5 WWE wrestlers who should've used their real names

#3 Former WWE Champion Roman Reigns

Roman or Joe?

When someone belongs to one of the largest and most impressive wrestling dynasties in the sport, it's okay to capitalize on the branding of said family. It's especially true if WWE is going to keep bringing up the familial ties Roman Reigns has in pro wrestling.

The multi-time WWE Champion came to the ring back in October of 2018, then holding the Universal Championship over his shoulder. It's a moment that wrestling fans will remember forever, as it was the day Roman Reigns stopped being Roman Reigns and became Joe Anoa'i.

Reigns revealed that his leukemia had returned, and he'd have to step away to battle it once again. Following that moment, the fans that used to boo Reigns out of the building took a step back to appreciate who he was as a person.

At that point, the curtain was pulled back. We'd left the character behind, and in its place was a guy just trying to fight to be with his family, and maybe one day come back to the business that he loved. When that did happen, he came back as Roman Reigns and was quickly put into a Shield reunion with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose.

Why not continue on with the real man that we saw several months prior? The opportunity was there.