3 Rumors about Roman Reigns that were false & 2 that were true

#2 True Roman Reigns rumor: 2015 Royal Rumble win

Roman Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble match to earn a WWE World Heavyweight Championship opportunity against Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 31.

While some Royal Rumble outcomes are genuinely surprising, Reigns’ triumph definitely wasn’t. Eight months before the event, Dave Meltzer reported (H/T Wrestle Zone) that higher-ups wanted The Big Dog to win the Rumble.

According to Meltzer, WWE’s creative team also discussed Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins having starring roles in the Rumble match. The idea would have led to an all-Shield final three, with Reigns overcoming his former stablemates to emerge victoriously.

The Shield idea might have sounded exciting on paper, but it never came to fruition. Ambrose was the 26th person to be eliminated, while Rollins competed against Brock Lesnar and John Cena earlier in the show.

Roman Reigns eliminated Rusev at the end of the dramatic 30-man match after receiving help from his cousin, The Rock. Fans in Philadelphia reacted furiously to the outcome, with Reigns receiving loud boos as he celebrated his first milestone win as a singles competitor.