WWE: 7 Booking Steps To Make Roman Reigns WWE Champion At WrestleMania 31

2. Wins Royal Rumble 2015

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hZzI0T7O-xY What's the best way to really elevate in somebody from a midcarder to a main event level guy? Give them the Royal Rumble win. We've seen it happen for so many babyfaces over the years that it's almost become too obvious, but it's still the right thing to do. Since Reigns had that memorable Rumble performance this year with a record 12 eliminations and his second place finish, it's clear that management has high hopes for the guy. Even though he went into that match as a heel, fans rallied behind him simply because he has the right look, moves that look physically impressive and most importantly he feels new. Fans are tired of the guys like Cena, Orton and Batista. They want fresher characters. That's what Reigns brings. It will be hard to top Roman's 2013 performance, so what they should do is have him enter as one of the first five guys in the match. He could even be in that difficult #1 or #2 position. Stack the deck against him. Make him really earn it. If they really want to push it, they could have him eliminate 13 guys to top his own record from the year before. It's not something that they would have to do, but I can see it happening. Reigns would win the Royal Rumble. Don't do what happened with Bryan this year. Just pick the guy, book him to win and roll with it. Too many twists this year for many reasons, namely they picked the wrong guy and also that CM Punk guy left. Next year, do the easy thing by having Reigns win the Royal Rumble to punch his ticket for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania 31.