The Tribal Chief Roman Reigns defeated The Beast Incarnate Brock Lesnar in title vs. title unification match at WrestleMania 38 and became the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion. Soon, Roman Reigns signed a new deal with the company as part of which he would be working fewer dates.
Roman Reigns has signed a new WWE deal limiting his appearances…the 'Part Time Chief'https://t.co/0ZnHxYgCwc pic.twitter.com/46uY62QXcd
— 𝙒𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙩𝙡𝙚𝙡𝙖𝙢𝙞𝙖 (@wrestlelamia) May 9, 2022
This has led to criticism from fans as the world champion has been missing several shows recently. Moreover, fans are confused as to why WWE unified the world titles. Now, we got the reports interesting report on what WWE’s original plans were for him post WrestleMania and why they unified the world titles.
According to the WrestleVotes reports, WWE made the decision to unify the world titles was with a plan that Roman Reigns would appear on both Monday Night Raw and Friday Night SmackDown regularly. However, that has not turned out to be the case.
“According to a source, the creative decision to unity the titles was with the understanding it would allow Roman Reigns to appear on BOTH shows more regularly,” reported WrestleVotes.
According to a source, the creative decision to unity the titles was with the understanding it would allow Roman Reigns to appear on BOTH shows more regularly.
…maybe that wasn’t the best decision.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) June 14, 2022
As mentioned above, The Tribal Chief has been working fewer dates over the last couple of months. He missed the Hell in a Cell premium live event earlier this month and also no longer being advertised for the upcoming Money in the Bank event.
After winning the titles at WrestleMania 38, for the first time Roman Reigns is set defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Riddle on upcoming Friday Night SmackDown.
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