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Many industry experts claim that WWE cannot get their superstars over anymore. The two exceptions to this rule are perhaps Seth Rollins and Daniel Bryan. Both men receive massive organic reactions when they step out to compete. Both men have gotten over, despite the booking.
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While Roman Reigns may be pushed as 'the guy' in WWE, it is clear that the audience is far more firmly in support of Rollins as their guy. He's a far better in-ring performer and promo, and the audience actually likes him. Yet, he is stuck in the mid-card with the Intercontinental Championship.
In this article, I shall suggest 5 ways to get him over as 'the guy', in the coming months. Here's a checklist of what he needs to do, to become the face of the company, going forward.
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If WWE does all of the points mentioned below, Seth Rollins could lead WWE into a glorious new era.
#5 Losing the Intercontinental Championship
Yes, I'm as big a fan of the Intercontinental Championship Open Challenge as you probably are. To me, it is the best thing on RAW by a big margin. And yet, the association with the Intercontinental Championship just diminishes the value of Seth Rollins. It makes him appear like he's in a lower bracket as compared to the competitors for the Universal Championship.
Rollins needs to lose the Intercontinental Championship to ascend a level. Someone like Kevin Owens, Sami Zayn or Finn Balor could certainly do wonders with the title. They certainly need it more than he presently does.
This would allow Rollins to step up to the next level and challenge for the Universal Title. It would establish him as 'The Guy' and not just one of the top guys in the RAW brand currently.
#4 Having John Cena pass the torch to him
Despite the protestations of the WWE Universe, John Cena has carried WWE on his shoulders for many years. He's been the face of the PG Era, leading WWE to new heights in terms of stock prices with a healthy dose of family-friendly entertainment. He was the undisputed face of the company until Hollywood happened. And then, Reigns came along.
Cena passed on the torch to Reigns during their match at No Mercy last year. He has to do something similar with Rollins to prove that he is the new guy and not Reigns. This is, provided, WWE comes to its senses and realizes the value of The Architect.
SummerSlam this year could be the ideal stage for something like this to happen. Rollins is red hot right now and as we've seen in the past, he has incredible chemistry with John Cena.
#3 Turning Reigns heel
A babyface is only as good as the heel he works with. For Rollins to be recognized as 'the guy' for the company, Reigns needs to go heel thereby clearing the spot for someone else to potentially take over. If Rollins becomes the protagonist, Reigns needs to become his antagonist. The two men can carry the company on their shoulders for years.
Reigns needs to embrace the boos he receives and tap into his dark side. He would fare far better as a heel than in his current babyface persona.
#2 Defeating The Undertaker at WrestleMania
The Undertaker lost to Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania, spurring The Beast Incarnate onward to many career milestones. He would subsequently lose to Roman Reigns much to the dismay of the WWE Universe. For Rollins to be seen as 'the guy', he needs to dethrone The Undertaker at WrestleMania. What better stage than WrestleMania 35?
Rollins should compete with The Undertaker in a potential retirement match at the event. If Rollins were to become the man who retired The Undertaker, it would help him ascend to new heights. It would become a part of his myth and his legend.
As we've seen in the past, The Undertaker is not opposed to doing the job at this stage of his wrestling career. I'm sure he knows and understands the value of Rollins and would not be opposed to taking the pin for the benefit of the business.
#1 Making him the next Universal Champion
Brock Lesnar has carried the Universal Championship for a really long time. He won the title from Goldberg and put to rest everybody who stood in his path. The only controversial win thus far was his victory at the Greatest Royal Rumble. This was when Roman Reigns' feet hit the floor before his own two feet did!
One assumes that Roman Reigns will get yet another shot at the title soon. In my opinion, Rollins should be the one to dethrone The Beast. Imagine how much the crowd would be invested in a match between Lesnar and someone they actually care about.
I think Rollins would make a great Universal Champion. In Rollins and Styles, the WWE Universe would have two champions they are actually proud of.
Do you guys think Rollins should be the one to beat Lesnar and not Reigns?
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