WWE’s 10 Worst Choke Artists
4. Roman Reigns
John Cena might have ordered 'The Big Dog' to learn how to cut a promo in order to hang with the main eventers during their tense Monday Night Raw standoff, but 'The Champ' may as well have reviewed the former Shield member's dalliances with the WWE Title as a better gage for his topline appeal.
It's been dwelled upon before, but for a man the company have been mind-numbingly desperate to elevate to Cena's level since 2014, WWE haven't half made things difficult.
Following The Shield's split, Roman Reigns quickly found himself orbiting the same 'split crowd' planet 'Big Match John' has effortlessly navigated for over a decade, but a host of failures at the highest level completely vindicated his haters. Reigns is a fiercely exciting in-ring competitor too, but like everything else about his presentation, threatens to get lost amongst some inexplicably bad booking.
After almost literally fighting with audiences to get him into the WrestleMania 31 main event, WWE booked him to take an ungodly sh*tkicking from Brock Lesnar and take a pin from Seth Rollins. His Survivor Series 2015 ascension was punctuated by a Sheamus Money In The Bank cash-in, which made him look stupid for not aligning with Triple H and the evil Authority. As it did when he lost his second title at 2016's Royal Rumble, despite not wrestling half of the match thanks to a poorly-conceived injury break.
Finally and conclusively the chosen one after downing 'The Game' in a rancid WrestleMania 32 show-closer, a Wellness failure knackered him yet again, and raised as-yet-unanswered question as to if he really is 'The Guy' at all.