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Message: [QUOTE="jncuse, post: 4556729, member: 1969"] I agree and disagree on various things - or at least can find a way to rationalize what the WWE is doing even if its a major risk because Sami may never get hotter. Would the moment of Sami beating Reigns be a bigger moment / pop than Cody beating Reings. At this point absolutely. The time to become champ though is not always when it would be the best moment - it could be when your character is developed enough, has the right opponents lined up, to be believable for some sustained period as champion. A concern for both Cody and Sami, but I think moreso for Sami because his singles character is not that well defined post bloodline. That being said fans may not be concerned about Sami having a title reign of any length- they may just want the moment. I think what might be best for the WWE and for WWE fans (longer term) is to go to Cody at WM - let me explain. Wrestlemania moments are nice - but we still have to put up with this stuff for 365 days in between! Cody as champ, and Sami chasing as a non bloodline member (and getting screwed) might make better quality content post WM The WWE is in an odd position - they have two great stories for new champions heading into a WM. Something they don't typically have - they typically have no options. Both have tremendous equity with fans right now, perhaps not seen for a new champion since Daniel Bryan. The WWE has to choose one. The thing is the Cody character is what he is and that really is at its peak. They really have nowhere else to go with him at this point - its go time and his character won't really develop its identity any further. Cody chasing post WM wouldn't be compelling - but Sami chasing, developing himself as a strong standalone guy, getting screwed by the Bloodline still has legs. The problem (or maybe better viewed as an opportunity) with Sami is that his character is still largely tied into the great mesh he had with the bloodline - they all played so well of each other, and while Sami was the star, it goes nowhere without the presence of the champ Roman. So I think Sami could benefit from developing the strength of his "singles" character further before making him champion. Like Daniel Bryan, the chase for the title only made him stronger and believable after ultimately winning You can go back to this Bloodline stuff after WM -- a lot of weaving parts still remain in the storyline, and Reigns may find a way to retain one of his titles post WM (Heyman could always do something conniving). Have a screwjob finish at Elimination Chamber and keep some things to come back to later on. Its a real risk. Sami could lose his heat for various reasons - his storylines given to him by WWE could suck. But if Sami is not able to remain hot for 6 to 12 months while chasing after Reigns, he arguably had limited chance of being really hot as a champion if they put him over now. And other obvious thing of course -- it might not be about the WWE choosing who to run with now. They may just not want Sami winning the title for even a short term at a big event, which is unfortunate. [/QUOTE]

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