Original Plans For Roman Reigns vs. Brock Lesnar Reportedly Revealed

They say that anything can happen in WWE and on Sunday night Roman Reigns defeated John Cena to retain the Universal Championship at SummerSlam. After the main event Brock Lesnar made his surprise return when he confronted Roman Reigns, and now it seems that The Beast is on a collision course with The Tribal Chief.

Dave Meltzer noted on Wrestling Observer Radio that original plans called for Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar to face off in the main event of WrestleMania in 2023, and the idea would be for Reigns to face The Rock at WrestleMania in 2022 in Dallas.

It’s now being said that the Reigns vs. Lesnar match is being fast-tracked and could possibly take place this year at Crown Jewel in October or Survivor Series in November.

Brock Lesnar last competed in a WWE ring when he dropped the WWE Championship to Drew McIntyre at WrestleMania 36. Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns have previously main evented WrestleMania when they faced off at WrestleMania 31 and WrestleMania 34.

Stay tuned for updates.