Rumor: WWE No Longer Promoting Roman Reigns as Mainstream Star

Roman Reigns has been in the main event of the last four WrestleMania events. He has been recognized as the top babyface in the company and continued to be pushed as the top guy on WWE programming. However, a recent decision made by WWE officials has some people questioning the company’s promotion of Roman’s mainstream star power.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is campaigning hard for Emmy consideration. Recently, several WWE Superstars attended the “For Your Consideration” event in Hollywood. The company was represented by Triple H, Stephanie McMahon, Ronda Rousey, and the Bella Twins. While other stars like Charlotte Flair, The New Day, Braun Strowman, and Roman Reigns were in attendance, they weren’t heavily featured.

On paper, that’s a major statement from the company. If WWE is only promoting Triple H and Stephanie McMahon, The Bellas, and Ronda Rousey as their mainstream stars, it could mean big changes are coming for Roman Reigns’ booking because the company doesn’t view him as someone with the same mainstream exposure as some other stars.

It’s no secret that Vince McMahon has been building the product around Roman Reigns for the last four years. However, Rousey’s signing and Strowman’s popularity might be enough for WWE officials to stop pushing Roman as the face of WWE moving forward.

The Big Dog is expected to receive another chance at Brock Lesnar at Summerslam:

Roman Reigns lays into absent, “entitled” Brock Lesnar: Raw, Feb. 26, 2018

On paper, WWE officials just might not want to bring attention to the love/hate dynamic the WWE Universe has with Roman Reigns. That’s understandable and it doesn’t mean Roman’s push has ended. It’s been reported that Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns is the plan for the Universal Title Match at Summerslam. He wasn’t promoted that heavily for one event, but it’s going to be interesting to see if WWE makes any changes to his push.