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Originally Posted by Heyman
DISCUSSION - What should be the "contigency plan" if Roman Reigns FAILS as the Top BabyFace?
What if things do not pan out with Reigns and fans start giving Reigns the dreaded "X-Pac heat?" (I haven't watched WWE in over a year and so maybe its already happening?). Do you go back to Cena? Do you bring back Rollins as a face and make HIM "the guy?"
What about a guy like Randy Orton? Orton is obviously winding down, but perhaps 1-2 years of being "the guy" as a babyface could work while the next guy (Sammy Zayn, Kevin Owens) is getting groomed? Do you shell out more money to Lesnar so he can work more dates, and make HIM "the guy" for a few years? Is there any hope for Cesaro still? Can Bray Wyatt ever be the top face?
What would YOU do if you were in charge of the WWE, and came to the realization that Roman Reigns should not be "the guy" for the new era?
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If he fails? He already has effectively despite a major push the last few years, winning the Royal Rumble twice, headlining WM twice and effectively becoming a three time world champion. They tried to do with him what they did with Austin, Foley and Bryan i.e. the Good Guy vs the Authority/Establishment etc. and the fans (a lot of them) just aren't buying into it.
It will simply be a case of now Reigns holding onto the belt until the next top face is ready. Dropping the belt to AJ Styles at the next PPV would be far too soon but I would say either him or Ambrose are "next in line". After that Cena at some point is going to his title win to surpass Ric Flair's record and I wouldn't be surprised to see Randy Orton back in the title picture eventually.
Could we have a situation where the belt changes hands ever few ppvs or so? Should we have that situation? Would be interesting to have a few top faces around.
Zayn is another option but not ready yet.
As for Owens, Rollins and Wyatt, they are very much firmly heels for the for the foreseeable future. As I debate with others, WWE have firmly dropped the ball with Bray Wyatt; his character has at best regressed i.e. went from a super hot heel and seemed as he was going to make it going alone, only for WWE to complete blow it by having him lose to the Undertaker (bad move in my opinion), reform the Wyatt Family with three other terrible wrestlers (Harper isn't that bad but the others are at best TNA Championship material), and given what I felt was a humiliating angle for him at WM 32, it really does seem as if he isn't progressing beyond the mid-card for some time unless he's featured in some kind of elimination chamber or MITB match.
So my top faces in place of Reigns would be:
1) AJ Styles
2) Dean Ambrose
3) John Cena
As in that's the order I have them in line for a WWE title run.
Heels:
1) Rollins
2)Owens
3) Jericho
I didn't mention Lesnar for virtue of him being a part-timer and I feel he won't be in the title picture aggain now for the rest of 2016 unless as I said there was some sort of elimination chamber or 6 man match for the belt.
Jericho it has been some time since he's been in the frame. Is he worth a shot, who knows?
In my wildest dreams I'd like to see Undertaker win the belt one last time. Far-fetched idea yes but then I'd have laughed at you if you'd told me Sting was going wrestle in the WWE, have a match at Wrestle Mania and close out a WWE PPV fighting for the WWE title, all when he was adamant he was never going to be a Vince McMahon guy.
So my answer to your question of "who is the top babyface if Roman Reigns fails?" All signs point towards AJ Styles atm: shit hot in popularity, great wrestler and was one of those major stars WWE always wanted but never got and unlike Sting can still wrestle and take a bump and I would not be surprised if he won the WWE title either by the end of 2016 or at WM 33 via winning the RR.
AJ Styles v John Cena main event WM 33.