Report: WWE Has No Idea When Roman Reigns Will Return

'The Big Dog' will be missing from WWE TV for an indefinite period of time.

by Andy H Murray
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Following on from a pre-WrestleMania 36 report that Roman Reigns will be missing from WWE programming for a "long time" is a new comment from the Wrestling Observer's Dave Meltzer, who states that even the promotion's higher-ups don't know when 'The Big Dog' will be able to return again.

Meltzer quote-tweeted the following in response to a fan asking if Roman could be missing for the rest of the year:-

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Reigns is immunocompromised after his two battles with leukaemia and is therefore a high-risk person during the ongoing global health crisis, hence why he decided to pull out of his schedule WrestleMania 36 clash with Universal Champion Goldberg. Braun Strowman stepped in as his replacement and ended up destroying the WCW legend for the strap.

Pulling out was, of course, the absolute right decision for a man in Roman's situation. He has a family and a life beyond the ring to think about.

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It's likely that Roman will play things with extreme caution over the coming months. It is not known when the current situation will ease off but everything changes hourly, making it impossible get a clear read on how things may pan out.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for six years and is currently WhatCulture's Senior Wrestling Reporter. A writer, presenter, and editor with 10+ years of experience in online media, he has been a sponge for all wrestling knowledge since playing an old Royal Rumble 1992 VHS to ruin in his childhood. Having previously worked for Bleacher Report, Andy specialises in short and long-form writing, video presenting, voiceover acting, and editing, all characterised by expert wrestling knowledge and commentary. Andy is as much a fan of 1985 Jim Crockett Promotions as he is present-day AEW and WWE - just don't make him choose between the two.