WWE Raw Power Rankings: It’s the Ziggler and Rollins Show
By Bryan Heaton
6. Roman Reigns
How many of you have read The Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde? Even if you haven’t, you probably know the story: a mild-mannered scientist drinks a potion that transforms him into a man of pure evil, as kind of an allegory for dual personalities.
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Roman Reigns is being booked like Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde right now.
On the one hand, he’s a good friend when it comes to Seth Rollins. Reigns does the right thing by Rollins, and even gets the crowd on his side as he fights side by side with his Shield brother. But on the other hand, Roman is a real jerk when it comes to Bob Lashley. He refuses to acknowledge his weakened state, instead trying to be the superhero and win a tag match alone after being beaten mercilessly.
The goal may have been to make Reigns seem sympathetic, but that’s not how it came across. You can’t knock the guy too hard, though, since he’s basically being booked to feud with the entire roster at this point. But he needs a simple, straight-forward story right now, not this multi-faceted garbage.
5. Ember Moon
Ember Moon has quietly put together a nice little string of matches lately. And thanks to the questionable decisions the booking team has made within the rest of the division, Ember is basically the top woman competitor on Raw right now. We’ll see if that leads to future title matches, but right now she’s just queen of the hill.