What if Daniel Bryan had beaten Roman Reigns at Fastlane 2015?

#1 Roman Reigns slays The Beast

Roman Reigns might have beaten Brock Lesnar in late 2015

Roman Reigns was not the beast slayer at WrestleMania 31 in large part because WWE didn't want to risk the live stadium crowd and vocal critics on social media panning the creative choice of a champion they didn't feel was ready. If, however, Reigns had not been up for the title shot at WrestleMania 31, it would have allowed WWE to be more patient and book this title match for a later date.

If Brock Lesnar had retained his title through WrestleMania, and perhaps even through the summer and into the fall, Reigns may have been ready for a comparable big moment to the one we achieved later in the year when he bested Dean Ambrose for the vacant title, or when he reclaimed the title from Sheamus on Raw.

In short, WWE might have had its cake and eaten it too, with Reigns getting to unseat Lesnar to be anointed as the new top star in WWE and to do so in a period of time when his skills would have better warranted the big push. No less importantly, fans would have been ready to offer more support for this big push. WWE would still ultimately arrive at a similar place, but Reigns didn't beat Lesnar until SummerSlam 2018 instead.

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