8 Top Challengers For WWE Champion Roman Reigns In 2016

Roman Reigns ended 2015 in a way that many fans who watched him begin the year at the Royal Rumble never thought would have happened: by winning the WWE Championship in front of a joyous, excited crowd cheering him on in Philadelphia. Following a well-done, believable ass-kicking of Triple H at the previous night's TLC PPV, Reigns defeated Sheamus to become the WWE title holder and is likely to soon be putting an end to the rivalry involving the Celtic Warrior. But what does Roman Reigns' 2016 look like from there? His WrestleMania opponent may be an easy one to predict at this point (then again, maybe not), but what about beyond the Show of Shows? Who should WWE have lined up to take on their new hopeful flagship performer? Obviously, there are many potential challengers for Roman Reigns in 2016, but only a handful of them are A) a legit possibility for the upcoming year and B) capable of creating a level of excitement that true main event feuds should warrant. For example, a Finn Balor vs. Roman Reigns match would be a big draw at some point, but, unless they plan to hotshot this feud and kill its full potential, this shouldn't be happening within the next 12 months. Here's a look at the top 8 challengers for Roman Reigns, WWE Champion or not, come 2016.