During last night's RAW, World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk and Roman Reigns had another heated verbal confrontation. They exchanged insults in another must-see promo, and it culminated with the OTC taking a very personal shot at the Second City Saint.
"You are great on the mic and with the mental games. You cannot faze me," Reigns said. "I am the greatest you have ever faced. You are not faster or stronger than me. You can’t do anything I do in the ring. You are nothing to me. That title is an embarrassment. You are a try-hard, and you are old."
With that, Punk punched Reigns in the face, prompting officials to hit the ring and restrain the Best in the World. WWE is doing what it can to make this clash feel as heated and real as possible, but it turns out things could have been even more personal between the two bitter rivals.
According to Bodyslam, original plans called for Reigns to respond to his comments about his late father by making some even "darker" remarks about Punk's recently deceased dog, Larry. It's unclear when or why the change was made.
While fans are clearly digging this back and forth, ECW legend Tommy Dreamer shared his take on where Reigns went wrong on the latest edition of Busted Open After Dark.
"Promo class 101, when you’re insulting your opponent, the biggest thing you’re never supposed to do, you’re never supposed to call your opponent fat and out of shape, or old. You know why? Because when you get punched in your face, and you get dropped, the ‘old’ guy just dropped you. [Also] if you’re saying somebody is old, and you’re in the main event of WrestleMania, you’re going toe-to-toe, and you can’t beat an old guy."
"No one would say that to The Undertaker, no one would say that to Shawn Michaels, Cody’s not going to say that to Randy. No one’s going to say that to Brock, so when you go that route, you’ve got to be careful. However, I loved all of it. Everything [Reigns] said before that was wonderful, in the sense of, ‘I’m faster than you, I’m better looking than you, I’m everything you’re not.'"
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