People just like to hate on Roman for literally no reason. He goes out every night and bust his ass to entertain everyone and his match is ALWAYS the highlight of the show, whether the smarks like to admit it or not. Everyone is still just salty that he won the 2015 Royal Rumble and Daniel Bryan didn't. Lol it's like get over it, seriously...
No, it's not for no reason. I have always agreed that he doesn't deserve the hate he gets, but it's not true to say it's for no reason. And it didn't start with Daniel Bryan. It started when he won that Superstar of the Year Slammy despite being out of action for 6 months. That's the first time he really started getting booed. Because people began thinking it was set up when they are told Slammies are based upon voting.
The hate towards Roman has little to do with Roman himself. It has to do with the way WWE pushed him. Almost everyone I have talked to has confirmed that they don't hate Reigns. They hate the way he was pushed. It was too quick and obvious. Rather than have him work up to the title by winning a mid card title, they let him bypass all of that and put him straight at the top. They also gave him bad lines to read.
Now lately, I've been enjoying Roman more. He's not reading stupid lines. He's not talking a lot. He repeats his catch phrases, which are fine. But Roman now talks more with his body language than his mouth. And it WORKS for him. A quiet and defiant character is working for him. And I am beginning to actually like what they are doing with him. He's not a tweener. He's a face, but he is treated like a heel. And he is defiant throughout it. The character, I believe, is growing and advancing the correct way.,
I still have a couple issues with Roman. I don't like the vest, the superman punch, the cocking his wrist or the roar before the spear. But his matches have been better and his character is a little more unpredictable and interesting. I think what they are doing with him now is good and I look forward to more of it.
But I do not agree that people hated him for literally no reason. You cannot tell other people what they think. Just because you like him, doesn't mean that people who don't like him don't have a reason for not liking him. People have reasons, you just don't agree with those reasons.