WWE wanted to have Roman Reigns vs. The Rock take place at WrestleMania 39, should The Rock’s schedule allow him to be free enough to wrestle at the big pay-per-view event.
The belief had been that if The Rock couldn’t work the match with the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, the plan was for Cody Rhodes to challenge Reigns for the Universal Championship.
As previously reported, The Rock has indicated that he won’t have enough time to get into ring shape for the match.
Fightful Select is reporting that there was a pitch made internally for a “huge opponent” for “Stone Cold” Steve Austin, and that was Reigns.
Austin’s camp was approached with the possibility of it happening, which was said to have been for an “enormous” amount of money. It’s unclear whether Austin has accepted the offer or not.
Last year, Austin came out of retirement for a match against Kevin Owens at WrestleMania 38.
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