{"id":79873,"date":"2019-05-16T17:04:35","date_gmt":"2019-05-16T22:04:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=79873"},"modified":"2019-05-16T17:08:14","modified_gmt":"2019-05-16T22:08:14","slug":"monday-night-reigns-o-meter-92-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/16\/monday-night-reigns-o-meter-92-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #92: Tracking Roman Reigns\u2019s ability to beat the odds and come out on top"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-437146202\" 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 dramatic, divisive, and discussed WWE performers in history. The company makes desperate play after desperate play to make him your favourite graps guy \u2013 with limited 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<p>This week we got twice the Roman Reignsy goodness. Twice the spears. Twice the Superman Punches. Just what we all wanted. Did you know that since Roman started appearing on Raw, Raw ratings have gone up? Nobody could have possibly seen that coming, right? Another genius move by Vince McMahon, to make sure everybody recognises the genius that is Roman Reigns and his Superman Punching, ooh-aah noise-making ways.<\/p>\n<p>And some people honestly thought that the Wildcard Rule was a bad move. Why would you need fresh new Superstars? Who needs wrestling on their wrestling show? It\u2019s all about the Ro Rei.<\/p>\n<p>So, let\u2019s talk about the new and inventive, unique ways in which we saw Roman compete this week.<\/p>\n<p>Well, it all started with The Miz. The Miz inviting Roman Reigns to come out and talk on a show that he wasn\u2019t supposed to be on.<\/p>\n<p>This would be followed the next night by Roman Reigns inviting The Miz to come out and talk on a show that he wasn\u2019t supposed to be on. But that\u2019s just a coincidence.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Roman Reigns &amp; The Miz vs. Elias &amp; Bobby Lashley: Raw, May 13, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QMRMMO21CjY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>After a brief discussion, The Miz and Roman would be interrupted by the arrival of Shane McMahon, Elias, and his Shane\u2019s favorite heel of the moment, Bobby Lashley.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-3871773396\" 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>Of course the next night was not only special, but they clearly made it even better when Roman and The Miz would be interrupted by the arrival of Shane McMahon, Elias, and Shane\u2019s favorite heel of the moment, Daniel Bryan (and Rowan but shhh)<\/p>\n<p>I mean, look how creative that booking is. Is there anything better than seeing masterful writing at its best. Mother of Dragons ain\u2019t got nothing on WWE.<\/p>\n<p>How did it end, I hear you ask in my head? Well, I think we all know how it ended, but just in case you didn\u2019t, WWE did something incredible. They threw together a tag team match, where two hot faces took on two ice cold heels with the good guys coming away victorious, standing tall, and showing they could compete with the best.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Shane McMahon &amp; Elias trap Roman Reigns &amp; The Miz: SmackDown LIVE, May 14, 2019\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/apQ0JddRS8c?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Smackdown was, once again, even better! Look how hyped I am! This time, they threw together a tag team handicap match, where three white-hot faces took on three ice cold heels (and Rowan, who has some decent t-shirts) with the good guys standing tall at the end and showing they could compete with the best.<\/p>\n<p>Honestly, I don\u2019t know how anyone can compete with the originality, the ingenuity, and the creativity on display from both Raw and Smackdown writers. They clearly know what\u2019s going on and can plan ahead at all times.<\/p>\n<p>This isn&#8217;t all being made up as they go along, nooooo.<\/p>\n<p><b>Odds Counter<\/b><br \/>\n&#8211; Bobby Lashley<br \/>\n&#8211; Elias<br \/>\n&#8211; Shane McMahon<br \/>\n&#8211; Elias<br \/>\n&#8211; Shane McMahon<br \/>\n&#8211; Daniel Bryan<br \/>\n&#8211; Rowan<\/p>\n<p><b>Did Roman Reigns beat the odds?<\/b><br \/>\nNo<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-1152305584\" 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>But he absolutely stood tall at the end.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/05\/08\/monday-night-reigns-o-meter-91-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top\/\">MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #91: 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-2858599771\"><div id=\"pwtor-236114924\"><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 dramatic, divisive, and discussed WWE performers in history. 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