10 Big Questions WWE Faces After WrestleMania 33

3. Heel Or Not For Roman Reigns?

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WWE can turn Roman Reigns heel whether he wins or loses inside the Camping World Stadium on April 2, and it's surely time that the promotion's hand-picked new poster child makes the leap from blundering babyface to hard-edged heel this year.

Should he beat The Undertaker, the smart money is on even more booing for Reigns, but that seems true even if he loses; people would be furious at WWE for booking Roman to topple 'Taker, but Reigns himself could also cut vicious promos on the core audience for not having his back against someone who only pops their head around the door a handful of times each year.

Both of these outcomes veer towards a heel reaction.

By turning Reigns full-blown heel, his pay masters would instantly dissolve the need for him to appear superhuman against fan will; instead of Roman's superhero-like persona being a noose round his neck, it would actually be acknowledged as a cocky attribute Reigns uses to get under the skin of others.

It's decision time for Reigns, otherwise he will become the next John Cena in boos only, and that's not good when there's a red-hot heel persona just waiting to be exploited.

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