VulgarUsername Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Roman Reigns Superstar look: A+ Wrestling ability: C- Charisma/Promos: D+ That's being very very generous. The only reason why he is being pushed is because he LOOKS like a massive superstar. He has that appeal. He doesn't have any of the tangibles to cut it as a main eventer. He was pushed to the top way way too early and he's going to pay for it in the form of absolute failure on the big stage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Counting Lights Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Superstar Look: B I can't deny the dude does look like a star, but I think people overrate just how much. Then again, I have a different taste in looks than most people when it comes to wrestling, but hey. Wrestling Ability: D The only good matches this dude has ever had have either been six man tags where Ambrose/Rollins did all the work, or matches with the likes of Daniel Bryan (who could carry the Great Khali to a decent match). He is agile, but he doesn't really know what he's doing in there and constantly reverts to the same spots, making for boring matches most of the time. Charisma/Promo's: D- Self explanatory. Even when people praised him on NXT, I didn't see the hype. On the main roster, he hasn't cut a good promo once. He evades an F because at least he's coherent...most of the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasmagore Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 A C+ (edited) C+ (he has a rugged bestial kind of charisma) Just because I'm bored... Daniel Bryan B A+ B+ (charisma mostly) Seth Rollins A A A John Cena A+ C+ (capricious, he can pull off A in big matches but regularly does a C or D) A (can't deny the charisma) Dean Ambrose B+ A A+ Dolph Ziggler A A B+ Cesaro A (underrated) A+ C+ (maybe B, not sure) . . . . CM Punk A A+ A+ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VulgarUsername Posted January 31, 2015 Author Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 A D C+ (he has a rugged bestial kind of charisma) He could pull off a "superman badass" type of charisma but instead he just says the corniest, most cringeworthy things possible in every given situation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Superstar look: A Hands down the main reason he's being skyrocketed to the top and being invested in without any hesitation. It's clear they do want him as the next top guy and, strictly basing it on looks, can't blame them. Wrestling ability: B- Yes, it's very rare he puts on a good match, but there are a few bouts of his witch I haven't found to be as terrible as people make out. Like, I don't think vs. Orton and vs. Rollins were anywhere near garbage and he already has the basics covered well. Just needs to find a way to work a variety of matches to a good extent. Charisma/Promos: B+/D Dude is obviously charismatic, he used to get mostly cheers (and to a significant level) up until the Rumble and I think that'll return soon. As for promos, yeah, they're pretty darn damn lame but not at all when they let him be his natural self and don't force cringey words into his scripts. Vince McMahon, I'm looking at you. Think his weekly promos could improve too in general if they just allow him to be himself and Vince stays the *Censored* away from deciding what he'll be saying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crowley Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I don't think he even deserves an A in the looks department. So he's a handsome guy with a nice smile. So what? A lot of pro wrestlers are. What about a plain, black jumpsuit makes him look like a "superstar"? More importantly, what exactly is Roman Reigns supposed to look like? Why does he dress like that? What exactly is he even supposed to be? We don't know, and that's a huge problem in my opinion. Looks matter in pro wrestling, but only in the sense that you should look like the character you're trying to portray. I can't say whether or not he looks the part, because I don't even know what his gimmick is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantasmagore Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Roman Reigns seems like he never got over The Shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I don't think he even deserves an A in the looks department. So he's a handsome guy with a nice smile. So what? A lot of pro wrestlers are. What about a plain, black jumpsuit makes him look like a "superstar"? More importantly, what exactly is Roman Reigns supposed to look like? Why does he dress like that? What exactly is he even supposed to be? We don't know, and that's a huge problem in my opinion. Looks matter in pro wrestling, but only in the sense that you should look like the character you're trying to portray. I can't say whether or not he looks the part, because I don't even know what his gimmick is. Well, I think he has a very marketable look that can work in and adapt to various roles and would go well with whatever character he would be portraying in the future. Fair call at his current character not being clear with its purpose, but I feel like it's the same as his Shield character, with the exception of him being solo now and that's where the emphasis is. It's something along the lines of "one vs. all", I feel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Macho BANG Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Looks - A - He just looks like a star, could do without the Shield gear though. Wrestling - D - He's just poor in the ring, he's had decent matches with the likes Orton, Rollins etc, but if you're having a bad match with the likes of those then you don't belong in wrestling. I thought it at the time and still think it now, Orton carried him at Summerslam, and his poor match with Bray on Raw before Wrestlemania 30 still sticks out in my mind. I'm assuming he's improved since then though. Charisma - C+ - Roman should avoid the microphone whenever possible, not because of how bad he is on it, but because he's just more interesting when he doesn't say much. He has a silent charisma, not to the extent of him, but similar to how Goldberg should never touch a microphone, he just doesn't need it. And if he does say anything it should only be a sentence, and it should be meaningful. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Future™ Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Superstar looks: A+ Wrestling Skills: C Charisma -NOT mic skills-: B+. no denial, there's an aura of a bad ass in him. His silent days during Shield run was total bad ass. Mic Skills: C- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
M3J Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 This thread seems to be another way to cry about how much Reigns sucks and stuff. But anyways. Superstar looks: A- overall, A in his Shield attire Wrestling skills: B-, not too bad, seems to fall under WWE's booking, which hurts him Charisma: A-, has the look, but the charisma is hard to see when Reigns is forcing himself as opposed to when he was natural as a heel Mic skills: I am not sure, as if he is reading Vince's script, then it's not his fault. If it's all his own shit or from collaboration, then C- Potential: A+, if he keeps improving, then he'll be pretty good... like Goldberg, but with actual wrestling talent, so even better. Pretty confident that Reigns has the potential to be a great main eventer Finisher: A+ as a heel, C+ as a face when he does a setup instead of out of nowhere, which made his spear stand out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crack. Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 These *Censored*s are giving his wrestling skills a B. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crazy. Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Yeah, that's being too harsh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Vapor Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 He's got the look of a megastar and he's decent in the ring. He's got that intensive Batista-like charisma, there's no denying that. But yeah, his mic skills need a lot of work. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1okr Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I remember when everybody thought he was the breakout star of the shield. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Monkey D. Jiggy Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 We should split up charisma and promos. His body mannerism, the UUUUUWAAAAAA, his natural presence, as someone here said, he has silent, but natural charisma and it stands apart from his subpar promo-work. He needs time to develop and can be a complete monster. Right now, I'd say he's incomplete and hasn't been able to really become his own man in WWE yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lightning116 Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 I don't think he even deserves an A in the looks department. So he's a handsome guy with a nice smile. So what? A lot of pro wrestlers are. What about a plain, black jumpsuit makes him look like a "superstar"? More importantly, what exactly is Roman Reigns supposed to look like? Why does he dress like that? What exactly is he even supposed to be? We don't know, and that's a huge problem in my opinion. Looks matter in pro wrestling, but only in the sense that you should look like the character you're trying to portray. I can't say whether or not he looks the part, because I don't even know what his gimmick is. The same can be said for Seth Rollins, but I digress. Superstar Looks: A+, easily. One of the only reasons why they strapped a rocket to this guy's back. He looks pretty, he'll make women masturbate to a picture of him and this isn't the first time we've seen a guy get over with the ladies because they look hot. Bret Hart, Shawn Michaels (especially him), Rock and Cena come to mind. Wrestling Ability: C. He's not terrible. I've seen people say that he can't wrestle. So just because he can't wrestle like a Daniel Bryan or a CM Punk means he can't wrestle? He's booked to be a powerhouse and honestly, it's kinda hard to do so when they've got plenty of big guys on that roster......along with Kane and Big Show being around. He can be decent if need be. Charisma: B. While he has the look that would make women scream in unison, Reigns also has an aura that makes him look like a badass. Can't say anything bad about this. Promos: E. But I CAN say a lot of bad about this. Bad scripts or not, even a good promo cutter can make a crappy script sound like gold. This is where Roman Reigns falls incredibly short at. And it shouldn't be that way. Hell, why do they think he needs to talk? And as much as I harped on how a good promo cutter can turn a bad script into something good, who the hell would believe that these are things that a guy like Roman Reigns would even say? Seriously. Keep the mic away from this guy and keep VINCE away from his promos too. Please. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 IMO, his look doesn't even deserve to be as high as people are marking it. He makes incredibly awkward facial expressions when he cuts promos, and like some people have said, he has to keep the Shield vest...because he wouldn't even look that big without it. I'd say his look is a B+ at best. If he cut his hair, he would probably be a C. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OPC Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 The Look: A He looks like a badass which is good to have at the top of the mountain. Wrestling Skill: C - There's no denying that he has amazing athletic abilities, but the problem is he isn't showing it to the fullest. I mean just the superman punch alone shows me that he can jump quite well for a guy his size. So he should be utilizing that more and more much like Mike Awesome was doing in ECW. If they did this I'd almost guarantee he'd get more fans right away. Turn his spear into a set up move that leads to some sort of Off the top rope finisher then he'd definally get more over because that just sounds cool as hell already on paper. Charisma/Promos: D Firstly no more writing from McMahon. That needs to stop asap and the guy needs to be allowed to be himself. Exaggerate it a bit if you have to but still let him be real with it and keep it minimal because guys like him should really be doing most of their talking with their actions in the ring. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirky Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 If we're going off of someone like Seth Rollins being an A across the board, I'd give him the following: Look - B + In-ring - C -, although maybe that's being generous. Charisma - B Mic skills - D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lyriqz ✪ Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Look: A Ability: C+ Promos: C- Charisma: B or B- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Generations Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 IMO, people like Rollins and Punk have/had an A+ look. They have a cool aura to them, but they can also look like a weasel/jerk/asshole at the drop of a hat...which makes them capable of of playing just about any role that they might find themselves in. When it comes to Reigns, he has a look that basically only lets him play one role...and when he fails to fit that role (as he his right now), it's embarrassingly bad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nWo_Kevin Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Superstar look: A+ - Not surprised if some people on here don't believe that but its true. He has the look of a strong superstar and the ladies would toss their panties into the ring for the guy. Wrestling ability: B- - Hes not the best wrestler in the business but hes not awful. Charisma/Promos: B- - Not the best talker in the business but that's WWE's fault not his. Make him be like a Brock Lesnar or Bill Goldberg. A guy who says very little but lets his actions do the talking. The biggest reason I gave him a B- is because he has a catchphrase that the fans like and from a business aspect it can sell t-shirts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushy. Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 He looks like Fabio with a tan. I see why his catchphrase is "believe that" now. Reigns to drop a: "I can't BELIEVE THAT it's not butter" promo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rozay. Posted January 31, 2015 Report Share Posted January 31, 2015 Hummmm... Interesting concept. Just for fun, if I were to grade some guys, I would go with this: Reigns Superstar look: A (Not A+. A+ is The Rock, he's not there.) In-ring: C- (he's a little, tiny bit below average. He can be nice with the right worker.) Verbal skills: C- (he can do good work, but seems to be very limited and can't work around bad material) Charisma/Presence: B- (He's a silent type, nothing new, but he pulls it off well and the audience liked him for a very long time because of it. Can evolve) Rollins Superstar look: B (His presentation is rock solid, but his average Joe face knocks him down a bit IMO) In-ring: A+ (Just an outstanding worker. In WWE's actual main roster, only four guys would get this grade: him, Bryan, Ziggler and Cesaro. There's a lot more A's, but to me only these are A+.) Verbal skills: B+ (He's much improved and very good. But not great. Can hold himself well and get the crowd going in the direction he wants, which for a guy of his in-ring capacity, is all you really need.) Charisma/Presence: B (A's are for guys with certain auras around them. He doesn't really have that.) Bryan Superstar look: A- (He's not your typical superstar, in fact he's an antithesis of that. Which is why he looks the part. And that's all you need to stand out. Plus, his face looks like that of a guy that can rip your head off with a choke) In-ring: A+ (In this department, best in the World, since ROH.) Verbal skills: A- (He tends to be a little limited in his promos, and the material is somewhat basic, but he conveys them so well that he always has the crowd's attention) Charisma/Presence: A+ (The crowd loves him as much as anybody ever. He might not have as much cool factor as some bigger stars like Stone Cold and Rock, but the love is there. He's the only active guy in the entire WWE that can blow the roof off of the building with cheers.) Cena Superstar look: A+ (Looks the part, from attire to physique to entrance presentation.) In-ring: B (I feel I'll get critics from guys here. I don't care. Cena is rock solid as a storyteller in the ring. He only doesn't get a B+/A- from me because his execution leaves to be desired and sometimes he does some moves to pander to the audience. Freakishly strong and resillient.) Verbal skills: A (Not an A+ only because he tends to allienate his audience. But after so many years of staleness, the fact he can still be interesting from time to time is something not even Hogan could do, even if Hogan was way more over during his heyday of course. Hogan's also an A, not an A+, in my opinion) Charisma/Presence: A (Too much of a divisive personality in the still good guy/bad guy world of Wrestling to get an A, but the crowds certainly react to him.) Lesnar Superstar look: A+ (Just look at the guy.) In-ring: A (Lesnar is capable of hitting a guy with 16 german suplexes and keeping the match interesting. Might not be all that crisp (far from sloppy though), but his psychology in matches is really, really, REALLY underrated. The Triple H matches are the only blemish in his new run in my book. His matches have a way different feel than the rest of WWE's matches.) Verbal skills: C (can work in close interview segments, piss poor in audience settings. Average.) Charisma/Presence: A+ (The most legit guy in all of wrestling. All his credentials help him. He takes down two giants easily and you believe it. Just a monster.) Ambrose He's my pick for "A's across the board" guy. The most complete superstar WWE has right now. Really underutilized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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