10 Problems WWE Faces After WrestleMania 33

7. Fans Will Still Hate Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns August 2016
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When it comes to Roman Reigns, WWE has been dealing with the same problem for three years.

At WrestleMania 31, the company knew that Reigns would be booed in his match with Brock Lesnar, so the decision was made to have Seth Rollins cash in Money in the Bank and win the title. At WrestleMania 32, higher-ups once again knew that Reigns was going to get booed, but they bit the bullet and put him over in the main event regardless.

This year, Reigns isn't competing for a title - he's doing the one thing that's potentially more prestigious by taking on The Undertaker on the Grandest Stage. Moreover, with WWE under the impression that this year's show may truly be 'Taker's swan song, Reigns is expected to go over.

It's going to be really hard to sell fans on Reigns if he effectively ends The Undertaker's career, but WWE doesn't seem to realize that. Instead, the fan reaction to him will intensify, and WWE will continue to push him.

He's currently penciled in to beat Brock Lesnar for the Universal Title at WrestleMania 34, so it'll be a long year.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013