Roman Reigns
Here’s a question: What do you do with a man who has the look, lacks the mic, moves fast like hell, but isn’t a technical wrestler? You book him as a freakin’ badass and not like a second John Cena! Seriously! If it weren’t for the closing segment at the 2015 TLC pay-per-view, Roman Reigns wouldn’t become the star the WWE wants us fans to invest in.
Up to December, 2015 has been abysmal for Reigns: despite getting over in the 2014 Royal Rumble, the fans gave Reigns heat in 2015 Royal Rumble; The fans cheered as Brock Lesnar suplexed him almost 10 times during their match at WrestleMania 31; and fans didn’t especially care for his first title win at Survivor Series.
Before his single run, fans were content with Reigns being the muscle of the Shield. Yet, it was predictable who among the three Shield members will get the most attention: the muscle, and member of the legendary Anoa’i wrestling family.
We as fans want one good reason to care about Reigns and the WWE finally gave it to us at TLC: Roman Regins beating down Triple H is the best thing the WWE could do to get him over, and it paid off in dividends. The WWE title match that occurred 24 hours later still had an over Roman Reigns, and he is still over as of last night’s RAW. After a hectic year of missed opportunities in getting over and getting a world title run, Roman Reigns (and WWE creative) accomplished both objectives in two wrestling shows! KUDOS!
DAMN IT! I meant “this is coming from a guy”