| WWE Officials Concerned With Roman Reigns' Lack Of Crowd Reaction |
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Former Shield teammates go one-on-one as Roman Reigns battles Mr. Money in the Bank, Seth Rollins
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WWE's decision to have Roman Reigns face Seth Rollins on Raw raised a few eyebrows backstage as many felt it should have promoted stronger. Furthermore, Reigns' lukewarm crowd reaction since his return has reached a point of concern with management and it could impact his status.
Dave Meltzer reported Wednesday in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that current creative plans call for Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, whether it be from Brock Lesnar, Seth Rollins or even John Cena. This spot, however, is his to lose, according to Meltzer.
He reported on Dec. 18: “Reigns was originally set to win the Rumble and headline WrestleMania. There is a lot of skepticism in the industry whether Reigns is ready for that push. Thus far, the crowd is positive toward him, but he did just return. They aren’t blowing the roof off the joint for him. But there absolutely is an issue with him.
"As far as a guy delivering modern scripted promos, he’s not that guy. He does have a good look and has a few moves that are over, making him a great babyface power hitter in a tag team. He’s good enough that he can have a good match with the right opponent, but he’s not great on his own in a 20:00 singles match. Then again, they do need to make a new babyface superstar.
"Randy Orton isn’t new. Daniel Bryan, no matter how the crowd reacts, is not their type and right now, there are still questions regarding his recovery from his neck and elbow problems. So it’s Reigns and Dean Ambrose. Ambrose is the better promo and the better worker, but he fits less into the mold of what they want the company’s top babyface star to be.
"Both sell merchandise but (even with Ambrose’s hoodie being No. 1 two weeks ago) neither is doing numbers there to signal being made the top guy. Both have been hit-and-miss with crowd reactions in recent weeks. But it’s Reigns’ spot to lose. And right now, he still has that spot.”
The ball is basically in Reigns’ court here, although he is going to have to work on the areas where he needs improvement. He might get to the top come this spring, but he then has to keep it, which might be the hardest part.
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| A Look At Lana |
As is often the case whenever female performer grows a following in the professional wrestling industry, fans will go
online to see if she's done porn. That is the case with Lana, who is turning heads on WWE programming as the mouthpiece of
Rusev. Online searches for pornographic photos of The Ravishing Russian have gradually been on the rise.
Prior to appearing on WWE television broadcasts as the commanding Social Ambassador of Rusev, Lana bared her flesh while
working as a model in Florida and California. She appeared naked in still images on multiple occasions, with her breasts and
posterior completely visible. She also appeared in a topless scene for the Cinemax action drama series Banshee in a 2013
episode.
