Jack-Hammer
04-24-2019, 05:13 AM
As with Reigns' WrestleMania match, this match ultimately seems like an unnecessary formality. Upon Reigns' return, I was hoping WWE would go the route of portraying Reigns as vulnerable, maybe not as virile or dominant as he was before with the result being that he loses some matches while on a journey towards ultimately reclaiming his "yard." I should've known better, however, as WWE seems to be moving back towards business as usual with Reigns rather than do something interesting with him that sees him evolve.
I'm bored with Elias and have been for a long time. There are only so many ways you can show a guy playing a guitar in the ring every week before getting interrupted and beaten up almost every single time before it loses its appeal or, at least, you'd think so as there are quite a few fans who seem to enjoy what's been the most repetitive element of WWE television for well over a year. Pairing him up with the McMahon family only seems like an unnecessary excuse to feature Shane McMahon on WWE television more often than is needed.
I see this as being either a really short match or a match that is needlessly drawn out to be much longer than it should or needs to be. If it's the former, it'll be Reigns dominating Elias and getting the win inside of 3 to 5 minutes. If it's the latter, it may be due to a lot of outside interference and/or Reigns really holding back in order to accommodate a less capable guy in the ring so that said less capable guy can appear as a much bigger threat to him than anyone actually believes he is. The only way Elias walks out with a win is if he's given aid by Shane McMahon.
At least they haven't shoved Reigns immediately back into main event contention or into the MITB match. However, Reigns' eventual return to the WWE Championship picture is on its way, it's just a matter of time.
I'm bored with Elias and have been for a long time. There are only so many ways you can show a guy playing a guitar in the ring every week before getting interrupted and beaten up almost every single time before it loses its appeal or, at least, you'd think so as there are quite a few fans who seem to enjoy what's been the most repetitive element of WWE television for well over a year. Pairing him up with the McMahon family only seems like an unnecessary excuse to feature Shane McMahon on WWE television more often than is needed.
I see this as being either a really short match or a match that is needlessly drawn out to be much longer than it should or needs to be. If it's the former, it'll be Reigns dominating Elias and getting the win inside of 3 to 5 minutes. If it's the latter, it may be due to a lot of outside interference and/or Reigns really holding back in order to accommodate a less capable guy in the ring so that said less capable guy can appear as a much bigger threat to him than anyone actually believes he is. The only way Elias walks out with a win is if he's given aid by Shane McMahon.
At least they haven't shoved Reigns immediately back into main event contention or into the MITB match. However, Reigns' eventual return to the WWE Championship picture is on its way, it's just a matter of time.