Perhaps the time has come for Roman Reigns to finally undergo a character repackaging post-leukemia return. If I were handling the operations of WWE, the character repackaging would’ve taken place right after WrestleMania. This is probably contributing to the reason why WWE is losing viewers from its weekly TV shows, and the solution to this problem will not be found with Vince McMahon inserting a “wild card” rule to give him an excuse to overexpose Reigns. This may cause fans to revert back to the way they behaved towards him for the last several years up until just a few months ago – by greeting his entrances with boos. It may be helpful if a personal touch was added to his character.
He could come out on Raw or SmackDown and cut a few heartfelt promos with a personal touch and that would surely deepen his connection with the WWE universe. Vince McMahon cannot be afraid to evolve his character, because the way I see it, it will only help the WWE product. All Vince has to do is look to the past to find evidence of this working – Stone Cold Steve Austin evolved; John Cena evolved. There’s a reason he’s not known as the Dr. of Thuganomics anymore.
Lesner’s Cash-in
Stephanie McMahon is reportedly upset that Paul Heyman didn’t inform the WWE universe in advance of Lesnar’s cash-in. It makes no sense to be upset, however, because the whole point of the Money in the Bank contract is to add `the element of surprise’ to WWE programming. A surprise cash-in (and unfortunately a probable win by Lesnar) will get a massive pop from the crowd before the reality of having a part-time Universal Champion for a while longer sets in. No one knew Edge, Dolph Ziggler, or Seth Rollins were cashing in either, and those were some of the greatest moments in WWE history. The goal of cash-ins should be to hit the WWE universe like an RKO Outta Nowhere.