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The WWE Hell in a Cell main event is all set for tomorrow night. Braun Strowman will lock horns against Roman Reigns inside the demonic cage structure. These two are no strangers to each other as they had a stretched rivalry for the better part of 2017. But this would be a completely new environment to deliver a 'match of the year' candidate.
Stakes are higher considering the announcement that Mick Foley will also step inside the Hell in a Cell structure as the special guest referee. Will we see him taking one of those insane bumps? Chances are low considering his growing age and recent surgeries on his body.
On a sarcastic note, the WWE Universe should start cheering Roman Reigns for his third consecutive Hell in a Cell win. Most of the spoilers are already in favor of The Big Dog, we can expect his championship reign to continue for a long time. This is certainly not good news for The Monster Among Men who is at the peak of his career, and deserves to win the championship.
In fact, the WWE Creative team forced Braun Strowman to turn heel just to put over Roman Reigns as the champion. Otherwise, he was the hottest property on Monday Night Raw during SummerSlam season. He also remained the 'insurance policy' for the SummerSlam Universal Title match. Officials used him around the entire context to add better ingredients for the repetitive match-up.
Luck is still not favoring him, and he might be out of the title picture once Hell in a Cell passes by. But the stale scenario in the main event scene of the flagship show could certainly change if the MITB cash-in turns out to be successful. Here are 3 reasons why that should happen.
#1 Saving Braun Strowman's character from getting ruined
It's a fact that WWE has been hell-bent on making Braun Strowman the new resident monster of the show. He would be following the footsteps of predecessors like The Big Show who won the world title on debut night.
Strowman has been portrayed even stronger than that as he dominated Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns on the roster. But whenever the occasion was bigger, he was used as a jobber to them.
Think about last year's No Mercy PPV. Strowman was clearly the favorite to win the title. But he digested the pinfall loss via just one F-5. Even at this point, he looks stronger than Reigns with his own faction by the side. But the story could be different at Hell in a Cell as the head honchos might have already determined to let the current champion continue the reign.
Braun Strowman will then transition to a superstar who can't win big matches. The unsuccessful cash in of his MITB contract could take him to the end of the line for the prime championship. Overcoming the big losses could be difficult for The Monster in the future.
#2 Building up a strong faction
Truth be told, The Shield's reunion following SummerSlam has not picked up well. They bring a certain intensity for sure but the regrouping seems extremely forced this time around. Only generating more revenue from their merchandise selling can't be a good reason to let them team up week after week.
Rather, Braun Strowman's 'Dog of War' have huge momentum on their side. Just imagine how strong they would be if each one of them shows up on post Hell in a Cell Raw with gold around their waists.
Putting over the team comprising Strowman, Ziggler and McIntyre would not be such a bad idea after all.
As for The Shield, the officials will have many forthcoming opportunities to let them stick together, given that the time and storyline is right.
#3 Giving a new direction to Roman Reigns
Roman Reigns does not need the championship around his shoulder necessarily to remain at the top. He's been always billed to remain at the top. So no matter what, the company will continue to give him a push as the poster boy.
Keeping the title on him and throwing random superstars at him as challengers only to put them down would make things predictable.
Fans would not be pleased if this continues to happen throughout the fall of 2018. Rather, how about taking the title away from him and bringing back Paul Heyman to his corner as reinforcement?
The longtime rumors of the veteran acting as his manager should come to fruition. We will be down with that even if it means a heel turn is on the horizon for the man who claims this to be his yard.
