http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LtQbsvq1DKk Reigns is a big guy. We know from countless interviews and biographies that WWE favours wrestlers with a big physique. As fans, we have endured many muscle-bound monsters who can barely run the ropes, yet they've been pushed to the forefront at the expense of talented, regular-sized gents. Reigns isn't the carnival-esque height of a Big Show or a Khali, nor does he have the muscle mass of an Otunga or a Ryback, but he's got that Alpha Male look that Vince allegedly loves. He has already accrued enough goodwill from the fans that if Vince wanted to showcase him on his own, it would take a long time for that goodwill to fizzle out, even if he was awful. Oh, how Mr. McMahon loves to unleash a beast from the locker room! This one comes down from the concession stand, but no matter. Roman Reigns has only ever wrestled for WWE, and he looks like he was born to do it. If we are going to wage bets on which member of The Shield will break off on his own, we might look to its most powerful member as the one to stand alone. It's practically an unwritten rule that the biggest guy will get the biggest push.
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