5 Ways to make Roman Reigns a more viable champion
This would be a reality in the near futureDid you hear it? Did you hear what I think I just heard?In the middle of the match between Roman Reigns and Bray Wyatt at Hell in a Cell, the fans in attendance in Los Angeles may have finally helped the former Shield member get over as the new face of WWE with six words everyone in wrestling has come to associate with John Cena.“Let’s go Roman, Roman sucks!”I sat there and watched in disbelief as the fans paid the superstar homage in a way I did not think was imaginable since he has been shoved down all of our throats since the beginning of the year as the next great thing to come through the gate in Stamford.Now that he has gotten over by defeating Wyatt – who helped to create Reigns in building the perfect beast – WWE now has the task of selling him as their company face. Thanks to John Cena, this becomes a little easier with eight weeks of “You Can’t See Me” out of action. Can it be done in two months before Everyone’s All-American comes back to the fray?Maybe.I see this as a golden opportunity for failure right now, but that’s the style and brand Vince McMahon likes – taking changes at every chance he gets. It’s not uncommon for the Chairman of WWE to get an idea in his head and lock onto it like it’s a vice grip. There have been worse things – remember he originally wanted Jimmy Snuka to lead the new revolution of wrestling if Hulk Hogan turned him down.Right now, the Reigns invasion is unsettling. Maybe it is because he is the same guy who came to the company from the development program in the same outfit, same monotone voice and same potential, which is growing into pay dirt.If the apocalypse is going to happen and Reigns is going to be offered up to us as the new face of this company and the new champion of the cause, then hopefully WWE can do something to change him up a bit. Not a character assassination, mind you, but a little better planning for the coming year. There have been worse things than taking a character, repackaging him and making him a star.See Stone Cold Steve Austin. See Batista. It worked for them.Here are a few ways the company could change Reigns a bit, without losing the aura of him being the big bad Samoan star who can change the direction of the company. It’s worth a shot.
#1 THE heel turn
If Reigns is going to get over even more so than he is right now, a heel turn would be dramatic and necessary.
He has been toiling with his buddy Dean Ambrose – who the company is turning into a major face star. Ambrose is over with the fans because of his style in the ring, his renegade attitude and his ability to conjure images of Brian Pillman in my head.
Reigns does nothing of the sort.
There has to be a position where Ambrose pushes Reigns and there is a confrontation. There is too much of the ‘Happy Days’ story line here. Make it stop!
I’m not sure if it can happen before Survivor Series or at TLC or it has to wait for 2016, but there has to be a divorce of all Shield members for WWE’s fanbase to be happy. Ambrose is the anti-hero. Reigns needs to be a lone wolf. Both need to confront each other, not work with each other.