Roman Reigns' WWE WrestleMania 42 Opponent Changed [Report]

WWE’s plans for Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42 modified, however he’s nonetheless anticipated to be on the planet title image come April 2026. The OTC is the betting favorite to win subsequent month’s Royal Rumble in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Roman Reigns’ WrestleMania 42 Match Modified

Roman Reigns has lengthy been touted as a challenger for one of many world titles at WrestleMania 42 at Allegiant Stadium in Paradise, Nevada. He opened night time one this yr in a triple menace match, struggling defeat after Seth Rollins pinned him.

Dave Meltzer has prompt that the plan was for Reigns to face Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at subsequent yr’s Mania. These plans modified when Rollins sustained a shoulder damage and was compelled to vacate the title and endure surgical procedure.

The plan now could be for Reigns to face WWE Champion Cody Rhodes on the Present of Reveals and it seems possible this will probably be night time two’s primary occasion. Meltzer stated on Wrestling Observer Publication:

“The final time I requested about Mania and (Seth) Rollins it was that the choice was nonetheless open however it was removed from a positive factor. Rollins vs. (Roman) Reigns, on the time for the title, was the deliberate primary occasion of one of many nights, however clearly that as a title match is out the window and it’s wanting like (Cody) Rhodes vs. Reigns as the large match of the present.”

Rollins earlier this week that he was 3–4 months away from returning to the ring, which may imply he returns simply in time for WrestleMania 42. However this would not give him sufficient time to construct a storyline for a Reigns match, and WWE would want to place the title on the Tribal Chief earlier than the large occasion.

A 3rd entry within the Reigns-Rhodes rivalry seems to be on the playing cards and is an intriguing course for WWE to take, on condition that each are presently babyfaces. They’re tied at one apiece at WrestleMania, so whoever comes out on high subsequent April could effectively have received the conflict between two of WWE’s fiercest rivals.

WWE Might Use Seth Rollins in Different World Title Match

CM Punk stays World Heavyweight Champion however he places his title on the road in opposition to Bron Breakker on the RAW on Netflix anniversary present on January fifth. It may imply Breakker wins the gold on the Street to WrestleMania 42.

Experiences popping out of Survivor Sequence: WarGames claimed that WWE have been eyeing Reigns to problem Rhodes and for Punk to collide with Breakker at Mania. Whether or not these plans have modified following their title match being booked for subsequent month’s particular episode of RAW stays to be seen.

WWE may be keeping track of Rollins’ restoration and whether or not it may are available in time for him to get revenge on Breakker who wrote him off TV by betraying him with The Imaginative and prescient. They may e-book a rematch between Breakker and Punk at Mania and both use Rollins’ return to make it a triple-threat or to have him return on the night time.

Rollins may value Breakker in opposition to Punk on the Present of Reveals in a surprising twist, given he’d be serving to the very man he has been decided to forestall from holding the world title. However it appears that evidently his rivalry with Reigns will not be revisited at the very least till after subsequent yr’s Mania.