3 Ways to Salvage Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns

Brock Lesnar has comprehensively defeated Roman Reigns at two WrestleMania's and then at the Greatest Royal Rumble.

The story of Reigns being the 'uncrowned champion' after what happened at the Saudi Arabian super-show is uninspired and boring. WWE is creating cringe content and trying to hype this match up as a final blow-off match, while Lesnar has proven time and time again he is far superior to Reigns.

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Now that the stubborn WWE management has chosen to stick to their Roman-Lesnar plan yet again, they must salvage it from becoming a mass walkout, like what happened at Backlash earlier this year.

Just a few tweaks in the build to the big event will suffice, so let's take a look at three such tweaks that will regenerate fan interest.

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#3 Have Lesnar get physical

Lesnar is at his best when he is violent

Brock Lesnar's presence in WWE as a quiet and intimidating man while Paul Heyman spoke is something that worked tremendously well when he was feuding against the likes of CM Punk and John Cena.

However, we are five and four years removed from those feuds respectively, and Lesnar's charm in that role has gone. He cannot hop on the side of the ring while Heyman maniacally yells his name out loud.

Lesnar's physical gifts need to be used not for stature, but in a more functional way. He needs to throw down on Raw and further add to his persona of being a dominant champion and real hard guy.

Lesnar's squash of John Cena four SummerSlam's ago is the biggest example of how dominant Lesnar is when he is using violence to send a message, rather than a gentle hop around the ring.

Whether Lesnar's physicality is shown via ringside brawls against Reigns or squash matches against mid-carders with credibility like Elias or Roode, they need to happen to sell Lesnar as a competitor again.

#2 Do not sell Roman as a sympathetic figure

There's a difference in being held back and getting opportunity after opportunity.

Roman Reigns is not a sympathetic figure. He has been given opportunity after opportunity to beat Lesnar, despite all his losses.

Even if this was in the kayfabe world, Reigns doesn't deserve the repeated shots he has been getting, including this recent No.1 contender's spot.

Reigns lost at WrestleMania 34 decisively, but still got a shot at the belt in Saudi Arabia. He then lost clean to Bobby Lashley at Extreme Rules, but still faced the same man for a number one contenders match, which he conveniently won.

These repeated opportunities aren't given to someone who has been 'held down' by management. Sell Roman as he is, a cool character with a great look and great in-ring prowess, just like he had been marketed whilst a member of The Shield. He is a powerhouse, not someone who snivels at the fact that 'the system is doing him wrong'.

And on that note...

#1 Make Roman mute for the remainder of the feud

Silence is a virtue, Roman.

Roman Reigns does not need the microphone to prove a point. In fact, he does more harm than good when he has a microphone.

Watching your principal babyface come out and whine again and again makes no sense. It doesn't endear him to the fans, nor does he pull the story forward in any constructive way.

If the Big Dog has been beaten by Lesnar so many times, why would he still want to talk a big fight? Shouldn't he become a character that is uber focused on just winning and not trying to talk a big game?

The story would play out perfectly if he is goaded by Heyman every week on Raw, but Reigns chooses to be the bigger man and not respond.

Letting all of Roman's supposed frustrations out in a single match against Lesnar would be a far better send-off to this feud, as compared to Reigns talking every week about how he won the belt at the Greatest Royal Rumble.