From now on, Roman Reigns will work a restricted schedule for WWE.
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There’s a reason you won’t see much of WWE Undisputed champion Roman Reigns this summer. Reigns has signed a new WWE deal that allows him to work a reduced schedule, despite the fact that he is not leaving the business. As a result, the 37-year-old megastar will be doing fewer house gigs for the foreseeable future. Between June 19 and September 5, Reigns is set to appear on a few Raw and Smackdown shows.
The “Tribal Chief” is still being promoted for high-profile live events like as Money in the Bank on July 2 in Las Vegas, Summer Slam on July 30 in Nashville, and Clash at the Castle on September 3 in Cardiff, Wales. Reigns was withdrawn from the Hell in a Cell PPV on June 5 in Chicago after defeating Brock Lesnar to unify the WWE and Universal championships at Wrestlemania 38. According to sources, the new contract is less restrictive than Lesnar’s with WWE, and Reigns will continue to be programmed as the company’s main attraction. Matt Riddle, Randy Orton, Drew McIntyre, Bobby Lashley, and Cody Rhodes are among Reigns’ upcoming rivals.
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While many speculated that Reigns, like John Cena and cousin Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, was taking moves toward a prospective Hollywood career, authorities claim that Reigns is simply adopting a more relaxed schedule and reducing his appearances. When Reigns told a house show crowd in Trenton, New Jersey, on May 7 that he was starting a new part of his career and that it might be the last time he wrestled in that area, he sparked speculation about his future.
On May 23, he delivered a similar show-closing statement in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Reigns expressed his gratitude to the audience by saying,“I know I had the internet talking last week or the week before that. I’m not going to be doing too many live events like these, on Sundays, going forward. This could be my last run and I just want y’all to know that it was very special for me, and I had an incredible time.” Last November, Reigns told Michael Kay, the longest-reigning Universal champion in history, that he regarded himself the “greatest of all time.” During that interview, the company’s most pushed performer also hinted at a prospective film career.
