{"id":159911,"date":"2026-04-27T06:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-04-27T10:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=159911"},"modified":"2026-04-27T01:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-04-27T05:01:46","slug":"the-real-threats-to-roman-reigns-before-summerslam-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2026\/04\/27\/the-real-threats-to-roman-reigns-before-summerslam-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"The Real Threats to Roman Reigns Before SummerSlam 2026"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roman Reigns dethroned CM Punk<\/a> to become the new World Heavyweight Champion at WrestleMania 42. This was a disgusting decision by the WWE. Despite the fact that CM Punk was the Plan B Champion, he was doing very well with that championship.<\/p>\n

He should have kept his reign going until he was in a position to put over a rising star, like Oba Femi or Bron Breakker, instead of an established part-timer, like Roman Reigns. Furthermore, Reigns has won multiple WrestleMania Main Events, and Punk needed the win a lot more to solidify himself on a prestigious list of legends who main evented ‘Mania and delivered under the brightest lights.<\/p>\n

Seth Rollins was originally scheduled to walk into ‘Mania 42 as the champ and defend against Reigns, but his injury threw a wrench in those plans. Due to the fact that the track record from their days in The Shield indicates that Rollins always had Roman’s number, Reigns would likely have won the title against Rollins to get his sweet revenge for the Shield betrayal.<\/p>\n

Since Rollins never lost that title, he still has a rematch clause and can run it back with Reigns. However, now that Reigns is the champ, he has a big target on his back with other rising stars on the Raw brand. Here are the three biggest threats to his World Title on the road to SummerSlam<\/a>.<\/p>\n