As of WrestleMania 39 there were no active plans for Roman Reigns and we’re told that it wasn’t seriously considered for WrestleMania 39 either.
WWE sources spoke with Fightful ahead of Roman Reigns facing Jey Uso at Summerslam, and indicated there were no active plans for Roman Reigns to lose the WWE Universal Champion as of WrestleMania. Sami Zayn, Cody Rhodes and Jey Uso weren’t ever heavily planned or scheduled to win the title.
When we bluntly asked when Roman Reigns will lose the WWE Undisputed World Championship “whenever Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman say it fuckin' ends.” So in the event Roman Reigns loses the World Championship, it was said that the two would have heavy input as to who that would be, whether it be tonight, or a year or two down the line.
"They are constantly looking at every possibility. When they think it's the very best thing for business, they'll know to switch it up, do it right, and really make someone doing it," the higher up indicated.
Fightful was told that the process of developing the title match, the result, and the plan to move forward with Cody Rhodes vs. Brock Lesnar after WrestleMania was “very transparent,” and that Cody Rhodes knew well ahead of time that would be the result of WrestleMania 39. Roman Reigns and Paul Heyman also knew well ahead of time that Reigns would be retaining, as Fightful Select had previously reported.
The source justified it by saying Roman Reigns is hotter than ever, Solo Sikoa is about to be able to draw real money, Jey Uso is a legit attraction, Jimmy Uso is about to be, and Cody Rhodes is hotter now than before WrestleMania.
Fightful was actually told that Vince McMahon was also in favor of Reigns retaining the title this year and was integral in the decision making around it.
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