A common thing you hear from fans when talking about Roman Reigns is that he is being shoved down viewers throats. The WWE pushed him so hard as the top babyface in the company and (some) fans have reacted negatively. This is why you see the mixed reactions when he comes to the ring. Reigns’ uncle Rikishi in a recent interview, spoke about this topic and why he thinks Reigns should turn heel.

Rikishi says the WWE shoving Roman Reigns down viewers throats isn’t doing him any favors in the eyes of the fans, especially when Reigns has so much to offer:

“Yeah and I’ve said this before and again this is from my experience of being there. The fan’s voices are so strong and they have a big impact in professional wrestling and instead of them (WWE) trying to fight to push Roman down people’s throats because look at him he’s got everything. He’s a good-looking guy, has a beautiful body and what I’d like to see is let him earn the fan’s respect because he is talented. There is so much more to him than his in ring skills; he is a good father, he is a good brother, a great family man and things like that where you can show the fans that this guy is a real dude. It is not just us trying to shove a wrestler down their throat and we’ve all seen this done many, many times where when you try to shove somebody down the viewer’s throat and they haven’t had that relationship yet and like him” (Source: Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling).

Rikishi says it’s an easy fix, turn him heel:

“I look at it like this. If you boo me and I keep on coming day in and day out on every Monday Night Raw and you still boo I would have gone to them and say just go ahead and turn me heel and let me give these people what they want. Let them hate me until the point that they hate me so much that when I do turn baby face they will love me. There it is..it is an easy fix” (Source: Two Man Power Trip Of Wrestling).

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