WrestleMania 32: 12 Booking Steps For John Cena vs. Roman Reigns
3. Betrayal
Both Cena and Reigns try to reclaim the WWEWHC from Kevin Owens. When Reigns loses clean, he’s shocked at just how quickly he has lost his place: in less than a month, he has gone from the top of the company, to the end of the line for a title shot.
Meanwhile, Cena face Owens in a spectacular match at TLC 2016. However, Cena loses in a dirty fashion because Reigns interferes in Cena’s match.
The reason behind this is that Cena musters his followers and delves into his whole ‘Never Give Up’ mantra, and Reigns comes to believe that Cena can actually beat Owens. If that happens, then all of Reigns’ work over the past year will have been for nothing.
During the Cena-Owens match's final moments, Reigns appears, and prepares to deliver a Spear. It’s assumed that he’s aiming for Owens, but Reigns hits Cena instead. Owens retains the belt via disqualification. Reigns then hits his finisher on an exhausted Owens, sending him a message for the future, and then hits Cena with a second Spear.
Fans would be shocked at these actions, but it wouldn’t lead to a major split in fan support. Reigns’ actions would garner him more support from fans who want him to succeed, as his fan base would have grown considerably over the past year.