7 Reasons Why Roman Reigns Will Struggle To Carry WWE

By Andrew Soucek /

4. His Matches Are Mediocre

When Roman Reigns was in The Shield, he was protected perfectly. Rollins and Ambrose did most of the work, then Reigns would tag in a couple of times, hit some power moves and call it a night. Once he left the group, all eyes were on him when he was in the ring. He also had to take on lengthier matches, and the results have been pretty€meh. Now Reigns is certainly better in the ring than McMahon€™s last pet project in Ryback. He€™s also better than Ultimate Warrior ever was, but for top level babyfaces that€™s about it. He€™s nowhere near the same league of Steve Austin, Shawn Michaels or Bret Hart. Yes, he€™s only been in the wrestling business since 2010, but in those four years he hasn€™t displayed an uncanny knack for the sport like say a Kurt Angle or Brock Lesnar. Right now, he€™s probably most comparable to Batista. His matches are fine, but he needs a really good opponent to take him to the next level. Even Randy Orton, who has had his share of great matches over the years has only pulled some fairly-bland to fairly-good matches out of him. At the age of 29, Reigns is bound to keep improving, but for someone slated to be John Cena€™s heir, it would be nice to have already shown some signs of potential in-ring greatness.