The Rock Teases WrestleMania Showdown with Roman Reigns – Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson recently discussed the possibility of a showdown with Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39 during an appearance on the Pat McAfee Show. The Rock revealed that a highly anticipated title clash with the Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns, was initially scheduled for WrestleMania 39 but plans ultimately fell through.
According to The Rock, they came very close to making the match happen but wanted to create something more significant than just a standard wrestling match. While it didn’t materialize for WrestleMania 39, he hinted at the possibility of it occurring at WrestleMania 40.
“The Rock headlining WrestleMania with Roman Reigns, SoFi Stadium, that was locked. We were doing it. But let me just tell you, so about, in the beginning of 2022, Nick Khan, very good friend, he’s the man, he was very instrumental in bringing Vince and I together. We all flew to LA, we met, we sat. This was the beginning of 2022. We broke out the Teremana, we toasted life, we toasted the business we love, and about an hour later, we started talking about the potential of what this match could be between myself and Roman Reigns headlining WrestleMania at SoFi. We shook hands and we hugged right there, all three of us at the table, and said, ‘Let’s do this.’ So then we had a year to really think about this. So the north star thought was, ‘Okay, let’s not do something good. Let’s not do something great. Let’s do something unprecedented.’ It was in, what can we create for the fans that has never been done before? A match, great. Roman, incredible athlete. He’s gonna be on Mount Rushmore. Super handsome, good dude, my cousin, family. Amazing. We can have the match. But the bigger thought was, what can do for the fans and the business that love, where WrestleMania isn’t the end of something, it’s actually the beginning of something bigger.“
“So we got really, really close, but we couldn’t actually nail what that thing was. So we decided to put our pencils down. We agreed, hey, listen, there’s a merger coming up, eventually that will happen. There’s WrestleMania in Philadelphia. [Raises his eyebrow] I’m saying that’s a potential too. I’m open. I’m open. But again let’s figure out what that is because the fans deserve something just incredible and unprecedented. Not only that but I also want to deliver to the locker room and the boys and the girls back there who are working their asses off. What can we do to put them in a position where they’re part of something that is a new change, an era, in this world of pro wrestling. Vince is a big picture thinker, as you know. This is why we’ve gotten along for years, just trying to think big picture. So we’ll see.“
This revelation has sparked excitement among wrestling fans, as a clash between two generational talents like The Rock and Roman Reigns would undoubtedly be a marquee attraction and a major draw for WrestleMania. While it remains to be seen whether the match will indeed take place, the prospect of The Rock and Roman Reigns facing off in the future is a tantalizing one for wrestling enthusiasts.
The Rock Teases WrestleMania Showdown with Roman Reigns
