{"id":81795,"date":"2019-06-20T21:36:06","date_gmt":"2019-06-21T02:36:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/?p=81795"},"modified":"2019-06-20T21:36:06","modified_gmt":"2019-06-21T02:36:06","slug":"monday-night-reigns-o-meter-95-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/20\/monday-night-reigns-o-meter-95-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top\/","title":{"rendered":"MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #95: Tracking Roman Reigns\u2019s ability to beat the odds and come out on top"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"pwtor-1225130819\" 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 favorite graps guy &#8211; with limited success. How do they do it? What do they do?<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>I\u2019m <b>Tom Colohue<\/b> and this is the <b>Monday Night Reigns-o-Meter.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Roman Reigns has been used sparingly on WWE programming recently and, you know what, I don\u2019t like it. Where was he last week? Seriously, I want an exact itinerary of his every move, people!<\/p>\n<p>This week, the hashtag Big Dog returned to his yard and found it almost exactly as he left it. Seth Rollins might be spending a little more time carrying around furniture and showing it off to his girlfriend \u2013 she\u2019s definitely going to want to move in with you now you\u2019ve secured a second chair for your house, bro \u2013 but Shane McMahon is still running the show, Sasha Banks is still nowhere to be seen, and 3MB are still never ever ever getting back together.<\/p>\n<p>Literally just writing that made me sad. Just do it for the band, Drew. Do it for the band.<\/p>\n<p>Wearing a sleeveless hoodie that I genuinely need to own, Roman came down to the ring looking for a wrestle. What he got was Shane McMahon on his TV. Nobody wants that. Little Mac would bask in his best in the world \u00a9 glory before asking \u201cWhich way did he go?\u201d when Roman came looking for him.<\/p>\n<p>The whole thing gave me very unhappy flashbacks to the time Rick Steiner had a promo interrupted by Chucky. To be clear, actual Chucky. You know, the real one. It\u2019s always the big dogs.<\/p>\n<p>After that, the fight was on. This is the Roman we like. All fight, no talk. No suffering succotash. No magic beans. Just full of beans and on the warpath. You don\u2019t boo a guy walking into a fight with four men, one of whom is the literal best in the world. You don\u2019t boo a guy who attacks poor EC3 and Eric Young with a chair. You don\u2019t boo The Man who\u2019s had enough talk and is in the mood to throw people. Give me brutality. Give me blood. Give me a fight.<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-2415273345\" 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>Roman eliminates two jobbers on the way to the, oh sorry&#8230; that was The Revival.<\/p>\n<p>Roman eliminates two jobbers on the way to Shane and Drew\u2019s Big Birthday Bash Bonanza. He strides with purpose down the corridor, taking in the decoration, particularly the standard Shane McMahon calling card: his own face plastered on everything. Meanwhile, Shane suddenly remembers he\u2019s actually not that good a wrestler and starts to sweat profusely.<\/p>\n<p>Sorry, continues to sweat profusely. I\u2019m pretty sure he started back during the Austin vs. The Undertaker feud of 1999. The shine from the left behind sweat patch in Saudi Arabia is technically responsible for The Undertaker vs. Goldberg match. Shane McMahon\u2019s sweat glands have a lot to answer for.<\/p>\n<p>And then there was war.<\/p>\n<p>Drew McIntyre, briefly distracted by the important fashion matter of whether to wear or not wear a leather jacket, gets punched in the chin.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s important to note that Roman is not wearing his chest protector and, as such, will not be taking any bumps of any kind this evening.<\/p>\n<p>Shane tries to run, which is just top class heel work right there. This was very much a \u201cput Shane back in his place\u201d segment that was very welcome. Roman catches him, but McIntyre, now firmly decided not to wear a jacket, interferes. Shane lays down while Roman throws McIntyre through a table. The man is exhausted. He\u2019s completed out of breath. You might say he\u2019s&#8230; Pete Gassed.<\/p>\n<p>&#8230;<\/p><div id=\"pwtor-4150312996\" 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>Please don\u2019t stop reading.<\/p>\n<p>Shane escapes, suddenly revitalised and hops over the barrier at ringside. His parkour bonus is ended when he is flattened by a Top\u00e9 Cuddle Cena from Roman. If that doesn\u2019t pop you, nothing will. (Don\u2019t tell Randy Orton).<\/p>\n<p>Short, aggressive Roman Reigns segments have always had good pedigree. That\u2019s a wrestling joke, a dog joke, and a Triple H joke all in one. This is the high-quality content your Reigns-o-meter delivers.<\/p>\n<p>It\u2019s certainly true historically, though. Roman has been very well received when he puts down the microphone and goes for the throat, despite becoming much more comfortable on the microphone since he last won the WWE Championship from Triple H at WrestleMania. If it ain\u2019t broke, don\u2019t fix it &#8211; and less has been proven to be more with Mr WrestleMania Main Event.<\/p>\n<p>With Seth and Becky both now flying the top flag in tandem, with Kofi Kingston dominated Smackdown Live, and with the returns of Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn, now might be a good time to leave Roman out a little. Daniel Bryan has done great work, A.J. Styles is missing right now but never fails to light up a segment, and Balor, Andrade, and Nakamura have been doing great work in the mid-card. Meanwhile, here comes Ricochet, Alistair Black, and Nikki Cross.<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, unless you\u2019re a tag team, chances are you can fill a gap left behind by utilising Roman to his best potential.<\/p>\n<p>Roman didn\u2019t appear on Smackdown Live. Usually I\u2019d call it a crime to have less Roman. Usually I\u2019d call WWE out for not having him appear on the show he\u2019s actually on. This time, not so much. This time, I think it\u2019s the right move.<\/p>\n<p><b>Odds Counter<\/b><br \/>\n&#8211; Shane McMahon<br \/>\n&#8211; The Revival<br \/>\n&#8211; Drew McIntyre<\/p>\n<p><b>Did Roman Reigns beat the odds?<\/b><br \/>\nYes<\/p>\n<p>And he did it without a wall of sweat either.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><strong>RECOMMENDED:<\/strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pwtorch.com\/site\/2019\/06\/06\/monday-night-reigns-o-meter-94-tracking-roman-reignss-ability-to-beat-the-odds-and-come-out-on-top\/\">MONDAY NIGHT REIGNS-O-METER #94: 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-1150728713\"><div id=\"pwtor-3683676946\"><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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