Roman Reigns has been hyping a big announcement for this week’s RAW and the Big Dog delivered. Reigns opened the show on Monday night and announced that he is the next #1 contender for the Universal Championship. Reigns’ championship opportunity will take place at SummerSlam next month.
#TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns makes a SHOCKING announcement as he declares that he will face the #UniversalChampion at #SummerSlam! #RAW pic.twitter.com/crcQbHpft8
— WWE (@WWE) June 20, 2017
Fun fact – today (6/19) marks one year since Roman Reigns last held the WWE Championship.
Brock Lesnar is the reigning Universal Champion, but a Reigns vs. Lesnar showdown is far from a done deal. Before training for a main event scheduled for late August, Lesnar will have his hands full at Great Balls of Fire (7/) when he makes his first championship defense against Samoa Joe.
Reigns vs. Lesnar is rumored for next year’s WrestleMania main event, so that match taking place at SummerSlam seems unlikely. Joe could defeat Brock Lesnar at Great Balls of Fire, but that is also a long shot. Either way, the stakes just raised even higher for Great Balls.
WWE SummerSlam takes place on Sunday, August 20th from Brooklyn, New York.
Discussion: Would you rather see Roman Reigns face Brock Lesnar or Samoa Joe at SummerSlam?
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