Reports suggest Roman Reigns will not defend the Undisputed Universal Championship at Backlash
Recent reports suggest that Roman Reigns is going to miss WWE's next PPV, Backlash, as he is not being promoted to defend his Undisputed Universal Championship.
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The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, has not been scheduled for any match at Backlash. Recent reports indicate that WWE is looking for a new storyline angle for Reigns after WrestleMania 39. He defeated the American Nightmare, Cody Rhodes, to retain the Undisputed WWE Universal Title with the help of Solo Sikoa and Paul Heyman.
On the RAW after WrestleMania, Cody was brutally thrashed by Brock Lesnar. This suggests Cody will be involved in a new storyline with The Beast. So The American Nightmare will not get his rematch opportunity at Backlash.
The Tribal Chief is very close to completing the 1,000-day record for holding the Universal Championship. After Backlash PPV, there are King and Queen of the Ring, Battleground, Money in the Bank, and SummerSlam lined up. And according to recent rumors, Roman is already set to defend his title in all these pay-per-views.
The backlash PPV will be held in Puerto Rico, located in the USA territory where WWE is going to host a PPV event after 18 years. Although Roman Reigns’ fans are not happy that he will be missing the Backlash pay-per-view. According to the report from Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Roman Reigns is already planned for the next premium events.
Roman Reigns has been in the main event of WrestleMania seven times
The Head of the Table, Roman Reigns, is undeniably one of the greatest superstars in the WWE. He made his debut on the Grandest Stage at WrestleMania 29 as a member of Shield. In his first WrestleMania match, he, Seth Rollins, and Dean Ambrose (Jon Moxley) defeated Randy Orton, Sheamus, and Big Show.
Since then, he has headlined WrestleMania 31, 32, 33, 34, 37, 38, and 39. He has defeated several big names in the company at the Grandest Stage of Them All, including Brock Lesnar, The Undertaker, Triple H, etc.
His most recent victory came at WrestleMania 39, where he defeated Cody Rhodes in the seventh main event of his career. WWE Universe eagerly awaits someone to step up and end Roman Reigns’ streak of more than 950 days and still counting.
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