Roman Reigns' WWE Future in Question After New Development
Roman Reigns recently won the world heavyweight championship at WrestleMania 42 and announced a full-time return to WWE, but his scheduled appearances on 'Monday Night Raw' have been abruptly removed. This change comes amid reports of WWE restructuring contracts, following the departure of The New Day tag team. While Reigns is set to defend his title at the upcoming Backlash event, uncertainty surrounds his long-term future with the company.
- ▪Roman Reigns defeated CM Punk for the world heavyweight championship at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
- ▪Reigns announced he would return to full-time WWE programming after years as a part-time performer.
- ▪His scheduled appearances on 'Monday Night Raw' were removed, and he was taken off promotional material.
- ▪The New Day, consisting of Xavier Woods and Kofi Kingston, left WWE amid contract restructuring efforts.
- ▪Reigns is set to defend his title against Jacob Fatu at the Backlash event in Tampa Bay.
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By Tyler ErzbergerShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.Roman Reigns is the current face of the WWE and has been for nearly the past decade, having main-evented WrestleMania 11 times over his illustrious career.And following WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas at Allegiant Stadium, it appeared as if Reigns was beginning another consistent run for the company. He defeated CM Punk for the world heavyweight championship to close out the show, then announced that, after years as a special attraction, he was done being "part-time" and would be on WWE throughout the entire summer.While that might have been the case a few weeks ago, things might have changed.More news: WWE Is…
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