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There was a backstage segment featuring Roman Reigns and Apollo Crews on WWE SmackDown that seems to have gotten everyone talking right now.
Yes, while Roman Reigns vs. Kevin Owens is clearly the biggest story at this point in time, and Apollo Crews vs. Big E is yet another storyline that everyone's talking about, have key players in both units formed a sort of alliance? One wonders.
In this article, we shall speculate as to why WWE may want Apollo Crews to become an ally of Roman Reigns. Mind you, this is just speculation, so let's say that the outset that this is not based on inside knowledge of any kind.
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#5 Could Roman Reigns help Apollo Crews become the brand new WWE Intercontinental Champion?
Two segments advertised for this week's episode of WWE SmackDown are as follows. Roman Reigns addresses the Kevin Owens situation. But more importantly, Apollo Crews goes up against Big E for the WWE Intercontinental Championship.
Last week on WWE SmackDown, we noticed that Apollo Crews is not averse to bending a rule or two to get the win when he went up against Sami Zayn. Could Roman Reigns be the X-factor that helps him win the WWE Intercontinental Championship? Maybe he shows up during the course of the match and then, following the contest, invites Apollo Crews to join him as a member of his faction.
This is obviously the short term advantage of Roman Reigns and Apollo Crews being on the same page, as an on-screen unit. The long-term benefits are as follows...
#4 An alliance with Roman Reigns will be a major step up for Apollo Crews, who's been stuck in the mid-card for a long time now
Apollo Crews could really benefit from an alliance with Roman Reigns. He has been stuck at a spot for a very long time, where everyone knows his ability but nobody expects him to be a breakout star.
People thought the same thing about Jey Uso before he decided to feud with his cousin Roman Reigns and then team up with him, in the best storyline of the pandemic era. Anyone who gets the rub from Roman Reigns just ascends a step in the WWE hierarchy, because he's the best thing on sports entertainment television.
In fact, many have said that if Apollo Crews defeats Big E and becomes the Intercontinental Championship, everyone benefits. This is because it allows Big E to win the Royal Rumble match, and also helps Apollo Crews establish himself as a major heel character.
Roman Reigns vs. Big E at WrestleMania could be a money feud.
#3 Roman Reigns as Universal Champion, Apollo Crews as Intercontinental Champion, and The Usos as Tag Team Champions could happen
A partnership between Roman Reigns and Apollo Crews would potentially yield massive results for both men, as a composite unit. We saw how The Hurt Business had all the gold on the WWE RAW brand, and we could see something similar on WWE SmackDown as well.
Maybe Roman Reigns remains the WWE Universal Champion, Apollo Crews becomes the Intercontinental Champion, and once Jimmy Uso returns, The Usos become the WWE SmackDown Tag Team Champions. Maybe this sets the stage for a clash between the Hurt Business and Roman Reigns' stable at some point down the line.
We could have the most dominant WWE faction since Evolution if this was to happen, with Roman Reigns leading the charge, and Paul Heyman acting as the mouthpiece. Maybe, in time, RETRIBUTION turns face too, as they go up against the likes of Roman Reigns, Apollo Crews, Jimmy, and Jey Uso, and maybe a female member too (possibly Tamina)?
#2 Apollo Crews will now have Paul Heyman as his mouthpiece, thanks to the alliance with Roman Reigns
There is every chance that Apollo Crews helps Roman Reigns retain the WWE Universal Championship at the Royal Rumble when he goes up against Kevin Owens. And in turn, Roman Reigns could allow his advocate, manager, and associate to form some kind of association with Apollo Crews, helping him overcome the most central issue that he's been facing (cutting promos). Could Apollo Crews be the next Paul Heyman guy, following in the footsteps of others like Brock Lesnar, CM Punk, Stone Cold, and others?
There is perhaps nobody better than Brock Lesnar when it comes to being a believable world Champion, but he does come up short when it comes to cutting promos, which is where Paul Heyman stepped in.
Even though Apollo Crews is unlikely to reach the same level of success as Lesnar, one has to wonder if an alliance with Paul Heyman isn't exactly what the doctor ordered. Hey, it even worked for Roman Reigns, didn't it?
#1 Sets up the inevitable Apollo Crews vs. Roman Reigns match for the WWE Universal Championship
Before we talk about a Roman Reigns vs. Apollo Crews match, be sure to check out our top story of the day by clicking on the YouTube video shared above, which concerns your beloved WWE Universal Champion.
One of the most oft-repeated phrases in the English language is that nothing in life lasts forever. Even if Apollo Crews and Roman Reigns come together in some sort of alliance, expect the partnership to break sooner rather than later, when the two men slug it out, with Crews inevitably turning face once again.
Apollo Crews is a natural babyface and a very likable individual as the Tweet above proves. Roman Reigns seems to have settled into his heel role with a great measure of confidence, meaning that Apollo Crews could break out of Reigns' spell and turn on him at some point down the line.
This could be Crews' breakout feud, the one that puts him on the map.
