What if Elias replaces Roman Reigns as the face of Raw?

4. An anti-authority push

Elias could become one of the WWE's top faces

The first meaningful suggestion that Elias would be playing a face showed up when he was at odds with interim general manager Baron Corbin. While it’s possible that this interaction was incidental—it’s not exactly new for WWE to position face characters at least tangentially at odds with heel authority figures—it could also be the start of a bigger angle.

Any rebellious face versus heel authority invites comparisons to the classic Stone Cold Steve Austin vs. Chairman Vince McMahon angle. These comparisons can be a blessing or a curse, on one hand giving fans an immediate context to understand the rivalry and pull on nostalgia, while also suffering because hardly any program can compare to Austin-McMahon. Nonetheless, if WWE at least wants to test the waters with Elias working toward the top, this could be a logical enough push to pursue as the company sorts out this new version of his character.