10 Times WWE Tried To Force Historic Moments

WWE have attempted to crown Roman Reigns as “The Guy” on several different occasions over the past few years, and while the 2015 Royal Rumble stands as the most universal rejection of him as the company golden boy, WrestleMania 32 feels like more of a failed "moment."

Roman was screwed out of his WWE Championship at the 2016 Rumble, when he was not only made to put the belt on the line in the titular match, but enter at number one. WWE COO Triple H then joined at number 30, throwing Reigns over the top rope, and leaving with the gold.

In one of the most misguided re-tellings of the textbook “evil boss vs. oppressed anti-hero” story ever devised, WWE thought they finally had a foolproof way of turning the crowd’s rejection around, and WrestleMania 32 was to be his crowning glory.

Things didn’t exactly go to plan, however. Reigns’ final showdown with ‘The Game’ was a slow, plodding affair worked with little urgency, and when Roman was victorious, he didn’t feel like a vindicated hero, but somebody who was still being shoved down the fans’ throats.

The coronation was a flop, and the jeers were so loud that WWE had to mute huge portions of the audience during the live broadcast.