3 rare occasions the WWE Universe cheered Roman Reigns

It's no secret what the WWE Universe thinks of the Shield's breakout star. Ever since the Shield broke up after Seth Rollins' treacherous beatdown on Reigns and Ambrose, fans have voiced their displeasure at Roman Reigns' mega push to the top of the Raw roster.

When Reigns was a member of the Shield, he used to get positive reactions on a regular basis. His most notable moments were when he turned into a star in a traditional Survivor Series match in 2013, eliminating 4 opponents in succession. Months later, he broke Kane's record for the most number of eliminations in the Royal Rumble match, by throwing 12 superstars off the top rope.

Unfortunately, Shield's implosion didn't do him any favors. Even though the top management pushed him to the moon, the fans were having none of it!

Reigns soon surpassed Cena as being the most controversial superstar of this era, receiving loud boos on a consistent basis. Amidst this sea of boos, there were a few rare moments when the fans cheered in unison for Roman.

Let's take a look at them!

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#3 The Shield reunites!

On the October 9, 2017, edition of Raw, the Miz made it clear to the fans that the rumors of the Shield reunion were nowhere close to reality. This led to Reigns coming in, with an arena full of passionate fans booing the daylights out of him. Although there were some cheers sprinkled in-between in hopes of a reunion.

The moment Roman clarified that the Shield was actually reuniting, the arena suddenly erupted into cheers. Out came Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins, to the utter amazement of the crowd.

The Shield, finally reunited, approached the ring, where they proceeded to dispose of Sheamus and Cesaro, plus The Miz's sidekick, Curtis Axel. To top it all off, the Hounds Of Justice ended the beatdown with their patented triple powerbomb on The Miz.

The fans didn't hold back one bit and blew the roof off the arena with some of the loudest cheerings in recent history. This moment made the management in the back realize the cold, hard fact - Roman Reigns was a fan favorite as long as he was a part of the Shield. Alone, he was the most hated WWE Superstar on the planet.

#2 A WrestleMania sized spear!

By the time Royal Rumble 2016 was upon us, the WWE Universe had gotten tired of the push Roman Reigns was getting. The Rumble was touted as "One vs All", with Reigns entering at #1.

By the end of the night, Triple H had become a 14 time World Champion and the fans knew that it was going to be Triple H vs Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.

The match headlined the show of shows, with the fans booing Reigns out of the building and clamoring for Triple H to retain the title. As the match was about to end, something happened that forced the fans to cheer for Reigns.

There's no person more hated by the fans than Stephanie McMahon. Apparently, she was hated even more than Roman! A spear meant for The Game was dodged, and the victim was the unfortunate Stephanie, who just happened to be behind Triple H.

The sea of fans inside the stadium were genuinely shocked at what they had just witnessed. For the next few moments, Reigns had become a fan favorite. Unfortunately, the fans turned on him as soon as he pinned Triple H and left the arena with the title.

#1 Roman announces that he has leukemia

The episode of Monday Night Raw that aired on October 22, 2018, will forever be remembered as an emotional ride from start to finish.

This was the night Roman Reigns relinquished his Universal Championship and left the WWE to battle illness. By the end of the night, Rollins and Ambrose had become Tag Team Champions, followed by Ambrose's shocking attack on The Architect.

As Roman opened the show, he was met with his weekly dose of boos. The fans inside the arena didn't have any idea about the announcement he was about to make.

As soon as they realized that Roman had been diagnosed with leukemia again, the arena went into silence, followed by a sea of cheers for the courageous superstar who was leaving the company for an indefinite amount of time.

As Roman prepared to leave, his Shield brothers joined him on the ramp for one final pose before he departed, leading to the fans chanting Roman's name in an incredibly rare moment.