WrestleMania 37 - Universal Championship Match - April 10 & 11

[Dale]

WWE Hall of Famer and 2021 Royal Rumble winner Edge has chosen to go head to head with Universal Champion Roman Reigns in the main event of WrestleMania.

Returning from injury, Edge started this year’s Royal Rumble Match at No. 1 and outlasted 29 other Superstars to earn the right to to challenge the World Champion of his choosing at The Showcase of the Immortals.

In the wake of his Herculean effort, The Rated-R Superstar traveled to Raw, NXT and SmackDown to scope out the World Champions before declaring that he would not announce which World Champion he would challenge until after WWE Elimination Chamber. He then showed up on SmackDown, getting involved in the main event before taking a Spear from The Head of The Table.

At WWE Elimination Chamber, Daniel Bryan outlasted five other Superstars to earn the right to face Reigns for the Universal Title immediately after the career-altering contest. With the Leader of the The "Yes!" Movement nowhere near 100 percent, The Big Dog emerged triumphant over Bryan in swift order. However, as Reigns was beginning the celebration, The Ultimate Opportunist struck with a devastating Spear on Reigns out of nowhere. Looking over the fallen titleholder, the WWE of Famer pointed to the WrestleMania banner and declared that he will challenge Reigns on The Grandest Stage of Them All.

Reigns has repeatedly insisted that he is the ultimate champion in WWE, backing up those claims by establishing himself as one of the most dominant competitors in the ring today. Considering the tremendous legacy that The Rated-R Superstar has built on SmackDown, it only stands to reason that he would target Reigns and attempt to unseat The Head of the Table at The Showcase of the Immortals.​

 

[Hoss]

Kinda hoping this match gets a stipulation. I'd say both man do their best work when weapons are involved, and are hit or miss at best going straight up. Plus, the use of weapons would equal more punishment Reigns can dish out, and thus more sympathy for Edge. It's the right move in my mind.

 

[RDK]

awful.

 

[Kim Jong Umb]

Low key wanted Edge vs. Kross or Edge vs. Dunne

 

[Chris]

Kinda hoping this match gets a stipulation. I'd say both man do their best work when weapons are involved, and are hit or miss at best going straight up. Plus, the use of weapons would equal more punishment Reigns can dish out, and thus more sympathy for Edge. It's the right move in my mind.

Edge got one last TLC in him

 

[Mox Girl]

I love that joke that Edge is now regretting picking Roman after what happened at the end of EC

Spear vs Spear, but I think Roman's Spear is better lol.

 

[CakeWalker]

Well - anyone that was saying Rock vs. Reigns was guaranteed - you've all been refuted.

 

[Chris]

Well - anyone that was saying Rock vs. Reigns was guaranteed - you've all been refuted.

The last rumors I heard about that was it wouldn't happen until potentially next year when they have more available fans. I think it's a pipe dream myself anyway tho

 

[CakeWalker]

The last rumors I heard about that was it wouldn't happen until potentially next year when they have more available fans. I think it's a pipe dream myself anyway tho

I previously shared the same reason for the delay -

 

[Chris]

I previously shared the same reason for the delay -

Then maybe you're the source that I'm thinking of

 

[Hoss]

I'm hearing from myself that Reigns vs. Rock is a long fucking shot and WWE need to stop booking their top guys each year at Mania against superstars whose best days are 10+ years behind them already.

Edit: exception being IF they could get Rock or Austin to make an in-ring return.

 

[Mox Girl]

I'll be very surprised if we see Roman vs Rock. I don't think Rock will ever wrestle again, cos of his movie contracts and that, imagine if he got injured?

 

[CakeWalker]

I mean the Rock cant't wrestle

 

[Hoss]

I'll be very surprised if we see Roman vs Rock. I don't think Rock will ever wrestle again, cos of his movie contracts and that, imagine if he got injured?

Well, he does own his own production company and is an enormous star in Hollywood who probably gets to call his own shots in a lot of cases. I do think he'd avoid the risk of injuring himself and delaying filming just out of respect for his peers but if somehow he managed to free up a month or two on his calendar... I'm just saying, nothing is impossible.

But yeah I also don't think it'll happen anyways

 

[Lethal]

Huge Edgehead but for the sake of the championship and such, I absolute vouch that Roman should win this in absolute dominant fashion. What good is the 'head of the table' if he cannot defeat a guy nearing 50? Edge isn't a dweeb like Goldberg, so he'll give a great account of himself.

Nostalgia and feel good shouldn't eliminate story and strength of character. IF edge wins, he needs to lose it the next Smackdown.