WWE SmackDown Live on FOX: 5 Reasons why Seth Rollins should turn heel against Roman Reigns tonight (11/10/2019)

Rollins should turn heel against Roman Reigns tonight
Rollins should turn heel against Roman Reigns tonight

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The first part of the WWE Draft will take place tonight on SmackDown. The right to make the first pick will be earned by the winner of the match between Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, former members of The Shield.

This will be the first time Seth Rollins makes an appearance on TV following his match against Bray Wyatt at Hell in a Cell. The BeastSlayer managed to retain his WWE Universal Title against The Fiend when the referee stopped the Hell in a Cell match after Seth Rollins smashed a sledgehammer on a ladder placed over an unresponsive Wyatt.

The ending of the match didn’t go well with the WWE Universe, who made their displeasure known right then and there with a barrage of boos. It was perhaps why Rollins wasn’t booked to appear on the following RAW, since he was most likely going to be jeered.

However, he is now scheduled to face Reigns in a match that is almost likely going to have some sort of interference. But I think this is the perfect match for Rollins to turn heel, and here are 5 reasons why…


#5 The champion can’t lose cleanly

Can't lose clean
Can't lose clean

Seth Rollins can’t lose this match cleanly since he is a champion (coupled with the fact that Roman Reigns isn’t). Meanwhile, Reigns has been one of the most protected Superstars in the industry for a long time.

As a result, one of them will have to turn heel to give a proper outcome to this match. And between Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns, the former is the more likely to turn heel since he has already done so in the past, coupled with the fact that Reigns is currently over as a babyface with the fans.

#4 Rollins' babyface act is getting stale

The relationship angle didn't work out too well
The relationship angle didn't work out too well

2018 was the year of Seth Rollins. He was arguably the biggest babyface in the company and the fact that most of the WWE Universe were behind him and wanted the Architect to take the WWE Universal Title off Brock Lesnar was a testament to how over he was.

However, right after winning the Universal Title, things haven’t gone all too well for him. While his feud with AJ Styles for the title was good, it was simply too short to be of any significance.

He was then locked in a program with Baron Corbin, and while the Lone Wolf has really improved since, Rollins lost his momentum – especially after being paired with Becky Lynch against Baron Corbin and Lacey Evans.

Since then, he may have lost and then regained the Universal Title, but hasn’t been able to do the same with the fans’ support. Even though The Fiend is a heel, most of the fans wanted him to drop the title to Wyatt, which goes to show just how stale Rollins’ act has become.

As a result, a change in character is the need of the hour, and a heel turn at this time would be perfect since…

#3 Rollins is already receiving heat

Facing the heat
Facing the heat

The staler Rollins’ act has become, the more heat he has faced. It is not like the situation that Kofi Kingston faced since he just lost most of the momentum that he had in the initial months of the year but wasn’t facing any heat from the fans.

With Kingston, most fans were just losing interest in him as the champion. In the case of Rollins, however, not only has his babyface character become stale, he is also getting a negative reaction from the fans – something that you would expect a heel to be getting.

It all began when Seth Rollins thought it was wise to use the money in his bank account as a comeback in a Twitter feud against Will Ospreay. Most fans didn’t appreciate Rollins’ lack of humility at the time.

Indeed, there is actually very well-written article on the issue by Sportskeeda’s very own Riju Dasgupta, who shed light on the possible reasons on why fans are treating Rollins like this.

Since he is already getting the heat, WWE could use it in Rollins’ favor by turning him heel.

#2 The seeds have been sown

Rollins has been acting like a heel for a while now
Rollins has been acting like a heel for a while now

The best part about Seth Rollins turning heel would be that the seeds were being sown for a while now. It all began at WrestleMania when he used devious means to slay The Beast Brock Lesnar.

Rollins went low against Lesnar, unbeknownst to the referee, and used the advantage to win the title. He went low again when Brock Lesnar wanted to cash in the Money in the Bank contract at Super ShowDown, and he saved himself from The Beast.

And while he did beat him clean at SummerSlam, Rollins went to the dark side once against while facing The Fiend at Hell in a Cell. The Fiend was lying on the mat when Rollins tried everything he can to inflict pain on him.

A chair shot to the head, chair sandwiched inside the ladder placed over Bray Wyatt and smashing it with a box… you name it. The darkness took another turn for the worse when he smashed a sledgehammer over the ladder placed on The Fiend, forcing the referee to stop the match.

His acts inside the Cell weren’t something a babyface would do – he showed that he was willing to dive deep into the abyss of his mind and do anything to keep The Fiend down.

Ever since WrestleMania, the seeds have been sown for a heel turn – and doing it against Reigns would be perfect since it would have a…

#1 Huge impact

This could have a huge impact
This could have a huge impact

If history has taught us anything, it is that the most commonly used tactic to cover up a massive mistake is to divert the attention to something else – something bigger.

People will always talk about a controversy until another controversial thing happens.

In this case, the WWE Universe are unhappy with the way the Hell in a Cell match between Seth Rollins and The Fiend Bray Wyatt ended. Most of the talk is still about that but imagine if Seth Rollins turns heel against his ‘brother’… it is going to be a headline-grabbing moment, with fans moving on from the Hell in a Cell incident.

Both Rollins and Reigns are the two biggest male Superstars in the company right now. On top of that, they have a history together, making the impact of the heel turn huge due to the personal level at which it would strike.

The last time Rollins turned heel, it caused havoc among the fans, and we could expect a similar impact – if not bigger – this time around due to the fact that both are much bigger stars right now than they were back in 2014.

Not only will a Rollins heel turn allow Reigns to take a loss – since it won’t be clean – it could also pave the way for a potential feud between two of WWE’s biggest Superstars.

If not that, then at least Rollins will get the change that his character needs, which will also open up a wide range of possibilities with future feuds as Rollins as a heel is a work of art (as he showed in the past).

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