10 Reasons WWE Fans Will FINALLY Accept Roman Reigns

10. He Is No Longer Looney

The Roman Reigns stigmatised as a lame, unfunny John Cena clone is not the Roman Reigns presented on WWE TV in 2018. Eventually, the perception of the character will mirror the direction. Fellow Shield member Dean Ambrose no longer draws prop comic accusations because, prior to his injury layoff, he was no longer a prop comic. Shinsuke Nakamura is longer a main roster disappointment because he is belatedly impressing, and is booked to impress.

Perceptions change with the subject.

Roman's presence is more pronounced, and the increased scrutiny means that he is unable to remove the stigma in plain sight. But he will - provided McMahon is too busy with the XFL reboot to micromanage his pet project once again - overcome.

Reigns has eradicated the nonsense from his verbal game. His latter "...b*tch!" shortcut is, while obvious, a start, at least. Tater tots; sufferin' succotash; those words are no longer in his vocabulary. Nor for that matter is Reigns presented as a smiling family man, as he was in the midst of his 2015 programme with Bray Wyatt. It was a role to which he was unsuited, and which WWE has quietly recast.

Just as quietly, the realisation will dawn on the audience that the Roman Reigns of 2018 is closer to badass than bad comedian.