Roman Reigns returned during WWE SummerSlam and he turned heel afterwards. He then won the WWE Universal Championship at Payback the week after his return. He is now the tribal chief on Friday Night Smackdown. It seems WWE originally did not intend on him having a long reign as champion.
The Miz is currently the holder of the Money in the Bank briefcase and it seems he is not focused on Roman Reigns. On Wrestling Observer Radio, Dave Meltzer discussed WWE’s original plans for Reigns.
“Roman Reigns with a long title run was not the idea, believe it or not. Even though it seems so obvious, it was not the idea. I don’t know who the guy who was supposed to be the champion was supposed to be because they basically devalued everybody else.”
Roman Reigns will be facing WWE Champion Drew McIntyre at WWE Survivor Series this Sunday.
h/t to Ringside News for the transcription.
