4 Bad Things that may happen in WWE following Roman Reigns' emotional exit

This week on Monday Night Raw Roman Reigns kicked off the show. Though it's usual for him to do so, this time it was different as he came out not as the Universal Champion Roman Reigns but as Joe Anoaʻi.

He grabbed the mic and thanked everyone for reacting towards him and being with him before revealing that he is suffering from Leukaemia again, after battling from it eleven years ago. His announcement has left every fan into tears no matter they cheered him or booed him.

Now that Reigns is on hiatus from the wrestling, it's time for WWE to make some changes. A couple of bad things will now happen in the company as Reigns emotional exit has left a big void to fill.

So, today in the feature we are going to take a look at those bad things that may now happen in WWE following Reigns' emotional exit. Let's start without further ado.

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#4 The Fall in the ratings of Monday Night Raw

Now that Roman is getting ready for his treatment, it's highly unlikely that he will appear on WWE

Since the former Universal Champion Roman Reigns has made the announcement of him suffering from Leukaemia, the wrestling world has been set on a buzz. No matter if any fan has booed him or cheered for him, everyone is sending their prayers to Roman and his family.

After Roman defeated Brock Lesnar for the Universal Championship, he was defending the title night-in-night-out. When Reigns was featured on Monday Night Raw as a top star, the ratings of the show were higher than before.

Also, he was already scheduled to defend his title at the upcoming WWE Crown Jewel event, but sadly, due to Roman's revelation, the match and his wrestling career are now on hiatus. His break from WWE will now possibly result in the decrease of Raw's rating, as the brand doesn't have that much of star power compared to Roman has.

Though the red brand has huge names such as Braun Strowman, Drew McIntyre, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose, but Reigns absence from the company may result in nothing but a gradual decrease of their show ratings.

#3 Need time to build another face

As Roman has made his exit, the creatives now need to come up with new plans in order to make the product look fresher and stay relevant.

Roman Reigns was in the main event of last four WrestleManias without a hiatus and was believed to headline next year's WrestleMania alongside his cousin The Rock. This move of WWE clearly hinted that they wanted him to be the next face of the company after John Cena.

When Roman defeated Cena, his victory was seen as the passing of the torch. WWE was building Reigns as the face of the WWE for a long time, but after Reigns' heartbreaking exit WWE now a new face to represent the company till Reigns makes his return and for that they need time.

Though the company has some top guys like Finn Balor, Braun Strowman, Seth Rollins, AJ Styles, Drew McIntyre and many more who will be worth the position they still need to build them up.

So the question is, who will they pick up as their next guy and what will happen to him after Reigns will return?

#2 Current storylines will be now put on a shelf or will get scrapped

The Shield storyline has been rushed, as witnessed this week on Raw

Roman Reigns, Dean Ambrose and Seth Rollins were once again reunited as The Shield this past month on Raw. The reason for this move of WWE was believed, they wanted to generate sympathy for the former Universal Champion.

The on-going storyline of The Shield was meant to end down the road somewhere. The plan was all along to turn Dean Ambrose heel on Reigns and Rollins to help them build as a much bigger singles star.

But their storyline has been rushed, as witnessed this week on Raw, Ambrose has already turned heel attacking Rollins. This turn in the character of Ambrose has not benefit Reigns as planned after his announcement which tells us that the original plan for this storyline has been possibly scrapped.

Also, it was rumored that Drew McIntyre is in line to face Roman Reigns for the title but this plan of WWE has been possibly put on a shelf or scrapped after Reigns heartbreaking announcement.

#1 The return of Brock Lesnar

If WWE wants him to return back to the company, you can expect him to win the championship match

After Reigns' exit from the WWE, there is a big void left to fill, and the possible superstar who can match the level of Reigns is no one else but former Universal Champion Brock Lesnar.

I'm not sure whether the return of Brock Lesnar will be a good thing or a bad thing for the company and fans, as his return will rise up the stock price of WWE, but will leave fans sad just like the last time.

The return of beast at the upcoming WWE Crown Jewel PPV might be not just one-off appearance but more than that one as he's scheduled for a match against Braun Strowman to determine the winner for the vacant Universal Championship.

And if WWE wants him to return back to the company, you can expect him to win the championship match as the company will throw-in a huge amount of money for his signing as his upcoming UFC fight is after almost a year.

And in the meantime Reigns makes his comeback, the company may very well use a guy like Lesnar to increase the quality of their product.