10 WWE Things That Must Happen Before WrestleMania 38
5. Find Roman's Successor
The Roman Reigns character has been one of WWE's great successes over the past eight months, stirring SmackDown's slumbering ratings to life after returning at SummerSlam 2020 and becoming the centrepiece around which the rest of WWE's biggest show is built.
The Head of the Table is no longer the all-around dominator many hoped he'd be after the first few months. Instead, he has become a scheming chickensh*t heel who stacks impossible odds against his opponents, takes shortcuts, and picks the bones when enemies are down. That's fine, because he's great at that too.
Reigns feels bigger and more important than any other full-timer in the company. He is a legitimate star for this largely star-less era and whoever ends up taking his Universal Title is set for the kind of rub that barely exists anymore. In 2021, WWE must decide who that person is.
A great champion requires great chasers and, ultimately, a great successor. Roman has already run through so much of the competition on SmackDown, so let's use leaving the Intercontinental division as a chance to elevate Big E, who feels like the natural successor at this point.