10 Booking Steps For WWE's Road To WrestleMania 41
9. Roman Reigns Challenges Seth Rollins
Pictured above is a throwback to the time 'Needle Mover' Roman Reigns met 'Can't Stop Laughing Like A Madman' Seth Rollins. Both characters have evolved a bit since then. Roman is a reborn babyface who has fans chanting 'OTC! OTC! OTC!' over and over again. Rollins still dresses like it happened in the dark, but he's less prone to hysterically laughing for no real reason and has a chip on his shoulder.
His vicious curb stomp on the ring steps at the Rumble proved that. Even CM Punk was a tad taken aback by the cruelty of Seth blindsiding Roman when all three guys were unceremoniously dumped out of the 30-man match. There's simply no way Reigns takes that and moves on - he'll confer with Paul Heyman then probably fire out a challenge to Rollins for a grudge match at 'Mania 41.
Given The Rock's apparent absence from WWE plans, that's some backup scheme.
Anyone slightly disappointed by the lower key outfit Seth wore at the Rumble would've marvelled at his bizarre getup on the following Raw. Rollins doesn't seem keen to give his dress sense the same harder edge his actions have, but that's fine so long as elaborate, 'Macho Man'-esque costumes don't detract from the seriousness of his feud with Roman.
Reigns should be the one to make the challenge though. His character has every right to be angry that he won't headline WrestleMania for the umpteenth time this year. Punk was the one who eliminated him at the Rumble, but Rollins' curb stomp should become his obsession.