Roman Reigns’ creative direction leading up to WrestleMania 40 has been a source of intrigue for WWE fans. Veteran wrestling personality Vince Russo recently shared his thoughts on the potential storyline developments involving The Tribal Chief.
During the latest episode of Writing with Russo, Russo delved into the WrestleMania 40 press conference and the ongoing storyline featuring Roman Reigns, The Rock, and Cody Rhodes. Russo proposed an unexpected twist where Reigns faces off against The Rock on Night One of WrestleMania 40:
“To me, the only possible thing that makes sense is this: Roman [Reigns] cuts the promo about how he works half the amount of time and makes double the amount of money. The only thing that makes any sense to me is you see The Rock, and you’re going to put in double time at WrestleMania weekend. I’m working off of what they’re doing, so this isn’t me writing from scratch. You can have The Rock and Roman Reigns Night One for the Head of the Table. They were talking about that in the press conference. The history of the family and the Head of the Table.” (8:08 – 9:02)
Russo further suggested that Reigns could face Cody Rhodes on Night Two, providing an opportunity for WWE to have him drop the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship:
“You can have that match on Night One, and then they could force Roman to defend the title on Night Two against Cody [Rhodes]. And here’s what’s not bad about that. Roman Reigns is now the babyface because you’re forcing him to work two nights in a row. If he loses on the second night, it kind of gives Roman Reigns an out. The out is, ‘You made me work two nights in a row; nobody else worked two nights in a row.’ So it kind of gives Roman Reigns an out.” (9:03 – 9:40)
Meanwhile, another wrestling veteran, Dutch Mantell, expressed optimism about the unfolding storyline, particularly The Rock’s involvement. Mantell highlighted the myriad possibilities that could emerge with The Rock and Reigns working together.
As the WrestleMania 40 storyline continues to evolve, the collaboration of The Rock and Roman Reigns could open numerous doors for future narrative arcs in WWE, keeping fans eagerly anticipating the developments leading up to the event.
