Every Roman Reigns WWE Universal Title Defence Ranked In Order Of Greatness
2. Vs Edge & Daniel Bryan (WrestleMania 37)
Roman Reigns' first title defence in front of an audience was his best until his last, with the temporary return of crowds post-pandemic helping an atmosphere made even hotter by Daniel Bryan having one more run at WWE's richest prize and Edge wrestling like it was now or never during his own big night in front of crowd.
Not since the Royal Rumble 2020 had a major stadium had the opportunity to cheer on the 'Rated-R Superstar', but since then, he'd pivoted into an altogether more serious version of the wide-eyed hero that had returned.
It all resulted in a triple threat that was epic in scale and wholly unpredictable - Bryan had been booked as "saving" the match in the spirit of his WrestleMania 30 triumph, Edge's stakes had never felt so high, and Roman's reign wasn't yet the length it'd reach. If anything, 'The Show Of Shows' felt like at least one of the heroes could reign supreme.
Instead, the opposite was true. Reigns had long periods of dominance, took advantage of just how much both men were lost in their own battles rather than the one with him, and emphatically stacked his fallen foes up in a pile when he claimed the win. It wasn't without help from Jey Uso, but that closing shot couldn't have been anymore emblematic of what was to come for the next two years.