5 Possible Reasons why Roman Reigns hasn't been involved in the title picture lately

Since Roman Reigns' return to WWE after battling leukemia, the Big Dog hasn't been involved in the title picture, and that comes to the surprise of many WWE fans, as everybody knows how much Vince McMahon likes Roman.

Upon Reigns' return, he was put in a storyline involving the Shield in what was called the "Shield's last ride" and after that, he was involved in a feud with Drew McIntyre, which led to their match at WrestleMania 35. Roman beat McIntyre fair and square. Then, he was drafted to SmackDown Live in the WWE Superstar Shake-up.

He was then involved in a feud with Elias and Shane McMahon, which led to a match between Elias and The Big Dog at Money in the Bank. Again, Roman beat Elias, although he got some unwanted help.

Now, after the Wild Card Rule was recently announced by Vince McMahon, Roman has been appearing on both Raw and SmackDown and during this week's episode on Monday Night, a match between Roman and Shane was set up for WWE Super Show-Down.

So, this means that we might not be able to see Roman near any title anytime soon which is very surprising as The Big Dog is WWE's poster boy. In this slideshow, we are going to take a look at the 5 possible reasons why Reigns isn't involved in the title picture:

#5 Listening to the WWE Universe

Not so long ago, Vince McMahon promised that he was going to listen to the fans more than ever and do what the fans want. Believe it or not, this could be a possible reason for why Reigns isn't being pushed very hard.

Most of the WWE Universe has got bored witnessing Roman in the title picture every year and due to the continuous booing by the fans, maybe Vince decided to push him down. This is a very speculative reason but could be true.

#4 WWE doesn't want to disrupt Kingston's and Rollins' momentum

Right now, Seth Rollins and Kofi Kingston are at the respective best moments of their careers and both of them are currently the faces of the company. So, forcing Reigns into the title picture might mean demoting any of the current champions, which will definitely face some backlash from WWE fans all around the world.

This could really be a possible reason for not putting Reigns in the title picture. Everyone knows how little we see Reigns being pinned clean, and if he is involved in a match against Rollins or Kingston, Vince wouldn't want his favorite superstar to lose. Also, both Seth and Kofi are faces at the moment and Vince doesn't seem to really like a face vs face battle.

#3 To push other superstars through Reigns

This could be another possible reason for Roman not being involved in the title picture. Even if he isn't involved in anything of substance, the Big Dog is a top draw superstar who can attract the masses and so, if he feuds with any superstar on the mid-card, that superstar will get a lot of attention from the WWE Universe.

This is what WWE could have tried with the feud between Elias and Roman: trying to push Elias as a top heel. Also, his feud with McIntyre really set up the Scottish Psychopath as the premier heel of the company. Maybe this is what WWE will continue doing with Reigns' character until he is involved in any title picture.

#2 Another Royal Rumble win being planned for the Big Dog

Another reason could be that WWE is just waiting for the right time to push Reigns and maybe it is going to be a Royal Rumble victory which would settle it. Maybe another showdown between Roman and Brock Lesnar is being planned for WrestleMania 36 and after Lesnar won the Money in the Bank contract, it seems likely that the two will meet.

If Lesnar cashes in his contract on Kofi and wins the title, it surely means we are going to see Lesnar vs Reigns on SmackDown Live. Also, with FOX taking over Tuesday nights from October, they would want the top superstars competing for the gold, and who better than the two golden boys of WWE - Roman, and Brock.

#1 Patiently trying to get Roman over the WWE Universe as a face

One thing that WWE hasn't been able to do is to make Roman look believable as a face. Look at how much Rollins has changed over the years. When he disbanded the Shield, he was one of the most hated superstars, but then, as soon as he turned face, he was loved by WWE Universe and continues to be.

The same cannot be said for Roman, as his character just isn't believable enough. That is not his fault but it is just due to the fact that the Big Dog was being pushed too hard, and that maybe led to his downfall, while Seth became the face of the company.

Maybe, WWE is trying to rectify their mistakes, and in the process is trying to patiently push Roman up the ladder one step at a time rather than allowing him to take the small route. I don't know about you, but it personally feels refreshing to see Roman in mid-card feuds, but that surely won't be for long.