Roman Reigns to win the Royal Rumble instead of The Rock for huge first-time-ever match, analyst predicts, with a shocking twist ahead of WrestleMania
Roman Reigns has only just returned to the ring for the first time since WrestleMania 40. But, there is a lot of buzz over his direction at next year's Show of Shows.
The Rock's return at Bad Blood has gotten the WWE Universe talking. He made a gesture to The OTC, Jimmy Uso, and Cody Rhodes right before the show ended. Could it have something to do with WrestleMania 41?
One theory is that The Final Boss will face both Reigns and Rhodes in a Triple Threat match at the event. Whether or not that's what The Rock meant with his gesture, it is a real possibility. WWE analyst Sam Roberts says this huge main event could happen, with an interesting twist.
Speaking on the Notsam Wrestling podcast, he suggested that The OTC may win the 2025 Royal Rumble, instead of The Rock, and challenge Cody Rhodes. Meanwhile, The Final Boss would return and add himself to the WrestleMania match, unwilling to step aside like he did this year:
"Maybe Rock takes out Jimmy (Uso) on the way to WrestleMania, maybe The Rock has to take out Jey (Uso). Who knows? But, ultimately, Roman Reigns can win the Royal Rumble. The Rock can get himself in the main event of WrestleMania. And Night Two of WrestleMania is that way main evented with Cody Rhodes defending his title against The Rock and Roman Reigns. And all three within that Triple Threat have problems with each other," said Sam Roberts. (19:18-19:46)
It remains to be seen if a Triple Threat between The Rock, Rhodes, and Reigns is in WWE's plans.
Roman Reigns has been announced for WWE SmackDown this week
The first step in the long-winded road to Roman Reigns' eventual match against The Rock begins this Friday. He will appear on SmackDown, where he is likely to react to all the events of Bad Blood. From Jimmy Uso's heroic comeback to The Final Boss interrupting him, The OTC could have a lot to say.
A challenge to Solo Sikoa for Crown Jewel is also a possibility. After all, the Ula Fala is still around the new Tribal Chief's neck. Meanwhile, further down the road, it will be interesting to see if Reigns will win the Royal Rumble next year, en route to his 10th WrestleMania main event.
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