5 incidents that made some fans start disliking Roman Reigns

#5 WrestleMania 33

Reigns became only the second man in history to defeat The Undertaker at WrestleMania

So the Reigns hate was well and truly back after ‘The Big Dog’ wrecked another Rumble, and he was set for another marquee match at WrestleMania 33 against The Undertaker.

Although news of the match wasn’t well received by fans at first, it ended up becoming arguably the most intriguing match on the Mania card. People were eager to see whether this would be the Deadman’s last appearance in a WWE ring, plus Reigns was obviously going to be the villain in this scenario, so it seemed like the perfect opportunity to pull the trigger on his much-anticipated heel turn.

However, as has been a running theme during his career, the potential to do something interesting with Reigns never came to fruition, and he yet again picked up another straightforward, clean win. No underhanded tactics or bending of the rules, just a simple pinfall win that brought The Undertaker’s legendary career to a close in a mediocre fashion, courtesy of Roman Reigns.

The heel turn may not have happened at Mania, but the following night’s Raw saw Reigns get booed mercilessly by the crowd for around 10 minutes before he just stated: “This is my yard now”.

It was short and straightforward, yet perfect, arguably Roman’s best promo of his career, surely this was the catalyst for the edgy, arrogant heel that Reigns’ current situation seemed to fit.

But, no. Another missed opportunity passed WWE by, and he soon resorted back to trying to be the brave babyface hero that Vince desires him to be.

It just doesn’t work though, and I don’t know what it’ll take for WWE to see this. Sure, he gets a reaction whenever he appears, but the boos that ring out are directed more at Vince and co rather than Reigns himself. He is the puppet of WWE’s hierarchy and has yet to mould his own persona.

He can be a huge star for the company, whether it be as a face or heel, but he needs to start getting reactions for his own actions rather than for WWE’s booking of him. The hate he receives is not for anything he has done, but for the situations, he has been put in, and that’s why there is a disconnect between him and the fans.

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