A 51-year-old star has slammed WWE for saddling Roman Reigns with bad creative. The Head of the Table was in action this week on RAW and was successful in the defense of his World Heavyweight Championship against Penta.
Reigns has really come into his own with his Tribal Chief persona and established himself as one of the biggest stars of the promotion, who is adored by the fans. This is a far cry from the days when the company first pushed him to the top over a decade ago.
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Despite being presented as a babyface, he was heavily booed, and his character often came across as trying too hard to be the good guy. Speaking on The Extreme Life of Matt Hardy, the tag team legend assessed whether Reigns was ready for the top spot back in 2015-2016.
Hardy said he doubts whether he was equipped to handle the role but said WWE had already made up its mind about pushing him. He said while they eventually were successful, his early run as the Big Dog was hampered by the creative he was given.
“I do think some of the creative he had was real bad. Like you said, the dog food thing, especially for a character that is meant to be very serious and be like a main eventer, the top guy, the draw, the sell. He had his moments where it was good, but I do think there were a lot of times he was saddled with some bad creative. Maybe even bad lines,” he said.
Matt Hardy recalled the infamous “suffering succotash” promo by Roman Reigns and said that his character didn’t need to be comic relief but a serious star.
“That isn’t what you need out of that guy. His job isn’t humor relief. His job is to go out there and be this good-looking, hot guy that all the chicks love, and then all the dudes like, ‘This guy’s badass because he can kick anybody’s a**. That’s what you need to believe. You don’t need him going out there and doing stand-up comedy,” he added.
JBL says Roman Reigns does not need to wrestle on TV every week
Roman Reigns’ World Championship match against Penta on RAW was his first match on WWE TV in over a year. The match lived up to its hype and delivered an instant classic.
Hall of Famer JBL talked about the contest on Something to Wrestle With. He said that the OTC1 has become a rare attraction, and that’s why whenever he wrestles on TV, it is a big deal.
JBL mentioned that this was part of the reason why his match with Penta was special. He argued that, given Roman Reigns’ status as a special attraction, he doesn’t need to wrestle every week on TV.
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