Subsequent month Roman Reigns can be competing in his twelfth WrestleMania match. Of his eleven WrestleMania appearances up to now, seven have been for a world championship with all being in the primary occasion; Reigns has additionally been within the closing match for the previous 4 consecutive WrestleMania occasions for a world title. This yr at WrestleMania 41, Reigns can be going through Seth Rollins and CM Punk in a triple menace match with none championship gold concerned.
WWE Corridor of Famer Bully Ray spoke on “Busted Open” about Reigns’ reserving for WrestleMania 41.
“I’ve completely no drawback with Roman Reigns not having championship gold round his waist proper now as a result of he’s embroiled in an incredible story. I do not want a championship; I want an incredible story. That to me trumps all the pieces else,” Ray would say. “Regardless that I am trying ahead to Jey Uso and Gunther and that championship match and whether or not Jey Uso can lastly defeat Gunther, I am a lot extra in-deep with the Seth-Punk-Roman story with, oh by the best way, who’s facet will Paul Heyman be on?”
Heyman nonetheless stands true as “The Wiseman” for Reigns however has additionally been favorable currently together with his previous pal and protègè CM Punk. Punk reminded Reigns on final week’s “WWE SmackDown” that he’s nonetheless owed a favor by Heyman, referring to Heyman’s recruitment of Punk to aide Reigns’ Bloodline within the WarGames match final November at Survivor Sequence. Ray feels that the story with Heyman, Punk, and Reigns will develop on the highway to WrestleMania.
“I’ve zero drawback with the three-way match and I’ve zero drawback with Roman not having the championship,” Ray continued. “Roman hasn’t had championship gold round his waist since Cody [Rhodes] defeated him, it is nearly a yr come WrestleMania so I am already de-sensitized to Roman not having a championship.”
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