fault. This issue echoes back to when he first won the IC title and he was sidelined in his own angles, and then they did it to him again with the WWE title. For someone who is widely well liked, and seemed to tick all the boxes for what you'd think VKM would want (other than height, I guess?) they sure repeatedly put the brakes on him super hard, and I don't know why they did him so dirty, and now they can't rectify it and this makes me sad.

[@strikeromega]

@@pleaseshutup7053 Bro, what are you yapping about? Big E didn't cash in at Summerslam, he cashed in on a Raw in Sept 2021. Lashley had interaction with the New Day in *July* of that year, leading up to Kofi's match with him at HIAC. THAT was when Big E was haunting Heyman and Roman and dangling the briefcase over them. The only connection Big E had to the New Day on Raw and the Hurt Business (since they were on separate brands at that point) was Big E showing up on the Thunderdome screens to cheer them on during a Hurt Business vs. New Day match one time. And yes, Lashley vs. Goldberg did happen at Summerslam, but he was still occupied with Roman at that point. They probably *could* have had Big E reference Hurt Business coming after New Day, but they really never did. And until that cash-in, Big E pretty much only teased a cash-in on Roman up until he called his shot.

[@strikeromega]

@@pleaseshutup7053 At least we can agree on that much lol

[@strikeromega]

@@pleaseshutup7053 I dunno, man, I quite enjoyed Big E creeping on Heyman, and at the time, they seemed really all in on mostly having E establish himself separately, so I get why they weren't having him address it, even though it would have made sense. I guess what I'm saying is that I'm fine with the story as it was told, up until Big E actually cashed in. I also like him cashing in on a Raw instead, because that gets to one of the complaints in this video--the feeling that big title changes don't happen on weekly shows often. Like, I don't know if I agree that they "ruined" an idea, because they never put on the table or teased it, they just chose to do something else that was arguably not as good as that idea. Like for them to actually "ruin" it they'd have had to have teased that it would happen, which they didn't.

[@ExplosiveYoda]

I never thought this day would come, but you've let me down and I have to unsubscribe. I have to stand up for what I believe and I can't support a Sparty fan, GO BLUE! JK I could never unsubscribe. I'd rather see you wearing a Sparty hat than an ohio state hat. Keep up the great content dude!

[@Dporticus]

GO GREEN

[@abdieljove2011]

Roman literally named Solo as his heir lol And Solo as the manipulative mob boss and Jacob as the unhinged monster who eventually gets off the leash and goes on a rampage is great.

[@DominiqueSpikes-i1t]

Finally, someone is paying attention.

[@harmonitime374]

Hot take when all done Randy orton will be the goat

[@sookie_fresh5065]

Ayeeee

[@Just7-mz4ul]

Byeeee

[@samnabawy2731]

I'm going to make an argument for the ONE championship. I grew up watching wrestling in the 90s and when the brand split happen, the first six months had the World champion appear on both shows to defend their title. Sometimes they would beef with a guy from Raw and sometimes they would beef with a guy from Smackdown. It made sense because how can you have TWO world champions? How is Cody calling himself undisputed when Gunther is currently disputing that? A champion appearing on both shows while the roster is more split just has more stakes to it. The champion will be hunted by people from both shows. Same goes for the Women's title and tag titles. There should be ONE in my opinion. ONE true World champion, ONE true Women's World champion, and ONE true World Tag champions. It also freshens things up when they lose the belt and the new champion now has to appear on both brands for the duration of their reign. It just makes no sense to have two world titles, which one is the real supreme champion? I doubt Austin, HBK, Bret, Taker, or Rock would have been as big if there was always another guy with another world title under WWE disputing their claim as the top guy. Mid card titles can remain as they are.

[@QuackMamba34]

Most babyface Money in the Bank winners have announced their cash in ahead of time. John Cena, RVD, Braun Strowman just to name a few.

[@PapaBear0114]

What they said. There have been a few to cash in during or after. Most recent would be Liv, Big E, and Nikki A.S.H.. (2022 W, 2021 M, 2021 W respectively). The problem is it isn’t baby face behavior but more heel. Which is my personal problem with it. It’s a good gimmick mcguffin career booster…. for heels.

[@ImaDoomvenger]

My hot take , Becky Lynch is not that good Lolol

[@theharoldsshow]

World Titles used to change hands a lot on Raw, especially during the attitude era. Secondary titles almost exclusively changed hands on TV and even sometimes house shows until the Triple H era when he began restoring prestige. I think you can both have prestigious titles, and have them change hands on TV, it doesn't have to be either or. Within the last decade, AJ Styles (SD 2017), Kevin Owens (Raw 2017), Daniel Bryan (SD 2018), Bobby Lashley (Raw 2021), Big E (Raw 2021), Brock Lesnar (SD 2019), and Roman Reigns (Raw 2015) have all won World Titles on TV.

[@triplehkingofkings5883]

Especially more cash ins should happen on raw and smack down. When was the last time this happened? Maybe The Miz or did he cash in on a PPV in 2021?

[@ColeslawSSBM1996]

I miss when world title matches happened often. We should sprinkle in a few more per year just to keep the audiences guessing because I agree it makes for a very formulaic title reign if it's only defended once a month or fewer than that

[@theharoldsshow]

@@triplehkingofkings5883 Big E on Bobby Lashley 2021. There were so many on Raw and Smackdown in the past. Some of the biggest, because its that shock feel, Ziggler, Edge (the second time), Baron Corbin, Damien Sandow, Jack Swagger.

[@theharoldsshow]

@@ColeslawSSBM1996 Yeah, these days the only "big matches" we get on TV are lesser matches that maybe in the past would be on PPV, like Uncle Howdy vs Chad Gable, American Made vs Wyatt Six, and a handful of title defenses for midcard belts. There are so many good storylines and too many ads on PLEs that it wouldnt hurt for Triple H to not box himself in with five matches, and maybe throw in a sixth if the show needed, especially now that we see so many tag matches thrown on TV. I think the last men's World Title match on TV was Seth vs Drew at Day One (which was a special episode so barely counts) which was like eight months ago. I think Solo vs Cody that went like three minutes was technically for the title but that barely counts. Other than those two I don't think there's been one all year.

[@DLovesWrestling]

Awesome video bro 🔥

[@Wrestle_Kingdom]

In my Jacob Fatu hot take I was trying to say Jacob is great in the ring and a great enforcer but fans overrate him by saying he should be the tribal chief over Solo because he better than Solo which he is but only in the ring. Back when Solo was the enforcer especially when he first joined he got similar hype that Jacob got. Fans was saying he should be the one to dethrone Roman but now everyone overly criticize everything he does because they keep comparing him to Roman due to Solo trying to be the tribal chief but fans not realizing that nobody is fit to be the tribal chief other than Roman. If Jacob was in Solo role fans would complain as well because no matter what he will be a significant downgrade to Roman. Plus if Solo was booked the way Jacob is currently then fans wouldn’t say Jacob should be the leader of the new bloodline. I hope I explained my hot take better this time than I did on twitter

[@whyareyoureadingthiis886]

I get the booking philosophy but quite literally Jacob is more experienced and better than Solo in every way, including on the mic. Look at his MLW promos, once WWE gives him promo time he will easily be an even bigger star, especially over Solo who just lacks that IT factor.

[@NoMoreHeroes75]

The big brain thumbnail is killing me 😂 I love it

[@whyareyoureadingthiis886]

Hot take: I really don’t care at all whenever brands crossover and they don’t follow the “brand split.” There’s only so many feuds and combinations of matches you can do until it gets boring so why wouldn’t you cross wrestlers over on to the different shows. Really don’t get why people get so upset about it

[@nyminenemine]

People who say that Def Rebel is bad because there are catchphrases seem to forget that the Rock's theme(which is a certifiable earworm) is a musical remix of his catchprase.

[@hourly-to-awesome9544]

The bloodline members follow solo because he got them a job. I think it’s the best reason.

[@crunchytaco4472]

You have probably created the best content for the wrestling community we almost never get to share our knowledge or insight everyone else just usually tells us what to know instead of asking us.💪🏽

[@Dporticus]

It's the perfect mix. I'm new and desperate for knowledge and tons of wrestling fans want to talk about wrestling. Thank you for the kind words!

[@samnabawy2731]

The word "buried" has lost all meaning

[@Dporticus]

Thank you

[@THECAPTAINx]

Hot Take: I HATE PROMOS & The formula that comes with it. Guy walks out talks for 10 mins , music hits , now its 2 people talking, now its a match made later that night. I dont know exactly how to fix that problem. but id love for someone to track in these next few weeks how much talking vs wrestling vs commercial time thats going on. There should certainly be more wrestling than anything.

[@kennethhanes5702]

Then watch aew. Problem with aew is fueds feel meaningless. With Wwe that’s almost never the case. Its almost like promos are great lol

[@RychuAlolan]

so you hate professional wrestling

[@samnabawy2731]

Promos are fun as hell.

[@vrc394]

Kay Lee Ray (Alba Fyre) vs Viper (Piper Niven) was one of the coolest hardcore matches in women's wrestling in recent memory. kzbin.info/www/bejne/aXaQq5Vmp7-Nnqcsi=r1lUIBPFbIwxTl6u (Yes, another match with the dreaded thumbtacks LOL, but it's seriously such a great watch and shows a side of both Alba Fyre and Piper that we don't see in WWE today.)