Roman Reigns: From Hated Hero To Beloved Villain
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- Here's the story of how Roman Reigns went from being hated by fans for trying to be a hero to cheered for being the villain which ultimately led him to becoming the Top Guy in the company that the WWE always hoped he would be.
Written by: Andrew Simmons
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00:00 - RAW AFTER WRESTLEMANIA 33
01:15 - THE ROLE OF AUDIENCE
02:08 - EARLY YEARS
03:18 - RISE OF THE SHIELD
05:23 - WHAT IS A TOP GUY?
06:54 - FAILURE OF THE TOP GUY
08:43 - HATED HERO
10:40 - HISTORY REPEATING ITSELF
12:41 - SIMILARITIES TO CENA
13:49 - ILLNESS AND RECOVERY
15:08 - HEEL TURN
15:47 - TRIBAL CHIEF
17:36 - REIGNS IS THE TOP GUY - Zábava
"He's not the next Hulk Hogan, or The Rock.
....he's the first Tribal Chief".
Pure gold, homie. 👏👏👏
Whos chief is he?
@@Kuribohchaos8 his family's , the samoan tribe lol .
Fax 💯💯
@@kavanshetty1 Nah that's The Rock Lmfao
High Chief Peter Maivia
What's making Roman Reigns Tribal Chief character work so well is that he's just finally been given the freedom to allow his natural personality to shine and even in his promos you can tell he's just being himself if a bit exaggerated because he's a heel. One thing wrestling fans hate is when we're being forced to accept a new guy as one thing when we can obviously see he isn't being who he is at his core and Roman was never meant to be a face.
Josh Padgett black You home
He was never meant to be a face at first
I starting to hate Roman reigns he should had left Permanently
No what makes it work is Paul Heyman, indie loving workrate dirtsheet subscribing mark fans give Heyman the benefit of the doubt they never wanted to give Roman despite his obvious upside.
@@tafariali-alkebulan3325 yeah heyman deserves a lot of credit
Roman, behind the scenes is the nicest guy you could ever meet. What's never brought up is Roman is legitimately one of the toughest guys in the back. Seth Rollins was asked if he was in a legit street fight, what 3 wrestlers would he want to have his back and he said, Brock Lesner, Roman Reigns, and Haku. He explained that Brock was a badass country boy who likes a good fight, Haku was, well Haku, and Roman was Samoan and you never want to piss off a Samoan.
It's weird that he would not say Lesner purely for the fact that he was a former UFC heavyweight champion
I thought Kane is one of the strongest guy
Haku the rock uncle too im sure he connected with roman too. Roman family deep af, jacob fatu a savage too, roman other cousin
@@thegoat6325 Haku lived with with The Rock's family and also Roman's family when he first came over to the US after training and wrestling as a Sumo and Pro wrestler in Japan. He said that they taught him English and put a roof over his head and he will always be indebted to them for the love and kindness they showed him.
He Is Kind
Since August 2020, Reigns has been exactly what he always looked destined to be when he debuted in the Shield: a dominant, menacingly charismatic heel. Irony is that if he'd done this from 2014 to 2018, he could have returned from his cancer battle as a ludicrously over anti-hero.
No
fr bro
Charismatic 🤡. Talk about a clown take.
Dominant? Charismatic? 🤷♂️ wtf He's weak and boring.
To be honest, this dude still blows. They have insulated him with layers and layers and layers of supporting cast that carry him.
17:33 "he is not the next hulk hogan, he is not the next john cena, but he is the first tribal chief" got me 🥶🔥
😂got me to
He was the most hated man back in 2015-2017. And 5 years later, He would be become a beloved heel that everybody want to see on TV. How the table's turn around.
Still with the Roman BS 5+ years same Roman and brock...Stop caring after 1st year.
Everyone wants to see? You don’t speak for everyone. Not everyone wants to see him.
He is the head of the table
Beloved heel? 95% of Wrestling fans want that man gone.
@@Pabig93 uhhh where do u get that data? From ur ass?
I feel like the adversity was important to his character and his success.
Dude got booed for years and was upstaged spectacularly by Cena and Samoa Joe. He stood his ground and kept working like a future double champion. Now he's a present day double champion.
Those bad days can turn you into a beast if you work through it !
@@djgreene5440 So true. That's the lesson I'm taking from this.
and he was able to make it part of his character now. the tribal chief calls on the years of dominance he had before to justify being the head of the table. when the crowd boos and reacts to him, you can see the tribal chief character is affected by it. even his main catchphrase "acknowledge me" completely works with everything that has come before.
A bit out of context but I don't think he was ever a bad wrestler tbh. I enjoyed his matches but yeah people can have opinions about the character during those times.
It’s my belief that if Roman had been the one to turn and went straight from The Shield to the Tribal Chief people would have accepted him as the top guy faster and he’d be in that “is he a legend, is he not?” conversation by now.
Dont think he would as big of a draw he is rn. What makes his heel turn was so special when no one was expecting it. When he returned and attacked Bray and braun strowman there was heated debate whether he turned heel or not. People were begging to turn roman heel for a long time.
Also his supporting cast was not ready at that time. As fantastic as Romans character work has been, the tribal chief character doesnt exist without the feud with Jey, who was nowhere near ready st that time.
I respectfully disagree because it was better the way it happened. If it happened back then it wouldn't have been as effective. The way it happened felt more organic.
He's a legend now if he retires tommorow he's immediately a hall of famer
You know, after reading these replies I see things from the other perspective too. There wouldn’t be as much to build off of if he didn’t have the history he did.
The Raw after Wrestlemania was when I became a Roman fan after he retired The Undertaker. My biggest problem with Reign is that he was bad at promo. But that promo on Raw was perfect. 5 words. 5 words to remind the audience that our hero’s redemption match end with him retiring. 5 words to piss the audience off even more. 5 words that kept his bad promo (at the time) at a minimal. I’m glad Paul became his mouth piece until he gotten better on the mic.
i'd say with his summerslam return , he had gotten much better with the mic becoz he was used to audience heckling and had taken up a lot of acting classes . His promos with jey , drew , the trashtalking in the match showed that he had turned his biggest weakness to his strength
He’s also either gotten better at reacting to the crowd, or is given more freedom to do so. The beggining of the clash at the castle match is a great example. Drew was so over - and Roman’s heel antics at the start of the match before it really got going were absolutely top notch. Simple stuff, but done incredibly well.
He didn't retire the undertaker
@@bigdonald123 True, but after he put down his coat and hat in the center of the ring, he didn’t appear in the ring for a whole year to take back his yard. No one knew he was coming back the following Wrestlemania to wrestle John Cena of all people.
Nope Paul is not his mouth piece I don't agree with you on that. He is better now at his promos because they don't script no more. In this current character he is delivering promos naturally the way he wants.
"You either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become a villain"
Even as a "heel," his character truly thought that he was doing good by being the "head of the table." It was an interesting story arc and fun to watch.
He had been my favorite wrestler since 2015. Roman becoming Undisputed Universal Champion had me freaking out and I was so happy that the wrestler I had been following for years finally made it to the top.
Yeah since WrestleMania 31 I loved Roman Reigns so much. No matter who he is. I will support him all the way. Now acknowledge him as the Tribul chief.
I liked him as a wrestler, I just hated how they booked him
As someone that dropped wrestling when Roman was the top face and hated, just to see him now, the quality gap is massive. You can tell this is who he is meant to be.
Same here. I got tired of seeing him have the same match with Brock Lesnar every two or three months, and now I can't look away. And it's not just Roman himself. He's making everyone around him into a star by giving them an S-tier villain to work with/against.
Same
This is really well written. I like the part explaining "the top guy" in WWE and how WWE created a formula with Bruno, luckily picked someone to follow the formula in Hogan, but eventually buckled under a sea of fans who wanted something fresh
Wrong
I never understood the dislike for roman reigns, I always thought he was a really cool character.
He was forced to be John Cena 2.0 but he lacked the mic skills and wasn't as charismatic at the time. He had bad promos which wasn't completely his fault though, Vince McMahon forced him to say ridiculous stuff like the infamous "suffering succotash" promo. And they made him beat legends like the Undertaker during Wrestlemania. I'm so glad that his character was changed and turned him into such a monster heel that became so entertaining to watch.
@@JcDizon well roman Reigns vs the undertaker is one of the best matches that I've ever watched. And it's just that people are jealous, the world might halt you from rising up if they dislike you or reprimand your progress for reason they cannot explain.
Roman Reigns haters are just PATHETIC!!
@@niki8303lol. Someone replied with a reasonable explanation of some of the dislike was there, and you reply with that nonsense.
Are you like this in real life? Or just like this online
@@niki8303one of the best matches you’ve ever seen 💀💀💀
Me too. I've loved Roman since his days in NXT. 1rst match I saw it in him this guy is gonna be MASSIVE! And look at him now! He's amazing!
Even though I didn't like the way WWE portrayed Roman early on in his singles run, I was still a fan. The crazy thing is through the boos of the smart fans he still accomplished what WWE wanted. Casual fans, kids, women are who WWE focus on. Smart or hardcore fans are gonna watch/attend shows regardless
Na if that were true, he wouldn't have changed his gimmick
@@thrilla72 Everyone changes their gimmick at a certain point. Undertaker, Stone Cold, Rock, Cena, Jericho, Triple H etc. Gimmicks changes, face/heel turns are inherent to wrestling
The Shield became what The Nexus should have been.
while I agree they should not have buried the nexus, all shield members are 100 times better then the og nexus members
Roman deserves this praise he has truly become his own character
2014 Royal Rumble I thought Roman was pretty badass with enough momentum to take on Undertaker's streak at WrestleMania 30. I felt bad when he was getting booed later on which was not his fault. Just wasn't used properly.
1000s of people in sold out arenas went from saying" kill yourself " to million's acknowledging him worldwide
I'm so happy. I've been loving Roman and have been the biggest Roman fan since summerslam 2017 after the fatal 4 way. To see him at this height, nobody can be happier than me for Roman Reigns.
haha i was at that show in nyc! great match for sure. didnt lesnar win that?
@@AaronVillalobos yea man
I think I'm happier than you 😃😃
He's literally the number 1 reason I change the channel. Waiting so long for him to be gone has nearly killed my will to follow wrestling anymore. He is a black hole of charisma and ring work. He doesn't do anything well and kills boners in every room he walks in to. Cannot stand the guy, he does not feel like a star in the slightest.
I was always a big fan of the shield while it was together, and in turn became a Roman fan even while he was supposed to be a face for the company. Ive always felt he was very overhated during that time, but it’s clear that turning heel and transforming his character has done wonders for him.
Either you die a hero or live long enough to be a villain and it's good to see Roman Reigns didn't die a hero and now he is the best thing in sports entertainment
I was always a fan of Roman reigns, I’ll never forget when wwe was in Detroit a few years back, triple h and Roman was the main event, I was the only one in the entire crowd cheering for Roman, I said let’s go Roman as loud as I could before triple H hit him with the hammer.
I Wish I Could Cheer Him With You Brother Buh am not in U.S.A I jus cheered him on Tv and so disappointed with the crowd booing him
I Wish I Could Cheer Him With You Brother Buh am not in U.S.A I jus cheered him on Tv and so disappointed with the crowd booing him
@@sanchostylist...9719 cope
Even when I thought his storylines were mind-numbingly boring, I always liked Roman himself, both the guy and the character.
@@TheSuckoShow that’s what’s up
Best Roman Reigns-2014-2020
I don't know why people didn't like him.
He was the best wwe wrestler in that time.
He never cheated in that time. He always suffered. Even then people booed him. Shame on😢.
Roman Reigns truly was a genius.. no matter if you hate or love him, he truly proves his skills off right and is one of the greatest professional wrestlers of his generation. He's truly one of my favorites
WWE didn’t make Roman Reigns, he was allowed to do it his way, and that’s what made him the true GOAT! He is as great as Hulk Hogan and far exceeded Cena, not to mention easy in the eyes!
The fact he’s done 800 days and no one complains but respects him shows he come a long way he’s changed his whole look and aura back if it was 2015 and he was champion for 300 days the fans would of been raging lol
Even if we complain nothing is going to change Vince continues to shove him down our throats nothing has changed honestly heel turn or not in fact his push is worse now holding both belts which makes absolutely no sense raw is suffering in the ratings
No one complaining?
We BEEN complaining but guess what WWE has selective hearing.
That's why half their roster isnt there anymore.
@@Kuribohchaos8I’m not complaining. 😅
Actually tons are complaining. The only reason you don't see it as much is because everyone knows he's finally losing the title soon.
@@cerebralassassin2185 tons by what percentage.
Mad respect for Roman and the WWE execs for rewriting this storyline and making it work. I wouldn't have believed it if I had seen it. Beloved villain is as accurate a description with how his career has turned out.
He's literally the number 1 reason I change the channel. Waiting so long for him to be gone has nearly killed my will to follow wrestling anymore. He is a black hole of charisma and ring work. He doesn't do anything well and kills boners in every room he walks in to. Cannot stand the guy, he does not feel like a star in the slightest.
@@derpderpin1568 That's why I've been binging on old Raw episodes from the Attitude days. I'm more into old school lol
And after Sami turned on the Bloodline he got that exact same heat that he got at the Raw after Mania but this time you know that the creative team wanted the crowd to feel that way. Great video.
"The fans don't like being told who to like." there's so much profundity in that observation. Lots of Hollywood writers don't get this, even marketing people don't get this.
I just wanted to say how well together this documentary is. Very well spoken and easy to follow with. Well done, sir.
That Raw after WrestleMania was sooooo wild. Never saw such heat before.
Exactly. Even Roman himself stated in a Fox interview that he always wanted to be a heel and that all Shield members agreed that Seth should've been the emerging babyface once the group disbanded. And he was right - he is a lot more natural and realistic as a heel than he ever was as a babyface. Seth screams babyface whereas everything about Roman screams heel.
Seth is also a better heel than a face but I agree with you face Seth is better than face roman 😂 roman looks like a heel even when he was showed as baby face
He should’ve been a villain since day 1 glad Roman is getting that overdue appreciation☝🏾🩸
Best video on this channel so far, I thoroughly enjoyed this from start to finish, great to see that Roman had risen from nothing to such a great level
I really like Roman Reigns no matter what...no matter how people hate him. He stood to be the tough guy, so who cares if the audience hate him. He is the Tribal Chief anyway..the face of WWE. 👍👍👍
This video is great, I love it. An appropriate and detailed dive into the very weird history of Roman Reigns and his start, drop, and rise. It's a little weird when I think about the fact that when he retires, most people will remember these moments, but not everyone will remember he wasn't liked for half of them. I saw a post on twitter mentioning how many manias hes headlined, then a response saying he shouldn't have headlined most of those. But the fact he did is all that will be remembered in another decade or two. This will be a good Wwe history lesson.
My fandom never wavered for this man. He was over just fine, the crowd didn't hate him or feel like he was being forced down their throat...until the royal rumble when Bryan didn't win. Then everyone turned on Roman and hated him, as if it was his fault. That always bothered me. There are many comments on disqus where I let off on the haters. It was when Cena passed the torch to Roman and when Roman was the first ever to trip up Cena and leave him speechless that people started coming around. The cancer scare was of course huge too. People wanted to hate again tho when Roman aligned himself with Heyman at first. But sure enough, his battles with his cousins (especially Jey) was what really got people to finally see what they were over looking all those years. Roman has the "IT" factor. Showed it since NXT. And now, it's undeniable. And now, finally, everyone acknowledges the Tribal Chief.
Dude... This was an amazing documentary.
He has come so far from his Shield days. His mic skill has become a lot better and he has become a very good heel.
It took a while to find himself and get to where he is today. Interestingly enough, he had a heel gimmick which felt like a prototype of what the Tribal Chief gimmick that we got in 2020. The turn definitely should have happened sooner. 2017 would have been the ideal time. He beats Undertaker, runs through the entire roster, wins the title at Summerslam & then goes on a 2, 3 year run. Similar to what he's done now, just done 3 years before the pandemic.
Everything happens for a reason. Had it happened sooner, it would be highly unlikely heyman would be with him, he was with Brock at the time. And we wouldn’t have gotten arguably the best part of the bloodline. Sami zayn. Sami wasn’t quite ready in 2017 to be as over as he is now. Roman needed the 3 years or so to improve his promo skills and fine tune this tribal chief character. If it happened in 2017, Vince would have ruined it, making it feel rushed instead of organic. IMO it happened at the perfect time. They needed this turn from Roman to carry them through the pandemic
@@chriscraddock2867 That's a good point. It
@@ShaunInce123 thank you good sir
You are a phenomenal story teller. I stopped watching wwe for a while and your description of this story and even history of the “traditional hero “ was extremely well told and I felt like I didn’t miss a thing. Thanks
His 2020 heel turn saved the wrestling industry.
Hahahahaha are you f***ing joking? His heel run did not save the wrestling industry it made it worse. His two year reign of terror has been horrible, it's been worse than HHH and Cena reign of terror, at least those guys lost and dropped the title and won it back, but this overrated bum hasn't lost a single match in the last two years.
Really? 🤣🤣🤣
Truee
I was always a fan of is but him becoming the head of the table made me finally understand what were perhaps his short comings at the time
Big Roman fan here, thumbs up for creating this wonderful clip of the WWE journey of our Tribal Chief❤❤❤
Honestly great story. Well done whoever made this video
I really felt bad when people used to boo him. It's not easy taking all the heat after giving it your all. Wwe script writing has deteriorated over the years making wrestlers unable to succeed. Combining reigns with heyman creating bloodline with the usos gave him something the crowd was craving for a good heel. He still excels in it. I hope wwe leave him to continue for few more years with the blood line. For some reason it just works.
My love for Roman began when the shield broke up in 2014 he took on Randy Orton when he was part of the Authority and his win was a massive statement. he has been my Favorite member of the shield and I'm happy he is getting what he deserves after all the booing and bullying from the crowd
Rip wwe thunderdome era 2020-2021
His story is really motivating
Cena once told reigns in a promo "I don't know if you're blind or stupid, but they(fans) hold the key and they always will". The fans pushed wwe in creating the best version of reigns and one of the best characters in recent times...!!
The whole fucking hate was that all wives, girlfriends n kids around the world loves❤ Roman. So what do u expect from a jealous husbands, boyfriends n father to a kid 😅
Bcoz ROMAN had been killing himself for WWE since he came on board, very Strong, handsome n a fighter ☝☝☝☝☝
Phenomenal video essay
Love that you told the story with history
Cracking video. You explained everything so well. Well made, indeed 😊
If i say something about Roman then, He's getting the praise from the audience, former Wrestlers & legends like Taker for his character work which is he truly deserves now. Not everyone can handle the heat from the crowd Straight for 6 - 7 years.
Love you Tribal Chief! ☝️
Love you Roman Reings!❤️
Acknowledge Your Tribal Cheif!
It was an Amazing video Man... Loved your explanation 🔥 Kudos for your Words selection & BGM which is fab as well as motivational...
august 2020 was the beginning of one of the greatest, most successful runs we’ve ever seen. roman has become an all time great and i think we are all so proud of him now
Everyone hates you until you tell them you have leukemia. People are so judgemental until they get a sob story
these mini docos are some of your best vids
All hail the tribal chief 🖤 literally loved roman since I first laid eyes on him. he’s ALWAYS had it in him. He just had to grow into it. He’s up there with the greats now
No he's not. He's a forced push. That automatically disqualifies him.
There was sentiment early on that Roman's matches were not worthy to be a maineventer. These days, Roman's matches are must see. His in ring style has evolved so much. His psychology is above everyone else's in the industry. People know he will probably win his matches in the end, but he's so good that there will always be a what-if everytime. He had a classic match with Logan Paul of all people.
he can stll have stinkers like the WM Main Event with him vs Brock, but he can put absolute bangers too.
great video man you earned my sub and like
i’ve always cheered for roman since 2014 it’s now 2023 i’m 16 and he’s still my favorite wrestler
He’s not a good guy he’s not a bad guy he’s just the guy believe that 💯
🤙
I'll voice something.... More of them awesome homemade signs.
@@saywhatyougottaalready huh
Lmao
Damn right. Thanks man. I’m THE guy. Acknowledge me.
I think he was being booed in usa I mean I am from India and here 1 out of 4 people's favorite superstar was Roman, And I have seen the same thing in saudi also(except Goldberg).
wwe merchandise and of which roman shirt, jacket gloves All of them were selling more than the rest(in India).
Roman has been my favorite as a face and a heel. I loved Roman Reigns from the start. Not everyone hated him. I will always love the tribal chief ☝🏻.
Roman Reigns is the best thing in the current wrestling.
That was so amazing to letting us know how Roman got started thank you.
I always liked Roman. Great worker with a very mishandled push.
I’ve always loved Roman reigns no matter how much he was booed in 2015-2017 he was amazing in the ring
Man! What a video. 🔥🔥
I haven't watched any wrestling since COVID began so this was a nice way to catch up.👍
We acknowledge our Tribal Chief
I didn't knew he was hated for so long, tbh he was my favorite along with Ambrose since 2015. His rivalry with Rollins and authority was fun to watch. Not only me, I think he was one of the most popular wrestler among Indian audience after Cena.
Ye he had some matches where the crowd didn't even want to match and made it clear,but i always liked Roman.
Fans know wrestling fake they jus don’t want to be reminded of it his BF character felt unauthentic the HOTT character feels like this is the real him
Great video, great work 👍🏿 👏🏿 👌
Nice vid mate
Great amazing video package Roman
I always think this tribal chief character and the “acknowledge me” phrase is Roman reigns character psyche after being rejected so long and his and the company’s urge for him to be acknowledged as the face all those years pushed him to the edge creating a dominant heel persona
Great vid bro
Amazing video bro
In India he is the most loved wrestler of the decade ❤❤
Because Indians not understand English promos 😂
@@whoknows-xj5sedude mic skills are not everything in wrestling a wrestlers main thing is that he should have good fighting skills which Roman have and one more time I will say mic skills don't matter in wrestling
hes only head of the table cause he was forced upon us he get booed like crazy while wwe trys to hid that in their videos replaces boos with fake cheers
dont comment defending him im not a fan of his fake ass same for cena boring shit im more of a fan of ones like randy orton and even new guy LA knight before boring bloodline BS
⬆️ this
I stopped watching WWE after Wrestlemania 33, recently just got back into it and my first question was wait when TF did Roman become cool, this vid saved my so much time
Greaaaaaaat Story!!!! 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽💯💯💯💯💯you told that story very well !!!💯💯
I pretty much liked him during his solo Universal title run. This definitely got over the crowd, when creative gave him the WWE title as well this made him boring to watch again.
Jon Moxley/Dean Ambrose has never met Roman Reigns as ( The Tribal Chief ) i wanna see Roman's reaction when Jon Moxley/Dean Ambrose returns to WWE
I wouldn't have been watching WWE right now if it weren't for Roman reigns
I've been a Roman reigns fan since day one
Now The Whole World Acknowledge Him. ...❤️🔥
☝️🩸
This video really outlines the issues with WWE and with internet fans. Both can be wrong. WWE were wrong about how they pushed Roman Reigns, but they weren't wrong for pushing Reigns. And I don't blame them for persisting despite Reigns getting booed by the internet fans.
Internet fans are the ones that often lead the hate bandwagons, the loud minority. On the other hand, casual fans, who are in the vast majority of the WWE viewership, don't care enough to get all bitchy about who's pushed as a top babyface. If they don't like top guys, they simply stop watching. Thing is, they also also provide the bulk of WWE's revenue, so those are the ones who you listen to. But sometimes they can be hard to listen to when the loud minority are so... well, loud. Case in point, John Cena, a man who spend the better part of a decade getting booed out of building all over North America, while also making WWE a shit-ton of money.
I don't blame WWE for ignoring the initial negative reception towards Roman. But I do blame them for not playing more to Roman's strengths.
There’s always going to be some one that is flamboyant in the group. Roman reigns deserves a big push and become the mega star in the company
They overdid it. I mean holding BOTH major titles for so long (1 has been too long and theyre doing the same with the 2nd title)? One was enough...
We are living in an age where authenticity, whatever it may be, is important. Roman's entire face run seemed somewhat inauthentic; he was clearly playing 'someone else', but now he's playing 'himself'. This isn't to say that we are getting the same Roman that we would meet if we knew him personally; rather, we're getting a version of Roman that's an extension of what we, the fan, interpret from looking at him and watching him perform. He's big, athletic, handsome and mean-looking. These are the characteristics that have been focused on in his heel run, and we believe him. Every great wrestler is an extension of how they appear to the fans.
When Rock talked about his failed face run back in late 1996 & 1997, he mentioned how the Rocky Maivia character wasn't authentic & that fans could see right through it. The same scenario repeated itself years later with Roman. Rock just developed way faster than Roman did & it happened at a time when WWE was in competition with WCW.
We all love him as a villain, bad guy when he was in shield people cheered for him
I remember watching the shield debut and from the start I was thinking that Roman would and looks like that top guy and it’s pretty cool to see how that’s gone so far
Great video but you forgot to mention his older brother, Luther Reigns...........
1:48 OMG!!🤣🤣
Bro … awesome work . I came and go as a wwe watcher and I’ve lost a lot of news and storyline . In the TL saw the thing with Sammy zain and didn’t understand sht lol . Now it’s very clear . Amazing work …
17:32 "Though he's not the next Hulk Hogan or John Cena, but he's the first Tribal Chief"
Pure Facts.
Roman was always the #1 guy and future face of the company, the fans simply rebelled against him because Daniel Bryan's career was placed on the shelf without a satisfying explanation why given to fans and Reigns caught that backlash. Whether he was the Big Dog or Tribal Chief Reigns was the locker room leader and hardest worker.
PS Hogan WM 1-9 was not "shoved down our throats" only fans who didnt witness Hulk's hulkamania run or let Meltzer formed their opinions for them keep regurgitating that total lie.
Thats not true. Its wasnt just d Bryan getting eliminated, it was the fact that it was WAAAAY to predicted. You KNEW he was winning it and it was bullshit.
Bet money this year it will be the same if Cody Wins it over Sami Zayn.
Predicable shows suck.
The other thing is that hes not the hardest worker. He was just placed in a position more so than John Cena was during his time where your boss basically says YOUR THE GUY and all the pressure is on just him while ignoring ALL the other guys who work their ass off to do the same.
He won the lotto of life and thats all it is. Just everyone else shouldn't have to suffer for it
inspirational