What's so special about?

Vince likes him and if vince likes someone they get pushed

Look and potential is all I see. Athletic.
We'll see.....

His swag is off the charts

Most people I know were thrilled when it looked like Punk was going to be the next #1 guy. Of course, HHH made sure that didn't happen (and I'm sure Cena was more than happy to undermine Punk's reign to keep his own "spot"). And people might have been even more enthusiastic about Daniel Bryan. And there is tons of support for Dolph Ziggler and Dean Ambrose.

Reigns is just terrible. In nearly every way. He isn't good enough as a singles wrestler to be the top guy. He was perfect when they were protecting him as the hoss of the Shield, but since they broke up he's been extremely underwhelming. Even Orton had trouble getting a passable match out of him.

nothing is special about the guy to be honest.

he hits power moves, can jump 4 ft in the air, and has muscles.
the WWE are the ones making the decisions here...they are the ones making sure he looks strong, making sure he wins all the time and making sure the fans "believe dat"

could he be the next "batista"? absolutely.
should he be the next "john cena" absolutely NOT

it' s as simple at that. any one that Regins gets hate because it' s cool. Have no idea what the they are taking about.

I think most people in the IWC don't really have a problem with Roman Reigns himself. It's more the fact that of the three Shield members, Reigns was far and away the THIRD best in the group (the argument could be made for Rollins or Ambrose as THE best of the three - my vote would go to Rollins). More importantly, it's been clear for a while that while Ambrose and Rollins are bot clearly ready and have the ability to play a bigger role in the company and be new fixtures in the main event scene, Roman Reigns clearly is not at that same level. Anyone who's ever watched wrestling for six months or more can see that, yet Roman Reigns is the one who's seemingly being poised for that "Next Major Main Event Star" spot instead of Rollins or Ambrose (who, to be fair, have gotten that spot while Reigns was out and Lesnar was sitting at home).

Yet, despite all that, it certainly seems that whomever is calling the shots in WWE has decided that Roman Reigns is the "Next Big Thing" instead of others who are obviously more ready for the role. In short, they're forcing the issue instead of letting it develop organically and I think that's where the anger and upset comes from for a large portion of the fan base (well, at least the online fan base). They feel like even though they, as fans, devote a large chunk of time and often money to WWE and WWE merchandise, they aren't being listened to when it comes to who they want as main event players in the company. That's what happened with Daniel Bryan heading into WrestleMania last year and it might just happen again if WWE continues to push less capable performers while Rollins, Ambrose, Cesaro, Ziggler, and other far more talented wrestlers keep bumping into the glass ceiling.

Pretty ignorant statement.

Reigns is fine. He'll never be the best on the mic, but he's got a natural charisma and a moveset that gets big pops. He's also not nearly as bad in ring as most say. He's not great by any means, but you'd think he's worse than Khali reading this thread.

That said, his push is too soon. And I 100% believe part of the hate is him getting pushed over other guys.

Is there any chance Reigns turns heel in all this? Because that would work I think, like Rock at Survivor Series 98. And it would feed into the problems some fans are having with his push, might be perfect. I have been poking fun at Reigns a bit, but I do think he's good. Heel turn reuinited with Rollins works, or something like Cena's WMXX spot vs Show, establish him as the next big star for WM32, 31 just seems ... well you all know.

Reigns isn't quite in the same popular position as Rock was in SS98 where his turn would seem like such a betrayal, might still work though. Rock was really on fire at that point. In other words position Reigns as the man opposing the Authority, if that returns, then have him join. I could get on board for that easily, and it would provide Reigns the opportunity to work on what he needs.

edit: posted this in the wrong thread earlier.