10 New Directions For WWE Champion Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns is WWE Champion, winning a good main event over Triple H at WrestleMania 32. Far from being a "disaster" for The Big Dog, the crowd actually played to his advantage. Yes, the boos were clear, but it all contributed to a mass of noise that made Reigns feel like a big deal.

The question now, is where do WWE go from here?

Even with the benefit of going over Triple H cleanly in a WrestleMania main event, Roman Reigns still has problems to overcome. The last few months of woeful creative have set him back, and the worst case scenario is that the crowd loses interest completely. He'll be fine as long as he's getting the old Cena reactions, with the past decade proving that there's money in that role. But it isn't so simple as Reigns just doing his best, he's going to need much improved creative to maintain his current status.

With that in mind, WWE could look towards some of the following directions in the coming months. This is going to be Reigns' first long championship run and it is what happens next that will make or break him in the franchise role. The Roman Empire is only just getting started.

The first thing WWE need to do is change Reigns' character. 

For the last few months they pushed him as an underdog loser who was being bullied by The Authority. While that worked for Daniel Bryan two years ago, it certainly did not work for The Big Dog. He came off as a straight up loser, while Triple H got over as the cool heel.

That can change now that Reigns has defeated The Game. As the new Champion, he needs to come out and be the cool guy. He needs to be edgier, more aggressive. He should also acknowledge both the cheers and boos, setting his stall out as a tougher personality. Fans don't want to be patronised.

All of this starts with his mic work, if he can start being more of confident badass, then he'll get more over in the championship role.