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Friday, October 12, 2018

Best Matches: Roman Reigns

2012:
  • Leakee Vs Dean Ambrose Vs Seth Rollins - FCW 05/02/2012 - A few months before these three men would debut together on WWE and become The Shield and 4 years before their Triple Threat Match at Battleground 2016 they would compete in FCW against each other in a tease for what we would get.
  • The Shield Vs Team Hell No & Ryback – TLC 2012 - 4 ½* - This was The Shields debut match and it really proved to audiences who didn't know the three members just how great they were and how they were gonna take the WWE to greater places. Arguably also one of the best matches in WWE for that year.
2013:
2014:
  • 30 Man Royal Rumble Match 2014 – Royal Rumble 2014 - Batista made his infamous return in 2014, and people knew either him or Bryan were winning it. However, when Bryan wasn’t even put in the match, the crowd turned on Batista completely. Roman Reigns entered this match and set the new record for most eliminations in a Rumble match. He was absolutely loved, and was heavily cheered over Batista.
  • The Shield Vs The Wyatt Family – Elimination Chamber 2014 – 4 ¼* - This match was highly anticipated even since the NXT days in early 2013, may people were so hyped for it. So when the Wyatt Family debuted in WWE in mid-2013 people were waiting for initial match off between the two. After months of teasing it, the match finally came to fruition at Elimination Chamber. One of my favourite matches from 2014 wish they would’ve saved it for ‘Mania 30, instead of The Shield getting a 3 minute match against the New Age Outlaws & Kane – however it did lead to a face turn for them.
  • The Shield Vs The Wyatt Family – Raw 03/03/2014 – 4 ½* - Just like the first match, this match held up to expectations and showed us the ‘first split’ of The Shield but also lead to the boys growing stronger together.. Even if it was for a few more months. It would lead to one of my favourite segments with each other on Smackdown.
  • The Shield Vs Evolution – Extreme Rules 2014 – 4 ½* - Two of the most famous WWE groups with 6 great wrestlers going at it all at the same time – a good way to show the Past Vs the Future. They would also go on to face them at the following PPV, Payback and it really showed Evolution passing the torch to The Shield.
  • The Shield Vs Evolution – Payback 2014 – 4* - This would be Batista’s last match in WWE for now, hopefully we’ll see him in the future some time. But honestly, he was really disrespected on this night. Reason for that being was because he wore bright blue attire, which got the crowd and the audience to ridicule him as ‘Blue-tista’. But onto a better note, just like the previous PPV, Batista (with the rest of Evolution) would put The Shield over by making them look so dominant defeating all three members of Evolution and no members of Shield being eliminated.
  • Roman Reigns Vs John Cena Vs Kane Vs Randy Orton Vs Sheamus Vs Alberto Del Rio Vs Cesaro Vs Bray Wyatt - Money in the Bank 2014 - 4* - Strangely enough, this was the start of the Roman Reigns single run push in WWE. Instead of going for his ‘evil brother’ Seth Rollins for turning his back on him, he turned to the WWE World Heavyweight Championship picture, and fighting with the Authority. He would have two attempts at the Championship within a month, but unfortunately came up short on both occasions. I wonder how people would’ve reacted if he had won the title at this point in his career if people would still be as harsh on him.
  • Roman Reigns Vs Randy Orton - Summerslam 2014 - 4* - This was Roman Reign’s first single match post-Shield where he had to the ability to showcase his skills & abilities. Many people say that Orton carried him throughout the whole match – which I disagree with. Although, this may be the match that definitely got the crowd to see Roman Reigns weak links and started to get the crowd to turn on him. Within weeks, rumors started f Reigns winning the Rumble Match and facing Lesnar at Mania 31
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