10 (Possibly Untrue) Reasons Roman Reigns STILL Wears SWAT Team Gear
8. He Uses It As A Weapon
In 1998, D-Lo Brown suffered a torn pectoral muscle in a match against Dan Severn, yet still continued to wrestle with a padded chest protector. Long after the injury's healing process was through though, Brown still wore the protector as it added impact to his frog splash finishing maneuver. Similarly, though not a heel, Reigns wearing the SWAT gear as a way to a) protect his body and b) combat an opponent's finishing maneuver would be a fun touch. If you're not going to get rid of something that seems superfluous, at least make it into a positive.
Besides having been an independent professional wrestling manager for a decade, Marcus Dowling is a Washington, DC-based writer who has contributed to a plethora of online and print magazines and newspapers writing about music and popular culture over the past 15 years.
