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Now that Ashy Nomillé has been exposed as a no dimes anti-draw fraud is it time for Case Lowe of VOW to apologize to Roman Reigns and call for his induction into the Wrestling Observer HOF?
>That, alone, should disqualify Reigns from the conversation. It is generous to say that he’s been on a “hot two or three-year run.” As far as I’m concerned, 2023 is the only time in his main event career that you could classify Roman Reigns as “hot,” and that is entirely due to the hard work of Sami Zayn and Cody Rhodes. After an initial spike in the SmackDown ratings when the long-awaited Reigns heel turn kicked off in 2020, things began crashing around him when Sasha Banks left the brand at the start of the new year. It became very apparent to anyone paying attention that the strong ratings that WWE received in the back half of 2020 were due to either the advent of the Thunderdome or the continued success of Sasha Banks. Once new, shiny things lost their luster, and Banks moved on to other things, the brand sank with Reigns as its captain.
>There is no “if not Reigns, then who?” conversation to be had when it comes to analyzing possible inductees from this era of WWE. The “content farm” era of this promotion, which dates back a decade to the launch of their very own Network, is largely devoid of merit at this level. This is not an era of wrestling that should be celebrated. It is an era of dry television and uninspired creative. Depending on her next move, I think we are a few years away from being able to truly analyze the impact of Mercedes Mone. She, to me, is on the cusp of being celebrated. I fail to see anyone else with an outstanding pedigree in any of the three categories.
