The industry veteran stated that while others saw the lack of a live audience as a limitation, Reigns used it as an opportunity to try new things, such as taking advantage of their new ability to whisper, or being able to bring the cameras into the ring.

“When there’s no audience, you can whisper, and you can start doing movie scenes,” Heyman quietly said. “We can bring a sophistication to this product. We can upgrade the product. We can elevate the product. We can bring better acting to this product. We can do scenes instead of angles. … We can literally draw an audience — attract a crowd — to see the next chapter of the story play out, and it doesn’t even have to be a match anymore.”

According to Heyman, Reigns wouldn’t have brought about these changes if it weren’t for the need to adapt to the pandemic era. However, “The Wise Man” believes that even if the pandemic hadn’t occurred, Reigns would have found another way to change the game entirely.