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The 2020 Royal Rumble pay-per-view was full of mixed feelings for former WWE Champion Roman Reigns.
Having started off the night with an astonishing win over King Corbin in Falls Count Anywhere surroundings, things quite exactly didn't end up the way 'The Big Dog' would've hoped for, as he decided to enter the Men's Royal Rumble Match later on in the night.
However, despite lasting till the final two, Reigns would eventually be eliminated by the winner Drew McIntyre.
For months now, Reigns has been involved in a feud with King Corbin, Dolph Ziggler, and Robert Roode on SmackDown Live, however, with this dominant win over Corbin, it now looks like the former WWE Universal Champion can finally move on to bigger things and focus on a bigger picture, as we edge closer to WrestleMania 36.
Drew McIntyre won the Royal Rumble and will possibly challenge Brock Lesnar for the WWE Championship.
It is pretty obvious that Roman Reigns will now either have to shift his focus on 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt's Universal Championship, or call out a legend, much like he did with The Undertaker three years ago.
However, despite not being able to win his second Royal Rumble, all is not lost for the former Universal Champion even in defeat. Now that we're officially on the Road to WrestleMania 36, the options for 'The Big Dog' are indeed endless and with that being said, here are 5 possible directions for Roman Reigns in the aftermath to the Royal Rumble 2020 PPV.
#5 Announce his entry into the Elimination Chamber
The Elimination Chamber pay-per-view has always been one of the most exciting WWE events of the year and in the build-up to WWE's biggest PPV of the year, WrestleMania, the Elimination Chamber has always played a vital role in building the credibility of a champion or even a challenger, as well.
Last year, we saw the initial rise of Kofi Kingston from the Elimination Chamber pay-per-view, as he eventually went on to defeat Daniel Bryan at WrestleMania 35 and captured the WWE Championship in historic fashion.
Similarly, Bray Wyatt also won his first WWE World Championship at the 2017 Elimination Chamber. Therefore, having Roman Reigns announce his entry into the chamber (and become the first entrant, in doing so) would mean that 'The Big Dog' would have all of his focus on the Universal Championship on the Road to WrestleMania 36.
#4 Win the WWE Intercontinental Championship from Shinsuke Nakamura
Being a former WWE Intercontinental Champion, Roman Reigns would certainly prefer carrying some gold around his waist, as he heads into WrestleMania 36. After all, you cannot blame a superstar for challenging for the newly inaugurated, beautiful Intercontinental Championship.
With Shinsuke Nakamura having held the IC Title for almost 200 days now, there is certainly no surprise to the fact that 'The King of Strong Style' hasn't been doing much with the title, despite being awarded the brand new design of the championship belt.
On the other hand, Reigns has been the constant main event on SmackDown Live and putting the IC Title on him would definitely be a wise decision from WWE, if they hope to see the Intercontinental Championship get some much-needed exposure on live TV.
Reigns' first reign as IC Champion came way back in 2017 and had only lasted for 63 days, therefore, a second reign for 'The Big Dog' would pretty much be welcome at this point and would definitely benefit Reigns. With WWE on its way to Saudi Arabia once again, a match between Reigns and Nakamura for the IC Title at the Super Showdown could actually be a great idea.
Eventually, WWE could execute the idea of a Fatal-Four Way Match between Reigns, Nakamura, Cesaro, and Sami Zayn for the WWE Intercontinental Championship at WrestleMania 36.
#3 Shades of a heel turn
Ever since making his return to the WWE ring from leukemia recovery, WWE has kept Roman Reigns away from the world title picture. Matter of fact, company officials have decided to keep 'The Big Dog' away from any title picture of any sort.
However, despite being away from the world title scene for this long, there is no doubt in my mind that Roman Reigns will once again go back to receiving negative fan backlash if he is being put back into the Universal Championship picture, especially when it's against a fan favorite like 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt.
The reaction that Reigns got when he entered the Men's Royal Rumble this year also speaks volumes, as fans certainly weren't too pleased about the idea of 'The Big Dog' possibly eliminating Edge and Drew McIntyre to win his second Royal Rumble and set up another WrestleMania clash against Brock Lesnar.
Shades of a heel turn is exactly what Roman Reigns needs right now, if WWE hopes to put 'The Big Dog' back into the Universal Championship picture, the very same title that Reigns never lost in the first place to begin with, mind you!
#2 Feud with 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt
Currently on the back off an impressive title defence over Daniel Bryan at the Royal Rumble, 'The Fiend' Bray Wyatt will certainly be in need of a fresh, new challenger and much like all of The Fiend's previous victims (i.e. Finn Balor, Daniel Bryan, and even The Miz), Wyatt has had history with Reigns, as well.
The two men had an intense rivalry back in 2015, which also saw the pair collide inside the brutal Hell in a Cell structure and produce an instant classic. If WWE eventually decides to show little signs of a potential heel turn for Reigns, then a feud between him and Wyatt would certainly be one for the ages, especially with Wyatt now portraying his 'Fiend' persona.
If WWE does decide on pulling off a feud between Wyatt and Reigns for 'Mania 36, then the WWE Universe could certainly expect some amazing segments between the pair in the lead-up to The Grandest Stage of Them All.
With Reigns having being kept off the title picture for so long, it would certainly be somewhat fair for WWE to put 'The Big Dog' back into the title scene, especially after his recent feud with King Corbin.
#1 Call out Goldberg
As mentioned in the previous slides, the idea of Roman Reigns vs Bray Wyatt might not go down too well within the WWE Universe and having 'The Big Dog' reclaim the Universal Championship from a fan-favorite 'Fiend' could severely backlash WWE, as well.
That being said, back in 2017 we witnessed Roman Reigns call-out The Undertaker prior to WrestleMania and challenge 'The Deadman' to a match at The Grandest Stage of Them All. Despite not challenging for any world title that year, Reigns once again went on to main event WWE's biggest show of the year, as he also became the second man in history to defeat 'The Deadman' at 'Mania.
Similarly, Reigns could possibly call-out WWE Hall of Famer Bill Goldberg and challenge the latter to a match at the upcoming WrestleMania 36 event, considering the fact that there was a little back-and-forth exchange between the pair on Twitter, which you can see below:
Is WWE possibly planning a feud between Reigns and Goldberg? As of now, we do not know but the idea of a match between the two for WrestleMania is definitely exciting!
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