A former WWE manager just pointed out a big flaw in the booking of Roman Reigns, so we’ll
see what they had to say.
We’ll also see what’s going on with Paige, what Ronda Rousey had to say about Cody Rhodes
and much more
Let’s start things off with this Ronda Rousey and Cody Rhodes topic
Ronda Rousey was recently asked about the possibility of Seth Rollins versus Cody Rhodes
at Wrestlemania and had this to say about that matchup, quote:
“the possibility of Seth and Cody.
I’m excited about the possibility.
I never got to see Cody wrestle live.
He left right before I got there.”
End Quote
And that’s true, Cody Rhodes was released in spring 2016 and Ronda Rousey came full
time to WWE in 2018
So if Cody Rhodes does compete at this year’s Wrestlemania, it will be the first live match
that Ronda Rousey will watch from him
As far as everything with Ronda Rousey goes, she and Charlotte still have a pretty realistic
chance to main event night one of Wrestlemania
Reports claim that the only main event that’s truly locked in at the moment is Roman Reigns
versus Brock Lesnar at night two of Wrestlemania, that’s been locked in for a really long
time
But night one’s main event is still up in the air
Originally, reports claimed that Ronda Rousey and Charlotte Flair was the main event of
the night one, but then other reports came out and said that Kevin Owens and Stone Cold
Steve Austin were main eventing night one
Now the latest reports claim that night one’s main event is completely undecided
It can be the original plan of Charlotte versus Ronda or the main event could go to Kevin
Owens and Stone Cold Steve Austin
The plans for the night one main event may change several times within the next few days,
so until the day comes or WWE confirms a main event themselves, no one is gonna have any
idea about what closes out night one of Wrestlemania 38
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Paige came into NXT right around 20-years-old and appeared to be one of the most promising
young superstars for WWE
And only a couple of years after signing with WWE, Paige was already on the Raw after Wrestlemania
pinning AJ Lee for a WWE championship during her first night on the main roster
You usually don’t see new 21-year-old superstars coming in and pinning established stars for
titles during their first night on the main roster, definitely not something you see every
day
So it was a sign that Paige was going to be special and that WWE was behind her
Paige would spend a majority of her first year in WWE feuding with AJ Lee
Then a year later, she would join forces with AJ Lee to take on The Bella Twins in her first
and only Wrestlemania match
Then 2016 rolled around and things started to get a bit bumpy there.
Paige was dealing with a neck injury, receiving wellness suspensions from WWE, and just went
M.I.A.
for a part of that year
But fast forward again to 2017 and the impossible takes place.
Paige makes a full recovery from her neck injury and returns to Raw to lead a heel faction
with the debuting Mandy Rose and Sonya Deville as “Absolution”
And it was great from the start.
Paige was showing a whole different side of a heel persona and leading Mandy and Sonya
as best as she could
But then tragedy stuck again when Paige was re-injured just a few short months later during
a live event show
Paige said that the doctors have told her several times that they’re amazed she was
even able to walk out of the ring that night because she could’ve been paralyzed
And since that night of the live event, Paige hasn’t stepped foot in the ring to compete
She’s done some roles as smackdown GM and some managing, but not much else besides that
And she hasn’t been seen at all now on WWE television since early 2020
But even going through two career ending injuries, fans are still holding onto hope to see Paige
return one day
The list of miracle wrestling returns continues to grow every so often
Edge, Bryan Danielson, and now Nikki Bella, who were all told they’ll never wrestle
again and found their way back into the ring after several years
So that’s the mentality that some fans have to keep that hope alive, they figure that
Paige is just 29, even if it takes her 5 more years to get cleared, she’ll still have
time to make a comeback
A fan recently asked Paige about what she personally wanted.
They mentioned how the fans always talk about wanting to see her return, but no one has
ever asked Paige what she herself wanted
Paige replied to the tweet by simply saying “I wanna wrestle again”
Paige also added this comment to fans who were comparing her to the likes of Edge and
Bryan, she had this to say about that topic, quote:
“It’s wild that some people are like ‘well edge and Bryan came back you are just lazy’.
I’m inspired by them.
I’m not lazy.
My neck needs to recover.
We are all built different.
Sorry.”
End quote
And that’s very true.
It’s motivational to see other wrestlers make a comeback after being told they’ll
never wrestle again, but just because one wrestler came back form a similar injury doesn’t
mean that everyone with that same injury will be able to come back
All bodies recover differently, some may be able to return, some may not be that lucky
Of course before this year’s Royal Rumble, there were several reports claiming that Paige
was fully cleared and ready to go, but as it turns out, it was bogus reports
So the wait for Paige to return to the ring or return to WWE television in any way will
have to continue for now
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Former WWE manager, Dutch Mantell, recently spoke with James Romero and they talked about
a big flaw surrounding the booking of Roman Reigns
Mantell had this to say about the topic at hand, quote:
“A wrestling roster is just like a baseball roster or a football roster, You’ve gotta
have a bench.
You’ve gotta have people who can step up and do the job, but they don’t have a bench.
After Roman Reigns, and I want you to think for me now, who is the next main-eventer that
the SmackDown bench has?”
End quote
And he brings up a great point because it’s true
In these other sports like the NFL and the NBA, every single position has a backup player
for emergency situations
An injury goes down or that starter can’t go, then here comes the backup player off
the bench to carry the team until the starter returns, every team has that certain amount
of roster depth
But in WWE, like he said, there’s not a lot of depth and there’s no immediate “backup
player” per say for Roman’s position
So if Roman gets a little banged up and needs some time to rest, there’s no one they can
really turn to and say “here, continue what Roman was doing.”
Sure, you have your few top guys like Drew McIntyre, but then the issue doesn’t stop
there, the issue will then become “well, who will Drew McIntyre feud with?”
So it is a serious issue and flaw with the roster.
It’s Roman Reigns all the way at the top of the roster, with no one really on his same
level, and then the rest of the roster underneath him
So hopefully that is something that they continue to address and find some backup players for
Roman Reigns, other stars that are on his same level
The problem is even starting now like we’ve been talking about, if Roman wins at Wrestlemania
38, who does he face next?
It’s really hard to tell, but we’ll have to see how that all unfolds
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