10 Brilliant Tweaks That Suddenly Made Wrestlers Cool As F***

The 'Big Dog' always possessed the potential to one day become the biggest star in the industry. His progress was just largely stifled by dreadful dialogue, frustrating booking, and an anything but cool overall presentation.

Back when Roman Reigns was fighting alongside the other 'Hounds of Justice', that tactical vest and thunderous DUH-DUH music worked a treat, sure. But while the rest of the wrestling world moved on in the six years that followed the infamous Shield break-up, the regularly rejected face of the company wasn't allowed to drop the same increasingly stale look he'd been sporting for almost a decade.

Then, after years of folks crying out for a change, Roman finally shed that outdated Shield tribute look and debuted an absolutely ripped torso at Clash of Champions 2020.

The returning 'Tribal Chief's long-awaited shift into arrogant heel territory obviously helped him rise to the level of most compelling figure on wrestling television, too. However, it was the visual tweak of that much-needed vest dropping and addition of his operatic new accompaniment whenever he wandered into an arena that really kicked off Roman's reign as the coolest villain of the modern era.