SUMMARY
- Roman Reigns lost his WWE Undisputed Universal Championship to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40.
- Let's find out what Reigns is up to since the loss at Mania 40.
Roman Reigns’ Island of Relevancy reign came to an end at WrestleMania 40 as the Tribal Chief lost the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship to Cody Rhodes in a highly anticipated match. The Head of the Table remained silent for an entire day following WrestleMania 40 as he processed his unexpected defeat before breaking his silence with a mysterious statement.
Yesterday I mourned.
Today is Day 1. pic.twitter.com/YzWOVn3JDK— Roman Reigns (@WWERomanReigns) April 9, 2024
In light of his recent setback, he seems to be gearing up for a new chapter in his career and is eager to start over. As he closes this chapter in his professional wrestling career, his fans are excited to see where his career will go. In the meantime, the Tribal Chief altered his Twitter bio a little bit by removing “Undisputed WWE Universal Champion” to add another WrestleMania main event in the bio.
Looking at the grand spectacle it was, WrestleMania XL was surely the endgame for Roman and the Bloodline. With over 660 million views on WWE’s social media outlets, the two-day event in Philadelphia became the most socially viewed WrestleMania ever. Along with a 41% increase in viewership from the 2023 edition, WWE saw a 20% boost in goods sales.
Furthermore, with 145,298 fans attending both nights of this year’s performance, the gate for the event was up 78% from the previous record established during WrestleMania 39. The gate for each night was about $20 million due to the incredible turnout, compared to last year’s total earnings of about $21.6 million. Making WrestleMania 40 the success that it was, was the result of several factors coming together.
But nothing was more crucial to the special event’s record-breaking success than the narrative around Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes‘ pursuit of the Undisputed Universal Championship. In the run-up to WrestleMania, The Rock stole the heart of the fans and eventually turned heel. As a result, Dwayne and Roman faced off against Seth Rollins and Cody in a high-stakes matchup.
Since Cody was able to wrap up his story at WrestleMania 40, the involvement of The Bloodline and wrestling icons like John Cena and The Undertaker elevated the narrative. By doing this, Rhodes brought an end to a period in the company’s history, as Roman’s tenure with the Undisputed Universal title came to an end in 1613 days.
Roman Reigns looks to follow The Rock’s footsteps after his WrestleMania loss
After losing to Rhodes at WrestleMania, fans have been wondering and keeping an eye on Reigns for his further move. Reigns and Lauren Keke Palmer were reportedly photographed on a movie set lately, and a picture from the shoot has gone viral.
roman reigns on set with keke palmer which appears to be a movie 👀 pic.twitter.com/j0ZUViYXXD
— mister j (@brandnewdrip) April 17, 2024
In addition, it has been widely reported that The Tribal Chief, along with several other actors, including Pete Davidson, Eddie Murphy, Keanu Reeves, Keke Palmer, and Seth Rogen, has been filming a heist comedy called “Good Fortune.” That won’t be Reigns’ first film appearance, though. This is because the former WWE Universal Champion has made multiple film and television appearances in the past.
In the films The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania (2017) and Countdown (2016), Reigns portrayed himself. In addition, he appeared in the 2019 film Fast and Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw as Mateo Hobbs. Besides that, he has acted in films like Rumble (2021) and The Wrong Missy (2020).
Roman Reigns might deliver ‘Cinema’ on his much-awaited return to the WWE
According to reports, The Tribal Chief will make his next public debut for the Triple H-led promotion on the Friday Night SmackDown before SummerSlam 2024. He may return much sooner than this because the event is still far off, but as of this writing, it is anticipated that he will be out of the organization for several months. With the arrival of Tama Tonga, The Bloodline has also been disturbed.
With his hiatus, things might turn worse for the Bloodline as The Rock would be returning soon to take out Cody. As per the speculations, a Bloodline Civil War is also another exciting storyline that might happen in the future. This will showcase The Rock’s Bloodline involving Solo Sikoa and Tama Tonga facing Roman’s Bloodline including Jey Uso and Jimmy Uso.
Roman kept everything under control when he was around, but his absence had disastrous results. So fans are waiting to see how The Tribal Chief will return and get the Bloodline back on track.