Latest Details On Roman Reigns' WWE Status: Plans Change, Pal (WWE News)
Roman Reigns is back in the mix for WWE's Clash In Paris PLE later this month.
WrestleVotes is reporting that none other than Roman Reigns will play a key role in the upcoming Clash In Paris PLE on 31 August. It appears that involving Roman in the show wasn't WWE's original plan, but...plans change, pal! WrestleVotes found out that company chiefs changed their minds "rather recently", which would explain why Reigns wasn't included in earlier promotional materials for the jaunt over to France.
The website also revealed the staggering top ticket prices for Clash In Paris. At time of writing, some briefs are going for as much as $3,900. That equates to €3301.5 locally in Paris. WWE certainly weren't lying when they suggested that lofty ticket prices were here to stay this past May.
Back to Roman's bookings. He looks locked in for Clash In Paris, but has also been advertised for Raw in Birmingham, England on 25 August. The fact he's flying over to Europe and the UK at all means we're all but guaranteed some 'Tribal Chief' goodness on the next supershow. That'd be a wasted trip for Reigns otherwise.
How about after Clash? Roman will begin filming Street Fighter on 2 September, and it's believed the shooting process will take up to 4 weeks. So, he'll take another sabbatical from WWE programming to star in that movie. It could be a while before wrestling fans see Reigns post-Paris, so this next run of appearances should be treasured.
Reigns Reportedly Set For Another Tag-Team Match
There's a solid chance that Roman will work another tag-team bout on Clash In Paris. That means WWE will hit pause on a much-anticipated singles showdown with new World Heavyweight Champion and old Shied stablemate Seth Rollins. The heel worked one of the most memorable Money In The Bank cash-ins ever by feigning injury from Saturday Night's Main Event in mid-July onwards.
He then revealed that the injury was fake, ditched the crutches and crushed CM Punk's dreams by cashing in; Punk had literally just won the belt from Gunther, so emotions were heightened when Seth stomped all over his victory lap. However, now it seems fans will have to wait on that elusive Reigns vs. Rollins match.
Roman teamed with his cousin Jey Uso vs. Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed at SummerSlam in early-August. The ex-Bloodline pair won that bout, but Breakker and Reed came out of the opener looking like even bigger stars than they were going on, and there's also been chat about Roman potentially wrestling Breakker one-on-one too.
Triple H can stick all of these matches in his back pocket for now.
Keep your eyes trained on the next few weeks of WWE TV to see who Reigns will be teaming with. It does look likely that he'll be working in-ring over in Paris, but who he'll be teaming with remains a mystery. Perhaps WWE will run a straight rematch with Roman and Jey vs. Bron and Bronson.
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