3 superstars who can replace Roman Reigns following his illness

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Roman Reigns shocked the WWE Universe last week when he relinquished his WWE Universal title. He is suffering from a deadly disease called Leukemia and he will not be able to compete in the squared circle now. As a matter of fact, the news is certainly a huge blow for the company because Reigns is undoubtedly the face of the WWE.

Reigns has achieved a lot in WWE and his career graph is quite impressive. He made his WWE debut in 2012 with the Shield and the group became one of the best professional wrestling stables in the history of WWE. He has main evented Wrestlemania four times in a row. He has won the Intercontinental title once, US title once, the Universal title once, WWE World title thrice and the tag team titles once. In fact, he is a Grand Slam champion.

Reigns was scheduled to defend his Universal title against Brock Lesnar and Braun Strowman at the Crown Jewel in Saudi Arabia. However, after his announcement last week, the match has become one and one contest. The Beast Incarnate will face Braun Strowman for the vacant Universal title at the Crown Jewel.

In the absence of Reigns, a superstar needs to be the ultimate face of the company. There are several superstars who are well adept of becoming the face of the WWE. Here we discuss three superstars who can replace the Big Dog.

#3 Finn Balor

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The first Universal champion Finn Balor is an awe-inspiring superstar and he can be an exceptional choice to replace Reigns. Presently, he is having an average run and the company can consider him to push. As a matter of fact, he won his Universal title in his first match of the main roster, but he got injured and he had to relinquish the title next night.

Balor returned from his injury, but his run has been ordinary. Meanwhile, he has not been in the title picture for two years. Balor was a big name in NXT and he is still the longest NXT champion. Balor is deft in the squared circle and he had several top-notch matches in NXT.

Balor's 'Demon King' persona is quite popular and he had immense success in the NXT as the Demon King. Therefore, if WWE decides to make Balor a top guy then it should be as the Demon King. He had enormous success in Japan, where he was one of the top stars. Thus he is competent of becoming the face of WWE.

#2 Drew McIntyre

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Drew McIntyre has had an extraordinary run since his return to the WWE. McIntyre is definitely a suitable candidate to replace Roman Reigns. His first run was substandard in WWE but he won the Intercontinental title once and the team titles once. Afterwards, he became the member of 3MB which was a wrestling stable. Jinder Mahal and Heath Slater were also members of the 3MB.

McIntyre earned a good reputation in the independent circuit. He also wrestled in the TNA where he became the World Heavyweight Champion. Subsequently, an improved version of McIntyre returned in WWE for the second run and he won the NXT title. In his second main roster run, he already won the WWE Raw tag team titles with Dolph Ziggler.

McIntyre has the charisma and in-ring skill to become the face of the company. He provided some top-notch matches in NXT against Roderick Strong, Andrade Cien Almas, and Adam Cole. Additionally, he has a captivating look to become a top star.

#1 Seth Rollins

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Seth Rollins is certainly the best choice in this list and he can be an ideal superstar to be the face of WWE. Rollins is one of the top superstars of the company and he is the current Intercontinental champion. His achievement is commendable in WWE and he has won plenty of titles since his main roster debut in 2012.

Rollins was the first ever NXT champion and he also won the Gold Rush tournament in NXT. Rollins has won the US title once, Intercontinental title twice, WWE world title twice, tag team title four times. He won the Money in the Bank in 2014. As a matter of fact, Rollins is also a grand slam champion like Roman Reigns.

He is certainly one essential superstar of the Raw and one of the top superstars of the WWE. He is suitable to be the face of the company in the absence of his Shield-brother Roman Reigns. Moreover, he is quite popular in the WWE Universe and his in-ring skill is stupendous.

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