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Interesting. I think that objectively speaking, Reigns isn't ready. The Rock was ready to be a top star after three or four years in the business, but Reigns just isn't the same guy. He's good -- I'd accept great -- but he's just not the sort of guy you can throw out to sharks and expect to ride them back to shore.
Putting him with AJ Styles has been a good move, because it means that Reigns gets to work with one of the better wrestlers in the world, which is only going to help him get better, but that's the sort of thing you do with the best wrestler in the world as the champion or over a secondary title.
Plus, once you get a guy with the World Title, that big moment is gone and spent. Reigns is now a three-time World Heavyweight Champion. He's never going to get that "he finally makes it" moment now. He might get a run that people actually really want to see, but there is a lot of bloom off the rose.
The WWE did the same thing with Sheamus. I wonder what perceptions would be of the guy if he hadn't won a World Championship yet?
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