WWE Erases Roman Reigns From WrestleMania Footage On Raw

Remember the time Brock Lesnar wrestled himself at WrestleMania 31?

WWE edited footage of Roman Reigns' involvement in the WrestleMania 31 main event out of last night's Raw broadcast.

The show featured a countdown segment highlighting the greatest Money in the Bank moments, with Seth Rollins' incredible WM 31 cash-in sitting at number one. This, of course, went down during a WWE Championship match pitting Reigns against Brock Lesnar, though WWE went out of their way to edit around 'The Big Dog,' making it look like 'The Beast Incarnate' was out there alone.

Twitter user @punkjustice777 captured the weirdness below:-

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This strange, strange move comes weeks after news that Vince McMahon had issued an edict instructing announcers and other performers to not mention Reigns' name on television.

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Immunocompromised following his two bouts with leukaemia, Roman made the decision to pull out of a scheduled WrestleMania 36 clash with Goldberg just before the event, leaving Braun Strowman to take his spot. He is comfortably the biggest full-time name to decide against working during the ongoing global health crisis.

There's currently no word on when Reigns will be able to return to television, though he may need to wait until a vaccine is developed.

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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.