Here’s What Was Originally Planned For Dean Ambrose At WrestleMania 35

Who else was on the Lunatic Fringe? One of the most interesting stories of the year so far has been the contract status of Dean Ambrose. WWE announced that he would be leaving the company in April and has gone so far as to pull him from future house shows. Before Ambrose decided to try his hand elsewhere, something was in the works for him and it turns out that it was going to be a big deal.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, Ambrose was scheduled to face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 35 in what was likely to be a match for the Universal Title. The plans were changed back in October when Reigns announced that he was suffering from leukemia, meaning that any plans were thrown out the window. Since then, Ambrose decided to not re-sign with the company and he currently is not scheduled for a WrestleMania match.

They’ve headlined a show for a title before. Check out Ambrose vs. Reigns from Survivor Series 2015:

Opinion: this isn’t the most surprising news in the world as Ambrose vs. Reigns hasn’t been done in a very long time, with their Survivor Series match being their only one on one match in WWE. There’s the potential for a great match there and a heel Ambrose facing the face Reigns could have been interesting. Never say never in wrestling, but there’s a chance we’ll never see that match now.

Does this match interest you? Will Ambrose be with the company again in the future? Let us know in the comments below.

Thomas Hall has been a wrestling fan for over thirty years and has seen over 50,000 wrestling matches. He has also been a wrestling reviewer since 2009 with over 5,000 full shows covered. You can find his work at kbwrestlingreviews.com, or check out his Amazon author page with 28 wrestling books. His latest book is the the Complete 2000 Monday Nitro and Thunder Reviews Part 1.

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