5 Signs WWE wants Roman Reigns to replace Brock Lesnar

#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.