5 opponents for Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 35 better than Baron Corbin

With Roman Reigns' epic return to WWE after his battle with leukaemia, fans were surprised as to just how quickly he was able to make a comeback. In fact, after he revealed the initial diagnosis, many fans theorized (with good reason) as to when he would return, and the consensus was that he wouldn't return sooner than January 2020.

Yet, it's March 2019 and he's already back. Not only that, but he's reunited The Shield one last time and is set to make his in-ring return at Fastlane, as The Shield take on Baron Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Drew McIntyre in a grudge match.

With Reigns' return, the question popped up as to who he'll face at WrestleMania 35. According to the Dave Meltzer on the Wrestling Observer Radio, the plan as of now is for him to face Baron Corbin at the show of shows.

Given the calibre of his opponents over the last four years, one can't help but be disappointed in what's predictably going to be a squash match. Understandably, WWE planned WrestleMania 35 to be without Roman Reigns, but even so, there are better options, and here they are.

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#5. Drew McIntyre

Drew McIntyre has been in a bit of a slump after the Dolph Ziggler storyline, but that isn't necessarily a bad thing. It's not really his time right now and naturally, the focus of the main event scene is on Seth Rollins and Becky Lynch, Charlotte Flair and Ronda Rousey.

This doesn't mean we're going to see a repeat of his last run. He would be a much higher calibre opponent for Roman Reigns and there's no doubt that they would have a fantastic match together.

Both are solid in-ring workers and can put on a clinic on the show of shows.

#4. Bray Wyatt

Where on earth is Bray Wyatt in the first place? What was expected to be a short hiatus has turned out to be a rather long one, and WWE seems to be keeping him away for quite a while.

Bray Wyatt is too big a star and too good not to have a match at WrestleMania, and the grandest stage of them all has been the definition of missed opportunities in his career. Going back to 2015, Reigns and Wyatt actually had a very underrated rivalry.

They even produced a series of good matches, proving that they had great chemistry together (particularly the RAW and Hell In A Cell classic). Wyatt is an extremely worthy opponent for Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, and he could even pick up a shocking win against The Big Dog.

It would do wonders for his career and perhaps even rejuvinate it on the road to being a main eventer again in WWE.

#3. Finn Balor

Finn Balor and Roman Reigns proved on the very first night they battled on RAW that they have incredible chemistry together. Balor won that first exchange, and in the battles since, Roman Reigns has been victorious.

Either way, going by their first match, there's no doubt that they can steal the show, and a match of this calibre would be perfect for the prestige of the Intercontinental title. It would naturally be ideal if Balor retained the title given how much it's been floating around from superstar to superstar, but it is WrestleMania, the event where Roman Reigns gets pushed the most.

Either way, there's no doubt that he would be a great Intercontinental champion and have a better run with the title. What the IC title needs is a lengthy run and a defining match, and this could be it.

Would you like to see Reigns and Balor go at it again?

#2. Braun Strowman

In a way, it's kind of surprising that WWE has never had this match at WrestleMania. In 2017, Reigns and Braun Strowman had a constant on-and-off rivalry, and there were very few times where they failed to deliver.

Good friends in real life and better enemies on-screen, Strowman doesn't even need to turn heel to feud with Roman Reigns. They've proved more than enough times that they're perfect dance partners, and in hindsight after Reigns' career comes to an end, there's no doubt that Strowman will go down as one of his all-time great opponents.

Moreover, Strowman keeps getting a start-stop push, and some stability would do. A match against Reigns with a good stipulation could see one of the most intense matches in WrestleMania history.

And after all, what's better in wrestling than chaos? They don't even need to have an extensive, technical match. A Brock Lesnar-Goldberg III type of match could easily create a lot of buzz.

#1. Dean Ambrose

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, had Roman Reigns not suffered the illness and vacated the Universal Championship, his opponent at WrestleMania 35 would be none other than Dean Ambrose.

Whether it would be a main event or not, there's absolutely no doubt that it's worthy of a WrestleMania match. They have the history and the story to run it. While it doesn't make sense now given that The Shield are reunited, there are still ways to get to this match.

Frankly, with Ambrose leaving, there's no better opponent for Reigns right now at WrestleMania than him. Ambrose would have to put Reigns over, but there's no doubt that he would love to on the way out.

If Ambrose is staying, which does seem like a remote possibility at this point, the storyline can take all sorts of twists and turns. Just that this time, there won't be any title on the line. Not that they need it anyway.