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Adam Pearce Says ‘History’ Led To Roman Reigns vs. Seth Rollins Match Booking

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Roman Reigns will make his next title defense as WWE Universal Champion against Seth Rollins at the Royal Rumble. 

Rollins was initially set to be the man to take the WWE Championship from Big E at WWE Day 1. Later, Lashley, Kevin Owens, and eventually Brock Lesnar was added to the match with Lesnar winning the title. 

WWE Official Adam Pearce appeared on this week’s episode of WWE’s The Bump to give an explanation in storyline regarding this match booking. 

“You know, the thing about finding Roman’s challenger is that you need to scour every nook, every cranny, and you’ve got to find somebody that you believe is a formidable challenge to Roman Reigns. I was listening to Bobby Lashley a second ago talking about the match coming up against Brock Lesnar at the Royal Rumble, and I wanted to find something that would bring a very similar feeling. What landed me on Seth, is history. Really, when you think about two people intertwined for a certain period of time, I think Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins with everything they’ve been through, with everything they’ve stood together for and against, makes a very intriguing matchup and one that I know Mr. Reigns is not happy about, but here we are. They trusted me to make the decision and it’s official.”

Transcription via Fightful