Over the past five years, the concept of The Rock headlining WrestleMania with Roman Reigns has continued to be a yearly rumor, but has unfortunately never come to fruition. Although Reigns has a date with CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 42 this coming April, next 12 months’s event will happen in Saudi Arabia, and based on WWE Hall Of Famer Bully Ray, the country will recommend the funds required to make certain that the primary time matchup happens on its soil.
“I just think when there’s that much money on the table, anything is feasible. I feel that the Saudi government goes to principally tell The Rock, fill within the blank and we’ll sign the check, Rock versus Roman,” he said. “There’s not a state in america and I don’t think that there’s a country on the planet that may outbid Saudi.”
The closest that WWE got here to creating Reigns versus The Rock official was within the lead as much as WrestleMania 40, when Cody Rhodes seemingly handed “The Final Boss” the chance to fight for the “OTC’s” world title on the event, despite having won the Royal Rumble. Nonetheless, after online backlash and fan support for “The American Nightmare,” WWE would revert to its original plans to have Reigns and Rhodes essential event night two of WrestleMania 40. Alternatively, The Rock teamed with Reigns within the essential event the night before, where they defeated Rhodes and Seth Rollins in tag team motion.
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