| 词条 | Persona and reception of Roman Reigns |
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The persona and reception of Roman Reigns refers to the ascendency of American professional wrestler Roman Reigns (Leati Joseph Anoaʻi) within WWE, which has divided critical and public opinion. Reigns debuted on the WWE main roster in November 2012 (having performed in its developmental system since 2010) as part of stable The Shield and was well-received by fans and critics. Support began to dwindle upon Reigns's transition to a heroic main event singles act in 2014, largely due to his perceived forced push. This would manifest itself with Reigns main eventing consecutive WrestleManias (WWE's premier annual pay-per-view event) facing Brock Lesnar in a singles turned triple threat match due to Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 31, Triple H in a singles match for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 32, The Undertaker in a No Holds Barred match at WrestleMania 33 and Brock Lesnar for the second time one-on-one in a singles match for the WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34 while being booed in all four main events.[1] He has also won the WWE World Heavyweight Championship three times, having a "mixed, at best" crowd reaction on his first world title win, being cheered for his second and being completely booed for his third, but cheered for his first WWE Universal Championship win at SummerSlam on August 19, 2018. Wrestling journalists have offered both praise and criticism for Reigns, noting both his talent and WWE's apparent attempts to conceal fan hostility towards him. David Shoemaker of Grantland wrote in 2016 that Reigns was the company's "most despised wrestler" in over 25 years.[2] Fans have taken issue with Reigns over various reasons: his perceived special treatment, real-life demeanor, wrestling moveset, speaking skills and character presentation.[2] After Reigns was suspended for drug use, Yahoo! Sports pondered whether he is "the biggest failure in professional wrestling history".[3] In 2016, Reigns was voted the Most Overrated by Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers[4] as well as the Most Hated Wrestler of the Year by Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers, a first for a heroic character since the award was devised in 1972.[5][6] Into 2017, WWE continued trying to establish Reigns as a megastar despite audience rejection.[7] Pro Wrestling Torch critics, including editor Wade Keller, have said that company chairman Vince McMahon is engaged in a "war on fans".[8] Anoaʻi himself has suggested that there is "possible jealousy" from fans over his "major success",[10] mocked those who question if he deserves his fictional role,[11] discounted critiques from anyone who "weren't wrestlers"[12] and declared that he will not change to appease his critics.[13] To remedy the negative reception, Anoa'i has stated that he will "continue to show up" and that his and WWE's approach is for him to "go out there and work hard".[14] Anoa'i's childhood idol Bret Hart stated that he believes WWE themselves have "ruined" the Reigns character by utilizing bad storytelling and poor writing and blames the company's leaders primarily for Anoa'i failing to reach his potential.[9][10][11] Wrestling personaThe Shield and initial reception (2012–2014)While in NXT (the new developmental system) during 2012, Reigns' character was described as a "businessman" who was "always dressed to impress" and viewed himself as "the most valuable commodity in WWE".[12] Reigns debuted to the main roster as part of The Shield on November 18, 2012 at Survivor Series. After transferring to WWE's main roster, his character was changed to the "powerhouse" and "heavy hitter" of The Shield, as well as an "exceptional athlete".[13] Noted as the least talkative of The Shield members,[14] Reigns' character was tweaked from "the quiet muscle" to being an "ultra-confident" source of leadership with "quiet strength" in mid-2013.[15] CM Punk alleged in an interview that he was constantly reminded to make Reigns look "really, really strong" despite The Shield being booked to lose to Punk at the 2013 TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs event.[16] In 2013, Reigns was voted the Most Improved by Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers.[17] During the 2014 Royal Rumble match on January 26, the live crowd cheered for Reigns over eventual winner Batista despite Reigns being a villain.[18][19] Anoaʻi later acknowledged the reaction as "a cool situation".[20] In mid-2014, Stone Cold Steve Austin said he saw great potential in Reigns[21] while David Shoemaker of Grantland wrote that Reigns had "mystery and intensity" as well as "superstar written all over him".[22] Controversial rise to main event status (2014–2016)After The Shield disbanded, Reigns (unlike the other former Shield members) retained much of The Shield's aesthetic including ring attire, a remixed version of the group's theme music and ring entrance.[23][24] Initially, Roman was one of the most popular stars on the roster with fans. From December 2014 to January 2015, Reigns' positive crowd reactions were diminishing.[25][26] Reigns' win of WWE's 2014 Superstar of the Year Slammy Award garnered surprise to the point of accusations of vote-rigging, although both Dave Meltzer and Pro Wrestling Insider allege the fan vote was legitimate.[27][28] Writers from the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter criticized Reigns in 2014 and 2015, for a "very limited" in-ring moveset,[29] "forced promo delivery"[30] and a "petulant and annoyed" attitude ill-befitting of a top fan favorite.[31] Fellow professional wrestler Mikey Whipwreck said Reigns was "trying to be like John Cena", who was "very polarizing".[32] {{quote box|quote=I don't think I'm headbutting with [hardcore fans], I feel like they are headbutting me. ... One thing that kind of confuses me is that it is a performance, it is a show, there is a storyline. When people start doing the 'He deserves this, He deserves that', really did Brad Pitt deserved {{sic}} to be Achilles in [the film] Troy?|source=Anoa'i in a 2015 interview promoting WrestleMania 31[33] which he main-evented despite fans' rejection[40]|align=right|width=30%}}{{quote box|quote=What, y'all can't hear me or something? ... This isn't boring, baby, this is real life.|source=Reigns' response to a heckling Chicago crowd during an October 2015 promo on Raw[34]|align=right|width=30%}}{{quote box|quote=Sometimes, as a former football player, we have to go into that away game and silence the crowd. ... And just let them know I am the man. I'm going to be here for a long time.|source=Anoa'i commenting on crowds booing him en route to 2016's WrestleMania 32,[35] where Reigns won its main event[36]|align=right|width=30%}}At the 2015 Royal Rumble on January 25, Reigns was booed heavily after his victory despite portraying a heroic character.[37][38] In February on WWE Raw, Paul Heyman praised Reigns as better than "any other guy in history", which garnered negative reactions as Heyman stated esteemed wrestling figures, including Bruno Sammartino, Hulk Hogan, Andre the Giant, Stone Cold Steve Austin, The Rock and John Cena, were inferior to Reigns.[39] By March, Anoaʻi altered his character's physical appearance by wearing contact lenses in order to have blue eyes.[40][41] From late 2014 to early 2015, various critics raised concerns that Reigns, despite being "not fully ready", was "being pushed too hard, too soon" while WWE tried to make him their next "flagship star", "no matter how fans reacted".[42][30][43][44] Anoaʻi reacted by saying that he only entertained criticism of his wrestling by people that were involved with wrestling, discounting negative opinion by critics that "weren't wrestlers" and who wouldn't understand how to "lock up".[20] Going into WrestleMania in 2015, Anoaʻi declared WWE as "my ship now, I'm the captain here",[45] while Dave Meltzer said that Reigns was the least over WrestleMania main eventer ever.[46] At WrestleMania 31 on March 29, Pro Wrestling Torch described Reigns as needing security for his entrance while receiving "universal boos" and middle fingers.[47] Reigns was unable to defeat Brock Lesnar for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after Seth Rollins cashed in his Money in the Bank contract and pinned Reigns to win the world title.[48] Rollins received positive reactions for his victory despite being a villain.[49][50] Despite the fan backlash in early 2015, critics praised Reigns' performances at Fastlane, WrestleMania 31 and Extreme Rules as exceeding expectations[51][52][53][54] while the negative reactions continued at Money in the Bank and SummerSlam.[55][56] In late 2015, critics described WWE presenting Reigns' character as a "hard-luck underdog" chasing the world title,[57] with WWE having "spent an overwhelming amount of time" on Reigns, "bending over backwards to create new obstacles for him to overcome ... at the expense of almost everyone else on the roster".[58] In November 2015, Reigns received a "mixed, at best" reaction upon winning and losing his first WWE World Heavyweight Championship at the 2015 Survivor Series event after Sheamus, another villainous character, cashed in his Money in the Bank contract to defeat Reigns, a move made to try and get Reigns over with the crowd,[59] and a positive reaction on winning his second world title at the Raw after TLC: Tables, Ladders & Chairs on December 14,[60] although a WrestleView writer reflected that "it's been downhill ever since" for Reigns from then until March 2016.[61] In 2015 and 2016, WWE has reportedly taken several measures to hide fans' disapproval of Reigns, this included: confiscating anti-Reigns fan signs,[62][63] editing out anti-Reigns fan signs for photos on their website,[64] muting hostile crowds (including at WrestleMania 32)[2][65] and piping in canned cheers during Reigns' appearances.[65][66] In 2016, Reigns main evented the first seven WWE pay-per-view events (before the brand split started)[67] and was booed in all of them: Royal Rumble,[68] Fastlane,[69] WrestleMania 32 (which ended with a chorus of boos when Reigns won his third world title),[70] Payback,[71] Extreme Rules,[72] Money in the Bank[73] and Battleground.[74] CNET described a "fan rebellion" against WWE "moving heaven and earth" to make Reigns "the face of the company ... for the next decade"; while "many fans are aware" that former Shield member Dean Ambrose "is the true dark horse, both on camera and behind the scenes".[75] ESPN described that "WWE started building Roman Reigns as the next great hero of the company about 18 months ago", but Reigns instead became "the most despised wrestler WWE has had since it turned Sgt. Slaughter into an Iraq-sympathizing traitor in 1990".[76] Leading up to WrestleMania 32, Stone Cold Steve Austin, Rikishi and Hulk Hogan have encouraged WWE to turn him into a villain.[77][78][79] Meanwhile, during interviews promoting WrestleMania 32, Anoa'i acknowledged the fan backlash, but declared that WWE is a "kids show" and that he was not wrestling to impress "grown men" who boo him.[80] He defiantly told his critics that he would not believe any of their negative opinions of him.[81] As for his detractors, Anoa'i told them to "continue to be ready to boo. You're going to be mad a long time. I'm not going away".[82] WWE World Heavyweight Champion and suspension (2016–2017)On the Raw after WrestleMania 32, Reigns declared that he was now not a "bad guy" nor a "good guy", but "The Guy", which supposedly indicated a morally ambiguous character turn, but this went nowhere.[83] In April, Pro Wrestling Dot Net reported that WWE "went out of their way to use [the charity] Make A Wish in hopes of getting [Reigns] over as a good guy".[84] As soon as broadcasting for Payback on May 1 stopped, Reigns reportedly turned on the crowd, yelling angrily at them.[85] Also in May, Dave Meltzer said WWE wanted Reigns as "the guy who does the charity work, so he has to be positioned as a babyface" (the heroic character), adding that WWE's "new gimmick" was positioning that people actually "really like" Reigns and only boo because "it's fun to boo him", which Meltzer said was "absolutely not true" in reality.[86] Critics wondered if WWE was "leaving money on the table" by not slotting former Shield teammate Seth Rollins as a fan favorite and Reigns as a villain,[87][88] as fans were cheering Rollins and booing Reigns.[89] In June, Reigns wrestled against Rollins at both Money in the Bank and the next night on Raw, where Reigns played a villain in the first match and a fan favorite in the second, while on the next night on Raw during his promo he told the fans who were booing him to "shut their mouths".[90][91] Reigns' wellness policy suspension on June 21 resulted in Yahoo! TV urging WWE to "quit pretending he's some kind of lovable underdog" with a villain turn for Reigns, after wasting a "dozen" chances "since the boos first reigned" at the 2015 Royal Rumble.[92] As soon as Reigns returned from suspension in July and leading into SummerSlam, writers from the Pro Wrestling Torch Newsletter wrote that Raw was "still the Roman Reigns Show", "with him necessarily closing out the show with the last laugh" (post-SummerSlam, "Raw is Roman" continued).[93][94] Also in August, Anoa'i no longer wore the contact lenses, again changing the Reigns' character look.[95] Although Reigns dropped from world title contention to being United States Champion in September, he remained unable to connect with fans.[96] Nonetheless, calculated efforts to garner crowd support persisted. Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch said that WWE was damaging its product by associating Reigns with "really good" and "popular" performers in a "hapless attempt" to get him over. Pro Wrestling Dot Net columnist Jason Powell said that McMahon's "obsession" with generating support for Reigns had handicapped Seth Rollins, whom fans wanted to see as a fan favorite in May, but was kept as a villain to oppose the heroic (and thoroughly booed) Reigns until a "horrible" turn into a fan favorite in September.[96] In November, Fin Martin of Power Slam remarked: "Vince [McMahon] has successfully trained or retrained most of his audience to consume what he is serving. Roman Reigns being the exception, of course. It says something that fans will cheer Shane McMahon's toe-curlingly naff attempts at pro wrestling in the ring and his entrance dance ... yet they won't cheer for Reigns, no matter how heroically he is portrayed".[97] As a result of his achievements in 2016, despite topping Pro Wrestling Illustrated (PWI) annual PWI 500[98] which is mainly about kayfabe results,[99] Reigns was voted by Pro Wrestling Illustrated readers as Most Hated Wrestler of the Year, a first for a heroic character since the award was devised in 1972.[5][6] Wrestling Observer Newsletter readers instead awarded Reigns the 2016 Most Overrated award.[100] Reigns had finished in second place for Most Overrated in both 2014 and 2015.[42][101] In January 2017, Pro Wrestling Torch began their weekly "Monday Night Reigns-o-meter", which monitored his "ability to beat the odds and come out on top".[102] {{quote box|quote=I think it just pushed me. ... Some people look at that as a negative, not me. ... X amount of thousands of people are screaming, booing at the top of their lungs, and I'm the center of attention, so I must be doing something right.|source=Anoa'i describing his reaction to being booed, in a ESPN audio interview released in January 2017[103]|align=right|width=30%}}Going into 2017, WWE continued to edit reactions for Reigns, one example being after he lost the United States Championship to Chris Jericho, when an audience member was shown live jumping for joy at the result, but when WWE showed replays of Reigns' loss they showed a clip of the same fan looking unhappy.[104] Veteran wrestler Stone Cold Steve Austin and Pro Wrestling Torch editor Wade Keller criticised Reigns' attitude in mainstream interviews, specifically Reigns stating that he "just" worked 9-to-5 before becoming a professional wrestler as well as flaunting his financial prospects within WWE, with Austin saying Reigns has "got to watch" what he says and needs to be "smarter" while Keller saw him as "trying to impress the people interviewing him" and "not thinking about the fans who are paying the money for the seats".[105] Keller also scolded Reigns and WWE for publicly claiming they are happy with any crowd reaction for Reigns, whether positive or negative, describing such statements as "insincere" and "spin" since they "turn the volume down; they seek out fans who are cheering him; they doctor footage to make it seem like fans are cheering him when they're not ... they manipulate in every way that they can to make it seem like he's not getting a negative reaction".[106] In the 2017 Royal Rumble match on January 29, Reigns entered as the surprise last entrant despite losing a WWE Universal Championship match against Kevin Owens earlier that night.[107] Fans had anticipated other surprise entrants including Finn Bálor, Kurt Angle, Samoa Joe, Shinsuke Nakamura and Kenny Omega—international media outlets noted that this drew "This is bullshit!" chants from the live crowd and even more boos when he eliminated The Undertaker.[7][108][109][110] Reigns was still booed after eliminating villain wrestlers Chris Jericho and Bray Wyatt.[107] Stone Cold Steve Austin believed that Reigns was the "set-up guy" and "did a favor" to help Randy Orton by letting Orton eliminate him to win the Royal Rumble.[111] The following night on Raw, the villainous Braun Strowman received a "Thank you Strowman!" chant for costing Reigns his WWE Universal Championship match at the Royal Rumble.[112] This chant was repeated after Strowman cost Reigns a match on the February 6 episode Raw, with Tom Colohue of Pro Wrestling Torch writing that Strowman's vendetta against Reigns may have "accidentally turned" the villain into a fan favorite.[113] In February 2017, Meltzer said it was "obvious" that WWE's push of Reigns "will never end".[114] Later that month, wrestling podcaster Peter Rosenberg lamented that—unlike the similarly powerful Hulk Hogan—Reigns "doesn't show vulnerability, ever".[115] Establishment as face of the company (2017–2018)On March 5 at Fastlane, Reigns defeated Strowman and became the first man to successfully pin him in WWE.[116] Although the match itself was praised, this booking choice was poorly received by critics, who agreed that, despite adding nothing to Reigns' reputation, the match's ending would severely hurt Strowman's "unstoppable beast" image, "undid" all the momentum Strowman had acquired during the previous months and might even damage his career and future in WWE.[117][118][119][120] Many believed that a better, more logical booking move would have been for The Undertaker, who was heavily rumored to face Reigns at WrestleMania 33 after Reigns eliminated him during the Royal Rumble match, to interfere in the match, causing Reigns to either win by disqualification, thus letting Strowman unpinned, or lose because of The Undertaker, thus still looking strong.[121][119][122] The rumor did end up being true and Reigns and The Undertaker had a face-off on the March 6 episode of Raw, hinting a confrontation at WrestleMania 33.[123] The crowd chanted "Roman sucks!" loudly during both Reigns' entrance and the face-off between the two, but when releasing the video on their YouTube channel WWE edited the audio to make those chants inaudible, which led to many media outlets reporting and criticizing the edit.[124][125][126][127][124][128] Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch noted that "the crowd popped" for Shawn Michaels when he came out for a promo with Reigns on the March 13 episode of Raw, but then booed Michaels after he endorsed Reigns, who would again be beaten down by Strowman to the delight of the crowd.[129] Keller's colleague Tom Colohue noted that "everybody wants [Reigns] to fail", but applauded his "simple, effective promo" that was "probably the best work Roman's ever done on the mic".[130] In March 2017, Dave Meltzer reported that WWE's long term plans ("which obviously could change") for 2018's WrestleMania 34 was to "once again build for a year and have the big coronation" for Reigns, who would still be a heroic character "between now and then" and beat Brock Lesnar for the WWE Universal Championship "to fully replace John Cena as the face of the company",[131] while the "idea" for Lesnar's role "for this year now" was "to become a monster, be unbeatable, run through everybody, beat them with one F-5 and then lose to Roman Reigns".[132] At WrestleMania 33 on April 2, Reigns was booed before, during and after the main event (his third WrestleMania main event in a row), which saw Reigns beating The Undertaker, who seemingly retired.[133][134] Before the match, Pro Wrestling Insider's Dave Scherer predicted that if Reigns beat and retired The Undertaker, then "the fans that hate him will hate him forever".[135] Critics reported that after the match, WWE "did clearly turn down the sound" from the audience "and then they hit the pyro", but boos were still heard during a break in Reigns' music being played.[135][136][137] On the Raw after WrestleMania, Reigns was loudly booed and the crowd microphone volumes were turned down when he appeared, but multiple chants of "Delete", "Fuck you, Roman", "You suck", "Asshole", "Roman sucks", "Shut the fuck up" and "Go away" were still heard before Reigns chose to speak.[138] After that segment, WWE commentators labelled the post-WrestleMania 33 crowd as "non-traditional WWE fans" who may cheer for those they normally boo and boo those they normally cheer "all in the name of fun", which echoed similar comments a year prior for the post-WrestleMania 32 crowd.[139] Pro Wrestling Torch editor Wade Keller wrote that these comments would anger fans as "genuine dissatisfaction with the product is reframed by Vince McMahon's propaganda machine" – Undertaker received the usual reaction from fans, as did Reigns, just more intensely.[138] Following Reigns' victory over The Undertaker and given that Reigns was reportedly selling more merchandise than any other full-time WWE wrestler (John Cena, who sold more, was considered a part-timer), Forbes writer Blake Oestriecher declared Reigns as "indeed the new face of WWE, one who could remain in that spot for the next decade".[140][141] Great Balls of Fire saw a post-match attack by Reigns after he lost an ambulance match to Strowman, which was widely described as the protagonist Reigns attempting to murder the villainous Strowman.[142][143][144][145] As a result, there has been some speculation on whether or not this angle was a double turn (where Reigns and Strowman swap roles as the hero and the villain), with Reigns being described as a "sore loser" attacking Strowman, who won fairly to the stipulation, to the point of attempted murder.[146][147] However, nothing of this sort ultimately came to fruition and Reigns was even awarded a WWE Universal Championship shot at SummerSlam with speculation that the plans for Reigns to face Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 had been changed.[148] At the event on August 20, Lesnar retained the title by pinning Reigns in a match also involving Strowman and Samoa Joe.[149][150] Meltzer claimed that the plans for the Lesnar–Reigns match at WrestleMania 34 were scrapped, but after seeing Reigns get pinned by Lesnar, he stated that the plans might still be in place.[151][152] In September on Raw, both (storyline) general manager Kurt Angle and commentator Corey Graves described Reigns as a wrestling "icon".[153][154] At No Mercy, Reigns defeated John Cena, seemingly ending Cena's full-time wrestling career as this was seen as a "passing of the torch" moment in which Reigns had indeed replaced Cena as the face of the company.[155] During the match, Reigns was booked to kick out of four Attitude Adjustments (one of which was off the top rope) and then defeated Cena with two spears.[156] In October 2017, Reigns was revealed as the highest rated wrestler in the WWE 2K18 game.[157] GamesRadar+ wrote that "this is likely a call made by WWE ... rather than [game] developer 2K" and that by ranking Reigns higher than historic wrestlers "in their prime" like the 1997 version of the Stone Cold Steve Austin character, Reigns is being treated as the "greatest wrestler of all-time".[158]In a December 2017 interview, Anoaʻi called himself "the best performer, in-ring, in the world right now".[159] In response, Brian Campbell of CBS Sports wrote that Anoaʻi "isn't even the best performer in his own company" and "wouldn't even finish in the top five" in the world.[159] Meanwhile, fellow wrestler Kenny Omega commented that "it sounds so ridiculous" and that there was "no possible way" Anoaʻi believed what he said.[159] Also that month, WWE vice president Triple H said regarding Reigns: "I think he is one of the best that WWE have right now ... the truth is, and some people will listen to this and want to argue against it, but honestly most of the people who argue against it aren't qualified to make that argument. I am".[160] In March 2018, Reigns said regarding his reception that "everyone wants to see you do good, but not too good"; and that there is "possible jealousy" from fans regarding his "major success".[161] Before WrestleMania 34 in April 2018, Reigns said that he would not try to change for anyone that did not like him.[162] Reigns' main event match with Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 was resoundingly rejected by the crowd, as Reigns was booed while the crowd played with beach balls and instead chanted "CM Punk", "Boring" and "This is awful!"[163][164][165] Troy L. Smith of Cleveland.com concluded that this match was the worst ever WrestleMania main event due to the "utter disdain" it produced, with there never being a more "disinterested" crowd for a WrestleMania main event.[166] Meltzer wrote that Reigns' loss was "done for sympathy for Reigns when it was over to make him a babyface as they concentrated on showing him all beaten up".[165] {{quote box|quote=I've done what I'm supposed to do and that's draw people into the building. ... I think the way I can fight is to just continue to do what I do – to continue to show up. What I and everybody in WWE thinks is to go out there and work hard and continue to show why I am the guy. It's not easy doing this every single day, going to every single town, and getting a reaction.|source=Anoa'i in a 2018 interview on the recent negative crowd reception.[167]|align=right|width=30%}}On April 30, the go-home edition of Raw before Backlash, Reigns was met with great hostility from the crowd in Montreal. Reigns was heavily booed, in contrast to his rival Samoa Joe, who received overwhelming cheers despite being portrayed as a heel.[168] At Backlash, a large number of the crowd in New Jersey reportedly walked out of the arena during Reigns' match with Joe, a match Reigns was booked to win.[169][170][171] Brian Campbell and Adam Silverstein of CBS Sports wrote that it was "just impossible to ignore how poorly WWE continues to treat its own fanbase ... this has escalated to the point where the psychology and storyline simply makes no sense in ways that can't be good for business".[172] Meltzer described that "lots of people were leaving" during Reigns' match and that the crowd was chanting that the match was boring.[173] Pro Wrestling Dot Net editor Jason Powell described WWE Chairman Vince McMahon as "completely insane when it comes to his obsession with Reigns being his company's top babyface" when the "definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results". Powell went on to mock WWE's "frequently repeated line about how WWE listens to its fans" and another WWE claim that "any reaction is a good reaction".[174] Meltzer said that the character of Reigns was being modeled after Daniel Bryan's, with the similar storyline that WWE "management is screwing him over and that's why he's not the champion", and that despite fans not buying this storyline, no one in WWE had a better idea for Reigns.[175] Even though Reigns lost his matches to Lesnar at WrestleMania 34 and at the Greatest Royal Rumble, it was still indicated by the company that the two would face each other again at SummerSlam. At Money in the Bank, Reigns' match with Jinder Mahal was widely rejected by crowd in Illinois. Within the first two minutes of the match, once again, chants of "CM Punk" and "Boring" were heard. The crowd continued to ignore the match by playing with beach balls, performing the Mexican wave, and continued chants of other wrestlers names, booing officials who confiscated the beach balls, and continued negative chants about the match. Every other match on the card, however, was comparatively well received.[176][177] In July 2018 on Raw, Reigns told fans who "boo", "hate", or claim that he "is being crammed down our throats" to "learn to like it or close your mouth." Meanwhile, Wade Keller of Pro Wrestling Torch criticised Anoa'i for arguing that he deserves his push due to hard work and winning many titles. Keller pointed out that Anoa'i "doesn't work harder than dozens of other colleagues, yet he acts as if he's special", and that Reigns' title wins were "granted by Vince McMahon."[178] At Extreme Rules, Reigns again received overwhelming boos while his opponent Bobby Lashley was wildly cheered. Lashley received wild cheers for his victory over Roman, as well as chants of "Thank you Lashley!"[179] Universal Champion, leukemia diagnosis and critical re-evaluation (2018–present)In August 2018 at SummerSlam, the audience started out giving Reigns a fairly mixed reaction during his entrance. Following Braun Strowman's announcement of his plan to cash-in post match, the crowd cheered. A brief chant of "Let's go Roman/Roman Sucks" filled the arena at one point, followed by chants of "You both suck" directed at both Lesnar and Reigns. When Reigns pinned Lesnar to win the WWE Universal Championship, the crowd cheered.[180] The following night on Raw, Reigns was again booed early in the show, but received a mixed reaction for suggesting that he defend his newly-won championship against Finn Bálor later that night. After beating Bálor, Reigns was again heavily booed by the crowd, which increased in intensity after the match when Braun Strowman attempted to cash in his Money in the Bank title shot. The subsequent Shield reunion and attack on Strowman was positively received by the Brooklyn audience, but was viewed by many as a cheap attempt to garner positive reactions for Reigns.[181] At Hell in a Cell, Reigns defended his Universal Championship against Braun Strowman, during which Reigns was booed heavily while the villainous Strowman was wildly cheered by fans. The match was victim to high controversy, with the first incident being when special guest referee Mick Foley counted Reigns down for a three count, but instead of Strowman getting the victory, the pinfall was simply ignored, with the second being when the match ended in a no contest after interference from a returning Brock Lesnar. After the match ended, the network stream abruptly ended with many saying this was done to avoid broadcasting the heavy boos from fans with many taking to social media claiming that chants of "Bullshit!" and "We want refunds!" along with heavy booing broke out as Reigns, Strowman and Lesnar all had walked to the back.[182] {{quote box|quote="Everyone seemed relieved and elated that he delivered good news about his health."|source=Wade Keller of the Pro Wrestling Torch describing the positive crowd reaction after Reigns had announced his leukemia was in remission.[183]|align=right|width=30%}}On the October 22, 2018 episode of Raw, Reigns announced that he was re-diagnosed with leukemia after 11 years and would be taking a hiatus to treat it. As a result, he relinquished the Universal Championship, ending his reign of 64 days. Reigns initially received a mixed reaction upon entering the arena, but was welcomed with a positive reception as well as chants of "Thank you, Roman!" after his announcement of leukemia was made.[184] Reigns made his return on the February 25, 2019 episode of Raw to announce his leukemia was in remission, where he received a huge ovation from the crowd.[183] References1. ^{{cite web|last=Newby|first=Jake|title=WWE needs to finally do something different with Pensacola's Roman Reigns|url=https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/2018/04/09/wwe-needs-finally-do-something-different-pensacolas-roman-reigns/499541002/|work=Pensacola News Journal|accessdate=23 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180423232925/https://www.pnj.com/story/news/local/2018/04/09/wwe-needs-finally-do-something-different-pensacolas-roman-reigns/499541002/|archive-date=23 April 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 2. ^{{cite web|last1=Keller|first1=Wade|title=Coach telling fans they're sheep if they boo Reigns is not doing Reigns any favors|url=https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/03/01/kellers-take-coach-telling-fans-theyre-sheep-boo-reigns-not-reigns-favors/|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=March 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180325111514/https://www.pwtorch.com/site/2018/03/01/kellers-take-coach-telling-fans-theyre-sheep-boo-reigns-not-reigns-favors/|archive-date=March 25, 2018|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 3. ^{{cite web|url=https://uk.sports.yahoo.com/news/roman-reigns-the-biggest-failure-in-professional-045403008.html|title=WWE: Roman Reigns - the biggest failure in professional wrestling history?|last=Zheng|first=Sihan|date=July 15, 2016|publisher=Yahoo! 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And Vince McMahon has a war on fans right now: he's not going with the flow – he's fighting it}} 9. ^{{cite web|url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/wwe-s-roman-reigns-ready-to-prove-his-critics-wrong-at-wrestlemania-31-210550571.html|title=WWE's Roman Reigns' real story is better than his fake one|publisher=Yahoo! 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Punk know it was time for him to leave WWE?, Punk captures the moment, shares infamous TLC story, identifies Roman Reigns as the "chosen one|url=http://www.pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_82106.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=December 5, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141207191425/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_82106.shtml|archive-date=December 7, 2014|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 17. ^{{cite journal|last=Meltzer|first=Dave|authorlink=Dave Meltzer|date=January 27, 2014|title=Jan 27 2014 Wrestling Observer Newsletter: 2013 Annual awards issue, best in the world in numerous categories, plus all the news in pro-wrestling and MMA over the past week and more|journal=Wrestling Observer Newsletter|location=Campbell, California|issn=1083-9593|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/110-wrestling-observer-newsletter/35067-jan-27-2014-wrestling-observer-newsletter-2013-annual-awards-issue-best-in-the-world-in-numerous-categories-plus-all-the-news-in-pro-wrestling-and-mma-over-the-past-week-and-more|pages=1–37}} 18. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=WWE Royal Rumble PPV results 1/26 (Hour 3): Royal Rumble vs. The Crowd main event match|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_75919.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=January 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140201005455/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_75919.shtml|archive-date=February 1, 2014|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 19. ^{{cite web|last=LaBar|first=Justin|title=Royal Rumble's Pittsburgh debut makes memorable weekend|url=http://triblive.com/sports/prowrestling/5486954-74/story|publisher=TribLive|accessdate=January 28, 2014|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140419152502/http://triblive.com/sports/prowrestling/5486954-74/story|archive-date=April 19, 2014|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 20. ^1 2 {{cite web|last1=Caudill|first1=Joshua|title=Roman Reigns Talks 'Royal Rumble,' Injury Return & Haters|url=http://www.craveonline.com/sports/articles/814477-roman-reigns-talks-royal-rumble-injury-return-haters|publisher=CraveOnline|accessdate=February 23, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223095433/http://www.craveonline.com/sports/articles/814477-roman-reigns-talks-royal-rumble-injury-return-haters|archive-date=February 23, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 21. ^{{cite web|title=Thursday's Ask PWTorch staff: Will Cena get booed at his Hall of Fame induction years from now? 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2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224090547/http://www.baltimoresun.com/sports/pro-wrestling/ring-posts-blog/bal-pro-wresting-roundup-20141211-story.html|archive-date=February 24, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 29. ^{{cite web|title=The case of Roman Reigns|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/askpwtorch/article_80393.shtml|website=PWTorch.com|accessdate=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224090319/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/askpwtorch/article_80393.shtml|archive-date=February 24, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 30. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/WWE_News_3/article_81907.shtml|title=WWE Interviews: What has upset Roman Reigns?, why was Kane recently "very worried about the future of WWE?," Sheamus points to original content lacking on WWE Network|date=November 21, 2014|last=Caldwell|first=James|accessdate=November 22, 2014|publisher=Pro Wrestling 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Dealer|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150128113921/http://www.cleveland.com/entertainment/index.ssf/2015/01/wwe_royal_rumble_2015_live_cov.html|archive-date=January 28, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 38. ^{{cite web|last1=Schwartz|first1=Nick|title=Daniel Bryan was eliminated early from the Royal Rumble and fans are furious|url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/wwe-daniel-bryant-royal-rumble-eliminated-reaction|publisher=USA Today|accessdate=January 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150126100348/http://ftw.usatoday.com/2015/01/wwe-daniel-bryant-royal-rumble-eliminated-reaction|archive-date=January 26, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 39. ^{{cite web|last1=Powell|first1=Jason|title=02/23 Powell's WWE Raw Live Review: The build to Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns for WrestleMania 31 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2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150306163247/http://grantland.com/the-triangle/wwe-royal-rumble-roman-reigns-boos-the-rock-vince-mcmahon-brock-lesnar-wrestlemania/|archive-date=March 6, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 44. ^{{cite web|last1=O'Brien|first1=Matt|title=Making us care about WWE characters in 2015|url=http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/52847|website=wrestleview.com|accessdate=February 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150224090141/http://www.wrestleview.com/featured-articles/52847|archive-date=February 24, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 45. ^{{cite web|last1=Leigh|first1=Rob|title='I'm captain of this ship now'|url=http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wwe/6365007/WWEs-Roman-Reigns-Im-captain-of-this-ship-now.html|work=The Sun|accessdate=April 6, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160506013835/http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/sport/wwe/6365007/WWEs-Roman-Reigns-Im-captain-of-this-ship-now.html|archive-date=May 6, 2016|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 46. ^{{cite web|last1=Meltzer|first1=Dave|title=Wrestling Observer Radio 3/5: Raw, Smackdown tapings, Ronda Rousey big buyrate, Bill DeMott, your questions and more!|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/112-wrestling-observer/41491|website=f4wonline.com|accessdate=March 14, 2015|quote=(57:27 onwards) There's never been someone [less over than Roman Reigns] in a WrestleMania main event, because there never could have been ... No there has never been and they did make a mistake.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150402171434/http://www.f4wonline.com/component/content/article/112-wrestling-observer/41491|archive-date=April 2, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 47. ^1 {{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=WM31 PPV Results 3/29|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml|website=PWTorch.com|accessdate=April 7, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331225800/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml|archive-date=March 31, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 48. ^{{cite web|last1=Clapp|first1=John|title=WWE World Heavyweight Champion Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns|url=http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/brock-lesnar-roman-reigns-27042102|publisher=WWE|accessdate=23 February 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150223062020/http://www.wwe.com/shows/wrestlemania/31/brock-lesnar-roman-reigns-27042102|archive-date=23 February 2015|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 49. ^{{cite web|last1=Caldwell|first1=James|title=CALDWELL'S WM31 PPV RESULTS 3/29: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of WWE World Title match, Taker's return, Sting vs. Triple H, Cena vs. Rusev, Rock/UFC surprise, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml#.VRiyVfmsXbM|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|accessdate=30 March 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150331225800/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_84175.shtml#.VRiyVfmsXbM|archive-date=31 March 2015|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 50. ^{{cite web|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_84201.shtml|title=Caldwell's WWE Raw Results 3/30|last=Caldwell|first=James|date=March 30, 2015|accessdate=August 8, 2015|publisher=Pro Wrestling Torch|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150802012230/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wwerawreport/article_84201.shtml|archive-date=August 2, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 51. ^{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.net/article.php?41598|title=Pruett's Pause: WWE WrestleMania 31|date=March 30, 2015|accessdate=April 10, 2018|work=Pro Wrestlign Dot Com|last=Pruett|first=Will|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170824092907/http://prowrestling.net/article.php?41598|archive-date=August 24, 2017|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 52. ^{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/wwe-extreme-rules-roman-reigns-windy-city-heat-20150427|title=WWE 'Extreme Rules' Recap: Roman Reigns' Windy City Heat - Rolling Stone|work=Rolling Stone|date=April 27, 2015|accessdate=August 6, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150703221354/http://www.rollingstone.com/sports/news/wwe-extreme-rules-roman-reigns-windy-city-heat-20150427|archive-date=July 3, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 53. ^{{cite web|url=http://prowrestling.net/article.php?42004|title=Jim Ross comments on Roman Reigns, New Day winning the WWE Tag Team Championship, Sheamus as a heel|date=April 27, 2015|accessdate=April 10, 2018|work=Pro Wrestlign Dot Com|last=Powell|first=Jason|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305073043/http://prowrestling.net/article.php?42004|archive-date=March 5, 2016|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 54. ^{{cite web|url=http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-second-annual-pro-wrestling-draft-board/|title=The Second-Annual Pro Wrestling Draft Board|date=April 29, 2015|accessdate=April 10, 2018|work=Grantland|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171212194019/http://grantland.com/the-triangle/the-second-annual-pro-wrestling-draft-board/|archive-date=December 12, 2017|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 55. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.f4wonline.com/more/more-top-stories/96-wwe-news/43041|title=- WON/F4W - WWE news, Pro Wrestling News, WWE Results, UFC News, UFC results|work=Wrestling Observer Newsletter}} 56. ^{{cite web|last=Caldwell|first=James|title=Caldwell's Summerslam Report 8/23: Complete "virtual-time" coverage of Lesnar vs. Taker, Title vs. Title, more|url=http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_87122.shtml|work=Pro Wrestling Torch|date=August 23, 2015|accessdate=August 24, 2015|quote=The Shield's music then played to boos since it meant the arrival of Roman Reigns. ... Boos for Reigns, who landed offense ... [The match] was dominated by the Roman Reigns Crowd Angst resurfacing.|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150904175855/http://pwtorch.com/artman2/publish/wweppvs/article_87122.shtml|archive-date=September 4, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 57. ^{{cite web|last1=Konuka|first1=Alfred|title=Ranking Each WWE Title Tournament Entrant: Should Top-Seeded Roman Reigns Be On Upset Alert?|url=https://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2015/11/09/ranking-each-wwe-title-tournament-entrant-should-top-seeded-roman-reigns-be-on-upset-alert/|website=Forbes|accessdate=November 24, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151124234316/http://www.forbes.com/sites/alfredkonuwa/2015/11/09/ranking-each-wwe-title-tournament-entrant-should-top-seeded-roman-reigns-be-on-upset-alert/|archive-date=November 24, 2015|dead-url=no|df=mdy-all}} 58. ^{{cite web|last1=Montgomery|first1=James|title=WWE Raw': Sheamus 5:15 Says This Show Just Whipped Your 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2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180507220941/https://prowrestling.net/site/2018/05/07/wwe-backlash-hit-list-roman-reigns-vs-samoa-joe-seth-rollins-vs-the-miz-for-the-intercontinental-championship-aj-styles-vs-shinsuke-nakamura-in-a-no-dq-match-for-the-wwe-championship/|archive-date=7 May 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 175. ^{{cite web|title=Rumor: WWE Boosting Roman Reigns With Fabled Daniel Bryan Storyline|url=http://popculture.com/wwe/2018/05/08/roman-reigns-wwe-plan-rip-off-daniel-bryan-rumor/|publisher=Pop Culture Media|accessdate=23 May 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180524003526/http://popculture.com/wwe/2018/05/08/roman-reigns-wwe-plan-rip-off-daniel-bryan-rumor/|archive-date=24 May 2018|dead-url=no|df=dmy-all}} 176. ^{{cite web|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Wrestling/PPVReports/2018/06/18/22779917.html|title=Stellar women's matches make Money in the Bank a Blissful event|work=SLAM! 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