5 times the heel stood tall in the WrestleMania main event

It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it's a big surprise.
It doesn't happen all the time, but when it does, it's a big surprise

#1 WrestleMania 33 (kind off)

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He's not a definite heel, but don't tell the Wrestlemania Monday crowd that.
He's not a definite heel, but don't tell the Wrestlemania Monday crowd that

This inclusion is a controversial one, no doubt, but it earns its spot on this list because of how this match was booked and how fans in attendance saw its winner, Roman Reigns.

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Reigns is not a good guy.

Reigns is not a bad guy.

Reigns is the guy, regardless of how fans react; many figures inside the company and out have stated that WWE is as pleased as it could be with the mixed reactions their Samoan superstar gets when he enters arenas. The cacophony of arrogant boos and children's cheers sound like cash registers to a company dead set on selling those smarks Network subscriptions (where they hope to see Reigns demolished) and those children t-shirts.

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Reigns and The Undertaker were set on a WrestleMania collision course at the 2017 Royal Rumble when Reigns ended The Deadman's claim at a championship opportunity by tossing him over the top rope. Fans nationwide didn't give a moment's hesitation as to whom they would support in this contest: The Undertaker was always the clear favorite.

Fans have a little over a week to find out if this really was Taker's last ride.
Fans have a little over a week to find out if this really was Taker's last ride

The finale in Orlando was, ostensibly, a babyface vs babyface contest, but crowd reactions before, during, and after the match painted Roman Reigns as the bad guy. Ask ten different fans how they felt about Roman Reigns emerging victorious from a sloppy No Disqualification contest where The Undertaker's body seemed to give out on him numerous times (and where Big Evil seemed to be calling it a career) and you'll probably get ten different reactions.

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Where there was a unified reaction, though, was in the arena 24 hours later where the assembled Wrestlemania Monday crowd hijacked Reigns' promo to let him know exactly who they felt was the heel in Orlando; in his greatest character work to date, Reigns, in turn, let them know exactly how he felt, too.

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