Roman Reigns has been champion for 1014 Days now as of today and he has been the champion for almost 3 years and he has had some incredible opponents that he has fought against and he has defended the title almost 30 times during this reign and therefore a Top 5 list of his best opponents can be made and it says a lot when a Top 5 list of opponents can be made for a champion.
There are more than 10 opponents that can fit into this list but the Top 5 will be the best of the best and this title reign is not getting over anytime soon so let’s look at the Top 5 opponents for Roman Reigns
1) Jey Uso
Jey Uso will always be number 1 on this list because without Jey Uso, this title reign of Roman Reigns would not have been as legendary as it is today. Jey Uso was the first feud that Roman Reigns had when he won this championship and what a brilliant feud it was. It was in the Thunderdome and they were firing on all cylinders and Roman Reigns established himself as a great heel and he elevated Jey Uso to such a level that he is called main event Jey Uso and it is all thanks to this feud and the 2 Matches that they had against each other are some of the best in recent WWE history.
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2) Kevin Owens
At number 2 on this list has to be Kevin Owens because he has had 2 separate feuds against Roman Reigns during this title reign and both of them have been absolutely great and thus Kevin Owens is at number 2 on this list. After he formed the Bloodline with Jey and Jimmy Uso then the first feud was with Kevin Owens and they created magic in the mic and in the ring as well as they had some of the most brutal matches ever and they had a great last man standing match at Royal Rumble 2021 and then 2 years later in front of fans they had another classic at the Royal Rumble. Kevin Owens brought out the best in Roman Reigns.
3) Brock Lesnar
Brock Lesnar has to be in this list because of all the history that he and Roman Reigns had and almost for a full year they had the Feud against each other and it was great except the WrestleMania 38 Match. Their in rung and Behind the scenes stuff with Paul Heyman was fantastic and their match at SummerSlam 2022 was the perfect payoff between these 2 all time greats and now Roman Reigns is a better champion because of the feud with Brock Lesnar. And now there will be no more matches between these 2.
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4) Sami Zayn
Sami Zayn also has to be in this list and although they feuded for a short time but the moments they created together in the ring are some of the best of his title reign. Sami Zayn was first part of the Bloodline and then he had a falling out and he had this incredible match at the Elimination Chamber with Roman Reigns and then recently at Night of Champions he had an unbelievable tag team match where he finally got the better of Roman Reigns. This feud made Sami Zayn into a superstar and Roman Reigns behind the scenes was very proud of him.
5) Cody Rhodes
At number 5 is Cody Rhodes because their feud that was till WrestleMania 39 was one of the most compelling TV of the year and the Bloodline was firing on all cylinders as it is now and Cody Rhodes was the perfect match for Roman Reigns asche was equally great on the mic and they had great chemistry in the ring and at WrestleMania 39 they had one of the best matches of the year and they had a classic for 35 minutes and in the end it was Roman Reigns who wins and at the time majority of WWE fans were not happy with this decision but now mostly agree that it was the right decision.
