Ranking Roman Reigns' 5 best WWE WrestleMania singles matches

#1 Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar (WWE WrestleMania 31)

Roman Reigns competed in his first WrestleMania main event in 2015 against Brock Lesnar

WWE's attempt to anoint Roman Reigns as "the guy" came at WrestleMania 31. Reigns won the 2015 Royal Rumble match in January that year. The WWE Universe were furious at WWE's constant pushing of Roman Reigns as the new top babyface and were not taking to Reigns being presented as the face of the company.

After Reigns' Royal Rumble victory, fans had threatened to cancel their WWE Network subscriptions, cancel their WrestleMania 31 tickets and stop watching Monday Night RAW and SmackDown altogether. Nevertheless, WWE persisted with pushing Roman Reigns as the company's next top talent, booking him against Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania 31 for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship.

4 years ago today, @WWERollins SHOCKED the @WWEUniverse when he cashed in his Money in the Bank contract at @WrestleMania! pic.twitter.com/TYmrYZnrKj

— WWE (@WWE) March 29, 2019

Brock Lesnar's WWE contract was set to expire after WrestleMania. Therefore, many assumed it was a formality that Lesnar would drop the title to Reigns on the grandest stage of them all. However, just days before WrestleMania it was announced that Brock Lesnar had signed a new multi-year WWE contract. So, with Roman Reigns struggling to get over with the audience, the outcome of the WWE World Heavyweight Championship match at WrestleMania suddenly became less clear cut.

The match between Lesnar and Reigns had the crowd heavily invested, cheering Lesnar and booing Reigns in a physical and stiff contest. At a point where both superstars were down, Seth Rollins suddenly appeared and sprinted to the ring. Rollins cashed in his Money In The Bank contract and hit a curb stomp on his former Shield partner to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in what was iconically described by Michael Cole as "the hiest of the century."