#1. We have a #1 contender for Triple H at WrestleMania 32 already, don’t we?
We learned as Raw was going off the air that the main event of WWE Fastlane will be a number one contender triple threat match featuring Roman Reigns vs. Dean Ambrose vs. Brock Lesnar. The winner will face Triple H for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. We know this is going to be a Roman Reigns win though. Sometimes, predictable is the way to go. Other times it hurts the product. This is one of those times. For as great as this match will be from an entertainment standpoint, the business at hand from now until WrestleMania is to get Reigns over so that he can have his crowning moment at “the guy” in the middle of the ring in front of 100,000 screaming fans.
That’s the goal. Matches like this, for as good as they will be, hinder the accomplishment of that goal. The WWE has constantly done this to Reigns. Fans have pushed back because they can sense Roman Reigns being forced on them. Like it or not, that’s the reality. A match as predictable as this one, further highlights that force. People won’t go for it and instead of Reigns taking two steps forward as the build begins for WrestleMania, he’ll take two steps back.
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