5 Best and 5 Worst Roman Reigns feuds

#2 Best - AJ Styles

Reigns and AJ on Smackdown

When AJ Styles lost his WrestleMania debut match against Chris Jericho, a lot of us were concerned about his future. But WWE eased our worries by making him the #1 contender to Roman's WWE World Championship the very next night. What followed was two incredible matches and foreshadowing of one of the best heel runs of the year.

Their first encounter was a regular Champion vs Challenger bout with no personal story involved. But the match was so nicely booked, their rematch felt like the most important match of the year. The match first ended after Reigns was counted out following a Phenomenal forearm through the announce table. Shane McMahon restarted the match with a no count-out stipulation.

But Reigns was disqualified for an accidental low blow. The match was again restarted by Stephanie McMahon, this time with a no DQ stipulation. Gallows and Anderson interfered on Styles' behalf and the Usos came out to even things up for Roman. Roman eventually won after dodging a forearm and hitting a spear.

The second encounter was an Extreme Rules match. Styles had been flirting with a heel turn and played his character perfectly here. The Usos and Gallows & Anderson were an integral part of the match. After all six men had an amazing sequence, Styles and Reigns found themselves alone in the ring. Styles went for a Phenomenal Forearm but Reigns speared him mid-air for the pin. To put the icing on the cake, Seth Rollins made his triumphant return just after the match. Not only did we get two great matches, Reigns went on to have another awesome feud with Seth and Styles started one of the best heel runs in recent memory.