We all love to hate on Roman Reigns, right? Oh, he’s always pushed to win against the odds, there’s no character development from him, the WWE is shoving him down our throats, and my favourite, Roman Reigns can’t cut a promo. And, for the most part, all these things are true.
Except on those rare occasions when Roman actually does cut a great promo. I know I know, you’re shaking your head in disbelief right now, but it’s true. There have actually been times when Roman has been able to cut a darn good promo.
One has to wonder why he can’t do this more often. If he can deliver promos at such a high level on a consistent basis, that combined with his look and in-ring ability would get him over more than a million Superman Punches. Come on, Roman, let’s see more great promos. In the meantime, though, let’s look the good ones he’s already delivered.
So, without any further ado, here are 5 times Roman Reigns cut a great promo:
#5 Telling Stephanie McMahon that he is The Authority
In the build up to the much-maligned Wrestlemania 32 main event between Triple H and Roman Reigns, The Big Dog cut one hell of a promo on Stephanie McMahon. One week after he viciously assaulted Hunter, Roman came out to confront Stephanie McMahon.
His promo was short, to the point and made some memorable statements including, “There’s nothing you or your daddy’s money can do about it.” and “Now, I am The Authority.” In an ideal world, this would have been the perfect starting point for a slow heel turn.
The full version of the promo has been posted above for those of you who want to check it out, and I highly suggest you do. If only he cut more promos in the same vein as this one.
#4 The off-air promo after winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship win
It’s a damn shame that this promo was never aired on an episode of Monday Night Raw. After winning the WWE World Heavyweight Championship, Roman Reigns cut a heartfelt promo where he thanked the crowd – both his supporters and his critics – in a pretty emotional moment.
With the event taking place in the same arena as his Royal Rumble 2015 victory – where he was booed out of the damned building – he was cheered and applauded for his word and one has to think that the WWE missed the boat by not airing this one out to the rest of the WWE Universe when they had the chance.
You can see a clip from that promo above and I recommend you check it out to see another side to Roman Reigns.
#3 The Game of Thrones promo
Roman Reigns did a lot of his great promo work during his time in The Shield when he was quite over with the crowd. It seems like such a waste that all of that effort has been for nought since then. This is a promo that he and Dean Ambrose cut after being betrayed by Seth Rollins
It was a great segment from the two men who were just one week removed from the shocking betrayal and they didn’t hold back in any way, shape or form. They decimated all three members of 3MB and then proceeded to call out Seth, Randy Orton, and Triple H.
The epic lines from this promo came when he told The King of Kings that they would be having their own Game of Thrones. You can see the whole segment above and Reigns’ part specifically starts at around 5 minutes 45 second-mark.
#2 The NXT interview
If you would like to a see prototype as to what the Roman Reigns character should have been, just check out this interview segment he had on NXT. It was short and to the point – the key to success for most Reigns promos – and gave off the perfect vibe as to what he should be booked like.
If you wonder why everyone is crying out for a Roman Reigns heel turn, this is the clip to convince you. So, just check out the video above, it’s less than a minute long, and you’ll be left believing that Reigns could have been so much more.
#1 The post-Wrestlemania 32 promo
Roman Reigns had attained nuclear heat at the end of Wrestlemania 32 when he regained the WWE World Heavyweight Championship from Triple H and everyone was left wondering how he would react the next night on Monday Night Raw.
Reigns embraced all the hate and delivered the line “I’m THE Guy” for the first time in his career. Sure, the whole thing is overused now, but back then it was fresh and it was great to see Roman accepting the reaction he had drawn and then building his promo off of it.
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