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Do You Think That Roman Reigns Is Faking Leukemia In Order To Re-emerge As A Face When He Beats It?

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This is the WWE Reality Era, where kayfabe no longer exists, and in order to stay contemporary, writers need to be more creative than ever. Today Roman Reigns announced that he's been battling leukemia for 11 years, but I suspect that this is a worked angle, and not a legitimate fact. From the manner in which Roman announced the news, to the inconsistent body language, I believe this hiatus would be the perfect opportunity get Roman over with the crowd and finally put him into the John Cena stratosphere.

Roman is not the biggest big guy, his mic skills aren't heel-level edgy, and although he can wrestle consistently, he's not quite as technically adept as some of the natural-born superstars. The reason I mention these qualities I see in Roman, is because I believe these qualities would make him a babyface heavyweight underdog.

The wrestling industry has been known to use hiatuses in the past to make crowds love wrestlers, and WWE has been trying to make audiences love Roman Reigns. If I'm completely wrong on this theory I apologise profusely, but I suppose only time will tell.
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This is the guy the Undertaker passed the torch on to.
Yet he gets more boos than Cena has in the recent years.

Cena is still around, and he still has many years of wrestling before he says goodbye. They need someone on the Undertaker's stratosphere, and Vince is looking at Roman.

I don't think the WWE would fake this kind of stuff. More likely they're giving him time off to recover. Perhaps when he returns, he will receive more respect and cheers.