Monday's Raw signaled that this was no one-off meeting. Reigns and Big Show barked at each other before the former handed the latter another fist to the mug. At that point, you could almost hear the collective groan from fans. Twitter was full of negative responses to the feud's genesis, like these from fans This sentiment is understandable. Big Show is a plodder and not the kind of ring general Reigns needs to carry him at this point. Neither is an effective talker, nor the type of indy veteran that the Internet Wrestling Community pulls for.
Still, there's potential for this to be a fun prelude to the Royal Rumble and Reigns' expected rise to the WrestleMania marquee. The World's Largest Athlete is at his best opposite brawlers. When the match is heavy on punches and power moves, Big Show's skills are maximized.
Look back at his career highlights, and one sees that pattern play out. Notice that his work against Booker T or Cody Rhodes didn't appear on this list. A trio of names pop up multiple times instead: Sheamus, Lesnar and Undertaker. Each time, brute force and intensity carried the bout.
Big Show's track record proves that he fares better with bigger opponents, ones he can help lead him to a slobberknocker. Reigns fits that description. He's fast enough to make sure this isn't like two dinosaurs pawing at each other.
Still, he's similar enough in style to Sheamus that it's a safe bet he and Big Show can produce similar results.
Focused Time Frame This is not the kind of feud that WWE can stretch out for a year. Neither Reigns nor Big Show can carry a story for that long like Chris Jericho and Shawn Michaels did in 2008.
That's not what the company is shooting for, though. If Reigns is going to win the Royal Rumble and challenge Brock Lesnaras so many fans expect, he must first knock off a big star. Big Show is a good stepping stone for him.
He has a world title pedigree, is an impressive physical specimen and is a familiar, established name. That's going to make Reigns' victory over the big man that much more significant. Big Show's size allows Reigns to have a memorable moment a la Cesaro's flinging the former out of the ring at WrestleMania 30.
WWE can give Reigns a few wins on Raw and create images of him standing over a giant all before January's pay-per-view arrives. It's a feud that suits a small window. With neither man a wordsmith, there's no need to make this an exploration of each man's psyche, as Dean Ambrose vs. Bray Wyatt has become.
Roman Reigns Vs Big Show Its Gonna be Awesome
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