11 Main Event Mistakes WWE Have Made In 2022
4. WWE’s Roman Holiday (May 12)
Let’s address the elephant that as of late hasn’t been in the room.
In the build to WrestleMania 34 in 2018, WWE attempted to spin the narrative that Roman Reigns was the full-time crusader and white knight that Universal Champion Brock Lesnar decidedly wasn’t. He was the fighting champion of the people that the WWE Universe deserved.
Though no one bought it, most understood that in the previous four years, part-time champion Lesnar had better things to do than show up more than five times a year. Like it or not, no one was better positioned to dethrone Brock at WrestleMania and compete on a regular basis than Reigns. So as expected, WWE capitalized on said narrative by keeping the title on Lesnar for four more months before Roman would finally unseat the champion at SummerSlam.
Fast forward four years and like Anakin Skywalker before him, Roman Reigns has embraced the dark side, becoming the very thing he swore to destroy. In the 100+ days since Reigns became dual champion at WrestleMania, The Tribal Chief has had one broadcast defense.
One.
To his credit, he’s hosted numerous defenses on the house show circuit. However, when the main attraction disappears from television and Premium Live Events for months at a time, perhaps the time has come to reintroduce the 30-day defense rule. Don’t get it twisted, Joe Anoa’i has unquestionably earned the hiatus he’s requested. But as it concerns the company’s richest prize, the term “vacation” has a dual definition.