{"id":52410,"date":"2017-12-12T13:47:44","date_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:47:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=52410"},"modified":"2017-12-12T13:47:44","modified_gmt":"2017-12-12T19:47:44","slug":"monday-night-reigns-o-meter-44-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-beat-odds-come-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/12\/12\/monday-night-reigns-o-meter-44-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-beat-odds-come-top\/","title":{"rendered":"MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #44: Tracking Roman Reigns\u2019s ability to beat the odds and come out on top"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1848922272\" class=\"pwtor-before-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><hr \/><b>SPOTLIGHTED PODCAST ALERT (YOUR ARTICLE BEGINS A FEW INCHES DOWN)... <\/b>\r\n\r\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/widget.spreaker.com\/player?show_id=3076978&theme=light&playlist=false&playlist-continuous=false&autoplay=false&live-autoplay=false&chapters-image=true&episode_image_position=right&hide-logo=false&hide-likes=false&hide-comments=false&hide-sharing=false&hide-download=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"140px\" frameborder=\"0\"><\/iframe>\r\n<hr \/><\/div><p>Roman Reigns is one of the most divisive and talked about WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him their number one star &#8211; to limited but vocal success. How do they do it? What do they do?<\/p>\n<p>I\u2019m <b>Tom Colohue<\/b> and this is the <b>Monday Night Reigns-o-Meter.<\/b><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h3><b>Monday Night Reigns-o-Meter<\/b><\/h3>\n<p>Of course I first have to apologise for last week. Last week my internet went down and, as you might expect, my world imploded. This laptop is my world, my home, my WWE universe, I tell you! I take it to bed, to the movies, to the bathroom. It is my connection to the outside world, my partner in crime, it keeps me warm at night &#8211; I really should fix the fan.<\/p>\n<p>With no internet I naturally invented a brand new dance to show my intense Roman Reigns fandom. I call it, the Roman. Swerve, I know. You basically just punch the ground and howl for twenty minutes. I wouldn\u2019t recommend it; my hand is basically a pancake at this point.<\/p>\n<p>Just, you know, don\u2019t do it.<\/p>\n<p>On to this week! This week was not as all about Roman as it usually is. Yes he\u2019s still the IC champion but that\u2019s a good thing. Following up from good matches with Elias and Jason Jordan, Roman Reigns was this week lined up to defend the title against Cesaro in a match that actually sounds pretty exciting, doesn\u2019t it? I mean, we want Cesaro to be given good chances in big draw matches. You don\u2019t get much bigger than Roman right now.<\/p>\n<p>We start the night with Samoa Joe, you know, Roman\u2019s actual feud at the moment. Kind of.<br \/>\nIs he Jason Jordan\u2019s feud?<\/p>\n<p>Are we going to have a big triple threat at the Rumble that results in Jason Jordan taking the title? I mean, I wouldn\u2019t be against it. Roman\u2019s got to take that big belt, y\u2019all. You know, the big red one that everyone hated for the one day Finn Balor was champion and since then everyone\u2019s just kind of been fine with.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2249024037\" class=\"pwtor-content pwtor-entity-placement\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x250\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JXPMwlSx3CE\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Divide and conquer, three on three. Rare that.<\/p>\n<p>Samoa Joe runs down The Shield in typical Samoa Joe style. Joe\u2019s like \u201cI hate Seth\u201d and the fans are like \u201cI love Seth!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe\u2019s like \u201cI hate Dean\u201d and the fans are like \u201cI love Dean!\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Joe\u2019s like \u201cI hate Roman\u201d and the fans are like \u201cyep.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Naturally Joe is backed up by Sheamus and Cesaro because heels are always best friends, as we know. They spring the trap, calling out Roman because he likes to do that walk of his, and beat down Roman viciously.<\/p>\n<p>I mean, not viciously. They give him a pouncy cuddle. Can\u2019t hurt the big dog, am I right? Guy\u2019s special. Make Roman look really strong, yeah?<\/p>\n<p>Roman\u2019s Shield buddies charge out to help but they also get a bit beat up for their troubles. Again, not really much of a beat down; Absolution and the Riott Squad are both doing better in the beat down department lately. A lot of air gets punched and that\u2019s all I\u2019ll say.<\/p>\n<p>Sheamus is seriously doing all this while carrying a major neck injury? Guy\u2019s tough.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1711545347\" class=\"pwtor-content-1 pwtor-entity-placement\"><!-- Tag ID: pwtorchcom_test_300x600 -->\r\n<div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280 __300x600\" id=\"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_test_300x600\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div><\/div>\n<p>Later in the night, when we get our big title match &#8211; it\u2019s the biggest title on the show now because the UV Title doesn\u2019t exist any more obviously &#8211; Roman and Cesaro do the dance of brutality.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/IR8ODQJZH9Y\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Roman, despite the earlier attack and despite having his arm worked on pretty much the whole match, still manages to pull out a victory, despite doing very little Roman Reigns stuff in the match. It\u2019s almost a Lex Luger style beat the odds victory. Guy\u2019s a hero. He\u2019s my hero. He\u2019s your dog\u2019s hero.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I recommend just watching the match. It\u2019s pretty damn good. I\u2019m going to try doing the Roman again. Maybe if I use my other hand.<\/p>\n<p>Npe y an rts<\/p>\n<p><b>Odds Counter<\/b><br \/>\n&#8211; Samoa Joe<br \/>\n&#8211; Sheamus<br \/>\n&#8211; Cesaro<\/p>\n<p><b>Did Roman Reigns beat the odds?<\/b><br \/>\nYup, still the champ ain\u2019t he?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>NOW CHECK OUT LAST WEEK&#8217;S COLUMN:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2017\/11\/28\/monday-night-reigns-o-meter-43-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-beat-odds-come-top\/\">MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #43: Tracking Roman Reigns\u2019s ability to beat the odds and come out on top<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"pwtor-end-article-groups pwtor-entity-placement\" id=\"pwtor-1894978221\"><div id=\"pwtor-1519317579\"><div align=\"center\" data-freestar-ad=\"__336x280\" id=\"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\">\r\n  <script data-cfasync=\"false\" type=\"text\/javascript\">\r\n    freestar.config.enabled_slots.push({ placementName: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\", slotId: \"pwtorchcom_medrec_3\" });\r\n  <\/script>\r\n<\/div>\r\n\r\nTHANK YOU FOR VISITING<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"mh-excerpt\"><p>Roman Reigns is one of the most divisive and talked about WWE performers in history. 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