WWE: 3 reasons why Drew McIntyre vs Brock Lesnar should headline WrestleMania 36

Avoid the Backlash

Since returning from his second battle with leukemia, Reigns really hasn’t sniffed a singles title. While he is still in main events on SmackDown with this never-ending feud with King Corbin, WWE has done a good job of avoiding the mistakes of 2014-2018 when Reigns was nearly unbeatable (he was more “Super Cena” than Cena).

However, in my opinion, it is too soon for Reigns not only to headline the show, but to win the Universal Championship. Give Reigns another year of a slow-build with minimal or no title matches (any title), culminating in a match at WrestleMania in 2021.

I would think differently if his opponent wasn’t The Fiend. As Kevin Parvizi discussed in his piece arguing for this main event I linked to on the opening page, arguably no act is hotter or draws as much fan interest as Bray Wyatt’s new alter-ego.

The Fiend didn’t even suffer from the obligatory backlash from fans for beating Daniel Bryan so handily (which didn’t escape Reigns when he defeated Bryan at Fastlane in 2015 to headline WrestleMania).

While he may not be as hot as when his “Firefly Funhouse” debuted, The Fiend is still an act that needs to remain strong. Whether or not he needs a top championship is for a different discussion, but since he does have the title, losing the match and title only weakens The Fiend as a character.

Rather than have the potential of fans booing Reigns for his victory, it would seem more prudent to headline with a character many fans are rooting for to beat the dastardly champion. After all, we don’t want another Philadelphia incident that even The Rock couldn’t dissipate, do we?