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Originally Posted by SarcasticRat
I'm sure it's always been this way to an extent, but it feels like especially recently the WWE fans are really resistant to the company trying to make the stars for them. I think that was a big part of why Daniel Bryan got big -- he was perceived as the guy WWE didn't want you to cheer for over Cena or whoever, and fans felt like they were getting shut out. If they keep trying to force Reigns on the audience, I think the result could be ugly.
The audience is more or less defiant at certain times and places. The Bryan build was one of the best things WWE has done in a long time; a new twist on the underdog face where not only is he the underdog in the match but an underdog facing an uphill battle against the company.
I do agree that it could get ugly with Reigns. Part of the issue also is that Reigns has to do things he isn't that great at, and would have to do it more at a top position. A top face in WWE has to wrestle many long matches on TV and engage in these long live discussion segments. If Reigns mostly wrestled squashes and didn't talk much if at all, less of the audience would have an instant gag reaction (although eventually they would get bored of him like they do with most wrestlers).