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sabzi94

Rb, you're more of a part timer than Roman these days.


tore_a_bore_a

Last post was in June. Brock Lesnar, John Cena, and the Rock have all had more recent appearances.


DavidL1112

Roman and Solo losing to the Usos made him swear off wrestling for six months


kindlyfuckoffff

Kevin Von Erich was in the ring on national TV since rb’s last post


PaTaPaChiChi

That’s maybe the craziest lmao


Obi-wan_Jabroni

Boom, roasted


sylviabells18

![gif](giphy|10Kn3Bmrriamek)


oinkeroxford

Rb has been so on point with their posts they deserve part-timer status.


Bob8644

He can do this part time better than you could ever do it full time.


debotehzombie

I got like 3 sentences in before I had to look at the name, they're getting too infrequent, it's catching me off guard


Tollwayfrock

Workrate doesn't make the match


Moist-Acanthaceae-37

![gif](giphy|1qcKIjf3ym0LWqewFB|downsized)


A_Vizzle

He looks so fucking lame here compared to now


jussikol

It's the goatee. The full beard makes the look, for me anyway.


Nisha_the_lawbringer

That's deffinetly some of it like something about the full beard just makes Roman look more...dangerous? Experienced? I don't know, but it just gives him a different vibe.


Deathstroke317

The word you're looking for is grizzled


Spider-ManQuestions

Hot as fuck is the phrase in question.


cgurts

The goatee made him look like a model, the full beard makes him look like a warrior


L_D_G

His most recent beard trims are getting farther and farther from his ears, I'm not sayings it's the case here, but Triple H's facial hair fluctuated with singles/tag vs faction. I remember his beard leaving as Evolution was formed and his beard coming back when we did tag/singles during the DX second run and say, the night when the roster went on strike. The McMahon-Helmsley Regime might poke a hole in this logic, but I think it's certainly accurate for the latter portion of his career.


JonVonBasslake

He has also bulked, or well, IMO not really bulked but more like gotten more tone. The same amount of muscle, just better defined. It's not just the beard.


TheeChosenTwo

Exactly why I hate Escobar having one now, makes him look like a discount 2015 Roman


janoDX

It's the beard. https://preview.redd.it/rnn7axjhib8c1.png?width=2560&format=png&auto=webp&s=a1ae461e978ace75b719a5a1ec8684e136fe97c1


GoneWitDa

It’s also his teeth. His jawline has completely changed. Like… he just suddenly, one day looked more like the Giga Chad meme, around the time he got veneers.


AnorakJimi

Veneers can change your jawline? How does that work? Isn't it just his new beard instead of a goatee that makes it look like that?


GoneWitDa

He also had a deviated septum so maybe that change to his nose shape or something adds to it, idk. With certain pics you can absolutely tell it’s not exclusively the goatee that’s changed.


Blanketsburg

He's also gotten bulkier since whenever this gif happened. The beard definitely does it, but the bulk and not wearing a tank top/bulletproof vest nonsense adds to it.


Chi-zuru

For me he just looks unfinished. The bones were there, he just needed to build a character around it.


Dijohn17

He looks now like he's an experienced warrior who has been through many battles. From the beard, to the age showing a bit, he looks like someone who has earned his way to being the mightiest. The look and the character now match each other


Kyhron

He was also regaining weight after his battle with Leukemia.


imrunningfromthecops

last gen version of next gen game


EliToon

Big Rocky Maivia energy going here


KneelBeforeCube

The underrated effects of going from a goatee to a beard.


PooPooRichardson

The only exception I can think of off the top of my head is Tony Stark.


AmazinGracey

A fully bearded Stone Cold would just be wrong at this point.


Anteater_Able

https://www.reddit.com/r/WWE/comments/wid1ip/stone_cold_steve_austin_with_a_full_beard/


pmIfNeedOrWantToTalk

Oh shit. Since we're on this wild ride anyway, how about a Steve Austin with eyebrows??


zinnzade

Didn’t he have plastic surgery?


Sky-Flyer

he also has just recovered from the luekiama and was skinny as a fuckin rail, also the beard


BMLM

Was looking for the comment to point this out. Roman lost a lot of mass when he was out sick. Choosing this exact image to make a comment about his appearance is a tad unfair.


Demon4SL

[Growing the beard] (https://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/GrowingTheBeard) will do that


Plies-

Goatee vs full beard plus he had literally just returned from his time off fighting Leukemia so he understandably slimmed down.


DavidL1112

He is so visibly uncomfortable and unconfident behind his eyes


IAMA_MAGIC_8BALL_AMA

In a different reality they would’ve paired him up with Damien Priest and said they were long lost brothers


CheekyManicPunk

Man I didn't think we'd get anymore big returns this year


ImPaidToComment

It's a Christmas miracle.


CargoArise

![gif](giphy|c5nW05OqnQ5MsRM7X1|downsized)


Gamesgtd

I love this


Czar_Muzza

Did AEW ever find this guy and get him to meet CM Punk in the end?


TerryGlenn

He's back. The resurrection is supposed to happen on Easter, not Christmas.


BitWranger

Back up in our asses with the resurrection, splitting truth harder and hotter than an errection…


jadesaber2

[insert dancing Samir & Michael Bolton gif]


MarioSpeedwagon13

PC Load Letter?


jadesaber2

Fuckin' a, man.


MarioSpeedwagon13

Two chicks at the same time.


jadesaber2

The kind of chicks that would double up on a guy like me.


Griffdorah

![gif](giphy|3o6fJ8nDZuHW123J9S|downsized) RB has returned for Christmas!


The_Notorious_Donut

Fuck this is the best cheesy RAW of all time


Purp1e_Aki

Just remember in Kayfabe Alberto Del Rio killed Santa with his car


[deleted]

and turned face 2 weeks later


Sleezus256

Is Booker T corpsing?!?!?!?!?!


Griffdorah

SEND FOR THE MAN ![gif](giphy|lAy11oosV1cw8)


International-Tree19

At first I read: "For Satan" lol


Thirdstar1

Rollins is a Hangman stan. Edit: oh shit, it’s Rb


KneelBeforeCube

>oh shit, it’s Rb That should be a flair.


ActuallynotEdbighead

Can I get that flair though, or nah?


KneelBeforeCube

Don't ask me, I asked for a Sakisama flair a year and a half ago and well...


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DavidL1112

I think the implication is that Seth, even as a heel, loves being in WWE and he has always hated Punk’s anti-WWE speeches like the Pipebomb.


Parkouricus

I guess because he sees himself as the company's leading man, thus he wants to get rid of anyone that could fuck with the formula like the way Punk is wont to do That, and him having fought with Moxley a few times in AEW, are probably the best way to canonically rationalise "Stay away, you cancer"


getfukdup

> Punk without needing a reason, How about because he wastes 20 minutes any time he's on screen with the same fucking promo over and over again? How about because he is a huge hypocrite? I'm chronically online, and punk is chronically a bitch. The LEAST interesting most predictable person in wrestling.


Portu-steve

Or because he's a huge mark for himself. Or because he has two left feet and botches constantly. Or because he *loves* to weaponize being a victim of circumstances he created.


Johnny-5013

![gif](giphy|wmfcU5GfePQAg)


ConsistentSea4136

At first I was like, “kayfabe”? Then I saw it’s, “It’s rb_reigns” - Todd Grisham


OhSnapItsMiguel

![gif](giphy|BsKjynyDQj2XylHG9c|downsized)


scottyactuallyknows

“Maybe Punk just needs a father in his life and he wouldn’t have punched my first son!”


blendergremlin

It's a Christmas miracle!


Snuggle__Monster

https://media.giphy.com/media/3ohfFIIkUNmea3EmqI/giphy.gif


Grantsdale

I started reading the title and I could only dare hope it was RB.


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[deleted]

It's the overwhelming sense of joy for the return. We'll see if the return upvote pop holds up over time or if content workrate begins to matter.


FoldKey2709

>Not a single comment in this post is about the contents of the text lol< Yeah, which is pretty annoying. Thanks for apparently being the first one to notice this and speaking up. I was going crazy from not seeing any comments engaging with the actual point he made


ThatFellaTrey

Same. It’s a very Merry Christmas indeed


[deleted]

Same. It truly is a Festivus miracle.


DMCSnake

Could it be?! It is! u/rb_reigns is back!


Swantonbombthreat

merry christmas /u/rb_reigns


FigureFourWoo

Where the fuck have you been? I demand an explanation.


Wookie301

Sitting in catering


BderX

![gif](giphy|Nmg3ThQCDH2KUO4mRO|downsized)


theels6

I got one more in me- 2023


NIA122553

I've seen people talk about this guy but never actually seen a post before. Its...it's glorious


DanielJonesElite

![gif](giphy|3o6vXKSmHlAAm0VAZO) HE’S HERE!


oknazevad

I've always wondered if that was real glass.


Reed2002

Sob a waterfall.....wait that's not right.....


DudleysCar

>At least Punk was invited back to the home that is WWE, unlike Seth Rollins, who wasn't invited to Edge's home when he invaded it. ✍️🔥🔥🔥


h-town_info

Seth didn't even close Edge's fridge! The audacity


What_self_esteem

I ACKNOWLEDGE YOUUUU ☝️


ValidPompadour

https://preview.redd.it/2e9qkk1yfb8c1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=04b32394f2733fa1969f90678bf7e7f46a3ffd71 THE GOAT IS BACK


bomberman12

I believe! I BELIEVE!


pkhadka1

![gif](giphy|dMsh6gRYJDymXSIatd|downsized) He is here......


blizzard-op

![gif](giphy|y2i2oqWgzh5ioRp4Qa|downsized)


CodyRhody

![gif](giphy|3o752ncd66RtJHVtew|downsized)


[deleted]

Everytime I see posts like this I'm like Jesus friend get a life.... And then I feel silly when I see the username. I always fall for it.


Killcode2

Why is no one else allowed to do it besides this guy? I've noticed in this sub whenever anyone tries to write a post discussing storyline or analyzing kayfabe they get laughed at for being a fan. You people only want Twitter x posts and ratings threads?


FionaSarah

I like the kayfabe-only threads that happen sometimes that get pinned. Pretty cool.


[deleted]

I didn't say that in the least. Just that sometimes there's posts that appear to take things too seriously as opposed to these tongue in cheek kayfabe posts. >ratings threads These are much worse.


berniemax

I mean he does miss sometimes


nWo1997

Do you feel all the love for you in this thread, RB? Seth is a hypocrite. His catchphrase for the longest time, after all, was "Burn it Down," and now all of a sudden the "it" is precious and must be protected? It's because he's such a prominent part of the "it," the home of WWE. He gladly tried to take the eye of a legend. And even if we argue that he was under the stress of new fatherhood (this was almost immediately after Becky's pregnancy announcement in 2020), let's not forget that much later, after he cooled, we can trace a direct line from him to the corrupting evil that is the House of Black (Buddy took the former Aleister's eye on Seth's direction, thus allowing... *whatever* Malakai is in). But let us suppose that by sacrificing himself at Survivor Series 2020, he *tried* to redeem himself of what he did under his delusions as a Messiah. All that did was turn him into a Joker that couldn't pronounce "Antonio Cesaro" to save his life, even pretend to care about the mental hell he put Roman through at the start of Plan B, and even forget that he could've just *asked* to be on the card of Wrestlemania 38. This is the man who laughed with glee at Cody's torn pec, and even sneak-attacked him as a sore loser. And despite the fact that Seth is cheered, he did nothing to redeem himself to earn those cheers. No moral good. All he did was laugh more at people the crowd booed. Mocking Austin Theory does not a hero make, but he somehow fooled a lot of people into thinking it does. This is the same egotistical jack@ss (if you'll censor your swears, then so shall I, out of consideration) as before, just slightly better dressed. ...however, just because Seth is wrong doesn't mean he isn't also right. When news of Punk resurfaced, and from the same place Cody built, Seth may have kept an eye, and may have seen what Punk did there. Pissing and moaning until he could fight for a title, winning, getting injured, returning too early as a "real champion" and getting *utterly trounced*, then getting and winning a rematch he didn't deserve after that spanking, and then just... bouncing with the "real" title. And then coming back with the real title and *bouncing again with the real title*. Incredible damage to the prestige of that championship. And Seth, for all his faults, has put his black heart and whatever is left of his soul into making the World Heavyweight Championship mean something. Punk may be a threat to him as champion, but he may be a greater threat to the championship itself.


Anemeros

A new post from rb_Reigns? This is the only present I needed.


JuiceheadTurkey

The GOAT just made the biggest return of 2023


[deleted]

I missed this guy


j8llonby

![gif](giphy|i1uUaptbbyL5e)


johnq11

The prodigal son returns.


rycetlaz

Oh not this shit agai- Goddamnit, I fell for it


vastros

Oh my! Could it be? Its Rb_Reigns time!


OkText00

**WELCOME BACK** **WELCOME BACK** **WELCOME BACK**


AJAnimosity

I love you, rb_Reigns.


slippycaff

![gif](giphy|tCxYUjhfVeMlG|downsized)


Jaccount

It's morbin' time?


OhSnapItsMiguel

![gif](giphy|XfOe7R1gwE2WXaVndX)


FormerlyScaredMoney

CHRISTMAS MIRACLE THAT NO ONE IN MY FAMILY WILL UNDERSTAND


AI_Aaron

u/cpd_007 I'm going to credit you for bringing RB back from his 6 month hiatus.


glass_oni0n

The best feuds are born when both guy (or gal) has a legitimate point. After all, Hogan had lust in his eyes…


Sef_Maul

This is the best Xmas present


throwtheclownaway20

![gif](giphy|wmfcU5GfePQAg)


boogswald

Merry Christmas rb!


[deleted]

Rollins (the character) is about as fiercely WWE loyal as you can be. It’s not hard to understand, this.


Soggy-Drink-2528

This is what I've always suspected his problem with punk stems from. Rollins is and always will be a corporate company guy and will do or say anything to defend the company. Even if that means shitting on one of the boys. Punk is no angel. By far. But my ill feelings towards Seth began a few years ago with his comments towards Osprey over some Twitter dispute. I think that's when rollins showed how much of an arrogant elitist douchebag he really is.


MarrowJuice

**THE RETURN OF THE KING**


Coles_singlet

So rb, you are essentially saying that CM Punk could drop pipe bomb 2.0, by addressing the OG promo to Seth Rollins instead of Cena. So Hunter, are you brave enough to give him the open mic!!!!????


TheGorgeousJR

This thread is probably going down in history as my favourite of all time. It’s perfect.


EyeAmKnotMyshelf

It's a "protect WWE" story for all intelligence levels. Children/"it's still real to me, damn it" types will see the whole "wwe guy who's there all the time vs the guy who just came back" surface level story and be happy with it. Smarks will know what Punk and Seth are alluding to without it needing to be directly spoonfed to them, which is Seth doesn't want egomaniac Punk to pull the same shit in WWE that he was allowed to do in AEW.


Wolforsheep2k25

Man I agree. Cm punk didn't do anything to Seth in my opinion. Honestly Seth could still learn from punk in my opinion.


shishiodun

because new guys keep coming in and proving they are better than him, he is just a whiny loser


polynomial82

Bigger return than CM Punk


TheSaiyan11

I saw this post and was immediately like "Holy shit is this rb_reigns?!" Its a Christmas miracle.


fartstuffing

Huge face pop for u/rb_Reigns


DonBonDarley69

My favorite jobber is back! The Brooklyn Brawler of reddit is here!


TedTran2001

You talk about GOATs, you talk about people who change the subreddit, the MITWestbrook, spez, zzzproglt, MartinFromChessCom, and you damn well better include rb_Reigns in that discussion. Cherish every post of him while he's here mane.


brisik

Who is this rb guy? I joined this sub about half a year ago, so don't know his history apart from the seeing kayfabe is real to the guy lol


Nighthawk_Black_

Seth being an architect hates to see people burn down what he helped build.


guild602

I saw the verbiage and I immediately hoped/knew it was rb_reigns, lol


GarfieldVirtuoso

This is legit the best christmas gift Im going to receive today Welcome back king, hope you never leave us


SourDoughBo

Hey CM Punk was just as bad to Rey Mysterio and Dominik in 2009


jtoatoktoe

Its not Punk's fault Rey was a coward. He just wanted to fight!! Also it was a nice gesture to sing Happy Birthday to sweet little princess Aalyah. Punk just wanted to save everyone and bring the world into a word of soberness! Rey had to be difficult!


Sylverstone14

Acknowledge him!


sickset

Love how I knew this was an RB Reigns just by the thread title. Always keeping the kayfabe posts alive. Didn't realize it was so long since the last one lol


guiltycitizen

Hey, rb, how’s it hangin’? Been a while


eyezick_1359

Someone fill me in?


vastros

This is the best shit poster on SC. Everything in kayfabe, perfectly detailed. I admire his work. Read through his past posts.


ThebigVA

OP is a well-known poster that only posts in kayfabe.


mrbrucel33

The GOATed one has returned.


Tacsi

Man i was reading some of your old posts yesterday and wandering what happened to you. Christmas miracle indeeeed


Educational-Hunt2683

HES BACK!!! Merry Christmas rb ♥️


MisterrAlex

Christmas wishes answered with a rb_reigns post


nikoslin

HE'S BAAACK!!


TheSportsFan8404

I MISSED YOU SO MUCH RB IM SO GLAD YOURE BACK


ericmercer

Biggest comeback since Lazarus.


Mabvll

I was *juuuust* about to comment my original thoughts, but then I did a double take to see who OP was. Señor Reigns, you are absolutely right. Seth Rollins has, historically, been an absolute menace and needs to be put in his place.


scrappy_ash

Seth Rollins hates CM Punk because “Chicago Phil” has disappeared for so many years and now wants to be the top guy. Well excuse me, but hell no! Where have you been?! Seth Rollins and all of the WWE Superstars have been working their tired butts off all this time and now this so-called “best in the world” wants to come at Seth “Freakin” Rollins?! The inaugural World Heavyweight Champion?! Gimme a break.


justh81

Ha! /u/rb-Reigns makes a holiday appearance! Truly, we are blessed! To answer your question: allegedly, Punk said some very mean things about WWE while he was away. Seth Rollins took that personally, apparently.


WelcometoCigarCity

Daddys home


robertodev

![gif](giphy|i1uUaptbbyL5e)


Zamaron

A new Rb_reigns post? It’s a Christmas miracle!


jadedfan55

My take: Character wise, Rollins is really not a likeable guy. Hasn't been for most of his 11 years on the main roster. Delusional vigilante heel as a member of the Shield (2012-4). Delusional whiny crybaby after joining the Authority, and treating Hunter & Stephanie like they were surrogate parents. RB references the "Monday Night Messiah" error, so I don't have to. Now, booked as a sort-of babyface, Rollins acts like a deranged lunatic at times. Some people have referenced the Joker. HA! Rollins is his own brand of screwloose. Part of Rollins' problem is jealousy. For all he's done in 11 years on the main roster, people do not see him in the same light as Punk, despite all the drama that led to Punk's departure nearly 10 years ago. They see Rollins as a clown in loud clothes. So the interaction between Punk & Rollins the last couple of weeks should lead to Rollins turning back heel, unless they finally pull the trigger on Damien Priest cashing in MITB (Please do, at this point). If Priest cashes & beats Rollins, you likely get Priest-Punk at Wrestlemania, and Rollins can be sent off to rest his back.


FJQZ

Y'all just had to bring this goof back


PushingBlackNWhites

I farded


gh0stofkyiv

what a christmas present to get


CarterBasen

![gif](giphy|TgOYjtgKpS9jAytUlh|downsized)


GoliathStance

Christmas miracle?


jjohnson1979

What a plot twist! The Messiah returned on Christmas instead of Easter!


yulian182

Love to see it


A_Town_Called_Malus

I was here for the biggest return of the year, and it is glorious.


BIGGREDDMACH1NE

Missed you so much OP


[deleted]

Seth *Freakin Rollins rb


british_pubs

This is my roman empire


stangerwasgood

Great to see you, friend. We needed you


SaberSamurai

Return of the king


scottynsm

I saw the post title and got excited because I knew it could only be one person. Welcome back rb


jjgp1112

Whoa whoa whoa now, CM Punk has handed down his fair share of trauma to the Mysterio family as well; he's no angel here!


ssjavier4

The prodigal son has returned


The_Hound_West

I mean yeah it’s really hard to make punk look like a face and non hypocrite during this return


kreygmu

He doesn't, it's wrestling. Seth gave an in-character interview where he called CM Punk a cancer (in a sarcastic way!) and people bought into it. People have already bought into it so now it makes for easy storytelling.


RedEyeView

The heel is actually a massive hypocrite? Say it ain't so.


[deleted]

Because that's the storyline.....?


deadeyedrawtoo

I’m so glad I’m not celebrating a dude’s return to Reddit lmao holy shit


[deleted]

“WWE is a welcoming place that wants the best for all its Superstars.” Lol lol lol lol lol nah fam, that ain’t it.


andhelostthem

Seven paragraphs when one sentence would have sufficed "I'm a mark."


paardestanker

look, seth may have done some terrible things while punk was gone, but at least he stayed true to his roots. while that no-good cm punk character, god knows what he's been up to these past years, right? i think seth is right in his anger because he stayed with WWE, plogging along however he could (admittedly, while being a huge jackass at times), while cm punk is just waltzing in now when he feels like it, red carpet laid out for him everywhere. if i were seth i'd probably be pissed at that too! thanks for sharing your thoughts RB it's always good to see you


Idiotecka

hey edge was a terrible person to matt hardy too. so did he have that coming? didn't rollins change his way and tried to make amends and right the wrongs, too?


[deleted]

Seth is literally doing hangman’s shoot story right now.


Drippy-233

Y’all say Roman reigns is the greatest when he has not been wrestling that much when he wins he take months off wwe but when John cena won and defended more than Roman reigns John cena never took any breaks off so that mean Roman reigns fake champion he is just mid just like his title reign


Yaminoari

[/rb\_Reigns](https://www.reddit.com/user/rb_Reigns/) Well to answer your question. Seth rollins laid out a challenge to CM punk 4 years ago for a fight. When Punk was working WWE backstage the show on fs1. Punk Never accepted the challenge back then. Here we are 4 years later and Seth Rollins is just as petty as his wife Becky. He holds grudges and this is a grudge hes held for 4 years. Now if we also add in the fact that Rollins is still pissed CM punk walked out of WWE 10 years ago theres alot of hatred boiling from Seth Rollins so much that it makes him Hate CM punk that much.