Despite the fact that Roman Reigns is facing a very real fight against cancer right now, WWE hasn't shied away from mentioning that for storyline purposes in the Seth Rollins/Dean Ambrose rivalry.
Ambrose has gone so far as to say that Roman is getting what he deserves for his actions when he was part of The Shield and many fans were upset that the Lunatic Fringe turned heel on the night that the former Universal Champion announced his diagnosis for maximum heat. Now, Rollins has shared his thoughts on the way WWE has handled the storyline and Ambrose's shocking heel turn.
"You know, it’s one of those things, where obviously the situation with Roman is real life, and very unfortunate. But at the end of the day, I understand why Ambrose did what he did on that night, in the sense that Roman was going to be gone. There was no if, and or buts that he was going to be gone. And so if you’re going to strike out on your own, you’re going to try and make a name for yourself, I understand to a point, doing it on that night. You’re going to make the biggest impact you can make, and if that’s your goal, if you’re saying your story is that The Shield has made you weak, and you kind of want to step out of the light so to speak, out of the shadows, that’s going to be the best time to do it.
"You’re going to have the most eyes on you that night, that moment, and you’re going to get the most people talking about it. It sucked, especially for Shield fans, and it was an emotional roller coaster of a night, going from the announcement that Roman made earlier in the night, to me and Ambrose winning the Tag Team Titles later in the night by defeating Ziggler and McIntyre, and then Ambrose doing what he did. It was a lot to take in, if you’re a viewer and you’re a fan, but you’re never going to forget where you were that night, if you were watching on TV or if you were live, you’re never going to forget that, and really that’s what we do, is we create moments that you’re going to remember for the rest of your life, good or bad."
You can see where Rollins is coming from but I'm not sure most fans will agree. If anything, this will be remembered for being in very poor taste, something WWE has an unfortunate habit of doing.