That Works Too: Why WWE Is Reportedly Happy Over Fan Backlash To Rock vs. Roman Reigns

Silver lining? We are about a month away from WrestleMania 40 and that means the card is alreayd coming together. While there are still several matches to be made, some of the biggest have already been set. WWE had heavily teased one such match before switching ideas at the last second. Now it seems that change could have quite the benefit for them going forward.

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Earlier this year, Cody Rhodes teased giving the Rock his shot against Roman Reigns at WrestleMania, though the scond match was never officially announced. Now Rhodes is scheduled to face Reigns and the Rock is part of the Bloodline. According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, WWE is pleased that the fans revolted against Reigns vs. Rock, as it means that Rock will likely do more with the company rather than leave after that one match. There is no word on when WWE could try to run Rock vs. Reigns again.

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Opinion: This does make sense, as there is a good chance that the Bloodline goes down at WrestleMania and the fallout dominates the next several months. This would include Rock vs. Reigns match, perhaps at Summerslam, though what mattes is having things set up well and that is something WWE seems to have accomplished. They may have backed into it, but at least they have the right idea.