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“Another Waste of a Title Match”: Fans Condemn WWE for Booking Roman Reigns Against John Cena’s Friend at Royal Rumble 2023

Published Jan 7, 2023 | 6:30 AM EST

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The trilogy matches in WWE have always been special and memorable. After having a WrestleMania trilogy with Brock Lesnar, Roman Reigns is ready for the same with Kevin Owens.

As announced on the latest episode of SmackDown, ‘The Head of the Table’ will go toe-to-toe with ‘The Prizefighter’ at Royal Rumble. As much as the excitement for this match is high, few fans aren’t happy about the same.

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The two top SmackDown stars are ready to deliver one more banger match at Rumble. Previously, Owens and Reigns had matches at the opening PLE of Road to WrestleMania.

In 2017, they had a No-Disqualification match which Owens won after interference from Braun Strowman. Moreover, three years later, in 2021, when Reigns became ‘The Tribal Chief’, they clashed again at the same PLE in a ‘Last Man Standing’ match.

To a surprise, their previous two matches had the Universal Title on the line. The title was exclusive to the RAW brand in 2017 and was exclusive to SmackDown in 2021. Subsequently, this year, as Reigns is the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, they’ll clash for both titles in 2023.

Fans share disappointment as WWE plans Roman Reigns vs Kevin Owens for Royal Rumble

The WWE Universe is usually full of excitement for a match that has a huge history. As there is a Royal Rumble history between Reigns and Owens, fans are rooting for their match at Rumble. Moreover, they are even after last week’s SmackDown where Reigns hit Owens in the eye; a receipt for Survivor Series.

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However, not all wrestling fans are on the same page for the same. They charged WWE in the comment section on the company’s Twitter post.

It seems there are no opponents for WWE to put up against Reigns.

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However, some fans aren’t happy after WWE announced this match.

Is this match the plot for The Rock to make his return to confront Roman Reigns?

The reactions give a hint that fans are on board with the match, but aren’t happy with what the outcome might be.

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Will Sami Zayn betray ‘The Bloodline’ at Royal Rumble?

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On the recent SmackDown episode, ‘The Needlemover’ bashed ‘The Honorary Uce’ for last week’s defeat against John Cena and Owens. Even though Reigns apologized to Zayn later, there are speculations of the former Intercontinental Champion may betray ‘The Tribal Chief’.

 

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Zayn and Owens have a long history in the business and the 38-year-old may help his buddy to win the big one. Nevertheless, those are speculations and only time will say what WWE has in their pockets with this match.

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Tushar Deogharkar

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Tushar Deogharkar is a WWE writer at EssentiallySports. Tushar has done his Master's in Tourism Management and is an ardent fan of pro wrestling. He follows WWE and AEW very closely and wants to learn how the promotions are run.
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Shibu Immanuel