WWE SummerSlam 2017: 5 Reasons Roman Reigns Should Win

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Like him or not, Roman Reigns has had an incredible career thus far in WWE. Mulitple World Championship runs three WrestleMania main events, and a part of one of the best stables in the last decade The Shield. That’s why Roman Reigns should win the Universal Championship at SummerSlam.

SummerSlam will be main-evented by a fatal four way for the WWE Universal Championship. A match that will feature WWE’s “Monster Among Men” Braun Strowman, “The Destroyer” Samoa Joe, “The Big Dog” Roman Reigns, and current Universal Champ “The Beast Incarnate” Brock Lesnar. (You just read that in Paul Heymans voice didn’t you?)

The show will also feature a WWE Championship match between Shinsuke Nakamura, and current champ Jinder Mahal. A United States Championship match between Kevin Owens, and current champ AJ Styles. As well as many other great matches.

By far though the most intriguing match will be the fatal four way. All four men could easily walk out of SummerSlam with the red belt around their waste. Braun has never looked like more of a threat. Joe has been at the top of his game recently, laying waste to almost anyone put in front of him. And Brock Lesnar is well Brock Lesnar.

Roman Reigns, however, is the best option right now to walk out of SummerSlam with the championship around his waist. And here are five reasons why:

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5. A Reigns Win Gets the Universal Title Back on TV

I know this could be said of the other three competitors as well, but getting Raw’s main championship back on TV on a weekly basis is needed. After Lesnar won the belt a WrestleMania, back in April, Raw has seen some of the lowest ratings for Raw it’s had in a while. While the NBA playoffs probably factored into hurting those numbers. A lot of the blame is on Lesnar not being on TV until the Great Balls of Fire PPV last month.

When Lesnar returned to TV to promote his match at Great Balls of Fire with Samoa Joe, the ratings when back up, granted, they didn’t skyrocket, but they did increase. A lot of that could be attributed to the Samoa Joe put in making the feud interesting. Also, fans were interested in seeing how Joe would fare in his first title opportunity on the WWE main roster.

But, at the same time, Reigns was also involved in the build to an Ambulance Match between himself, and Braun Strowman. Another match fans were interested in seeing. Because watching those two behemoths square off in a non-sanctioned match had everyone intrigued.

If the Universal Title returned to Raw every week, the ratings would get better. As long as WWE continues to give Reigns exciting matches to build towards, with new feuds, and faces challenging all the time.

Reigns has already proven he can go in the ring with just about anyone. Puting on good matches with just about everyone he gets in the ring with.

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4. A Reigns Win Sets Up a Brock Lesnar Rematch at WrestleMania 34

Not too long after WrestleMania 33 ended Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter reported that Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar was scheduled to be the main event of WrestleMania 34. While we’ve already seen that match, at WrestleMania 31, Lesnar dominated most of the match. Until Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract mid-match to walk pin Roman Reigns and walk out as champ.

Seeing a rematch would be interesting. Reigns was a relative newcomer to singles competition at WrestleMania 31, and because of that didn’t get much offense in throughout the match. Now, however, with more experience under his belt, Reigns would be more dangerous. And the match would be more entertaining, and a much better contest between the two.

Lesnar has said that if he loses this match at SummerSlam, he’ll leave WWE. And he is reportedly training to get back into the octagon. I don’t think Vince will let him walk without one more WrestleMania match. Although do any of us want another “going away” Lesnar match? We all know how well the last one turned out.

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3. First World Championship Win in Over a Year

June 19, 2016.

The last time Roman Reigns held one of WWE’s top Championships was Money in the Bank last year. When he dropped the WWE Championship to Seth Rollins, who was then cashed in on by Dean Ambrose.

In that time many other people have gotten an opportunity to show whether or not they were worthy of holding a major championship in WWE.

Guys like Finn Balor and Kevin Owens both got to prove their worth when they got to hold the Universal Championship. Even if Finn only got to hold the belt for less than 24 hours. He still proved that he was deserving of the opportunity WWE was ready to give him. He can’t help that he got injured in the match.

Owens also proved he was worthy of more championship runs. And hopefully, he’ll be in the main event scene on Smackdown soon.

Still, though, Reigns hasn’t held a main event title in a long time. He had a 107 day United States Championship run in the median.

While it’s been nice seeing new wrestlers get opportunities, Reigns is deserving of another world title run. He’s been at the top of the card, and there’s no one more qualified in this match to walk out as champion than Reigns.

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2. John Cena and Roman Reigns Trade Barbs on Twitter

On July 23rd Roman Reigns tweeted this out, talking about the crowd being quiet at the Smackdown PPV Battleground. It prompted a response from free-agent John Cena.

Cena replied by telling Reigns he would give him the big fight he was asking for.

This back-and-forth is interesting because the two have never faced each other one-on-one in the ring before. With Cena apparently going into a feud with Baron Corbin, and with Reigns embroiled in the fatal four way, the two won’t be meeting at SummerSlam. And it was announced last week that Cena would be in the upcoming Transformers spin-off, which is currently in production. It doesn’t look like the two will meet anytime soon.

However, if Reigns wins at SummerSlam, and with Cena being a free-agent, a battle between the two seems imminent. Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter even reported that the two could be the main event of WrestleMania 34 if WWE can’t work something out with Brock Lesnar before Mania.

If Reigns vs. Cena does happen in the future, having the Universal Championship in the feud will make it that much more interesting. Having the guy Vince wants to replace Cena with, going up against the guy he’s supposed to replace, is interesting. Add a world championship to the mix, and it makes the feud unmissable.

We never got to see Cena vs. Hogan. Or, Cena vs. Undertaker at WrestleMania. But we could still see Cena vs. Reigns, but that all starts at SummerSlam with a Roman Reigns win.

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1. Shield Reunion

When Dean Ambrose got drafted to Raw in April, fans instantly began clamoring to see a Shield reunion. So, perhaps the most intriguing possible storyline going into SummerSlam is the possibility of a Shield reunion.

Former Shield brethren Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins have been teaming up and helping each other out on Raw in recent weeks. Last week Rollins beat Sheamus, one-half of the Raw Tag Team Champions. After the match though. Sheamus and Cesaro jumped Rollins. Ambrose eventually made the save, but it was too late. Rollins was to beat down to help Ambrose out. Ambrose ended up taking a finisher from both Cesaro and Sheamus. And the tag champs walked out laughing at the pair they had left beaten up in the ring.

Afterward, Ambrose and Rollins were seen backstage still at odds with one another. But as Pro Wrestling Magazine reported in a tweet Ambrose and Rollins vs. Sheamus and Cesaro is expected to be added to the SummerSlam card. Along with many other matches named in the tweet.

One would assume that the match would be for the Raw Tag Team Titles. If it is then WWE’s plan becomes apparent.

Rollins and Ambrose will win the belts at SummerSlam, and then go on to help Reigns win the Universal Championship in the main event. Bringing the Shield back and returning them to their former glory. Except this time they’ll be stronger than before.

When the Shield was together before, none of the members held a major championship. Ambrose held the United States Championship, and Reigns and Rollins held the then WWE Tag Team Championships.

Now, with Reigns as Universal Champion and Rollins and Ambrose as tag champs, the trio will be more dangerous than before. Running roughshod over the Raw roster.

Plus, if WWE does this it gives room for them to bring together another trio to combat the Shield. You know a little stable referred to as The Balor Club, consisting of Finn Balor, Luke Gallows, and Karl Anderson.

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Imagine the battles these two teams could have. Going back and forth, destroying each other on a weekly basis. Raw would be must see TV for the first time in a long while.

While some fans may not want to see another Roman Reigns title run, the storylines it could lead to mean a Reigns win at SummerSlam must happen. If WWE wants to continue to see the numbers for Raw continue to rise a Reigns win, and Shield reunion is the way to go about it.