Roman Reigns Doesn't Want To Face Goldberg At WrestleMania 36

The Big Dog spoke out ahead of WWE Super ShowDown 2020.

by Andy H Murray
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Roman Reigns spoke to the media ahead of yesterday's WWE Super ShowDown 2020 event in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, with one of the questions revolving around who he'd like to wrestle at WrestleMania 36.

'The Big Dog's' answer? "I would much rather face 'The Fiend.' He has busted his *ss all year long for it. No offense to Goldberg, he's a great performer, he's a great Superstar, but I'm into the future right now."

Oh dear. That didn't work out too well for him.

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A shocking Super ShowDown booking decision saw Goldberg take the WWE Unviersal Championship from Bray Wyatt in just a couple of minutes. Though 'The Fiend' kicked out of several Spears, he mustered only a few slithers of offense before the former WCW Champion put him down with a sloppy-looking Jackhammer, scoring his second Universal Title reign.

Goldberg will now presumably carry the belt into WrestleMania 36. It's thought that Elimination Chamber will host a number one contender's bout for the Universal strap, with Reigns a red-hot favourite to take the W. Thus, we're probably getting Goldberg and Roman in Tampa.

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Using the Brock Lesnar/Goldberg format from WrestleMania 33 could yield a fun match, but it isn't hard to understand why Reigns would rather have faced Wyatt.

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Andy has been with WhatCulture for eight years and is currently WhatCulture's Wrestling Channel Manager. 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.