10 Things WWE Wants You To Forget About Roman Reigns

8. His Royal Rumble Rejection

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The Rock's face!

Nobody who witnessed it will ever forget the 2015 Royal Rumble, but WWE would rather folks didn't openly chat about just how much Roman Reigns was booed in Philadelphia. ECW's old stomping grounds played host to one of the biggest Rumble rejections ever - fans did not like the end result.

Reigns bravely smiled through the heat, but Dwayne Johnson gawked out at the stands like he couldn't fathom what was happening. He'd been drafted in to endorse Roman as the next big thing, and here he was being booed like it was early-1997 all over again. Dude must've been fearing some, "Die, Rocky, Die!" chants.

WWE tends to steer clear of reminiscing about this moment for a reason. When they do, the company pumps in background music or sweetens the response so you don't hear approx 17,000 Philly fans jeering because Roman wasn't Daniel Bryan.

How very dare he, eh?

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