Roman Reigns’ run as “The Tribal Chief” is one of the most critically acclaimed gimmicks of the modern era. This all came after spending six years as a solo babyface, as Roman Reigns was among the most unlikeable main event talents throughout that period. However, after turning a corner in late 2020, Roman Reigns adopted “The Tribal Chief” gimmick and soon captured the Universal Championship a week later at the Payback 2020 PPV.
Since then, Roman Reigns has held the Universal Championship for over a thousand days and has successfully defended his current championship reign against a long list of credible WWE Superstars past and present. And since he won the WWE Championship at WrestleMania 38 from Brock Lesnar, thus combining his Universal Championship to become the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, Roman Reigns has established himself as one of the most credible performers in WWE history. .
That said, while Roman Reigns has received critical praise for his overall booking in recent years since turning heel, he hasn’t been without his fair share of criticism, as many feel his title reign has gone on too long. That criticism became especially relevant after Roman Reigns defeated Cody Rhodes at last year’s WrestleMania 39 pay-per-view, with many feeling Cody Rhodes should have left.
However, with WrestleMania 40 on the horizon, WWE can make Roman Reigns’ championship booking right by having him drop the belt to Cody Rhodes in a rematch at the pay-per-view. Despite internet rumors claiming that Roman Reigns’ title reign may continue beyond WrestleMania 40 to surpass Hulk Hogan’s so-called record, doing so would be a mistake, especially for Cody Rhodes’ booking.
Roman Reigns has long established himself as an all-time great in WWE and he doesn’t need to hold onto the WWE Undisputed Universal Championship to prove it. Considering Roman Reigns is more of an active part-time performer and has only wrestled in a limited number of matches in recent years, continuing his title reign beyond WrestleMania will only irritate WWE fans even more.
