 What's good Josh the ball Ross back again with another video. So we got a much requested one Super kick studios dropped Roman Reigns the reign so far a 30 plus minute video You guys wanted me to check this out. So that's what I'm here to do sit back get you a snack This is about to be a long one man And I'm pretty sure it's gonna be a pretty entertaining super kick studios make some great Wrestling retrospective videos and and wrestling related content. So I'm looking forward to this I also want to send this message to everyone that says, oh, I'll be riding nut a Roman Reigns I'll be riding Roman Reigns nuts paws all that extra stuff I just want you guys to understand the reason why I have been more invested in Roman Reigns since I've Since After he debuted with the shield after they was trying to force him down our throat And I didn't really too much care for his character to see such a character change to see him Legitimately carry the company through the pandemic era. He made Smackdown a must-watch Situation hell people only still watch Smackdown Because of him to see that transformation to see some of the great matches He put on and has had why not be a fan of something. That's literally the best thing on WWE television. It is Sorry, whether you want to admit it or not Some of you guys make the kids Reigns gotten still and that's because of WWE booking and not finding credible talent or letting go Of all the credible talent they had go to the wayside or let them go to AEW. That's on them That's on them But right now as it stands Roman Reigns is still the best thing on WWE television If you disagree, that's fine. But coming at me saying oh now Ryan his nuts. No, man I've been liking what he's been doing I've been liking his character change and I'm I'm rocking with it until they finally take the title off of him and Hopefully it builds a new star and plus he's made that blueberry belt seem way more important than it ever should have But he's made that damn near the number one belt in the company Just saying if anybody can make a blueberry championship seem a little legit. You gotta show him some love You gotta give him some respect. So this should be a good one enough talking. Let's get right into this video One of the most fascinating things in pro wrestling are character arcs How someone who's hell bent on gaining the admiration of an audience can go from a person of the people To an evil villain focused on nothing but themselves and winning this character arc best describes Roman Reigns Having a metamorphosis from borderline cringe baby face to a bonafide heel superstar It's been during this character shift where he's at an over 530 plus day championship reign plucking the universal title from obscurity and bringing it back to relevance Proving that the man makes the title the title doesn't make the man a reign that's lasted the better part of two years Had ups downs and everything in between But the one thing it's done without a doubt is cemented a superstar made a generation defining star and given us some great moments in the Process so let's rewind the tape back and take a look at the reign so far telling me he This is the this is what Vince ultimately wanted from the jump just as a face and it didn't work and now This is exactly what Vince wanted bro exactly what he wanted Took a few years to get it, but this is what he wanted, man But before we get into the title reign We got to talk about the circumstances surrounding Roman Reigns the character and the human see around 2015 WWE began a mega push of Roman Reigns wanting him to be the company's next top baby face This was met with a critical response from the fans many voicing their displeasure But some saying to just let it play out though there was backlash in the growing age of social media WWE stayed persistent with the plan they had in mind even with the fake contacts Who remembers Reigns with the fake contacts? Oh, it was just too much. They were trying too hard Bro eat stars like John Cena Brock Lesnar and even become the second person to ever beat the Undertaker at WrestleMania And over the coming years it basically became a running project that was Roman Reigns Some fans even becoming so disenfranchised that they completely shut off WWE The problem stemmed in him being presented as someone he just wasn't Like we had just come off Super Cena and now they were basically hitting copy-paste and giving this guy a responsibility Which in the most respectful way possible he didn't seem ready to shoulder just yet So over time by virtue of him being the constant on WWE programming always winning titles He became the company's number one star whether you liked it or not But many fans still wanted to see a different side of Roman Reigns after all the silent assassin in the shield Is what fans fell in love with in this? So life was good for us. Everything was going well and then came 2020 there were wrench into everyone's life including WWE's it was during that time where Reigns told WWE that he'd be taking some time off because he was immunocompromised and he wanted to take care of his family Reigns pulling out of WWE just as he was supposed to face Goldberg for the Universal title at WrestleMania 36 So time passed and WWE soldiered on without him But there was still a big hole left to be filled until summer slam 2020 main event match was Braun Strowman versus the fiend for the Universal title at the end of the night The fiend stood tall the brand new Universal champion and out came Roman Reigns Laying waste to both Braun Strowman and the fiend Social media was buzzing not only because of the return not only because of his new physique held not even because of the veneers It's funny he dropped the contacts got some veneers. I'm with it Attitude and mannerism suggested that he was finally a heel Yeah, this question was answered on the very next Smackdown where Reigns sat side by side with his former Adversary Paul once people weren't sure they was like we're not sure yet He looks like a hill, but we're not sure but once we saw Paul. I was like they did it They pulled the trigger and boy. It was great Heyman an alliance. We never thought that we would see who the greatest wrestling managers and minds of all time Now aligned with the company's top start We come to the following Sunday in the Thunderdome and its payback and since Reigns hasn't signed the contract for the title match It's only Braun and Bray in the main event until Bray hits a superplex Which causes the ring to collapse of course so like the scheming heel He was he bided his time came out signed the contract on the ramp entered himself into the match and a little while later a Spear to Braun Strowman and he got the one two three Reigns was now the brand new universal champion just like that rain had begun Just like that. Oh man from here his character took a complete 180 now coming down to the ring with a more methodical walk No smile completely committing to the heel character Even the universal title had a shine when it sat on Reigns' shoulder He was calling himself the best performer of this generation Paul Heyman told us that this man was the champion of all champions This man was about family Tradition legacy and the responsibility of being a champion and Heyman said that he was no longer an advocate But a special counsel special counsel to the man who was no longer known as the big dog But the tribal chief once they got rid of the same night once they got rid of the big dog It was it was no turning back. You gotta get rid of the big dog Moniker means his cousin Jay Uso won a number one contenders fatal four-way match and with it came an opportunity at Roman Reigns for the Universal title at clash of champions with this also began one of the best executed character arcs in recent WWE so good one of Jay Uso Reigns was telling Jay that he's gonna whoop his ass just like when they were kids But it was all love telling Jay that there was no way he could capture this title because the family Dependent on rain. Oh, this is the bloodline while you family promo line feud was so good Heyman Reigns was showing Jay that he actually cared about him, but his expressions showed otherwise He was telling Jay that he didn't understand the accountability that that title had on it that he would give him this Title if he could but he can't shoulder that responsibility that it'll never be J It'll always be Roman Like a little brother. Yeah, man Jay was emotional and we were watching the soap opera of all soap operas And he said that he'd been battling this his entire life when people thought of Roman They knew exactly who he was the cream of the crop the best of the best But when they thought of him they asked which one are you? Jay having belief in himself angered Roman So he put his hands on his cousin and it was time for Clash of Champions in the main event of that show It was all about family Reigns dominates for the most part, but Jay hangs in there throughout the whole match Reigns is just verbally assaulting Jay about the family and how he'll never be good enough It was in that same match where Reigns added a new move to his arsenal the low blow kick a move That we would see him use every now and then to get the upper hand at the end stages of that match Reigns hits Jay with two spears and he picks his face up off the mat shows the camera And he tells Jay that this is his business. He's just toying with them He asked for him to tell the entire world that he is the head of the table and Jay Just says not today Romans just screaming acknowledge me and Jay says that I won't Outcomes Jimmy Uso Jay's twin brother who was injured at this point And he tells his brother that he's gonna throw in the towel that he doesn't need to prove it Damn thing to him. Jimmy unable to see his brother bear the pain throws in the towel and Reigns Retains the universal title on the following smackdown Roman was asking Jay to acknowledge him and Jay told Reigns that he had finally shown His true colors and whatever Reigns did he couldn't break his spirit Reigns tells Jay that he loves him more than anyone And if you want some again, it's on a hell in a cell and Jay says that he accepts no matter what the conditions are He accepts it was later revealed that this match would be a hell in a cell match But with I quit rules another successful title defense came for Reigns when he beat brawn And I usually don't like just random spontaneous hell in the cells and lets its field inning But I've made an exception for this one because the story was actually Very entertaining compelling and I like what they were building here on strome on this season premiere of Smackdown And on that show he Killed the brawn strome and afterwards telling Jay that if I can do this to him just imagine what I'll do to you We get to hell in a cell and this match was a storytelling masterpiece Reigns lays a beating on Jay and he's once again just taunting him at every turn telling him that he's out But he just can't put Jay away He hits him with a spear with a whip with steel steps and Jay Just won't say the words until Reigns is about to drop steps on Jay's head and outcomes Jimmy to save his brother He cradles him and Reigns falls to the mat Jimmy is telling him that this is your family Whatever you're going this is some solid acting bro. He's sold this. He just can't believe what he's become He's sold this who I am anymore says. I'm sorry shakes hands with Jimmy But just then he pulls him into a guillotine choke and because he can't bear his brother's pain Jay Quits Reigns stands atop both Usos and is later crowned the head of the table My alpha and Sika at the top of the stage the color of the cell may have been bright red But no colors were more evident than the ones of Roman Reigns On the following Smackdown Jay is crying and he tells Roman that he hates him But by the end of the night he comes to his senses aligns himself with Reigns and he shows the legions by Acknowledging him as the head of the table. It takes a while for Jay to straighten up though It looks like Reigns is trying to better Jay for his benefit Even though everything is actually being done for Roman's best. Yeah later on Jay's typical typical manipulation narcissistic Narcissistic tendencies right there like it's all for him But he's making it seem like it's the better Jay It was the better the bloodline. That's what made it so good because it was all about just getting everyone to fall in line Well, I got you guys follow me even though it's all about me It's not really about you guys. I don't really I care about you, but only when it benefits me. I love that Starts to elevate himself as pretty comes a featured play on Smackdown and main event Jey Uso was born with Survivor Series on the horizon a rivalry was reborn Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre the one and two in the company champion versus champion leading up to that show Reigns was calling Drew his favorite number two saying that he was proud of him But he was in the right place at the wrong time if not for Reigns Drew would have been the company's number one and right here Reigns's newfound Promobility was on full display or it was the biggest flaws with the whole big dog character was the promos Yep here with a slower cadence in his voice the more methodical word choice It was on a new level with that WWE being able to control the Thunderdome reactions also helped it a ton Survivor Series comes and this champion versus champion match ends with the Universal champion standing tall and now Reigns Went from one familiar foe to another that being Kevin Owens who was trying to convince J That was a fantastic You got Kevin Owens that Kevin Owens series. Oh my god, that shit was great. I love that feud They had oh man, they had some great matches It was being used telling Reigns to take his family drama elsewhere and sitting at the head of the announce table Asking Reigns to step right up Roman was manipulating J and telling him to go after Owens Well Owens just kept getting the upper hand so much so that he earned himself a universal title match at TLC Not before Reigns would lay out J and give him some tough love telling him that losing just is not accepted Reigns was introducing himself to Owens's family over broadcast TV Telling them that he was the reason that Owens got paid and their family was functional The reason why this company was still afloat and Owens no matter what they piled on top of them Just wouldn't stay down yeah TLC comes in these two just beat the living shit out of each other great is getting involved But KO fights him off Owens is bumping like a madman but at the end of it It's still not good enough a low blow on the ladder to Owens from Reigns followed by a guillotine choke and Reigns unhooked his title to retain a rematch followed on the Christmas edition of Smackdown where J Would once again help Reigns retain the title Handcuffing Owens to the cage yeah, and Reigns calmly making his way out Holding on to his title so over the next little while they got rid of Kevin Owens by throwing him off the Thunderdome platform And a new number one contender was gonna be crowned Reigns was blaming Adam Pierce for putting his family in harm's way So a gauntlet match was set up and the final two ended up being Shinsuke Nakamura and Adam Pierce Reigns Interfering so that the rumble he could get his revenge on Adam Pierce But good old Johnny sins warmed his way out of it by saying that he was unable to compete due to injury and in his place Was gonna be Kevin Owens the thorn that last man standing match loved it The ending was kind of botched, but that match was so fun. That match was so sad that just wouldn't leave that was so fun Owens roar rumble 2021 Standing for the universal title this match was amazing Owens got chucked off the platform again Reigns drove a golf cart right into Owens But KO he just had to pull off something crazy. So he raises a forklift to Oh Watch that match and I was marking the fuck out that was cold I was like This is it you knew at the end of a pay-per-view Roman was gonna main event and you knew the match was gonna be good, bro This is what I mean, but he was carrying the company on his back during the pandemic era I'm sorry. He just was he was the best thing WWE had going and still one of the best things Okay, what y'all saying till it looks like it's finally over Owens had Reigns handcuffed to a lighting rig But Reigns got his hands on the ref got out of the handcuffs and he retained the universal title And you guys all know what roar rumble season means that's where the road to WrestleMania officially begins and on that night He saw clearly the winner of the roar rumble was Edge whose story We all know one of the all-time goats who retired because of injury and somehow in the most insane way After doctors told him that he would never wrestle again Managed to do it and he found himself in the second prime of his career So Edge had the choice drew McIntyre in the WWE title or Roman Reigns and the universal title But Romans didn't think it was much of a choice. He demanded that Edge choose the number one The number one star that Edge should just quit the games and choose him for mania But Edge said that he wanted to wait until elimination chamber at that show It was gonna be an elimination chamber match with the winner of that match being able to challenge Roman Reigns for the universal title That match came down to Daniel Bryan and Jey Uso with Brian taking the win Out came Roman picked the bones and he retained his universal And right after the question was answered Edge hit Reigns with a spear pointed at the mania sign So it was gonna be Edge versus Reigns at WrestleMania 37 the first pay-per-view in over a year with fans Spear versus spear, but Daniel Bryan just had to get involved He said he wanted a rematch because he didn't feel like the chamber match was fair So his title match was granted to him at Fastlane 2021 in the post Just left Edge fuming this was supposed to be his shot and he rightfully won at the rumble So after beating Jey Uso Edge was made the special ringside enforcer for the match at Fastlane Come Fastlane Reigns and Bryan hit it out of the park as they always do, but you know, you're watching WWE Otherwise known as screwy finish central The ref gets taken out with a running knee and Edge enters the ring Then Jey takes out Edge and Bryan gets rid of Jey and Edge So it's just him and Roman left in the ring Brian catches his spear into a yes lock and for the first time in his career Reigns taps out. Yep, and that's what makes it cool He actually tapped it doesn't count ref didn't count it But he actually made him tap bro. He made him tap He had never tapped out before and that's what all man It's that whole sequence was just crazy, bro And he is tough taps, but the ref doesn't see it. So Edge goes rogue comes back Edge does go rogue man. Hey, man, we gotta get the rogue shit going bro. Edge does he went make a rogue I loved it both men with a chair and Reigns falls to the cover to retain the universal title Smackdown comes and Daniel Bryan plays his favorite card. It wasn't fair card He holds down the show until he gets a universal title match at WrestleMania So at the end of the night Johnny sins returned and he made it official Edge versus Daniel Bryan versus Roman Reigns Triple threat match for the universal title at WrestleMania, which the more you think about it the cooler and more heartwarming It is Daniel Bryan guys career got cut short with an injury He was back edge had to retire because of a career threatening injury He was back Reigns fought off leukemia and now he was on the run of his career The lead up to WrestleMania was about destiny and really it was unpredictable as to who was gonna win come WrestleMania the vibe was just different the first pay-per-view with fans in over a year and it just felt so special We get tonight two of the buy one get one free extravaganza Is Daniel Bryan edge and Roman Reigns fantastic Heart attack waiting to happen Reigns powerbombing Bryan into the announce table edge Spearing Reigns as he stood on steel steps edge using the bar from a steel chair to attempt to tap out Reigns a Double submission on the universal chain. That was just that site alone Both of them having him in the submission. There's nowhere for him to go. Oh man, bro, this is I Love to see it and I hope we're able to get a fantastic match this year Between Brock and Roman for both titles Empian J being the biggest shit disturbers since COVID Action everywhere you looked close falls. You thought Edge had it then you thought Brian had it Yeah, well then Reigns Actually had it and you know what he did. He penned not one But both challengers at the same time ending WrestleMania 37 on top ending WrestleMania 37 as the god of all gods and the king of the industry. They even printed a shirt Smash them stack them pin them Next up for him was Cesaro in which the whole storyline was basically him dodging Cesaro and being way more concerned about Easily one of Cesaro's best matches. I wish it to few was a little bit longer that match they had Fan fucking tastic, bro. I love that match. They actually made you believe he could actually somewhere get the job done, bro Daniel Brian. So Reigns made a little proposition if he gives Brian one last title match and Brian loses He's banished from SmackDown. He wins and he's the universal champion This was the point in Reigns's character arc where he just couldn't give a shit after many of his dude just went like nah It's not that I his cousins out of his business two-thirds of the shield once again hinting at meeting again Reigns and Jimmy were still getting heated at one another and Jimmy was told that either he could stand with Reigns Or he could take his ass home. This was the overarching story heading into WrestleMania backlash Which surprisingly was more of a focus than the actual universal title match Yeah, even on the day of Jamie was saying that the name on Roman Reigns's locker room should say Reigns and his bitch J Uso the company teasing us with a possible Uso split But WrestleMania backlash wasn't about the Usos It was about Reigns and Cesaro who had a hard-hitting match and at the end of the night Reigns Reigns supreme once again out came Rawlins to confront Reigns But it wouldn't be just yet from here Reigns was focused on getting Jimmy to buy in so the Usos were challenging for the SmackDown tag team titles against the Mysterios a match which Reigns interrupted and he got his hands on Rey Mysterio And his son Dominic Ray now wanting to fight for his son with Father's Day Dominic Fuck out of here, bro He's disposed of Mysterio inside Hell in a cell on SmackDown Adding yet another legend to his growing list of victims It was at this point where the Thunder Zone was in its final days and WWE was headed back onto the road The summer was heating up and the next show coming up was Money in the Bank and the legend returned to Cashin Cashin his rightful title match against Roman Reigns That man was Edge looking to get the match that he was supposed to have at WrestleMania 37. Oh She's going down memory lane Money in the Bank was terrorizing the Usos who both now stood firmly behind Roman Reigns Telling anyone that would listen that at Money in the Bank He'll complete the comeback story and win the title So Money in the Bank comes in the matches for the bloodline where the Usos versus the Mysterios for the SmackDown tag team Titles and Reigns versus Edge for the Universal title on the other end Seth Rollins was losing his mind over Edge being given an Opportunity that he believed was his that show comes and the Usos win the tag team titles It's all up to Reigns to hold it down for the family at the end of the night So we get to the main event they both smash it But Roman Reigns ends up taking the win after a distraction from Seth Rollins Yep square up to Reigns once again But again, it wasn't time for their pass to cross for Rollins The hurdle was Edge eliminate Edge and his path to the Universal title was clear So Edge and Rollins are brawling leaving Reigns all alone in the ring grabs a mic And he tells the whole world to acknowledge him. Just then Reigns's Predecessor was bad the man who held down the company for over a decade John Cena made his return to WWE after over a decade Definitely marked out for that moment and he was there where he wanted He was here for Roman Reigns at Summerslam for the Universal title Asking him to accept the challenge but Reigns said no so that slot at Summerslam was now open So Finn Balor decides to offer Reigns a challenge instead and there's one thing left to do a contract signing But that didn't end up happening Corbin was in his best form also looking for a title match And he took out Balor and then Cena came out to take out Corbin uses some technical finesse Otherwise known as a blue sharpie What WWE called the biggest match in Summerslam history So these two were breaking the fourth wall Reigns said Cena's career was like missionary position Cena said Reigns ran Ambrose out at WWE Said that Reigns had to change his character every so often because people stopped caring about him References to CM Punk and Cena was telling Reigns that he's not here to promote He's here to demo demo Roman Reigns and make him look like the biggest failure in this company's history On the final show before Summerslam Reigns simply gave a guarantee saying that if he didn't beat Cena He was gonna leave WWE we get to Summerslam 50,000 people at a legion stadium and this match felt huge Generations colliding so much smack this was a big Big fight feel this match away was a Reigns saying that he was gonna leave WWE Yeah, of course, he wasn't gonna leave so after surviving three AA's Reigns hits one Just one spear and that does it he beats John Cena and he cements himself even further But once that match was over the beast was on Brock Lesnar came hunting and he was here for Roman Reigns Made his return after over a year and man how things had changed his advocate was now with Roman Reigns And there were so many questions to be answered Here at WWE began two simultaneous builds one for Reigns versus Baller at Extreme Rules The other for Reigns versus Lesnar We're not gonna talk about that the match itself Had to make ends of beings something great is just the ending. Oh that ending was oh man Baller was his character could not be recovered after that whole debacle crown jewel the Lesnar story was the more intriguing of the two Paul Heyman caught between Brock Lesnar who he had known for 20 years And the man whose family he'd known for even longer Roman Reigns The whole story was about Brock getting into Roman's mind that Heyman is here to screw him over And that he knew that he was gonna be at Summerslam And Reigns just becoming more aware of his surroundings and starting to doubt Heyman The Baller story was pretty simple after Baller didn't get his match at Summerslam Now he wanted it so it was granted to him on an episode of SmackDown and he lost But once he lost the demon lights flooded the arena and it was gonna be demon baller Yeah, I the demon just I was just oh man if you're gonna bring this character out You book yourself into a predicament because you gotta have him win Versus Roman Reigns at extreme rules which Reigns won once again after I don't know who cut the rope According to this guy it was Brock in my opinion This was one of the low points for this tower ring was the Baller feud Yeah, I know a lot of people wanted to see it because they thought Finn Baller would just Be rejuvenated after coming back from NXT But since they were doing two builds at the same time It kind of became hard to believe that Reigns was gonna lose to Baller Next up for him was Brock Lesnar and Crown Jewel And these two had a sure but drama filled match With the high spot being Paul Heyman conflicted at who to give the universal title to The ref was knocked out so he just rose into the center of the ring and both men fight for it Reigns gets the upper hand uses the title to get the win over Lesnar He flies out of Saudi Arabia with the universal title all to himself He and his bloodline still the best on SmackDown From here it's SmackDown vs Raw again with the main event of Survivor Series Being Champion vs Champion Biggie vs Roman Reigns with Reigns taking the win From here he feuded with the New Day for a little bit before Sami Zayn became the Number 1 contender for the universal title and Brock returns again Brock forced Sami to have his title match on SmackDown Which Reigns ended up retaining again And now we are headed for a brand new pay per view WWE Day 1 And the main event was gonna be Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns Once again for the universal title But on the road to 2022 Paul Heyman was being sus Which led Reigns to asking Paul a simple question Was he an advocate or was he a special counsel And Paul answered by saying that he was protecting Reigns from Brock Lesnar Reigns Superman punched Heyman and the partnership appeared to be over WWE teased Paul Heyman retiring after he basically didn't have a side to go to now Now it was time to begin a brand new year We arrive on the very first day of 2022 We're ready for WWE Day 1 And unfortunately Roman Reigns tests positive for COVID-19 So instead Brock Lesnar is added to the fatal four way WWE title match And he goes on to win And Paul Heyman reverts back to siding with Brock Lesnar But on SmackDown there was still some teases that Heyman's allegiance Still lied with Roman Reigns Now Reigns and Lesnar were both champions So Reigns looked to his next challenger And with him already having ran through basically everyone on SmackDown Management looked to Raw and a familiar sound knocked on the door The theme song of the trio that helped Reigns become a superstar The Shield And on the other side of that door was Seth Rollins After teasing it, Ed teasing it and teasing it It was finally gonna happen at the rumble I will say this I enjoyed their match They the match that they had at the at the Royal Rumble was That she was top notch That she was really really good Seth Rollins coming out there with the shield theme music That she was fantastic man Brother versus brother So much history between these two But Reigns seemingly couldn't beat Rollins when it mattered most Now telling Rollins that he was in god mode The longest reigning champion in 35 years Only four men holding a title for longer Hulk Hogan Bruno Sammartino Pedro Morales And Bob Backlund We come to the rumble and it was Batman versus Joker The master of mind game Seth Rollins comes out dressed like he's about to go to war With his brothers in the shield But he was about to go to war against him Outfit, the song and everything else This match got started and it was crazy This was one of the few times you actually thought that Reigns might lose Close falls, action in every corner And Reigns clearly having his mental thrown off by Rollins So much so that Reigns didn't want to win this match He wanted to get even Lost the match by DQ Holding on to his title took a chair to the back of Rollins And in the most poetic fashion he got even But his night wasn't over yet Later in the night it was Bobby Lashley versus Brock Lesnar for the WWE title The match in which Reigns interfered Hit a spear on Lesnar Asked Heyman to hand him the title And he hit Brock with it And he offered Heyman the hand of forgiveness Cost Lesnar the WWE title Signaling that things were far from over Heyman and Reigns now back together Lesnar was seeking revenge so later that night he won the Royal Rumble And he said he was going to challenge Roman Reigns at WrestleMania But before we got to Mania it was Goldberg who was next for Reigns The match that was supposed to happen two years ago at Mania And Reigns was saying that he was gonna Goldberg Goldberg Meanwhile, Lesnar was competing in the Elimination Chamber for the WWE title That show arrives Reigns beats Goldberg to retain the title At the end of the show, Lesnar wins the Elimination Chamber To make it Champion versus Champion at WrestleMania So that brings us to the now Reigns and Lesnar at WrestleMania 38 Champion versus Champion Winner take all The two men who have battled for what seems like forever Now going to meet once again at the showcase of the Immortals Now let's quickly break this down This title reign is one of the greatest Reigns of all time It's gonna be looked at for years and years and years It's not just about the duration but about the names too Mysterio, Cena, Goldberg, Edge, Lesnar, Daniel Bryan Some of the best to ever do it He's beaten them all This has put him over the top And people who still have that stigma on Reigns I'd say just watch him with an open mindset He's truly come a long way since 2015 He's easily the most entertaining thing on WWE television The high spot of this reign for sure has been the John Cena feud The Jey Uso feud And the stuff with Rawlins I've given this reign a lot of praise And I mean a ton of praise But we gotta talk about the other side too Because let's The still boring repeat This is the other side of it as well And I understand when people bring this up I can't even fault them for it Because it does kind of get repetitive Especially when once again This goes back to WWE Not really having anybody else for him to viability face Outside of Brock Lesnar They don't really have anyone that we would believe could actually do it Because they haven't built up anyone else That's on WWE's part Let's be honest, there's some problems here too The first is the booking Obviously Reigns has been booked very strong But that booking has come as a sacrifice to others on the roster He's been built so much above everyone else That everything else just feels throwaway and not as important With that they're throwing all their chips at one star Which in the short term seems amazing But in the long term can really hurt you If that star gets injured or unforeseen circumstances happen Then you're basically screwed Being a one trick pony is a dangerous slope There's two guys on the roster that have been booked strong And you guys know exactly who those two guys are You know what the other thing is? You need to have the conversation of keeping things fresh If you keep running with the same thing People will tune out Because let's be honest That's the nature of the beast of wrestling fans All in all, one of the greatest title Reigns of all time Without a doubt made the universal title feel relevant again And whoever beats him is gonna become a huge star And that's the thing That's the whole shebang At the end of the day This title Reign What he's done It needs to result in creating a mega star after this Whoever beats Roman for this They are the next guy up Simple as that They are an instant made star Simple as that Simple Instant made mega star The same thing you had When Walter had the title for that long He was a mega star In a sense for the UK fans And us NXT fans You knew Walter was that dude Because of how long that title Reign was The matches that he had And just an imposing threat he was If they would have kept things going And maybe potentially built him up in NXT And brought him to the main roster In a substantial fans fashion You would think he would be the next guy up To take down Roman Reigns Because of how dominant he was How dominant they made his title Reign become So ultimately it just comes down to Who will WWE book to be the next guy And honestly I don't know if WWE has that person right now I mean they have the potential For someone to do it They just gotta book it correctly They gotta build up somebody Where it's like I believe they could get the job done So I don't know Comment down below Let me know Who do you guys think would be the next champion After Roman Reigns drops it Or do you think It's not gonna happen He'll probably just Give up the title at some point And go to Hollywood Like what do you guys think is gonna happen In the future here But I appreciate all the love and support Roll to 70K I appreciate y'all kicking in See y'all in the next one Peace