8 most protected WWE Superstars currently

2. Roman Reigns

WWE's multiple attempts to get Reigns over haven't really succeeded in the past few years, to be quite honest

Roman Reigns has been protected by WWE ever since the project of ‘getting him over as the next company ace’ began over three years ago. In that time, Reigns has been featured more prominently than arguably anyone else, and WWE’s bookers have gone to extreme lengths to protect him both in terms of concealing his weaknesses as a performer and by trying to shut down his critics.

In the former case, WWE has booked Reigns to win the overwhelming majority of his matches, including handicap matches that would put him at a serious disadvantage. Vince has made the booking decision to make sure Reigns never shows any weakness or vulnerability, in order to further protect this image of Reigns as an unstoppable juggernaut.

And in the latter case, WWE has done some truly ridiculous things to try and protect Reigns’ image, or at least the once they’ve created for him.

From censorship and muting of crowds booing him, to confiscating or editing fan signs showing opposition to him, to taking different elements of previous top stars and applying them to Reigns in a Frankenstein’s monster sort of way, to even editing fan reaction to him in their videos on YouTube, WWE is going to ridiculous lengths to protect Reigns as a performer.

All of this has been done to protect Reigns, and odds are that stuff like this is only going to continue.