Monday Night Raw started off the night as Triple H and Stephanie McMahon came out, but really no announcement was made. They eluded to Roman not being the one the fans wanted in the main event at WrestleMania, to which Reigns answered by coming down to the ring and a stare down with Triple H.
After some words, then Daniel Bryan came out to cheers and the yes chant. Bryan said he never lost the heavyweight championship and should get a match.
Seth Rollins then came out and said he deserved one.
After this segment Reigns fought Big Show, and then Curtis Axel came out and said he wanted a shot at Brock Lesnar, which led me to think everyone on the show tonight was going to be saying that.
Anyways, back to the announcement, it was announced that Seth Rollins would face Daniel Bryan on Raw and the winner would face Reigns at Fastlane. The winner of THAT match would then go on to face Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. And who won that match? Daniel Bryan.
This just spells all kinds of trouble for Roman.
First off all, there's no choice he can make but to accept the match. Because if he declines and says he earned the right to main event WrestleMania at Royal Rumble, he comes off as weak and scared to face either Bryan or Rollins. So he has to accept.
Now, by accepting, it's really a lose-lose situation, regardless of whether he faces Daniel Bryan or Seth Rollins.
By losing, it's obvious: He won the Royal Rumble, but that means nothing now. He's out of the main event at Mania. But even if he wins, do they really think he's going to get over at Fastlane?
No matter how well Daniel Bryan wrestles and puts Reigns over, no matter how good Bryan makes him look, the fans will want nothing less then Daniel Bryan in the main event at WrestleMania.
We'll just have to wait and see how Fastlane plays out, but I have a sneaking suspicion that no matter what the WWE tries to to pull the strings, operating behind the curtains, the fans still wont get behind Reigns, at least this year, leading to WrestleMania.
There is a silver-lining here, that I think played out at the end of Raw. Reigns was booked strong at the end of Raw when he came out and speared Big Show. Good crowd reaction to that. Then a Superman punch to Rollins, which in turn, allowed Daniel Bryan to hit the running knee and get the win. He subtlely aligned himself as a good guy, helping Bryan out to get the match that everyone wants to see. If nothing else, at least subconsciously, it could stick in the fans mind, and actually help Roman Reigns going into Fastlane. We'll see.
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