Did WWE Make A Mistake By Putting Roman Reigns Over Drew McIntyre?

Universal Champion Roman Reigns and WWE Champion Drew McIntyre, the current top two stars of WWE, collided in an epic battle of the behemoths at WWE Survivor Series last Sunday. It was Roman Reigns who walked out victorious, thanks to a low blow and guillotine choke to Drew McIntyre.

Drew McIntyre was at an all-time high heading into Survivor Series. His momentum looked unstoppable. First, he appeared on SmackDown to stand eye-to-eye with Roman Reigns. Then, he regained the WWE Championship in a hard-fought battle two days later on Raw.

What seemed like a dream match tease just days ago became a reality days after.

The way things were going, it looked like Drew McIntyre was ‘chosen’ to beat the Universal Champion. McIntyre lost, and it was disappointing to see the newly crowned two-time champ lose to Roman Reigns.

Was it a mistake to put Drew McIntyre against Roman Reigns?

Drew McIntyre and Roman Reigns have squared off against each other in the past, but none were on the level or as over they are right now.

Roman Reigns, with some fantastic heel work since his return, has established has dominance. Hence, a loss for a heel like Roman wouldn’t have done too much damage.

If only WWE wanted to protect Roman, they could’ve put over McIntyre via disqualification, but they didn’t. Following the loss, the WWE Champion did not appear on Raw the following night. Many argued how ‘The Scottish Warrior’ should’ve crushingly squashed somebody.

A man that looked unstoppable until Sunday suddenly loses momentum and is nowhere to be seen the next night – this doesn’t really sit right. There could be two reasons though. WWE is playing out the loss or they’re waiting for him to come back, not talk about Survivor Series and move on to the next feud.

From ratings, business and fan point of view, WWE definitely didn’t do the mistake of putting their top men in a battle of the best. What they definitely did wrong was put over Roman Reigns. No matter how heelishly he won, the W should’ve always been booked in McIntyre’s favor.

WWE have successfully established Roman Reigns as a top star, especially since his return, so a loss for him wouldn’t be as big as it is for somebody like Drew McIntyre.

WWE did well establishing McIntyre over the months with wins over Lesnar and Orton, so it only hurts to see them playing favorites and putting Reigns over McIntyre.

We hope Drew McIntyre only comes out stronger from this and the next time he faces Reigns, he kicks his head off with a Claymore for a convincing victory.