3 possible matches Roman Reigns could have at WrestleMania 35
On the 22 October 2018 episode of Monday Night Raw, 'The Big Dog' of the WWE, Roman Reigns shocked the entire world when he revealed that he had been battling leukemia and was forced to relinquish the WWE Universal Championship.
One of the most polarizing figures in the history of WWE found overwhelming support from all corners due to his real-life condition. He made a promise to the WWE Universe on that day that he would come back and every fan was hoping that each of his words come true.
On 25 February 2019, the WWE Universe rejoiced as Roman Reigns announced that he's in remission.
Roman Reigns has been headlining the WrestleMania for the past 4 years. WWE has not yet made a formal announcement regarding his in-ring return. However, with 34 days until WrestleMania 35, Roman Reigns might plan to return at the grandest stage of them all.
With this in mind, let's look at the possible matches we might see at the event wherein Reigns makes his triumphant return, assuming that he is cleared to wrestle.
#1 Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose v/s Elias and Bobby Lashley
This match is borne out of what we see on 25 February 2019 as Roman Reigns, along with fellow Shield member Seth Rollins, saved Dean Ambrose, the third member of The Shield, from a beat down against Drew McIntyre, Baron Corbin, Elias and Bobby Lashley.
It is worth noting that Dean Ambrose attacked Seth Rollins on the same night on which Reigns made his initial announcement about battling leukemia. For months, Ambrose had been portrayed as a heel during his subsequent rivalry with Seth Rollins.
However, due to a below-average character design of the heel Dean Ambrose, the rivalry and the gimmick could not gather much steam. As Seth Rollins won the Men's Royal Rumble 2019 and became the #1 Contender to Brock Lesnar's Universal Championship, Ambrose was left with no storyline and no opponent.
On 29 January 2019, WWE formally announced that Dean Ambrose (Jonathan Good) would not be renewing his contract with the company post-WrestleMania 35. Since then, Dean Ambrose has been treated nearly as a jobber and suddenly showed shades on turning face once again in the 18 February 2019 episode of Monday Night Raw through another Shield reunion.
However, it is a possibility that Dean Ambrose leaving WWE might only be a storyline and a tag team match at WrestleMania 35 alongside Roman Reigns could be used as a catalyst in the story to prevent him from leaving the company and reunite The Shield during the course of WrestleMania 35.
The selection of Elias and Bobby Lashley has been done considering that McIntyre might be involved in a storyline with Braun Strowman at WrestleMania 35. Furthermore, since Roman Reigns would most certainly win his comeback match, Elias and Lashley seem to be the ones who would be hurt the least due to this loss.