Top five matches of Roman Reigns

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Roman Reigns is one of the best professional wrestlers in the world right now. He is widely respected by his peers and fans for his recent performances in WWE. Being the current WWE Universal champion in his first reign, Roman Reigns is also a four-time WWE Champion, He is also a one-time Intercontinental Champion, a one-time United States champion and former Royal Rumble Winner. Roman Reigns became the twenty-eight triple crown champion and the seventeenth Grand Slam Champion.

Roman Reigns is one of the toughest and meanest in WWE right now. He has a tendency to improve constantly and has shown the same with his performances over the years as he hones his craft. He is the sort of talent who stars in the main event. He has headlined numerous pay-per-view events including last four WrestleMania. During his time in WWE, he has been a part of multiple memorable matches in his career.

The list features five of his best matches in WWE so far-


#5 Kevin Owens vs Roman Reigns (Royal Rumble 2017)

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Kevin Owens defended his Universal Championship against Roman Reigns in a No Disqualification Match, whereas his best friend Chris Jericho was suspended above the ring in a shark cage. Kevin Owens vs Roman Reigns is one of the best matches of PG era.

Roman Reigns is One of the biggest wrestlers in the world right now. The Roman Reigns fans went wild and the crowd's passion added to the atmosphere in what was an already highly intense match.

#4 Daniel Bryan vs Roman Reigns (Fastlane 2015)

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One of the most influential match in wrestling history in recent times. Almost a month before the Roman Reigns' big match against Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns had to face off against the megastar Daniel Bryan to see who would actually be going to the upcoming Wrestlemania 31 main event.

The WWE Championship #1 Contendership was on the line and the two earned plenty of plaudits from the crowds. It was very obvious at the time that Daniel Bryan was only in this contest in an effort to give Roman Reigns the toughest match likely before Wrestlemania 31. This was also Roman Reigns best singles match up until that point and still remains one of the greatest matches of his career.

#3 Dean Ambrose vs Roman Reigns vs Seth Rollins (Battleground 2016)

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The first ever Triple Threat Match featuring the all members of The Shield was a big deal that should have been redeemed for a big pay-per-view, maybe at WrestleMania. The Shield put on a great match as it was loaded with plenty of history that the trio had with each other. This match was one of the most anticipated matches in WWE history by the fans at that time.

The beauty and the uniqueness of the Shield was that all three members had their own individual style and personality. To Roman Reigns credit, he worked his tail off and sold to his former shield brothers, even taking one of that Shield-style served powerbomb through an announcer table. Dean Ambrose finally wins the WWE title by hitting dirty deeds to Roman Reigns.

#2 AJ Styles vs Roman Reigns (Extreme Rules 2016)

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Roman Reigns and AJ Styles proved they could put on a good match at Payback 2016. This match was interfered by both The Club and The Usos near the end of this contest and AJ Styles beat the stuffing out of his opponents, repeatedly hitting the Usos and Reigns with a steel chair.

AJ Styles was brought down when roman reigns hit a spear off of a Phenomenal Forearm attempt. After the said match, AJ Styles catapulted into popularity, creating a great space in WWE for himself. In order to make a great career, a wrestler needs to have great matches, Roman Reigns featured in one of the greatest matches of AJ Styles' brief WWE career thus far.

#1 Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns (WrestleMania 31)

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This WrestleMania 31 main event started as a single match between WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar and challenger Roman Reigns. The Beast Incarnate totally dominated Roman Reigns. For some context, this was the match that began the 'Suplex City' catchphrase.

The dominance of Brock Lesnar made Roman's Reigns late match flurry all the more exciting. Seth Rollins changed all of that dramatically in the final few minutes of the match. 'The Architect' ultimately pinned Roman Reigns to win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. This remains the greatest WWE match in Roman Reigns' career so far.

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