10 Wrestlers WWE Are Currently Dropping The Ball With
1. Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns is the most unwanted main event protagonist in recent WWE history, and it's hard to remember a high-profile babyface that’s ever been so widely despised. Even John Cena at the peak of his hatred struggled to reach the levels of bile and venom that Reigns generates, but WWE don’t seem to care: he remains the company’s chosen posterboy, and will likely remain in his current position for years to come.
Reigns is the over-pushed, over-saturated golden child that nobody asked for, and nobody wants. In not turning him heel, WWE are dropping the ball in spectacular fashion. The babyface experiment has been a complete and utter failure: he’ll never be accepted as the company’s top good guy, and it’s time to give up the ghost.
There is huge “bad guy” potential in Roman Reigns. It’s been apparent from the day he first walked into the company: his size, look, and natural obnoxiousness make him an ideal candidate to the “Big Bad” of WWE’s upper-card scene. The company could’ve realised this 18 months ago, when Reigns’ Royal Rumble victory was jeered out of the building, but they’ve continued to make the same mistakes ever since.
From a fan’s point of view, it’s incredibly frustrating. Reigns’ muddled alignment has left the main event scene disjointed for the best part of two years, and his popularity is now at an all-time low following his Wellness violation. Unfortunately, he’s been continually promoted as a sympathetic party throughout his suspension, and, as usual, nobody’s buying it.
WWE could’ve avoided so much criticism over the past few years if they’d just put Reigns in the villainous role he was born to play. They’ve missed countless opportunities to cement him as one of the sport’s chief antagonists, and at this point, Roman Reigns might be a lost cause.