WrestleMania is WWE’s biggest show of the year, and Roman Reigns was originally scheduled to challenge Bill Goldberg for the Universal Championship at WrestleMania 36.
However, it was reported last week that Roman Reigns pulled out of the event due to health concerns, and that he’s been replaced in the title match.
During a recent interview with ESPN Triple H commented on Roman’s status, and he noted that nothing is held against talents who chose not to be part of WrestleMania.
“All of our talent are in this in a voluntary capacity. So right at the get go, if they don’t want to be a part of this, if they feel there’s a risk – for whatever reason, be it themselves or somebody around them – they don’t have to be here and there will… nothing is held against them for that. Same with our crew and everybody else. But we don’t want to take chances on that, and with Roman having a pre-existing condition that would make him more susceptible to something, it’s understandable.
We’ve had very few talent that have had issues or chosen to not be here… I can tell you that, you know for us – at least for me – an amazing process to be able to go to these events, everybody’s under immense pressure, obviously there’s a ton of work going into these and trying to do them. Even the talent. Performing in front of no one is not the easiest thing in the world. And yet everybody is here, they feel like – I think they just feel a sense of purpose. They’re all laughing, they’re smiling, they’re having a blast. These have been some of the most fun days of television, of everybody just staying within the rules and trying to do it, but happily going out there and trying to perform a service. And I don’t think people should look at it as anything more than that. We’re trying to put a smile on your face. If you enjoy it, hopefully you do, and that’s great.”
It’s also been reported that Roman isn’t the only talent who was pulled from the show, so it will be interesting to see how it all comes together when WrestleMania 36 airs live on the WWE Network this weekend.
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