@WrestleFeatures All I know is that Triple H knew exactly what the reaction would be if Cody won the Rumble. There's no way he books Cody to win that if Rock vs Roman was happening.
And no, I don't believe that Cody randomly pointed at Reigns and then the cameras hit perfect shots on the fly
@Jwrasslintakes I didn't even mind when Jey won the Rumble because it was unexpected and kinda deserved because of how over he was at the time, but it really did mess up that Mania.
@nodqdotcom If Covid doesn't happen, Punk returns to WWE. I think that was always the plan with the Backstage show, but WWE didn't want to waste having Punk return in front of nobody. In that meantime, he got intrigued by AEW and went there instead.
@AEWPRTeam I've thought similarly for awhile. The problem is that TKO took over at the top of the peak and it appears that upper management are under the impression that it would continue rise from there instead of coming back to earth.
@Jkinderbb@reigns_era If anything it lends to the idea that Gunther is winning it. Honestly, I think WWE is just looking to get Cody out of the title picture for a bit.
@TheRajGiri It's interesting to consider who should have been in that heel spot if Piper wasn't there. Who could have played that part out of the guys who were in WWE at the time? Maybe Jesse Ventura?
@EliteClubS0B@WONF4W This is a good move. I think Gunther is winning the title. He surely wouldn't be beating Roman right now, and all that momentum he gained from killing careers would be wasted.