As of right away, CM Punk vs. Roman Reigns is one in all the one matches that is clear for WWE WrestleMania 42 in April. Following up on their Triple Threat from last yr’s show, with Seth Rollins faraway from the equation, Punk and Reigns will foremost event one in all WrestleMania’s two nights. Speaking on his “Off The Top” podcast, Reigns’ cousin Rikishi Fatu shared his assessment of how the match has been built to date.
“It feels organic on so many personal levels,” Rikishi said of the feud. “The legacy that each of those gentlemen carry through this industry – it is so personal for CM Punk. Been there, done all of it, every part, from A to Z. Within the indies so long, coming into WWE, all of the drama that follows CM Punk and now to finally get the taste of what every man works for, what every woman works for – to foremost event WrestleMania, the largest show on earth.”
Once Punk performs within the foremost event of WrestleMania for the second yr in a row, Rikishi believes there’s not much left for Punk to perform within the industry, and he’ll have the option to retire at any point knowing that he did all of it. As for Reigns’ place within the rivalry, Rikishi referred to him as a needle-mover.
“Each time he comes through, each time he’s an element of something, that is big for WWE, because numbers don’t love,” Rikishi stated. “His involvement into the WWE, into the family business, has truly taken us to a different level, and once I say us, I mean the fans, I mean TKO, I mean WWE, I mean The Bloodline, I mean the relations – everybody.”
Rikishi then compared Reigns to Superman, and said that he and Punk are two of the best possible in WWE right away.
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