Big Update On Upcoming WWE Feuds For Big E & Roman Reigns

Who will the WWE Champion and Universal Champion will be battling once the WWE Draft kicks in?

by Andrew Pollard
Roman Reigns Drew McIntyre
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Following the path that many had predicted, it looks as if Drew McIntyre will soon find himself feuding with WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns.

Of course, the Scottish Warrior is due to officially move to the SmackDown brand as of 22 October, and now McIntyre has been announced to face the Tribal Chief at WWE live events throughout November. As is so often the case in WWE, those live shows tend to reflect the rivalries seen on WWE programming, and so this is as good an indicator as any that Drew will be battling Reigns once the 2021 WWE Draft kicks in.

Elsewhere, it's Bobby Lashley who is being advertised to face Big E in similar such live events. That would suggest that the All Mighty will be on a mission to get the WWE Title back once he's finished up with Goldberg at this month's Crown Jewel special.

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Other matches of note advertised for these live shows are SmackDown Women's Champion Becky Lynch vs. Bianca Belair and Raw Women's Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Sasha Banks. As per the WWE Draft, Lynch and Belair are shortly moving to Raw, Flair is switching brands to SmackDown, and Banks will be remaining on WWE's blue brand.

It remains to be seen what WWE will do with its two Women's Championships over the next few weeks, as right now we're due to have the SmackDown Women's Champion moved to Raw, and the Raw Women's Champion moved to SmackDown.

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