Roman Reigns is WWE’s top heel at this time, but if Jim Cornette is to be believed, it is just a matter of time before Reigns is a babyface once again.
Despite being a face for years, Reigns’ tenure as a heel has proven to be his most popular run with fans, many of whom were tired of him being pushed as an unbeatable ‘good guy.’
Speaking on his “Drive-Thru podcast,” the wrestling veteran addressed the possibility of Reigns turning face again, because of his popularity. He said,
“It’s gonna happen. It has to happen. But they don’t need to just say, ‘oh, we wanna turn him babyface now, who can we put him with?’ That doesn’t need to happen. It needs to be obvious to everybody here’s the f**king guy. [But John Cena never turned heel after he returned babyface, is Reigns so good as a heel that you shouldn’t turn him babyface again?] Well, no. Cena never turned heel because the merchandise sales and the Make-A-Wish.
“Roman Reigns, because he is such a good heel will eventually [turn face.] I would assume it would be the riding off into the twilight of his career. I’m not saying wait till he’s 60. Who knows how much longer he’s gonna do this? But it would be for a last run of a year or two. And he already makes sporadic appearances. So, they wouldn’t be beating it to death. But it probably it needs to happen because when you get so good at being bad, the people like it. Roddy Piper, Steve Austin, Jerry Lawler, through territories in history. It’s gonna happen.”
Reigns will face his cousin Jey Uso at WWE SummerSlam 2023 in a ‘Tribal Combat’ match. The match will see Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and his role as ‘Tribal Chief’ on the line.
