5 reasons Seth Rollins is the true face of WWE, not Roman Reigns

Modified Jul 22, 2022 23:52 GMT

#2 Ended the reign of terror

When Brock Lesnar returned to WWE in 2012, fans went bananas and couldn't believe that The Beast had actually come back. The excitement didn't last long though. Lesnar's mainstream popularity earned him possibly the most perk-filled contract ever. This resulted in him being absent from Monday Night Raw for weeks, and sometimes months on end. The Universal Title turned into an afterthought and the Intercontinental Title somehow became the major belt in fans' eyes.

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This was another reason why Rollins received that thunderous pop on the night after WrestleMania 34. The fan-favorite wrestler was holding the belt that the fans had deemed the top title on Raw. Rollins finally did what the likes of Reigns and Goldberg couldn't do. He defeated Lesnar at 'Mania and became the Universal Champion, ending Brock Lesnar's "reign of terror", a moniker given to him by the fans who had grown tired of his rare appearances on Raw.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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