5 times when Roman Reigns got a massive pop
Contrary to popular belief, Roman Reigns hasn’t always been the most hated man in professional wrestling. In fact, at one point, many people were tipping him to be the breakout star from The Shield – and for the most part, they were right. Unfortunately, as we all know, things haven’t gone that smoothly, so we’re choosing to focus on the positives today as opposed to the many negatives.
Receiving great fan reactions is a big moment for any wrestler around the globe because it’s validation that you must be doing something right. Whether it’s attacking a hated heel or just cutting a solid promo, there are a lot of ways to gain this kind of response without forcing your character down the audience’s throats.
Not everyone can find long-term success in this department, and The Big Dog has certainly dropped off in terms of approval among the WWE Universe, but there’s always time to fix that, and Reigns likely has a long time left in this business. That is if he doesn’t decide to quit due to the endless stream of abuse he receives.
So with all that in mind, here are five times Roman Reigns got great fan pops.
#1 Spearing Steph
The main event of WrestleMania 32 wasn’t supposed to be Triple H vs. Roman Reigns – at least, that’s what we hope. Unfortunately, due to a string of injuries that was the headline bout that we were left with, and as expected, it was a tad disappointing with both men attempting to work the big match style and failing.
There was one moment; however, that saw fans get on board in a big way as Reigns speared Stephanie McMahon all the way to hell. Well, not really, but it was pretty impactful. The capacity crowd inside AT&T Stadium blew the roof off of the place following that move, but that turned out to be Roman’s only real high point of the contest.
What a night.