5 Signs WWE wants Roman Reigns to replace Brock Lesnar

Roman Reigns has now turned heel in a matter of a week and while some fans are angry about what happened, others are wondering why WWE would do this? Interestingly enough, the move seems to coincide with Brock Lesnar being unavailable at the moment, which begs the question of whether this is intentional?

While the jury is still out on whether this is WWE's way of creating a new Lesnar or not, there are a lot of signs that point to this being true. Then again, some of this might end up seeming subjective on it's own, but it becomes less so when you put all the pieces together and look at the bigger picture.

With that being said and WWE finally turning Reigns heel for the first time in his singles career, here are five signs they are trying to turn him into the next Beast Incarnate. As always, let us know your thoughts in the comments below and tell us what you think of Reigns as a heel.

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#5. Roman Reigns holding down talent

Dosen't it seem like Roman Reigns heel turn came at the expense of The Fiend and Braun Strowman?

There's nothing that angers fans more than a Vince McMahon project holding down promising talent and that's exactly what the company had Roman Reigns do at Payback. It was almost as if Reigns was holding down The Fiend and Braun Strowman in the same way that Brock Lesnar did with other Superstars.

Roman Reigns didn't even wrestle the whole match at Payback, a classic heel move, and just came in to pick the bones after The Fiend and Strowman fought it out. If there was anything that could prove WWE is trying to turn Reigns into the next Lesnar, this would certainty be it.

If nothing else, WWE has accomplished a lot in a very short period of time and although some are upset with the results, they should really be in awe at how flawless this all was. Also, fans should be astounded that the company knew them enough to pull the right strings and get them to turn on the Big Dog so quickly.

#4. Roman Reigns' heel turn came after news of Brock Lesnar

Isn't funny how Roman Reigns heel turn happens right after news of Brock Lesnar's absence?

If you look at Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar right now, you will almost see a mirror image. Sure, Reigns doesn't have the UFC experience that Lesnar does and the latter is a bigger mainstream draw, but they are very much the same, storyline-wise, at the moment.

In fact, between Reigns refusing to enter the triple threat match at Payback until the very end and aligning himself with Paul Heyman, Reigns and Lesnar are one in the same. Interestingly enough, this seems to be WWE's intention until some kind of deal can be reached with Lesnar down the road.

Some might see this as just a coincidence and that could be true to some extent, but Lesnar's absence is being felt throughout the company. Also, WWE is without a mega heel right now at the top level, which is why they are calling in Reigns to step up.

#3. Abruptly putting a title on Roman Reigns

Roman Reigns recaptured the Universal Title pretty quickly.

WWE does everything for a reason and that includes putting the WWE Universal Championship on Roman Reigns just one week after The Fiend won it back at SummerSlam. Then again, some are probably just going to blame it on WWE being out of touch, but that couldn't be further from the truth if you look at it from a different perspective.

Think about it like this. WWE knew that The Fiend is the most popular thing in the company right now and that fans cared very deeply about his character. That's why WWE utilised that by having Reigns commit the unthinkable act of dethroning him and taking the Universal title for himself.

In the end, this was a strategic move and could have been in the company's plans for a long time now. Furthermore, this is seems like a response to Lesnar not being available at the moment, which is why WWE put the title on Reigns to make him the biggest heel in the company.

#2. Roman Reigns' shocking heel turn

Turning Roman Reigns heel was a genius idea on WWE's part!

It's no secret that the loss of Brock Lesnar is hurting WWE for the time being and it seems like they are using Roman Reigns as a sort of substitute. Not only is that insanely evident by how he turned heel during his return at SummerSlam, but also how he aligned himself with Paul Heyman a week later.

It's almost like WWE is trying to fill the void left by Lesnar and they are pulling out every stop to achieve that goal. They even turned their top babyface into one of the most hated heels in a matter of a few short weeks and are going out of their way to make fans angry at Reigns.

Why else would Reigns spear The Fiend at SummerSlam and take the title off of him only a week later? If you think about it logically, WWE did this to turn Reigns into the next Lesnar and use him as the next mega heel over on WWE Friday Night SmackDown.

#1. The addition of Paul Heyman as Roman Reigns' advocate

Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman seems like a match made in heaven.

While a lot of fans may think that adding Paul Heyman as Roman Reigns' advocate is a way to cover up his microphone skills, it's actually more of a status symbol for the Universal champion. In fact, one could even argue that Heyman being at Roman Reigns side pretty much guarantees that fans will be listening.

In all honesty, that's exactly what WWE did by pairing up Brock Lesnar with Heyman and they are doing the same thing now. Of course, Reigns doesn't have the same UFC experience that Lesnar had, but adding Heyman to the mix kind of distracts from that a bit.

In the end, Lesnar is unavailable at the moment and the company needs someone to fill his role. Interestingly enough, they seem to have done it by turning their top babyface into a heel and while that is sometimes a disaster waiting to happen, it seems to be paying off so far.