Maybe the easiest way to explain 2015 for Roman Reigns would be ... interesting.
The common belief was that he would beat Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania to become the WWE World Heavyweight Champion, launching the Roman Empire Era in WWE. Instead, he left the show empty handed with Seth Rollins stealing his thunder.
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Fast-forward to this year and the Samoan superstar finds himself in a similar situation, in the main event of WrestleMania 32 where he will face Triple H for the WWE Championship.