5 Times WWE pushed Roman Reigns over other Superstars 

Things could have been pretty different today
Things could have been pretty different today

#2 Samoa Joe - WWE Backlash (2018)

The Destroyer deserved better
The Destroyer deserved better

After Roman Reigns was brutally beaten at WrestleMania 34 by Brock Lesnar, the Big Dog returned to Monday Night Raw next night to a deafening noise of boos all over the place.

Since the idea was to ascend the former Universal Champion as 'Anti-Authority', not letting Roman win the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34 was influential in depreciating his value as a babyface.

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While Reigns continued to rant against the system, Samoa Joe interrupted the proceedings to an outstanding reaction and gave former the reality check he deserves, and the audience loved every bit of it.

Considering that the former NXT Champion's character is more into producing results, his big return could have ascended him to the top of Monday Night Raw as an unstoppable heel.

Joe's feud with Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship in 2017 was definitely enjoyable and took the Beast to his absolute limits, in terms of domination within the ring.

Judging by how The Destroyer arrived after dealing with an unfortunate injury, his spilling of the truth to The Big Dog did catapult his animosity with Roman Reigns and brought some much-needed attention to WWE Backlash.

With many fans expecting Joe to get the better of Reigns, what followed that night was something very very disappointing. Both the competitors squared off in a very lackluster bout, with legions of WWE fans leaving the arena and the rest observing what was transpiring with utter silence.

A night where Joe could have essentially risen to the occasion and destroyed Roman Reigns to become the biggest heel in the company, Vince chose to stick with the Big Dog which perhaps harmed both the individuals.

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