Roman Reigns Is Out

Roman Reigns had to have emergency surgery a few days ago. He obviously could not compete at Night of Champions and will be out for a while. Dean Ambrose is back, so Seth Rollins still has something to do.

What impact will this have on the push Roman Reigns was getting? He was obviously being developed to be a top star. Some say the WWE plans to have him take the title off Brock Lesnar. How serious is that? Is it bad speculation on the part of dirtsheets? Is it one of those things the WWE might tell people but not be serious about actually doing? A few months ago, the talk was Cesaro feuding with Brock this year. The WWE never pushed him well enough to make me believe they were really serious about it. You might point out certain moments here and there, like Cesaro being in a Money in the Bank ladder match for the WWE title during his push alongside Heyman. Yeah, Bray Wyatt was also in that Money in the Bank ladder match. Call me when Bray is doing something that really matters again. Point is, I don't think Reigns was going in the path of Cesaro. They actually looked serious in grooming him to be a star. He was not there yet. He was still in the process of being built. I am sure they will still push him well when he does return. There is a lack of fresh stars right now.

Let me talk about a feud idea for John Cena and Roman Reigns. There were a few feud ideas I had for Cena away from the title scene that I wanted to elaborate on, but I wanted to see if the WWE would put the title back on him last night first. Have Cena and Reigns feud. This will be a non-title feud. Obviously, it will also be face vs. face. Cena has been in this kind of feud before. He once feuded with face Batista in a non-title feud. His feud with The Rock started out like that. No need to turn either guy heel. Start a rivalry by having Reigns call Cena out on his inability to get the title back from Lesnar. But don't actually turn Reigns. Have them still be on the same side. Have them team together to face heel teams. Have Reigns refuse to tag in Cena and pick up the win himself. Have Cena return the favor the following week. Have them save each other from heel attacks. They can exchange blows here and there, but don't turn Reigns heel. And have this feud in December. It builds up to a PPV match where both men look good, Reigns comes close, and Cena wins in the end. Have them shake hands at the end. The show of respect is always a good way to keep the two performers faces. And have the feud linger after that, which often happens heading into the Royal Rumble. The Royal Rumble match comes down to Reigns and Cena. Reigns eliminates Cena to win. He gets some payback on Cena and gets his title shot at Wrestlemania. Why do I like this idea? It keeps Cena out of the title picture and gives Reigns a feud that can really help his credibility. He pushed Cena to the limit, came up short, and bounced back to eliminate Cena from the Royal Rumble to earn a title shot at Wrestlemania.