15 Notable Instances Of WWE Crowds Reacting Poorly To Roman Reigns
10. WrestleMania 31 (Santa Clara)
Nearly 77,000 fans from around the world flocked to the annual sports-entertainment mecca, and collectively they represent the consensus of fan sentiment. This was apparent when every move Reigns made was booed out of Levi's Stadium, while Lesnar's barrage of suplexes earned him increasing cheers. If Reigns was going to end Lesnar's World Championship reign, the revelers were going to ruin his crowning moment as best they could. When Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank briefcase late in the match and ended up pinning Reigns, relief mixed with jubilation for the infinitely more-appreciated wrestler. For the second-straight WrestleMania, a former Ring of Honor champion won the WWE Championship in a triple threat over a veteran OVW alumnus (the champion), by defeating a Royal Rumble winner that the audience had turned against.
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.