Well Roman Reigns will not be facing Brock Lesnar right now, as last night's SmackDown revealed an unexpected next challenger for the Universal Champion. Earlier in the night, Adam Pearce revealed that WWE management had given him authorization to choose Roman Reigns' next challenger for the Universal Championship, and while Pearce understood who he was going to choose during an earlier meeting with Reigns, Reigns ran him off to see The Usos vs The New Day.
After the match Reigns got a knock on the door, and after answering it, he was pretty stunned to see who was on the other side, as the camera worked out to expose none besides Raw's Seth Rollins.Rollins and Reigns exchanged looks, and Reigns looked a little shocked and even a bit in doubt, while Rollins was smiling ear to ear and then chuckled as SmackDown came to a close.
Rollins has been going after the Universal Championship for quite some time, as before he went to Raw he was regularly upset at Pearce and Sonya Deville for not putting him in championship with Reigns regardless of feeling like he more than deserved it.
Rollins would get people like Daniel Bryan, Edge, Cesaro, and John Cena taking their shots at Reigns, and Rollins even stepped in on one occasion, as he didn't want Cesaro defeating Reigns instead of him.
Rollins has been going after the Universal Championship for quite some time, as before he went to Raw he was regularly upset at Pearce and Sonya Deville for not putting him in championship with Reigns regardless of feeling like he more than deserved it.
Rollins would get people like Daniel Bryan, Edge, Cesaro, and John Cena taking their shots at Reigns, and Rollins even stepped in on one occasion, as he didn't want Cesaro defeating Reigns instead of him.
Ever since Rollins was drafted to Raw and has been feuding with Edge for a while as the fan-favorite dabble bringing back his Brood persona. Pearce has likewise had a rough relationship with Reigns throughout his tenure as co-General Manager, with Reigns mentioning that this was his show to Pearce numerous times.Now it seems like Pearce is getting his own shot at Reigns with the Rollins choice, and Rollins gets the match he's wanted for so long and a chance at the Universal Championship. If he had the ability to take that title from Reigns, it stays to be seen if he would move over to SmackDown or if he would just stay on Raw while Reigns remained on SmackDown.
We'll have to wait and see.
