Roman Reigns Addresses Future WWE Match With The Rock

We could have seen The Rock vs Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40 in April 2024, but plans changed with Cody Rhodes in the mix.

WWE writer Brian Gewirtz had previously stated that The Rock versus Reigns was a “lock” for this year’s WrestleMania with plans to include Rhodes emerging earlier in the year.

With Rhodes going on to beat Reigns for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 40, we saw The Rock team with Reigns on night one of the PLE as The Bloodline took on Rhodes and Seth Rollins.

During a recent interview with SI Media, Reigns ruminated on the possibility of facing The Rock, saying:

“I think our fan base and the company has proven that if our fans are loud enough and passionate enough about something [then it’ll happen]. We’re a company, we’re not being dictated to, and of course we have a vision for where we’re trying to go.

“We know who the consumers are, we know who’s paying their hard-earned money and we want to satisfy those people. But we have to do it in a regard that’s going to attract more eyes and bring more people in. Dwayne’s always going to be in that role. He’s always going to be a guy that just magnetizes and makes the broadcast even bigger. So if that’s the case and that the people want it.

“But that’s what’s cool, we’ve had such a strong set of talent in our roster. Who would have thought that Cody could have had so much admiration that it could have broke up the plans of Tribal Chief vs. The People’s Champion? That in its own right is pretty outstanding. It’s amazing.

“So I think that just kind of goes back to… there’s a lot of meat on the bone and if Dwayne can’t come in and just ‘boom this is how it is brother’, then that’s when you know you’re cooking up with some really good ingredients. I think that’s why he is tied in the way he is.

“That’s why he’s a part of the board and a part of everything the way he is, because we’re at an unprecedented time right now. Business is great and we just want to continue to push things up.

“So if that’s what the people want, and The People’s Champ is down, I’m sure we can make something happen.”

The Rock is currently filming the live-action version of Disney’s Moana and was recently spotted in a bodysuit for his role as Maui.

In the interview with Jimmy Traina, Reigns commented on Paul Heyman, describing him as “incredibly shady“.

He also opened up about plans for The Tribal Chief after the WWE Raw premiere on Netflix in January 2025.

Transcript from Inside The Ropes.