10 WWE Thoughts Prior To Attending WrestleMania 32

2. Roman Reigns Needs To Turn Heel

When it comes to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match, the company has really dropped the ball. When Roman Reigns didn't get over prior to last year's WrestleMania, WWE decided to put the title on Seth Rollins, but double down on Reigns's babyface push. A year later, Reigns is once again contending for the championship and he's even more hated than he was last year.

At this point, WWE simply can't have Reigns defeat Triple H and leave as a babyface champion - it would be the worst-received show ending in WrestleMania history. And make no mistake, even if HHH is more popular than Reigns, he's not The Rock. A Triple H win would be flat unless some major angle takes place after the match.

WWE's best bet for WrestleMania and beyond is to turn Roman Reigns heel in the title match. Fans will probably cheer the turn, but that's still better than having them boo his babyface victory. Maybe Reigns can join with Vince McMahon and screw Triple H, maybe he can attack The Rock after his match, but either way, Roman Reigns must turn.

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Scott Fried is a Slammy Award-winning* writer living and working in New York City. He has been following/writing about professional wrestling for many years and is a graduate of Lance Storm's Storm Wrestling Academy. Follow him on Twitter at https://twitter.com/scottfried. *Best Crowd of the Year, 2013