Eric Bischoff says a match between Roman Roman Reigns and The Rock at WWE Elimination Chamber makes the most sense to him.
The Rock electrified the WWE Universe when he appeared on the "Day One" episode of WWE Raw and teased a potential match with Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns. Since then, fans have buzzed about the possibility. Some fans have predicted that they could clash at WrestleMania 40, while others have viewed WWE Elimination Chamber in Perth as an option.
Speaking on 83 Weeks, Eric Bischoff was asked to share his thoughts on The Rock's return. He explained why he wanted to see The Rock face Roman Reigns at WWE Elimination Chamber and noted that it made sense from a business perspective.
“I really don’t have much a perspective on it, other than probably everybody else’s, which is ‘holy crap, I can’t believe this is happening, he’s back.’ I didn’t think that would happen. But it is. I think what’s really exciting is, what are the options, creatively? What’s going to happen? That’s why they’re doing it. There’s some options there, and I think both [Jon] Alba and I agreed that it makes the most sense to us, at least, to have Rock show up at [co-host Casio says Elimination Chamber in Perth] yes, Perth, Elimination Chamber. WrestleMania’s like the Super Bowl, right? Well, why not have two Super Bowls, if you can? Certainly with Rock there in Perth, it sets the stage for future international growth, and that’s, I’m guessing, a big part of the strategy. If you look at the dots and connect a few of them, since Nick Khan has come on board and is steering the ship, lot of emphasis placed on international PLEs. I think that this is a great way to do that. I’d like to see Rock/Roman in Perth. I’d like to see Roman beat Rock because it makes the most sense to me and then set up a monster of a pay-per-view [match] in Cody and Roman for all the marbles. That’s what I’m hoping is gonna happen," Bischoff said.
Booker T recently stated that he thought a WrestleMania match between The Rock and Roman Reigns was a no-brainer. Check out his comments here.
Click here to see what Jim Ross had to say about The Rock's return to WWE.
Paul Heyman responded to The Rock on the January 5 episode of WWE SmackDown. More information is available here.
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