10 Reasons Why Roman Reigns' WWE Heel Turn Has Been So Successful
8. Alliance With Heyman
This one came out of nowhere and initially, this writer was sceptical. But man, has this pairing been gold.
Heyman's association with Brock Lesnar has been known for decades and he has played his advocate masterfully. With Reigns being one of Lesnar's greatest rivalries, seeing the two of them in cahoots was strange at first. Why did Reigns need Heyman?
It turns out, he didn't. It was Heyman who needed him.
Sure, at first it threw a lot more heat on the heel turn, but as time passed, and we saw the dangerous 'Tribal Chief' character emerge, so much more has come of this alliance. Heyman doesn't speak that often on Reigns' behalf and treats him with way more respect than he did Lesnar.
In fact, the way that Heyman seems so subservient to Reigns, begging for forgiveness with tear-filled eyes only adds more fear on Reigns' name. Never has Heyman been as scared of Brock Lesnar as he has of Reigns, and it solidifies the softly spoken Roman as a true danger.
It's also thrown a lot of intrigue around the current Lesnar/Reigns storyline, with Heyman, as always, knocking some incredible promos out of the park.
This alliance has been as brilliant as it had been unexpected.