Is a Shield reunion the only thing that could save Roman?

No. You'd just have fans cheering the other two and booing him during the matches at this point.

No. I think the only way to have him be a top face is for him to become a mega heel first. Give him a year or maybe two as the top heel. Showcase his personality more. Showcase his ability more. Don't be afraid to have him back down here n there. Don't be afraid to let him cheat. Don't let him talk too much and maybe even give him a mouthpiece. And eventually the crowd will decide when the time is right for a face turn.



Slightly off topic, if your not going to turn Roman... turn Dean ASAP. He's severely miscast in the role he's currently in. RAW needs a fresh heel, something new, and either of these two would be perfect IMO.

like other people said Dean and Seth would get cheered and Roman would get booed. same as now.
I think they should turn him heel for a year before considering a Shield reunion

Yeah, I'm going to go ahead and look further.

That's because Vince think all faces should be booked like Hulk Hogan. He seems to think that because it worked 30 years ago, that it has to work now.

The only thing that'd Save Roman is a heel turn.... Dude is an unlikable prick as a face.

We may be past the point of "saving" Roman if the definition of "saving" means getting the majority of the audience to cheer him. It's possible that, after a very successful run as a heel, the crowd comes around to him as the top babyface. Then again, we're only just seeing that now with John Cena after nearly thirteen years at the top, and a lot of it has to do with the crowd's vitriol being spat at Roman, leaving John an opening.

Roman has held up his end of the bargain in the ring, but he's still not a particularly compelling character, especially as a babyface. His inherent limitations in that role are continuously preventing him from being given a shot by a lot of the audience, and a good portion of that crowd may be so soured on the idea of him that they're unwilling to look past what's been done.

WWE has succeeded in making Roman Reigns a star, and in making his matches seem like they matter. They've also very likely left a lot of money on the table with the way they've handled him, but it's unlikely we'll ever know just how much.

If he was booked better and not like Super Cena.

Eh. He really only got cheered twice in that feud - when he went apecrap on Triple H at TLC, and when he won the title (which you could easily argue was because it was a World Title change on a Raw.) Otherwise, the fans were pretty hostile, and at times totally apathetic toward him.

Plus, your theory requires that Roman's feuds largely be with guys who the fans don't want to see in the main event, and that's never a great proposition to sell. The Sheamus feud was dull and terribly boring, largely in part because there was no one to root for. Reigns was a floundering babyface, and Sheamus was not being taken seriously as a main eventer. There aren't many guys on the roster who the audience like less than Roman Reigns, and of the few that there are, I can't think of any that would make for a compelling main event program.