10 Most Over Wrestlers On WWE SmackDown Right Now

by Michael Hamflett

1. Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns Current Entrance
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Roman Reigns has done it.

Though WWE yet again might fly a little too close to the sun in sending John Cena out there to inadvertently undermine everything they've been trying to get across this last year, the f*cking pummelling 'The Champ' is going to take at SummerSlam is going to do more than the tepid hand-raising of No Mercy 2017 ever could have dreamed of.

Roman Reigns is all the way over, so that's how this work.

Fans wondered aloud how well the 'Tribal Chief' gimmick would work in packed houses, thanks to the company's reliance on trite whispered promos and repetitive vignettes with The Usos, but it's been a case of so far, so good. Audiences are buzzed to be booing 'The Big Dog', even if its what WWE actually want. He's got more dreams to crush before a babyface's finally comes true at his expense too.

This has all been massively, massively worth the wait.

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Michael is a writer, editor, podcaster and presenter for WhatCulture Wrestling, and has been with the organisation over 8 years. He primarily produces written, audio and video content on WWE and AEW, but also provides knowledge and insights on all aspects of the wrestling industry thanks to a passion for it dating back over 35 years. As one third of "The Dadley Boyz" Michael has contributed to the huge rise in popularity of the WhatCulture Wrestling Podcast and its accompanying YouTube channel, earning it top spot in the UK's wrestling podcast charts with well over 62,000,000 total downloads. Within the podcasting space, he also co-hosts Benno & Hamflett, In Your House! and Podcast Horseman: The BoJack Horseman Podcast. He has been featured as a wrestling analyst for the Tampa Bay Times, Fightful, POST Wrestling, GRAPPL, GCP, Poisonrana and Sports Guys Talking Wrestling, and has covered milestone events in New York, Dallas, Las Vegas, Philadelphia, London and Cardiff. Michael's background in media stretches beyond wrestling coverage, with a degree in Journalism from the University Of Sunderland (2:1) and a series of published articles in sports, music and culture magazines The Crack, A Love Supreme and Pilot. When not offering his voice up for daily wrestling podcasts, he can be found losing it singing far too loud watching his favourite bands play live. Follow him on X/Twitter - @MichaelHamflett