10 Ways WWE Can Get Fans To Cheer Roman Reigns

8. Have Him Endure MORE Punishment

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At WrestleMania 34, Vince McMahon, with the input of producer Michael Hayes, finally settled upon the winning formula: people were sick of Roman Reigns supposedly winning a lot, so they had him lose - but they didn't merely job him out. They lacerated his flesh and, for all intents and purposes, by having him take six F5s, nailed him to a crucifix. We know Vince likes Roman, but Jesus Christ.

Those six F5s weren't enough, evidently; fans were more gripped by beach balls than they were Roman's pointlessly ballsy performance. Rather than resurrect Roman, Vince chose to keep him entombed in Saudi Arabia. Roman's eventual rise from the dead didn't work, at Backlash, given that he bored everybody to death in the process, so let's just bleed him out some more. The classic face-in-peril bit is a timeless industry standard. Fans definitely won't chant 'This is awesome!' as Roman leaves his brain matter all over the canvas. Eventually, the inherent empathy of mankind will compel fans to get behind him. It's not as if nobody cares about the suffering of our fellow man anymore.

It's 2018!

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