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Originally Posted by OneOut
Well, no, they just assume that you don't know what you want yet. But Vince does.
Also, it's not like they had a ton invested in Bootista's future when they pushed him aside. Reigns is a different story. I said in this thread or another that an ideal thing to do, only if Brock is sticking around, is go through with the push and have Reigns get help to win at WM, maybe even Heyman turns on him again (they did this 10 years ago too I think).
Double turn at WM, you give Reigns the Rocky Mavia treatment. He doesn't get as exposed with people helping him for a while. He can be the corporate champ or whatever and hopefully improve in other aspects of his craft. And who wouldn't want to see Brock on the warpath after a heel Reigns + whoever's helping him?
I like your idea; if they're going to insist on following through with the stupid Reigns Rumble win, then that's the best way they could salvage it.
A difference from the Rocky thing is that Rocky actually built his way properly into the main event level and was ready for it when it happened. He initially got over-pushed, then they pulled the plug and took him off TV. Then he returned with a midcard heel turn, feuded with Faarooq, built up and won the IC Title, feuded with HHH over that, started to get massive face reactions as a heel so he got turned face, and only at that point did they do the whole corporation swerve as they gave him the world title.
This would be far worse because Reigns isn't ready and hasn't gotten the proper slow build. Still, your idea is good and I can totally see it, especially if they're self-aware enough to use lines like you mentioned, that the crowd doesn't know what they want.