Now, I’m not saying that I’m a wrestling genius… that’s for history to decide. But i will say this (spoiler alert). Last week I predicted that Shinsuke Nakamura would win the 2018 Royal Rumble. And win it he did. Now I need to clarify a point. I did say that I thought Nakamura would win the Rumble, but i never actually believed he would. I like everyone else was convinced that Roman Reigns was going to be the winner. But then the unthinkable happened and Nakamura through Roman Reigns over the top and will now go on to challenge A J Styles.

And here is the point… Vince McMahon is the Worlds biggest Roman Reigns fan. The fans for the most part can’t stand him, and although this is another story – I think that is unwarranted and that Reigns is a talented wrestler. Despite that Reigns is loathed and Vince (to this point) has ignored that fact. Reigns has been pushed and pushed and pushed, despite the boo’s from the crowd.

So when the Rumble came down to the final two of Reigns and Nakamura, everyone (myself included) thought Reigns had done it again. But the fact that WWE put Reigns into the final two and then had him lose, seems to imply they are starting to listen to the fans. Now yes, it is of course entirely possible that Reigns will come out of The Elimination chamber victorious to challenge Lesnar for the title, and s he remains at the top of the pile. But because he was there in the last two, and then to lose, screams to me that WWE is in part saying ‘we hear you.’

I’m not saying for a second that this is a new leaf for WWE as they are a fan of throwing curve balls no and again. But who knows… maybe a compromise between WWE and the fans is what should now be on the cards. WWE has shown that they will not have Reigns win everything all the time, if only the fans now will listen too.

Chris

@cw_stagg