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Roman Reigns returned to WWE at SummerSlam and finally completed the heel turn that many fans have been pushing for in recent months. 



Many fans have questioned why WWE didn&#8217;t pull the trigger on the heel turn much sooner, and as part of a recent appearance on <a href="https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/sports-illustrated-media-podcast/id997819235" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener nofollow">The Sports Illustrated Media Podcast</a>, Reigns&#8217; special counsel Paul Heyman revealed that Vince McMahon wanted too but Reigns wasn&#8217;t ready. 



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;I wanted it to happen for a long time, Roman Reigns wanted it to happen for a long time, Vince McMahon wanted it to happen for a long time, but the timing was never right. Roman Reigns could not pull off this portrayal of the top star in the industry, even a year ago. He wasn&#8217;t weather or seasoned or experienced enough. He still worked too young.&#8221;</blockquote>



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;Now, you look at his face and see some seasoning and weathering. He was beating the crap out of his cousin inside Hell in a Cell and he says, &#8216;I did this to you when we were kids and here we are 35 years old doing this.&#8217; He looks 35. He looks like a badass 35, but he looks 35.&#8221;</blockquote>



Heyman went on to reveal that Reigns looks much older now and looks like he&#8217;s able to pull off the role as a heel in a way that he couldn&#8217;t five years ago. 



<blockquote class="wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow">&#8220;Before, he looked late 20s, early 30s and he was still too young. He wasn&#8217;t grizzled and didn&#8217;t have any scars. Now, you see the wars on his face. You see the pressure and obligation and responsibility and accountability and the sheer burden. That&#8217;s the core word when it comes to being the top star in WWE. The burden and the weight and what it&#8217;s done to Roman Reigns. Four WrestleMania main events, it would have been five if he appeared this year. It will be five when he appears at next year&#8217;s WrestleMania.&#8221;</blockquote>

Paul Heyman: “Roman Reigns Could Not Pull Off This Portrayal of the Top Star in the Industry”

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