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Originally Posted by Superturtle
They were outright expecting it to happen, and yet they STILL went through with it. It's not even a matter of being unaware anymore, they're fully aware and just don't give a shit.
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But they do give a shit, just not what the fans want. They keep trying to trick the fans or pull different stunts hoping that they'll come around. Thing is, this isn't the 1980's or even the 90's anymore, the fans are a lot smarter nowadays and know what they want.
Last year they knew fans would be disappointed with Bryan not being in the Rumble, so they put Mysterio in at 30 and thought "There's no way they'll boo Mysterio. He's never been booed." Well, they were completely caught off guard when they booed the **** out of him and shit all over the whole match. It eventually took them putting Bryan in at the main event of Wrestlemania to salvage it.
This year, no matter what they were having Reigns go over in Philly. I think they thought that if they eliminated Bryan early, fans would forget about it considering guys like Ambrose, Ziggler, Cesaro, Mizdow, and others would still come out and placate the crowd. Well, it kind of worked(briefly, the match was still a deadzone after Bryan got eliminated) until they were eliminated and then they were left with 2 guys who are pushing 50 and are stale and Roman who has no chemistry in the ring, no talent, like 4 moves and zero charisma on the mic. The fans know he's being shoved down their throats and they resent it.
Even the Rock couldn't save it by coming out and beating up on Kane and Big Show. Sure, they popped for the Rock Bottom and People's Elbow but went right back to booing the **** out of Reigns right after. If they did the shit they're doing to Bryan and others right now to Stone Cold and The Rock back in 97-98, the WWE might not even be around today.
They've been handed the storyline and the main event of Wrestlemania for 2 years now and they've royally ****ed it up both times. It takes commitment to be this incompetent.
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^ Even The Rock knows it's not working.