Aimee
It’s been a little over a month since Seth Rollins turned on Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose, causing the split of The Shield, and all three are coming along nicely.
Roman Reigns is clearly being pushed as WWE’s next big star. Last night’s Raw was an interesting test, as he got to do the show-opening in-ring promo for what I believe was the first time.
He’s shown a lot of poise and promise in his speaking, but this was different from the quick promos he’s done in the past. He sounded slightly stilted, but overall he was protected well in a solid segment that did a good job advancing his issues with John Cena, Kane and Randy Orton.
On the booking front, it was easy to tell the segment was kept short to prevent Reigns from overextending himself, and on that front it was produced really well. Honestly, unless a long segment is absolutely necessary, WWE should do more of this type of segment to keep Raw from dragging, which is important for a three-hour show.
