Reigns has some intensity in his matches, but he is not the right wrestler to sit on top of WWE. His biggest detriment is that his is not a good talker at all. Even when angry, his interviews don't inspire much. He pretty much talks on one emotion and it's not the right one.
Another issue is that whenever a promotion picks a wrestler and grooms him to be the top guy, it doesn't follow through as much as it used to. When WWF was pushing Rocky Maivia, they failed. So they turned him heel and got him involved with the minor Nation of Domination feud. Once it was obvious they weren't sticking him down our throats, he grew on his own. the Ultimate Warrior was another that, although successful, was never really the top WWF guy for any real significant period of time. My impression in 2005 was that WWE thought Batista was going to be their guy and thus he beat Cena in the Rumble and into the main event. WWF tried to bury Austin several times and I am sure they never had any plans in the beginning to do anything monumental with him and same with Daniel Bryan.
I have no doubt Reigns will have his share of main events, but any time as the top guy will be short lived. They would be much better getting behind Dean Ambrose who can talk, can wrestle and is all around very interesting to watch.
Another issue is that whenever a promotion picks a wrestler and grooms him to be the top guy, it doesn't follow through as much as it used to. When WWF was pushing Rocky Maivia, they failed. So they turned him heel and got him involved with the minor Nation of Domination feud. Once it was obvious they weren't sticking him down our throats, he grew on his own. the Ultimate Warrior was another that, although successful, was never really the top WWF guy for any real significant period of time. My impression in 2005 was that WWE thought Batista was going to be their guy and thus he beat Cena in the Rumble and into the main event. WWF tried to bury Austin several times and I am sure they never had any plans in the beginning to do anything monumental with him and same with Daniel Bryan.
I have no doubt Reigns will have his share of main events, but any time as the top guy will be short lived. They would be much better getting behind Dean Ambrose who can talk, can wrestle and is all around very interesting to watch.