Roman Reigns' "time off" after Crown Jewel could affect result against LA Knight, feels WWE veteran (Exclusive)
Wrestling veteran Dutch Mantell feels there is no way Roman Reigns is losing the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at Crown Jewel.
Reigns will be putting on another title defense, this time against an unlikely foe in LA Knight. While The Tribal Chief took time off after SummerSlam, Knight quickly grew up the ranks in WWE to the point where he was ready to challenge for the title once Roman was back. The two are now set to collide at Crown Jewel this Saturday in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
On this week's episode of Smack Talk, Mantell addressed rumors about Roman Reigns losing the gold. The veteran claimed that there was no need for Roman to lose the title at this point in his reign. He pointed out that this could be the Tribal Chief's last match this year and that could be playing on people's minds.
"I've had people tell me that Roman needs to lose. No Roman does not need to lose because now LA Knight has gotten where he wants to go. I think the best bet is to keep Roman where he is right now. I have read that he wants to take time off after this one too. This leads me to believe he could drop it, but I don't think he will. I really don't think he will." [From 24:47 - 25:19]
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Mantell feels it's too soon for LA Knight to dethrone Roman Reigns
During the same discussion, Mantell made it clear that LA Knight is not yet ready to take the title from Roman Reigns.
The wrestling veteran acknowledged that The Megastar was the most popular babyface in the company, but he explained that a title run right now would burn him out.
"If he is off for rest of the year, common sense tells you, 'Let's put the title on somebody.' I don't think LA Knight is the one to put it on, right now. He's hot, he's really hot. But I think they would burn him up quickly if he gets in that situation." [From 25:21 - 25:38]
This week on SmackDown, Roman Reigns came face-to-face with his challenger and warned that he would end Knight's dream run at Crown Jewel.
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