Why Drew McIntyre Should Beat Roman Reigns At Clash At The Castle (& Why He Shouldn't)

Clash at the Castle is shaping up to be WWE’s biggest event in years. The sports and entertainment juggernaut has reportedly sold over 60,000 tickets for their September premium live event. Clash at the Castle will be WWE’s first stadium show in 30 years. The last time WWE ran a show inside a stadium was in 1992 when The British Bulldog defeated Bret Hart for the Intercontinental Championship inside the jam-packed Wembley Stadium at SummerSlam.

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WWE is expected to go with Roman Reigns versus Drew McIntyre for Clash at the Castle main event. Current plans are calling for The Scottish Warrior to face The Head of the Table for the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship. WWE fans are split when it comes to picking sides. McIntyre is entering the match as the hometown hero. Reigns, on the other hand, is on the run of a lifetime and a potential loss (ahead of his rumored showdown with The Rock at WrestleMania 39) could derail his momentum. The outcome of the match will have great implications for the future course of WWE in general and the careers of the two superstars in particular. Reigns is bound to drop his title at some point and McIntyre seems to be the best pick at the moment. Of course, there are cons to The Tribal Chief’s dominant run come to an end.

6 Roman Reigns Should Remain Undefeated (At Least Till WrestleMania 39)

Roman Reigns won the Universal Championship at the Payback premium live event on August 31, 2020. Reigns pinned Braun Strowman in a match that also involved The Fiend for the title. The Tribal Chief recently surpassed 700 days as Universal Champion. Another startling fact is that Reigns has not been pinned in two years.

Reigns should carry this momentum all the way to WrestleMania 39, where he is highly rumored to face The Rock. The Wiseman Paul Heyman himself has teased the match. Reigns has been heavily protected so far and WWE should do the same at Clash at the Castle while making Drew McIntyre look strong inside the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales.

5 Drew McIntyre Needs to Win the Title in Front of a Live Crowd

Drew McIntyre was the odds-on favorite to win Royal Rumble 2020. McIntyre challenged then-WWE Champion Brock Lesnar for the title at WrestleMania 36. Tragedy struck with the arrival of the coronavirus pandemic and WWE were forced to tape the match inside an empty arena. McIntyre won the match but without a live crowd to celebrate his big win with.

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The Scottish Warrior has reiterated his desire to win the title in front of the fans, and the stadium show in Cardiff seems to be the perfect setting for Drew McIntyre to finally achieve his dream. McIntyre also has the prefect dance partner in Roman Reigns. The two have great chemistry inside the ring and can work the crowd with their tremendous storytelling abilities.

4 Roman Reigns Should Break Nearly 50-Year-Old Record Held by Pedro Morales

Roman Reigns unified the Universal and WWE Championships at WrestleMania 38 by beating Brock Lesnar. Reigns had already held the Universal Championship for nearly two years at that point. The Tribal Chief’s record-breaking title reign puts him in a list of elite WWE Champions. Reigns is the only modern-day WWE superstar to remain undefeated for two consecutive years.

Moreover, he is the sixth longest-reigning Universal Champion. Only four superstars have held the title longer than Reigns. They are Pedro Morales, Hulk Hogan, Bob Backlund, and Bruno Sammartino. Reigns is the perfect guy to break into the list of top five lengthiest WWE title reigns, which is a tremendous accolade in itself, to say the least.

3 Drew McIntyre Is the Best Possible Pick to Go Over Roman Reigns at Cardiff

For those not in the know, Drew McIntyre is the first British world Champion in WWE history. The Scottish Warrior takes great pride in calling himself the first-ever British-born WWE Champion, a feat he accomplished at WrestleMania 36 by beating Brock Lesnar.

McIntyre is likely to receive a hero’s welcome at the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales, on September 3, 2022. Plus, his resume speaks for itself. A win over Reigns, especially in his home country of U.K., will put McIntyre on a pedestal previously unheard of.

2 Roman Reigns Should Continue His Winning Streak Over Drew McIntyre

Roman Reigns and Drew McIntyre have partaken in four singles televised matches against each other to date, and The Tribal Chief has bested The Scottish Warrior on each occasion. Their first televised one-on-one encounter took place at WrestleMania 35 and the last happened at Survivor Series 2020.

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A win over McIntyre in the U.K. will give Reigns the fifth singles victory over The Scottish Warrior. Moreover, it will further solidify his status as the biggest heel in all of WWE. That brings us to the final argument in favor of a McIntyre win.

1 Drew McIntyre Needs to Have a Singles Win Against Roman Reigns

Win-loss record may not matter in WWE, but they do add to the credibility of wrestlers. Some of the biggest storylines in WWE were fueled by a wrestler’s obsession to beat their opponent, case in point: The Rock versus Stone Cold Steve Austin at WrestleMania 19.

Drew McIntyre has not defeated Roman Reigns in singles competition (so far), but that can change on Sept. 3rd. A win over Reigns could turn McIntyre into the biggest babyface in WWE, something which the company has been lacking since Cody Rhodes went out of action.