WWE WrestleMania 35: 3 reasons why Drew McIntyre should beat Roman Reigns at the PPV

It is official. 'The Big Dog' Roman Reigns will take on 'the Scottish Psychopath' Drew McIntyre in a grudge match at WrestleMania 35. McIntyre has been issuing a WrestleMania challenge to Roman Reigns for the past two weeks, and Reigns has responded with a solid YES.

Since WWE announced that the RAW women's title match would headline WrestleMania 35, this clash between the behemoths would mark Roman's first single WrestleMania match that would not 'close the show'.

While this match will most certainly be a fantastic face-off, there are some things we should worry about. WWE is still very high on Roman Reigns and may put the Big Dog over the Scottish Psychopath.

However, it could be a very detrimental move for the red brand and WWE in general. In this thread, we will take a look at a few reasons why Drew McIntyre should not lose to Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 35.

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#3 Roman Reigns has nothing to lose

Roman Reigns defeated the Undertaker at WrestleMania 33

There is no denying that Roman Reigns has a fantastic record at WrestleMania. The Big Dog defeated the Undertaker, captured the World Championship from Triple H, and headlined the Showcase of Immortals four times in a row - a feat only achieved by Roman Reigns and Hulk Hogan so far.

However, a loss against Drew McIntyre would not do any damage to The Big Dog - it instead would help him in the long term storyline. WWE could do a storyline where they mention that Roman is not still at his physical peak after his recovery. This would help the Big Dog garner some support from the WWE Universe, and the fans would be totally behind the Samoan Superstar during his next World title win.

#2 A loss could hurt Drew McIntyre's momentum

McIntyre is on a hot run and a high-profile loss could hurt him

WWE is infamous for derailing the momentum of a lot of Superstars. Remember Bobby Lashley? After Extreme Rules 2018, Lashley was one of the hottest Superstars on WWE. Two weeks later, the Dominator subsided to irrelevancy after conceding a defeat to Roman Reigns. Now, Lashley is having a forgettable Intercontinental title reign and random six-man tag team matches.

Similarly, Braun Strowman's defeat against Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel derailed the Monster Among Men. Braun will be competing for the Andre the Giant Memorial trophy on the kick-off show of WrestleMania 35.

WWE should not repeat the same story with Drew McIntyre. WWE's fragile booking team may forget what to do with McIntyre once he concedes a clean defeat to Reigns on the biggest stage of WWE. We do not want Drew to become another random guy in the RAW mid-card.

#1 RAW lacks credible heels on the roster

The heels on RAW are now laughing stocks for the fans

Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre are the only credible heels on the RAW roster. Since Brock Lesnar is on vacation most of the time, the list is further narrowed to just one Superstar. Other heels on the roster like Bobby Lashley and Baron Corbin are not credible enough to be a threat for top babyfaces.

The scenario becomes even worse when we compare this case with that of SmackDown LIVE. The blue brand possesses some of the best heels in the business. Randy Orton, Samoa Joe, and Daniel Bryan are three heels who are still amazing with their character and credibility. Even a mid-card heel like Andrade Cien Almas has been giving unpredictable upsets against top superstars like Rey Mysterio.

Having Drew lose to Roman Reigns will do nothing but disaster for RAW, as Seth Rollins, possibly the new Universal Champion, requires top challengers once he defeats Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania 35.