By winning the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns has earned a title match of his selecting on the grand stage of WWE WrestleMania 42. When exactly fans will learn of his selection, nonetheless, stays up within the air, even to WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque.
“One thing about The Tribal Chief is he does thing on his time and his terms,” Triple H said on the Royal Rumble post-show. “Roman, got here back from the Rumble. I’m sure had a moment to take a seat down, and I’m sure now he will mull over his decision. Where does he wish to go at WrestleMania? Does he wish to go after Drew McIntyre? Does he wish to go after CM Punk? It’s loads to take into consideration, and I’m sure he will weigh that out. One thing about The Tribal Chief, he’s one of the vital strategic and well thought out individuals on this business at once … he’ll take a while to reflect. He will certainly make a choice that we’ll all be enthusiastic about.”
For the last 4 years, Reigns has operated on a part-time schedule with WWE, largely on account of his family commitments outside of it. As well as, Reigns has taken on some television and film gigs, resembling voicing Zebro Zebraxton in “Zootopia 2” and embodying Akuma in a live motion adaptation of “Street Fighter.”
Following his Royal Rumble win, Reigns has plenty of options for his WrestleMania 42 path, including a pursuit of WWE World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk or Undisputed WWE Champion Drew McIntyre. As highlighted by 2020 Women’s Royal Rumble winner Charlotte Flair, an NXT Championship match can also be on the table for “The Tribal Chief.”
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