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Roman Reigns is John Cena's true successor (at least in the eyes of WWE management). Reigns has reached the pinnacle of sports entertainment in a relatively short period of time. He is now 'The Guy' in WWE, and boasts an impressive resume.
He is a three time WWE Champion, one time US Champion, one time Intercontinental Champion, and a former tag team champion.
These championship wins have made Reigns a Grand Slam Champion, an achievement stars like John Cena and Triple H haven't achieved. He is also a Royal Rumble winner and was voted 'Superstar of the Year' in 2014.
He has defeated legends like The Undertaker, Triple H , Randy Orton and John Cena. He is one of the few stars to have clean victories over John Cena and Roman Reigns. Roman Reigns has main-evented the last four WrestleManias, and the WWE is now truly his yard.
Many critics and fans classify Reigns as overrated, he is often showered with chants like 'You Can't Wrestle'. That isn't remotely true at all - The Big Dog is by no means a bad wrestler.
He has improved a lot over the past few years and has shown that he can hang in there with the best. Reigns is a talented in-ring performer, and has had numerous classic matches in his five year stint with WWE.
Here's a look at 3 of Roman Reigns' top 3 matches in WWE.
#3 Fastlane 2015: Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan
Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble 2015 to the chagrin of the fans in attendance and at home. The resentment of Reigns escalated only because of Daniel Bryan's popularity. Bryan was stripped of the WWE title a year earlier and didn't receive his rematch clause.
He returned to participate in the Royal Rumble, but was eliminated early - much to the displeasure of the crowd. The crowd took their frustrations out on Reigns - seeing he was the only one who could win the match aside Bryan, and they wanted to see Bryan win.
WWE had no choice but to insert Bryan into the picture. After Bryan won a match against Seth Rollins on Raw, the match between the two was announced with Reigns' WWE title opportunity on the line.
At Fastlane, fans were firmly behind Bryan and rejected Reigns. The match was a back and forth classic.
Reigns' counter to Bryan's running knee was awesome, and Bryan put over Reigns big time. Reigns received a mixed reaction after pinning Bryan, but had silenced some critics by hanging in there with Bryan.
#2 Extreme Rules 2016: Roman Reigns (c) vs AJ Styles for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship in an Extreme Rules match
Roman Reigns won the WWE World Title from Triple H at Wrestlemania 32. He then began a feud with the number one contender - AJ Styles. They faced off at Payback, but the match was marred by chaos and controversy.
Gallows and Anderson debuted in WWE, sided with AJ Styles and attacked Reigns. Reigns recruited the help of The Usos and an Extreme Rules match was scheduled between Reigns and Styles at Extreme Rules.
It was all out war. They fought all over the arena, and Reigns put Styles through numerous announce tables.
Styles performed numerous Phenomenal Fore-Arms on Reigns. Towards the end of the match, The Usos and The Club interfered to aid their respective allies. In the midst of the chaos, Reigns caught Styles with a massive mid air Spear for the win.
#1 WrestleMania 31: Roman Reigns vs Brock Lesnar (c) for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship
This match was doomed to fail. Fans had turned their back on Reigns after his win at the Royal Rumble, and Lesnar was set to leave WWE - hence many fans were expecting Reigns' coronation as WWE World Heavyweight Champion.
However, just a few days before WrestleMania, Lesnar re-signed a new contract with WWE. Lesnar's re-signing added a twist in this rivalry, and the outcome had lost much of it's predictability.
Fans showered Reigns with boos at WrestleMania, and cheered on The Beast. The two titans told a great story and silenced all their doubters. Reigns took a great beating at the hands of Lesnar, Lesnar mercilessly mauled The Big Dog in a heinous assault.
It was a complete squash match until Lesnar was sent head first into a steel post at ringside by Reigns. Lesnar was bleeding profusely, Reigns took advantage of the ailing Beast and blasted him with 3 Superman Punches and 2 Spears.
When Reigns went for the third Spear, Lesnar countered with an F5. Just as it looked like the match could go anywhere, Seth Rollins stormed into the ring with his MITB briefcase. He Curb Stomped Reigns to win the WWE Title - pulling off the heist of the century.
