15 Notable Instances Of WWE Crowds Reacting Poorly To Roman Reigns

4. Survivor Series 2015 (Atlanta)

It's hard to sympathize with a character that shakes off treachery and deceit with a detached smile, which is one reason why Reigns, through all of his 'obstacles', has yet to really win the crowd to his side: what do they have to gain in seeing him finally win the big one? Well, he won the big one, upending Ambrose in a tournament final to become the new WWE Champion. After spearing Triple H during his celebration, Reigns dropped the belt minutes later to a briefcase-toting Sheamus, which for most fans is hardly the lesser of two evils. When Reigns lay in mental anguish on the mat, the idea seemed to be to try and earn him some sympathy cheers. Instead, Reigns earned mostly indifference, for both his win, and his loss.
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Justin has been a wrestling fan since 1989, and has been writing about it since 2009. Since 2014, Justin has been a features writer and interviewer for Fighting Spirit Magazine. Justin also writes for History of Wrestling, and is a contributing author to James Dixon's Titan series.