Why WWE's Biggest Story In YEARS Has Already Failed
For a change, WWE had thought more than just one step ahead with his return.
With a future as bright as the ThunderDome glint bouncing off of Roman's brand new teeth, the 'Big Dog' moniker was retired in favour of 'Tribal Chief'. This was a leaner and meaner presentation, with Roman saying little but making his verbiage count more than ever before. An absorbing programme with Jey Uso (as a shelved Jimmy could only look on in horror) put over just how cruel Reigns was prepared to be to assert his dominance. Meanwhile, there existed a particularly unique relationship at play with Paul Heyman - who was zooming who between the two?
It appeared at first as though Heyman had been the one to unleash the monster lurking within Reigns, but this was smartly reimagined during the Uso pay-per-view clashes. There, Heyman looked as terrified of Roman as anybody else, particularly when told effectively to sit the f*ck down and shut the f*ck up as the self-appointed 'Head Of The Table'.
Whatever we all - Heyman included - thought we knew about Roman Reigns was dead wrong. Those that stood in opposition to him were to be left for dead. And this, WWE decided, was going to be a very longterm strategy.
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