3 reasons why Vince McMahon allowed Shane to end Roman Reigns' 6-match undefeated PPV streak at WWE Super Showdown

327 Days! Yes, that's the time that has passed since the night Bobby Lashley defeated Roman Reigns at WWE Extreme Rules 2018.

Shane McMahon scripted one of the biggest upset victories of the night when he pinned Roman Reigns at WWE Super Showdown with some help from his friend, Drew McIntyre. This was the first pay-per-view defeat of Vince McMahon's golden boy in 11 months but what's surprising here is that Vince picked Shane to end Reigns' undefeated streak.

Though this streak was not publicized because of the break that Reigns took, this winning streak existed! But, now the Creative team has ended Roman Reigns' dream run and it looks like they may hand him his second consecutive PPV loss on 23rd June at the hands of Drew McIntyre.

Nevertheless, without shifting our focus to the future, let us have a look at the reasons why Vince McMahon chose Shane McMahon of all superstars to end Roman's streak -

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#3 To avoid Shane McMahon's victories over the Miz from becoming meaningless

Vince McMahon booked Shane to go over the Miz twice

Perhaps, we can say that Vince McMahon used the Miz only to build up Shane McMahon as a strong opponent for Roman Reigns. But, in case Roman Reigns would have ended up beating Shane McMahon clean at Super Showdown, then the losses that the Miz took at the hands of the Prodigal Son would have meant nothing.

After all, the Miz is one of the most decorated superstars in WWE history, he has always been there for the company and he rarely gets injured. These characteristics make him one of the most valuable assets of WWE. If Shane would have simply stayed down till the 3-count after eating a spear, the Miz would have been very disappointed.

However, Vince McMahon took account of his previous booking decisions and took the right step forward.

#2 To set up a future handicap match at WWE Extreme Rules

WWE Extreme Rules will take place on 14th July 2019

Looking at Shane McMahon's victory from the booking perspective, Vince McMahon may have allowed his son to defeat Roman Reigns because he has a grander match planned for the Big Dog at Extreme Rules. As per the rumors, WWE has planned a handicap match for the former Universal Champion at Extreme Rules. Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre will join forces to conquer the Roman Empire in July.

In order to set up this match, WWE needs to first give victories to Shane McMahon and Drew McIntyre (with the other superstar's interference), then the Big Dog will ask Vince McMahon to book a match where he can beat the hell out of both the Prodigal Son and the Scottish Psychopath.

Vince can make this match and can even allot an Extreme Rules stipulation to make matters worse for Roman Reigns.

#1 To keep Roman Reigns away from the WWE Championship

Roman Reigns has been kept away from the WWE title ever since his return

The major reason why Vince McMahon has decided to prolong this feud is that he does not want the WWE Universe to boo Roman Reigns once again. He has kept him from the title picture ever since his return only to get the WWE Universe cheer for the Big Dog.

Had Roman Reigns pinned Shane McMahon fair and square at WWE Super Showdown, he would have run out of opponents on the main roster. This would have forced the writers to move him back to the title picture.

However, WWE did not commit the mistake they had made in the past. By allowing Shane to emerge victorious at Jeddah, Vince McMahon has all but confirmed that Roman Reigns will not feature in title feuds at least until Extreme Rules.

Thus, these were the 3 reasons why Vince McMahon allowed his son, Shane to end Roman Reigns' 6-match undefeated PPV match at WWE Super Showdown.