Does Roman Reigns Suck?

L'Oreal, because he's worth it...

Greetings Ladies and Gents! It is I, The Shaman of Animation with a brand new wrestling topic. Today, I'm here to talk about someone that has Internet Wrestling Fans split down the middle: Roman Reigns. It seems since his return people, maybe even longer, some people have been anti-Reigns. When you look down in a YouTube comments sections, the comments that spite Roman usually are along the lines of "Roman Sucks. He hes no moves, he cant tlak on the mc, en his Cena 2.0" (And they're usually spelled just like that). But what I'm here to do today is try to break down why fans feel like this and what WWE can do to fix Reigns heading into the future.

What a lot of fans think is the WM 31 main event

Now I will come out and say it: I like Roman Reigns. He's got the look of someone that will become the next guy, the look that WWE looks for in a top star; and I like his main move set (Clotheslines,  Samoan Drop, apron dropkick, Superman Punch, Spear). But ever since I'd say, the weeks building to Summer Slam, I, and probably a lot of fans also, have had the feeling that WWE is forcing Roman into a position that he's not ready for. Look what happened the months after the faction the Shield broke up: He was spearheaded into two title matches, he was in constant main event spots on Raw (Which isn't a bad thing mind you), and the biggest indicator of this was when he won the WWE Slammy for Superstar of the Year.

Some may not think I deserve this, but to those people...F**K YOU!!

People have gotten that vibe that WWE is trying to tell us: "Get use to Roman Reigns. He is the next face of the WWE. NO ONE ELSE!!!". There's also a large number of people that think that Roman is the favorite to win the Royal Rumble this year and take on Brock Lesnar and win the WWE Title; and because of all this the oh so dreaded "Hipster Effect" has taken its toll and a lot of the hate that Mr. Reigns is getting seems to just be people just hating Roman Reigns before the "Roman Reigns Sucks" bandwagon can really take off just so they can be at the forefront of it.

Then again, I said a lot of the hate was just people starting a bandwagon. Some of the people that chastise Reigns do have a good reason. This reason comes from his very poor Mic skills. This plays into the "WWE forcing Reigns into a position" argument I laid out earlier. WWE wants Roman to be able to cut the big long promos like John Cena or his cousin The Rock, but when he tries to do said promos, he comes off as SUPER corny. Like last night on Raw when he compared himself to Superman, or those interviews he had when he was injured.

I will never forget this: THIS was just awful.

Now all this comes back to the question this post was birthed from: Does Roman Reigns Suck? In my opinion: No. He doesn't. I think people are forgetting something when it comes to Roman: He's still VERY young into his career. He's been in the main roster for two years and he's only been a singles competitor for less than four months (If you count the time he started single and the time he was injured). This fact seems to have been overlooked because of the way he's been booked by WWE and the way they may or may not book him in the future, he hasn't had time to find his niche, unlike the other two former members of the shield who have been in lower card feuds to help find their gimmicks. So now the question becomes: "How do we fix Roman going into the future?" Well the answers are simple:

Book him smartly

I find it really Ironic when people say Cesaro should be pushed instead of Roman when in reality, they BOTH suffer from the same problem: They aren't being booked to their strengths and instead WWE is trying to make them what THEY think they should be. There was a reason Goldberg was so popular in the days of WCW and it sure wasn't because of his mic skills. He was more or less WCW's version of a circus act; he would come to the ring, dominate his opponents and would spear the sh*t out of whoever looked at him across the ring and the crowd just ate it up. WWE needs to take notes from that.

People liked Roman Reigns when he was in the shield, that was because he was the cocky, strong, and silent type. He'd say a few words and then would proceed to kick someone's ass. That's the Roman Reigns that we need to see. I see glimpses of it every few weeks, but then WWE goes back to trying to make him that generic babyface character, in turn ruining what made people like him in the first place. What WWE needs to do is go back to Roman's shield days. Have him go straight to the point with short and sweet promos and then watch him cause mayhem in the ring with a Superman Punch. One of the best examples of this is the Monday Night Raw he came back. The only line he had was when he told Big Show: 'Get in this ring and you're gonna get punched in the mouth' and then Superman Punched Big Show. Do this and you'll have people back on Roman's side here.

Now that leaves what to do with Roman in the Royal Rumble. It's simple: don't let him win. Give the win to Daniel Bryan. No. Not because he's "a little indy god" like the douchebag Roman fanboys say to defend him (There's a difference between a "fan" and a "fanboy"people). I say Daniel needs to win because there's more of a story to tell with him winning the Rumble than there is with Roman. What Roman needs is to come second in the Rumble go on to WrestleMania and challenge for a mid card title (Preferably the US title since there ain't jack sh*t going on with that title) and from there he could grow more into the top guy spot WWE expects him to be in. Then when the 2016 Rumble rolls in, you could make a storyline around the fact that Roman's come close twice to winning the Rumble, but couldn't get it done. THEN he could win the rumble and become champ.

To bring this whole thing on home, whether people like it or not, Roman Reigns (along with guys like Rollins, Ziggler, Bryan, and Ambrose) IS future in the WWE; and whether he becomes the next guy or the next jobber is something that we need to wait and see him actually develop before we all sh*t on him. The Rock and Stone Cold Steve Austin didn't become the legends we know and love them as overnight. It took time for them to become who they are, something that Roman also needs now that he's a solo guy. I say give him till Wrestlemania time, if he hasn't shown improvement then, THEN we can rip on him. Until then, just enjoy the ride. Because I'm sure Mr. Reigns won't sink like you guys expect him to.

Till next time everyone, I'm the Shaman of Animation saying:

Take Care...