3 times Roman Reigns was thoroughly over with the WWE Universe 

When it comes to Roman Reigns, the WWE Universe has only one term to describe the four time WWE Champion's current state, and that term is over pushed.

That analogy might be accurate considering the creative team's willingness to stick Reigns in the main event scene, booking him in filler mid-card programs when planning his next main event feud and their stubbornness to realize that the fan backlash he receives on a weekly basis is not without evidence.

And this is the one aspect of Reigns career that has single handily halted his John Cena like push. The fan backlash he receives is abundant, and it all started on that fateful night in Philadelphia when Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble match, as from then on his increasing popularity fell flatter than WWE's attempts at comedy.

However, the truth of the matter is, fans know that the hate they hurl at Reigns is directed towards management, and there is no more evidence to support that notion than the few instances in the past when the WWE Universe thoroughly accepted The Big Dog.

Therefore, while these moments may be few, WWE could learn a thing or two from these seconds of glory, as it was organic, unforced and completely natural reactions from wrestling fans who appreciated a wrestler that entertained them.

Nevertheless, Vince McMahon and co still decided to over push Reigns and it resulted in him becoming possibly the most hated wrestler on the main roster today.

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#1 Pittsburgh beg The Big Dog to put The Animal down

Maybe this was the ideal time WWE should've flipped the switch on Roman Reigns rise.

When Batista entered the 2014 Royal Rumble match at number 27, WWE expected The Animal to receive an all-conquering hero's welcome from the WWE Universe, as he returned to the company after three long years.

However, what WWE did not consider was the fact that the fifteen thousand fans in attendance only wanted to witness one man entering and winning the 30-man over the top rope battle royal, that was Daniel Bryan.

Anyhow, as you might know by now, Bryan was excluded from that match as WWE did not intend sending Bryan to the main event of WrestleMania 30, but in the same Royal Rumble match was a man that the creative team was grooming to be the next big thing, that was Roman Reigns.

2013-14 was sort of a breakout year for Reigns as he delivered spectacular matches with his Shield brethren, completely dominated the traditional Survivor Series elimination match and at that point, he broke Kane's decade long Royal Rumble elimination record by eliminating 12 men from the match.

Therefore when Batista stood across the ring from a red hot Roman Reigns to decide who would go to the main event of WrestleMania 30, fans organically chose Roman as the man they wanted to win.

From spear vs spear to brute force vs brute force, the WWE Universe was desperate to see the young blood throw Batista over the top rope and ascend to the top of the WWE mountain.

While most would say Reigns was only cheered because fans were utterly rejecting a Batista win, pure emotion from a wrestling crowd cant be faked, and at that point Reigns was the most over star in the building.

#2 Absolute pandemonium in Boston

A pure bad boy moment

It was unfortunate that in the summer of 2015 Seth Rollins had to vacate his WWE Championship due to a knee injury that sidelined him from in-ring action.

However before Rollins' injury occurred, he was pegged to defend his WWE title against Roman Reigns at Survivor series 2015, but now that the company's top prize was without a champion, WWE decided to book a WWE Championship tournament that would conclude with a new WWE Champion being crowned at the Survivor Series event.

Unsurprisingly enough the man that won the tournament was Roman Reigns, but The Big Dog's title reign did not last for more than a couple of minutes, as Mr. Money in the Bank Sheamus cashed his briefcase to capture his fourth WWE Championship.

While this was a terrible booking decision by WWE, the desired of reaction Reigns being the underdog babyface that had his title taken away from him was not clicking with the WWE Universe, as sarcastic chants from the audience summed an unsuccessful attempt by WWE to make Reigns look sympathetic.

However, no one could have predicted that Sheamus vs Reigns rematch at TLC 2015 was going to tear the house down, as they were performing in front of a crowd that wanted nothing to do with the match.

From broken tables to ladders shattered in half, the Boston natives were ready to witness the Reigns break Sheamus in half and win the WWE title, but once again Reigns was cheated out of his opportunity by the League of Nations.

And what ensued after the match might have been the best version of Roman Reigns WWE never touched on again, destroying referees, security and the COO Triple H. Reigns lost his mind, delivering a violent ass kicking, and in turn Boston went wild relishing in the perfect version of Reigns they never saw before - a no nonsense bad-ass.

#3 A reaction never emulated

Only McMahon himself could get Reigns to react like this

Roman Reigns started off 2015 with winning the Royal Rumble match, and every wrestling aficionado knows how the early elimination of Daniel Bryan led to the Philadelphia crowd in the Wells Fargo Centre halting the rest of the match's flow, as many started to reject Reigns rise to the top of the company.

And how ironic it is that the city Reigns would step into for the last time in 2015 was in Philadelphia, and man did the tables turn in The Big Dog's favour this time.

Already riding a wave of momentum from the unholy ass whooping he dished out on Triple H at TLC 2015, Reigns stepped into the ring on Raw facing the wrath of none other the Chairman himself, Vince McMahon.

After hurling insults back and forth at each other, the boss had given Reigns another shot at the WWE Championship on one condition; if he lost would be fired.

While everyone knew when a superstar is threatened with the sack, the threat does not hold any substance. But with the stakes laid out, Reigns was in a favorable position amongst fans in attendance to get Reigns over, nothing could stop the thunderous reaction fans would echo through the arena.

And WWE used all possible tools in their arsenal to make this match feel epic. From the League of Nation's interfering to crooked referee Scott Armstrong being called to make a controversial call.

This was not a story about Reigns overcoming the odds as an underdog babyface, this was a story about Reigns kicking ass, capturing the title and winning over the crowd in the best ovation of his career.