{"id":91936,"date":"2021-05-20T16:00:49","date_gmt":"2021-05-20T20:00:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/?p=91936"},"modified":"2021-05-20T14:09:37","modified_gmt":"2021-05-20T18:09:37","slug":"whos-next-for-roman-reigns","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/2021\/05\/20\/whos-next-for-roman-reigns\/","title":{"rendered":"Who&#8217;s next for Roman Reigns?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>With<strong> Roman Reigns<\/strong> having decisively defeated <strong>Cesaro<\/strong> last week at <em><strong>Wrestlemania Backlash<\/strong><\/em> and now that <strong>Jimmy Uso<\/strong> is back to complete the Samoan family faction, Roman is ready to take on a new challenger for his <strong>WWE<\/strong> Universal Championship. Except, who will that challenger be? Let&#8217;s take a look!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A message from your Tribal Chief\u2026 <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWEUsos?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@WWEUsos<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XvU8Hpuz5O\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XvU8Hpuz5O<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WWERomanReigns\/status\/1394327938343096320?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">May 17, 2021<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Cesaro: Swiss Superman vs Tribal Chief II?<\/h3>\n<figure style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/lpX5IFS.jpg\" alt=\"Cesaro vs Roman Reigns again?\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Photo: WWE<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>With the great match we just saw from these two at <em>Wrestlemania Backlash<\/em> and knowing how much WWE loves a good old rematch, it seems a no-brainer that we will get to see the &#8220;Big Dog&#8221; against the &#8220;Swiss Superman&#8221; again in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Cesaro lost clean this past Sunday, the narrative of the &#8220;King of Swing&#8221; still makes perfect sense with how close he came to dethroning Reigns, and in <strong>SmackDown<\/strong>\u2019s current lack of top babyfaces it makes all the sense in the world to further this feud.<\/p>\n<p>Considering the next<strong> WWE Network<\/strong> special is <em><strong>Hell in a Cell<\/strong><\/em> in only a matter of 4 weeks and considering the feud between the two doesn\u2019t exactly have a <em>Hell in a Cell<\/em> feel to it, this rematch will more than likely happen on an episode of SmackDown as part of the build to the actual Universal Championship match.<\/p>\n<h3>Jimmy Uso: Family Turmoil?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-91149\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/05\/Jimmy-Uso-Roman-Reigns-Jey-Uso-e1620533887502.jpg\" alt=\"Jimmy Uso Roman Reigns Jey Uso\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Last year, Roman Reigns defeated <strong>Jey Uso<\/strong> in a <em>Hell in a Cell<\/em> match forcing him to acknowledge him as the Tribal Chief and the Head of the Table; ever since then, Jey has been Roman\u2019s right hand man after initially being reluctant to joining him.<\/p>\n<p>Now, almost a year later, Jey\u2019s twin brother Jimmy comes back after an almost year-long injury kept him out of action and is now in a position where he doesn\u2019t approve of Roman and Jey\u2019s recent actions. The story writes itself for this match.<\/p>\n<p>Roman Reigns vs. Jimmy Uso for the Universal title at <em>Hell in a Cell<\/em> just has money written all over it, making Roman look like a million bucks by having to overcome his own family in his quest of becoming the Head of the Table and also bringing sense to the narrative where both Usos follow Roman\u2019s vision.<\/p>\n<h3>Seth Rollins: Remnants of Shield?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"384\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84818\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/Seth-Rollins-e1613112437165.jpg\" alt=\"Seth Rollins SmackDown\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Following Reigns\u2019 victory over Cesaro this past Sunday we saw the &#8220;Friday Night Messiah&#8221; come into the ring and attack the Swiss Superman, while Roman and both Usos watched Rollins <em>crush<\/em> Cesaro\u2019s arm.<\/p>\n<p>This angle\u2019s whole purpose seems to be to further Rollins and Cesaro\u2019s feud while also slowly adding Rollins into the title picture, possibly for a program at <em><strong>SummerSlam<\/strong><\/em>, just two months away.<\/p>\n<p>This match could be the perfect way to give the Big Dog\u2019s title run a little more legitimacy over the summer and give us a few top quality matches for the live audiences to return to and be excited to watch live.<\/p>\n<h3>Goldberg: Who&#8217;s Next for Goldberg?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"337\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-65735\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/03\/roman-goldberg.jpg\" alt=\"Roman Reigns\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/03\/roman-goldberg.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2020\/03\/roman-goldberg-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>I know, I know.<\/p>\n<p>After last year\u2019s <em><strong>WrestleMania<\/strong><\/em> match couldn\u2019t take place, and with all the recent rumors suggesting WWE may be looking to hold a live show in Saudi Arabia before the end of the year,<strong> Goldberg<\/strong> may very well be next for the Tribal Chief.<\/p>\n<p>Several reports indicate Goldberg signed a contract with WWE just last year which guaranteed two matches a year for the next two years, and we already saw Goldberg challenge <strong>Drew McIntyre<\/strong> back in January for the WWE World Title which would mean we are likely to see Bill in the next couple of months on WWE television.<\/p>\n<p>In addition, this is the kind of match that makes perfect sense for WWE. A big, never before seen, previously canceled one-on-one world title match between two of the biggest box office draws in the company; on paper it looks like the perfect match to main event the first Saudi Arabia show post-COVID.<\/p>\n<h3>The Rock: Pretender to the Title of Tribal Chief?<\/h3>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-84824\" src=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/The-Rock.jpg\" alt=\"The Rock\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/The-Rock.jpg 600w, https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/15\/2021\/02\/The-Rock-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Now that we\u2019ve taken a look at Roman\u2019s possible challengers for the next couple of months, it is worth noting that <strong>The Rock<\/strong> has been in the conversation among wrestling fans as a future opponent for Roman Reigns within the next two<em> WrestleMania<\/em> events.<\/p>\n<p>This match makes sense due to their family connection and Roman\u2019s current, family driven heel gimmick which makes this match a matter of<em> when<\/em> we&#8217;ll get to see it, rather than <em>if<\/em> we\u2019ll get it.<\/p>\n<p>To be honest, this &#8220;mega match&#8221; seems just as likely to be taking place at either <em>WrestleMania<\/em>. It could either be held in front of 100,000 people in Dallas next year or it could close out the show at Hollywood almost two years from now.<\/p>\n<p>This match would also do wonders for Roman Reigns\u2019 career. It would immediately cement him as one of the best world champions in history by overcoming his iconic cousin; ending his quest to be acknowledged as the Head of the Table.<\/p>\n<p><em>Stay tuned to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/prowrestling\/\" target=\"_self\">Last Word on Pro Wrestling<\/a>\u00a0for more on this and other stories from around the world of wrestling, as they develop. You can always count on LWOPW to be on top of the major news in the wrestling world, as well as to provide you with analysis, previews, videos, interviews, and editorials on the wrestling world. 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