Roman Reigns and The Rock appeared to be on a collision course for WrestleMania XL when Cody Rhodes stepped aside for The Rock.
Plans changed at the WrestleMania XL Kickoff when Cody, the winner of the men's Royal Rumble, stated that he wanted to face Roman at WrestleMania XL. Instead of Roman vs. Rock, fans got Roman & Rock vs. Cody & Seth Rollins at night one of WrestleMania XL and Roman vs. Cody at night two.
Speaking to Jimmy Traina on the SI Media podcast, Roman was asked if he thinks he'll eventually face The Rock.
"Our fanbase and the company has proven that if the fans are loud enough and passionate enough about something, we’re a company who....we’re not being dictated to and we have a vision for where we’re trying to go, but we know who the consumers are and who are spending their hard-earned money. We want to satisfy those people. We have to do it in a regard that is going to attract more eyes and bring more people in. Dwayne (Johnson aka The Rock) is always going to be in that role. He’s always going to be a guy that magnitizes and makes the broadcast even bigger. If that’s the case and the people want it. That’s what’s cool. We have such a strong set of talent. Who would have thought Cody would have so much admiration that it could have broken up the plans of Tribal Chief vs. People’s Champion? That, in its own right, is outstanding and amazing. That goes to back to, there is a lot of meat on the bone. If Dwayne can’t come in and ‘boom, this is how it is,’ that’s when you know you’re cooking up with good ingredients. That’s why he is tied in the way he is and part of the board. We’re at an unprecedented time right now. Business is great and we want to continue to push things up. If that’s what the people want, and the People’s Champ is down, I’m sure we can make something happen," said Roman.
The Rock made an appearance at WWE Bad Blood, but has not been on television since. It is unknown when he will return.
Elsewhere during the interview, Roman commented on being a babyface or a heel. You can find his full comments by clicking here.
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