The Rock & Roman Reigns Next WWE Segment Confirmed

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WWE has announced a new segment featuring The Rock and Undisputed Universal Champion Roman Reigns following Friday’s edition of SmackDown.

While many expected that Royal Rumble winner Cody Rhodes would be challenging for Reigns’ gold at WrestleMania 40, the American Nightmare announced that he won’t be facing Reigns at the April show.

The Rock entered the ring following Rhodes’ promo to have a stare down with Reigns, indicating that The Rock vs Reigns will headline WrestleMania 40.

As SmackDown went off the air with the Rock and Reigns face to face, a banner advertised a WrestleMania XL Kickoff event for Thursday (February 8) in Las Vegas.

WWE has confirmed that the two stars will face off in a segment at this event.

WWE shared the following preview for the WrestleMania XL Kickoff event:

STAMFORD, Conn., February 3, 2024 – WWE®, part of TKO Group Holdings (NYSE: TKO), today announced that Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson and Roman Reigns will face off at an open-to-the-public fan and media event – WrestleMania XL Kickoff – live from T-Mobile Arena in Las Vegas this Thursday, February 8 at 4 p.m. PT.

Doors open at 2:30 p.m. PT.

This non-ticketed event, delivered by Pizza Hut, is free for all to attend.

Fans and media will hear from both The Rock and Roman Reigns, as well as WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque.

Onsite interview opportunities for media will immediately follow the event with both participants, Cody Rhodes, Seth “Freakin” Rollins, Bianca Belair and Rhea Ripley.

Building on the anticipation for the already-record-breaking WrestleMania XL, Thursday’s event will be hosted by Monday Night Raw commentators Michael Cole and Pat McAfee, and stream live on WWE social and digital channels as well as Peacock.

VIP experiences for WrestleMania XL Kickoff through exclusive partner On Location are available for purchase at https://onlocationexp.com/wrestlemaniaxlkickoff.

The real reason why WWE decided to go with The Rock vs Roman Reigns for WrestleMania 40 has been revealed, which you can read about right here.

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