Roman Reigns has been a high star within the WWE for over a decade, and is a multiple-time champion. The checklist of names that the Unique Tribal Chief has been within the ring with is countless and features a whose who of high stars; John Cena, The Undertaker, Seth Rollins, Triple H, and Brock Lesnar and so forth.
Now, though kayfabe desires the WWE Universe to imagine there is no such thing as a concord backstage, Reigns has executed in any other case and named his favorite WWE opponent of all time.
Apart from the legendary opponents he has entered the squared circle with, Reigns himself is a Grand Slam Champion, being finest identified for his 1,316-day reign as WWE Common Champion, later often known as the Undisputed Common Championship. Throughout his run as champ, he added such names as Drew McIntyre, Jey Uso, Cody Rhodes, Braun Strowman, Goldberg, “The Fiend” Bray Wyatt, Daniel Bryan, Cesaro, Edge, and Kevin Owens to his extremely stacked resume.
The names that may spring to thoughts as to who Reigns would title as his favorite individual he is labored with can be Strowman or Rhodes. Reigns tangled with the previous throughout each his Common Championship runs, first in 2018, with Strowman’s temporary heel run, which culminated in the principle occasion of the Hell in a Cell PLE of the identical yr in a Hell in a Cell match, and the aforementioned practically four-year second run for Reigns with the belt.
With Rhodes, The Bloodline storyline hit its peak, particularly with the introduction of Solo Sikoa at WrestleMania 39, who price Rhodes the title. On the following ‘Mania, when Rhodes went for the successful pin, a noticeable smile appeared on the face of Reigns, exhibiting he was glad to move the title on.
Roman Reigns’ Favorite WWE Opponent
Reigns, although, put all rumours to relaxation throughout a quickfire Q&A on the REIGNSSECTION X account, the place he dropped the title of the Celebrity who holds the excellence of his favorite opponent.
“Brock Lesnar, my complete profession modified as soon as I bought within the ring with him.”
What Reigns is alluding to is his first battle with Lesnar in his first WrestleMania predominant occasion, at 2015’s thirty first version of the Present of Exhibits, when, having gained that yr’s Royal Rumble, the then “Massive Canine” was having his first problem for the principle title, which on the time, was the WWE World Heavyweight Championship. Due to a last-minute cash-in from Mr Cash within the Financial institution, Seth Rollins, Reigns and Lesnar each walked out of Santa Clara empty-handed.
Their rivalry resurfaced correctly in 2018, the place, after a dominant victory for The Beast Incarnate at WrestleMania 34, they met in a Metal Cage match on the Best Royal Rumble, and, regardless of hitting the naked flooring first, having speared Lesnar by means of the cage wall, the technicality that his opponent exited the cage first helped Lesnar retain the belt. Reigns lastly bought one over on his nice rival at SummerSlam later that yr, which ended Lesnar’s 504-day reign. Sadly, nonetheless, quickly after, Reigns was pressured to relinquish the strap following the re-emergence of his leukemia.
They met for a ultimate time, now throughout Reigns’ commanding reign, at SummerSlam in 2022. With assist from his cousins, The Usos, the title was retained because of the trio burying The Beast beneath all the things they might discover at ringside to win the Final Man Standing match. In 2023, Lesnar was caught up within the controversy with Vince McMahon and left WWE programming and the rivalry lifeless and buried.
Nonetheless, following Lesnar’s return on the newest greatest celebration of the summer season, the place he attacked John Cena, there could also be a number of matches left within the iconic feud.
