10 Current Wrestlers Already BETTER Than Your Favourites

4. Roman Reigns (The Rock)

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It's incredible to look back on The Rock's peak WWE run and realise it happened between 1996-2003. That's being generous, because he wasn't a big deal until late-1997 and only appeared sporadically between 2001-2003. In short, Rocky was only a full-time headliner for the promotion between 1998-2001.

Less than three full years.

To put that into perspective, Roman Reigns has been ruling the roost with his 'Tribal Chief' gimmick for just shy of three years now. Before that, Reigns experienced a topsy turvy spell as a babyface, but he was consistently booked as a major attraction from 2012 onwards (Shield member, 'Big Dog' etc). His longevity far surpasses Rocky's then.

Make no mistake about it, Roman is one of the best all-rounders to ever do it. He's grown on the mic, is some storyteller in-ring, and has systematically elevated a string of workers since 2020. His sustained success is better than The Rock's.

Just an opinion.

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