The Perfect Way To Book Edge Vs. Roman Reigns

We’re on the Road to WrestleMania and it seems the main event will see Universal Champion Roman Reigns defend against Royal Rumble winner Edge in a battle that is almost guaranteed to be titled “Spear vs. Spear.”

It’s easy to say Edge defeats Roman Reigns and completes the fairytale by winning back the championship he never lost. But that would be too simplistic and unfair to The Tribal Chief, who is without question the best heel in the entire business today.

If WWE wants reality, then have Edge risk almost everything but just come up short against the much superior Roman Reigns, falling at the last hurdle in his quest to reclaim the gold. However, will the fans accept the bad guy prevailing on the Grandest Stage? Perhaps not, but they would if it led to Edge’s next big angle in WWE.

Say the pair put on a classic (there’s no reason why it won’t be) and Edge has withstood a ton of punishment, countless amounts of interference from the Usos and Paul Heyman, as well as having witnessed a brutal assault on his best friend Christian. As a result, the Hall of Famer reverts to his ultimate opportunistic ways, hitting Reigns with a one-man conchairto, and is closing in on sealing the huge victory when an old rival rears his head…

Who can that old rival be? Someone that Edge has had countless battles with, such as Randy Orton? We’ve suffered enough on that front. Maybe Triple H? No chemistry there. How about his greatest rival of all time John Cena? That would surely create huge headlines, but would also make zero sense. No, the old rival I’m talking about is The Messiah, Seth Rollins.

Rollins has a long-storied history with Reigns and can easily align with him moving forward to reform a revamped Shield. Rollins also has major history with Edge, stemming back to The Authority days when Seth threatened to re-break Edge’s neck to ensure Cena reinstated Triple H and Stephanie McMahon to power. There’s a readymade story there. And Rollins would have a valid reason to cost Edge the title, too, aside from sheer disdain.

Two years ago, Seth Rollins was the golden boy of WWE, having won the men’s Royal Rumble and dethroning the unbeatable Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to have a lengthy reign as champion, only for the fans to turn on him. Last year, the entire focus of the company was on Edge while Rollins was pushed aside, forced to accept a supporting role at WrestleMania while Edge worked almost an hour in one of the main events opposite Randy Orton. Then this year, Edge will be in the main event having won the Rumble, while Rollins will more than likely have to settle for a mid-card Intercontinental Championship match. The premise of Rollins’ hatred towards Edge will simply boil down to jealousy.

If I were the one booking the Road to WrestleMania, I’d have had Rollins win the Rumble as a babyface to challenge Reigns, but obviously that’s not the way they’ve gone considering Seth returned as The Messiah character, which has a mid-card ceiling, let’s be honest, so this is the second best option.

Rollins can put the blame on the fans for turning their back on him and choosing Edge. He can say that the moment he witnessed Edge return and steal his spot he knew he had to do something, and now he’s going to do what he should’ve done all those years earlier – break Edge’s neck and force him to retire once and for all.

If WWE decides to go this way, it manages to achieve a number of things in one evening. The title stays on the hottest talent in the company, Edge doesn’t lose cleanly and it sets up an interesting feud moving out of WrestleMania. If WWE goes with Edge conquering Roman Reigns, then the last six months will have been for moot and we will be back at square one with a legendary part-timer defeating an over current roster member.

Just like at WrestleMania 31, Seth Rollins is the perfect way out.