Still not too late to turn back
And this also has something of a Monday Night Wars feel, not just because of the obvious correlation between Anderson and Gallows and the NWO’s “Outsiders.” Something about this feels like Styles could very easily accept the help of Anderson and Gallows to shock the fans with a heel turn of his own, and it wouldn’t be too hard to buy as believable.
Now, that would only truly work if Reigns had established himself as a babyface somehow, which doesn’t seem likely. But the point is, the writers have left themselves that option.
On top of that, Gallows and Anderson could still technically be aligned with Reigns after all this. Roman’s character has been clearly established as one who can work with his enemies and fight his friends, depending on the situation.
He teamed with Daniel Bryan for an entire episode of Smackdown leading up to their match at Fastlane in 2015, and he just recently teamed with arch-nemesis Bray Wyatt on RAW. On multiple occasions, he’s battled against “brother in arms” Dean Ambrose for the World Heavyweight Championship only to be back on the same page the following night.
As such, would it really be too much of a reach for him to determine that Anderson and Gallows would make better allies than enemies, especially if Styles is openly rejecting their help? No, it’ wouldn’t. As a matter of fact, that would be a logical move for a mega-heel Reigns, if the WWE wants to go that route.
