Cena also generally got a roughly even split of boos to cheers most nights. If Reigns gets 40% cheers on a given night, which is pretty rare, that's an exceptional reaction for him. Cena also never reached the point of frequent audio editing to try and make him look more popular, because even people booing him knew he was a star whether they were willing to admit it or not. Reigns sells merch and people will still watch him obviously. But if everything about his character, push, etc is justified, shouldn't he be head and shoulders above everyone instead of merely being on par with guys like Styles and Ambrose (I'm going off memory but I think it was Dean that Meltzer mentioned) in terms of draw? We get told all the time those guys are just IWC heroes. Even if they get a push we get told that. But if that's the case, Reigns should be significantly ahead of them in terms of merch and draw and according to Meltzer, while he is one of the top, he isn't THE top. For a guy with that level of push and exposure, I feel like he should at least have a commanding lead over everyone not name Cena, but he doesn't.

As far as the actual match interest goes, I don't really care about it in terms of quality match. If it ends up being good, it'll probably be because Reigns carries Undertaker. And I have no issue admitting that at all. Reigns is a reliable hand in the ring and Taker has looked rough as of late to say the least. But it's not a match that I'm excited to see. I am interested in the potential character development that may happen as a result of the match, but it's not a match that I'm excited for.