Many fans were upset when Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble. Some cited their reasons for being so upset with the fact that they believe the WWE was pushing him on them too hard. Some claimed that he wasn’t ready yet. He wasn’t that good on the mic and wasn’t that good in the ring. As a way to appease the fans, the WWE put Reigns’ spot in WrestleMania against Brock Lesnar (which he won by winning the Royal Rumble) for the WWE World Heavyweight Championship on the line at WWE’s Fastlane against fan favorite Daniel Bryan.
In the end, Reigns was once again victorious. While what fans have said about Reigns can be seen as true, it wouldn’t be fair to Reigns to win the Royal Rumble just to have it taken away from him. TVTropes.com defines this as Retcon. It’s a situation when past plot points are reframed to meet whatever the current needs are for the story. While it would have been a possible and plausible alternative, the boos didn’t seem to be as uproarious in the weeks following Reigns’ victory. It was as if fans learned to deal with it, and that would be the best thing to do, a thought that may be seen as an unpopular opinion.
If WWE would have followed this method more often, John Cena may have had only a few title reigns, even though he is such a talented performer. Persistent cries for change can make a difference, but the flame of hate towards Reigns seemed to die down. Sure, the Internet wasn’t happy when Daniel Bryan lost, but at least they can remember the joy when he won at WrestleMania as an underdog only a year ago. There’s other matches at WrestleMania and many events have double main-events. It’s not the end of the world. While he may not have been the guy many wanted at this time, perhaps the Lesnar/Reigns feud will be a surprise hit.
The Rock was booed unmercifully when he was new in the 90’s. Now he’s a legend of the business. Who know what’ll come of having Roman Reigns in the main event title picture at WrestleMania but even with the potential retcon hurdle along the way, plans are seeming to stay to as they were in January and hopefully we’re all in for a great surprise.
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