Cody Rhodes is taking over for Roman Reigns, so we’ll see what’s happening there.
We’ll also see who Rhea Ripley is inviting to Judgment Day, what Paige is after, and
much more
So what’s going on with Cody Rhodes and Roman Reigns?
Well if you’ve been keeping up with the all news lately, then you already know that
it’s been a busy week for Roman Reigns related news
Reports keep claiming that things will look different for Roman Reigns in the near future
We’ve been hearing and talking about all these reports that claim Roman will be missing
some premium live events, he’ll be missing some house shows, won’t be wrestling as
much, and will be on a much lighter all-around schedule
Then there’s also the rumor that Roman may be going on a hiatus starting in late June,
so it’s just been a chaotic week with all these Roman Reigns reports and rumors dropping
one after the other
Another one of those reports was the one that stated Roman Reigns will in fact completely
miss the Hell In A Cell event
And the latest piece of WWE promotional materials seems to back up that rumor even more
The WWE Hell In A Cell official graphic features superstars like Becky Lynch, Ronda Rousey,
Cody Rhodes, Bianca Belair, Bobby Lashley, Seth Rollins, and Drew McIntyre… but there’s
no Roman Reigns on that graphic at all
Again, which supports the rumor that Roman may truly be off this show after all
If Roman was on this graphic, he would no doubt be front and center, but since he’s
not featured on the poster, who’s taking his spot?
Well Roman Reigns’ usual graphic spot was given to Cody Rhodes
Cody Rhodes’ render was front and center of the graphic, taking that usual spot where
Roman would be
Reports have claimed for a while now that WWE allegedly views Roman Reigns as their
number one option and Cody Rhodes as their number two option and second biggest star
behind Roman Reigns
There was also a graphic that aired during a Nascar race that featured Cody Rhodes on
the side of Raw and Roman Reigns on the side Smackdown… which again supported the idea
of WWE viewing them as their two biggest stars
Well now the updated Hell In A Cell promotional material seems to support that same idea of
Cody Rhodes being viewed as the second biggest star in WWE
Roman Reigns isn’t available for the show, so replace his promotional material spot with
a Cody Rhodes picture… that seemed to be their plan there for Hell In A Cell and may
continue to be their plan going forward for all of these shows that Roman may miss
Roman may not be there for every single premium live event and house show anymore, but all
signs seem to point to WWE leaning on Cody Rhodes to be that solid replacement
So despite all the missed shows and rumored hiatus in June, reports claim that Roman Reigns
is still expected to be apart of WWE’s big summer events such as SummerSlam and Clash
At The Castle
The fan theory for Clash at the Castle is that this will be the event where we finally
see Roman Reigns versus Drew McIntyre, and that’s a very good theory
As far as Summerslam goes, it’s still too early to tell what the plans may be for Roman
Another popular fan theory is that Cody Rhodes would win the money in the bank and cash it
in for a big title match with Roman Reigns sometime around Summerslam
So we’ll have to wait and see how all those events unfold for Roman Reigns.
He might me transitioning into a lighter schedule, but he’s definitely expected to be at those
two major shows this summer for WWE
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Rhea Ripley made her shocking Judgment Day debut in a big way at Backlash by helping
Edge defeat AJ Styles
Edge praised Rhea Ripley’s personality and abilities in the ring and said that she belonged
in Judgment Day, so they made it happen
Edge may be very pleased with Rhea Ripley, but who isn’t pleased with Rhea’s decision
is Edge’s wife, Beth Phoenix
We previously talked about Beth’s negative tweets towards Edge and all of the Judgment
Day members and the chances of that ever turning into a real story on WWE television
Would Beth ever show up to stop Edge and Judgment day, we talked about that idea a few days
back
Well Rhea Ripley was recently questioned about those negative tweets from Beth Phoenix during
an interview with 99.5 WKDQ, Rhea had this to say in response to Beth, quote:
"I haven't talked to Beth [Phoenix], but I've been seeing a lot of her posts on Twitter
and I don't know if she's very happy about me joining The Judgment Day.
So Beth is gonna have to put her emotions aside and be on our side pretty much, or she's
gonna have to fight me.
Beth Phoenix is my dream opponent and if she disagrees with what we're saying, I wouldn't
mind stepping in the ring with her and settling it once and for all.”
End quote
Rhea brings up what could be another very interesting arc for judgment day
Maybe Beth does eventually pop back up again on Raw to talk Edge out of it and that’s
when she’ll come face to face with that hard decision to either fall in line with
Judgment Day or face off against Rhea Ripley
And this may be another dark point in the story to show just how far Edge is willing
to go
He’s willing to put his wife in the ring with one of his latest new followers, Rhea
Ripley, just in order to teach her a lesson
That would make Edge look even more like a crazy heel, while Beth Phoenix would be the
underdog babyface going up against Edge and the rest of Judgment Day
The best part about a story like this would be that Rhea Ripley would get her dream match
against Beth Phoenix after all, so that would be great to see
So Rhea Ripley has her eyes on what Beth Phoenix is saying, it looks like we’ll have to wait
a while and see if Beth is even brought into the Judgment Day storyline
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Ronda Rousey is off to a great start with her reign as Smackdown women’s champion
on her own, but could some manager help be on the way for Ronda?
This all started a few months ago when a fan asked Paige if she would be interested in
managing superstars in WWE again
Paige previously managed the team of Aus-ka and Kyrie Sane, as well as Mandy Rose and
Sonya…
so the managing experience is definitely there for Paige
Paige revealed last year that she was signed with WWE throughout the middle of 2022, but
she hasn’t appeared on WWE television since March 2020 and there’s been zero word on
if her contract was extended or not
So we could very well be coming up on the final months of WWE contract unless they quietly
worked on an extension for her, but nothing has been reported there quite yet
But Paige did respond to the fan back then and joked about she could be the female version
of Paul Heyman
One of the main superstars that paige has been pitching to manage forever is Ronda Rousey
According to Paige, she pitched to manage Ronda Rousey and hasn’t stopped since
WWE recently posted a graphic this week, asking fans what could be next for Ronda Rousey
Paige quoted that tweet from WWE and said, “Manager, Maybe?”
Which again is implying that Paige is still very much interested in managing Ronda Rousey
Paul Heyman also expressed a few months ago his desire to manage Ronda Rousey one day
as well
So if WWE ever does decide to go down that manager route with Ronda Rousey, they have
two great candidates with Paige and Paul Heyman that are just waiting to pounce on that opportunity
So hopefully Paige does find a way back to WWE television in a non-wrestling role if
she can’t get clearance to compete
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