Jim Ross comments on Roman Reigns, John Cena vs. Cesaro, and the Wednesday launch of The Ross Report Podcast

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-Ross on Roman Reigns: "Roman Reigns winning with his spear over Mark Henry was big...no pun intended. If I had to pick an early favorite to either be the WWE World Champion at WM31 or to win the title there, it would be Reigns. How Roman Reigns is 'built' going forward is imperative to the long term success of WWE as it relates to constructing the next, major, WWE superstar."

Powell's POV: Reigns beating Henry clean surprised me, but it just didn't come off like the major happening that it should have for some reason. I don't know if it was because they moved into storytelling mode with Dean Ambrose and then The Wyatt Family coming out after the match, but it just didn't feel like a moment. That said, Reigns is obviously being positioned as a major player and it will be fun to see how the dissension within The Shield plays out.

-Ross on John Cena vs. Cesaro: "Loved the Cena vs. Cesaro match. One of the best matches that Cena has had in a while. Cesaro is on the cusp of breaking through. Got lots of feedback on why Cesaro did not win and certainly, as it is almost always, an argument can be made on the topic of who wins and who loses. With great commentary, the loser can come out of a great presentation better than when going into the match. I thought Cesaro was made whole after Cena pulled one out in the bottom of the 9th that could have gone either way."

Powell's POV: Cesaro clearly gained something in defeat and he's coming off a big win over Randy Orton on Smackdown. I have no problem with him losing on Raw. Cena is the main event player and he's being positioned as the hurdle the young stars must scale. There's no need to rush into Cesaro topping Cena right now. Cesaro is getting a nice push, but I don't feel like he's being set up as The Man. Heck, even if I'm wrong and they give us the shocker of Cesaro winning on Sunday, it sets up an obvious rematch with Cena.

-Ross on The Ross Report podcast launch: "Remember to download the all new Ross Report at podcast.com and ITunes starting officially Wednesday if not just a little earlier. I need your help to make this new project successful."

Powell's POV: Tomorrow is the big day when Ross joins Chris Jericho and, his first podcast guest, Steve Austin, on Podcast One. I'm anxious to hear what Ross has in store for the podcast world.

Other topics include Daniel Bryan, more action and less talk on Raw, Jack Swagger, Big E Langston, Dean Ambrose, and more.