“Political Chips”: Roman Reigns Deemed Backstage Politician After Reports of Killing Cody Rhodes’ Push at WrestleMania Emerge

Roman Reigns has moved past his historic WWE Undisputed title reign at WrestleMania 40, but criticism still pursues him from all quarters. Adding to the ever-usual part-time champion taunt, the Tribal Chief has now been dubbed a backstage politician online. A WON report suggesting some strong Heyman and Reigns’ stratagem behind Rhodes losing the WrestleMania 39 main event emerges as the catalyst for these accusations.

Cody Rhodes underwent significant trauma last year, missing out on his first chance to wrap his father’s dream belt around his waist despite all the hype throughout an emotional build-up session. The WWE creatives earned the scorn of the pro wrestling community for not pulling the trigger on Rhodes’ run and extending The Tribal Chief’s reign. That said, the final decision over the winner did not find its basis on merit. Rather it came about due to the pull exerted by Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman.

The unforeseen outcome didn’t only silence Rhodes’ spirit. It also launched a detrimental impact on millions of his fans and the iconic Rhodes family members, who steadfastly counted on him with no doubts cast. But that wouldn’t have had to transpire if Reigns hadn’t used his influence to get what he wanted. Dave Meltzer spilled the deets on the latest edition of his Wrestling Observer Newsletter, ”Reigns & Heyman believed it would be more beneficial in getting people like Jey Uso and Solo Sikoa over, and would make Rhodes a bigger star to hold off the switch for a year.”

One can argue that the decision to delay The American Nightmare’s title reign has worked out. Rhodes’ support from the the WWE Universe has not waned and his crowning moment emerged as an all-time historic moment for the promotion. Jey Uso has also experienced a significant surge in his singles career after going up against The Bloodline. Solo Sikao has also started to reap the rewards of the decision with the Samoan star now acting as the supposed leader of The Bloodline. However, some netizens received the fuel they needed to lambast the former champion’s intentions and actions.

Fans bemoan Roman Reigns’ actions and turn their back on him

Roman Reigns’ title reign was widely celebrated and found its footing in WWE history perpetually. But his reputation as a benevolent figure were shattered to pieces after the news of him scampering Cody Rhodes’ title emerged. This member of the WWE Universe invoked a comparison between Reigns and a politician for their sly and dastardly actions.

This fan shed more light on the situation by suggesting that The Tribal Chief did not just do it for his loved ones but mainly for himself.

Hulk Hogan had a notorious reputation for using his backstage influence to get his way during his heyday in WCW and WWE. The pro wrestling faithful now finds similarities in the ego of the then face of the company and the current one.

Cody Rhodes fans finally got the opportunity to fire back at the pro-Roman Reigns squad for falsely making a claim about Rhodes’ reputation.

One fan fought back against the noise by pointing to a simple statistic that highlighted the gate the WWE received for putting on a blockbuster WrestleMania 40 PLE. The Show of Shows this year emerged as the biggest WrestleMania in WWE history. And major credit has to go to the superstars in question who put on a scintillating main event on both nights.

It will be interesting to see if any counter-notion of the allegation emerges from any source down the line or not. What’s your take on Roman Reigns getting subjected to brickbats following a shell-shocking WrestleMania 39 revelation? let us know in the comments.