5 times fans forced WWE to change major plans

#4 Dean Ambrose's tasteless shots at Roman Reigns

After Roman Reigns left WWE to fight leukemia last year, WWE turned Dean Ambrose heel and a feud kicked off between former Shield members Ambrose and Seth Rollins. The Architect was the babyface this time, contrary to their feud from 2014, when he had betrayed The Shield.

One promo on an episode of Raw saw Ambrose lashing out at Reigns, and stating that "he'd have to answer to his maker for all of his past misdeeds as a member of the Shield."

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The promo didn't sit well with the WWE Universe and resulted in massive fan outrage. This forced WWE to tweak Ambrose' character in a hurry, which led to him getting immunized in a doctor's office, and coming out to the ring wearing gas masks. The character only turned worse from that point.

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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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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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