The 'missed storylines' portion of this article out the way, it is time to focus on the 'Shield' part. He may be positioned as the new John Cena, overcoming the biggest of odds on a nightly basis and looking strong all of the time, but Reigns has proven in his time in WWE that he can put on great matches with the right opponents. Nobody expected the quality we got from his WrestleMania main event with Brock Lesnar, and Lesnar surely goes down in history as one of Angle's top opponents. The brutality of an Angle vs. Reigns wouldn't be near that of course, but a combination of that and the style of Reigns' equally excellent bout with Daniel Bryan in February this year could create something special. Reigns is also lacking the credibility of a top star, as many feel he has been forced into the spot and subsequently forced down the throats of the audience. To be established as the top star, Reigns needs opponents to defeat who are credible, not a line up of previously-jobbing heels. Roman Reigns vs. Kurt Angle would do wonders for Reigns.
Born in the middle of Wales in the middle of the 1980's, John can't quite remember when he started watching wrestling but he has a terrible feeling that Dino Bravo was involved. Now living in Prague, John spends most of his time trying to work out how Tomohiro Ishii still stands upright. His favourite wrestler of all time is Dean Malenko, but really it is Repo Man. He is the author of 'An Illustrated History of Slavic Misery', the best book about the Slavic people that you haven't yet read. You can get that and others from www.poshlostbooks.com.
