3 reasons why Roman Reigns should not be in the WrestleMania main event

Elimination Chamber

The Elimination Chamber came down to Roman and Braun. Did the right man win?

During the Elimination Chamber, it was most apparent that Braun should have been in Roman's shoes. While the crowd reacted mildly and unfavorably toward Reigns, Braun was met with adulation and the repetition of his catchphrase. Everyone seemingly wanted Roman to Get Those Hands. It was obvious who the crowd favored, and yet Reigns got the win.

What's more, he pulled off the victory in the most underwhelming of fashion. The story we've been told over the past year is that Brock Lesnar is an unstoppable force of nature. Samoa Joe, AJ Styles and others, Braun and Roman included, haven't been able to defeat him. Out of anyone on the roster, we're led to believe that Strowman stands the best chance of beating The Beast, as he has come closest to besting Brock previously and would seem to have his number. Roman, on the other hand, was the one pinned by Lesnar back at Summerslam. And while Braun enjoyed the most dominating performance in Elimination Chamber history, Reigns got lucky and managed to sidestep a Strowman assault to get the win. How are we meant to believe he's a threat to Lesnar?

While some might argue that WWE simply sticking with its longterm booking plans is for the best in terms of build-up, it should be remembered that they've switched storylines in the lead-up to Wrestlemania on the fly before. In 2005, when Randy Orton's babyface turn during the Autumn of 2004 hadn't panned out as they'd hoped and Batista caught fire, they swapped Batista into the main event.

Before that, Stone Cold Steve Austin was never meant to be more than a mid-card heel. When his popularity started to swell, they switched gears and he became the anti-hero of a generation. And more recently, when the fans got behind Daniel Bryan, a guy everyone can relate to, he was added to the main event of Wrestlemania 30, in New Orleans incidentally.

This could have been Braun's year after all. Roman Reigns has already had three years' worth of opportunities and has failed. Give Strowman a chance and see what he can do.