Very Serious Matter! Only Way CM Punk Can Beat Roman Reigns At WWE WrestleMania 42
Roman Reigns recently opened up about how CM Punk could expose his one weakness at WrestleMania 42.
Roman Reigns won the Royal Rumble match in January and chose CM Punk as his WrestleMania 42 opponent. The two will square off at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on night 2 of the Showcase of the Immortals.
The pair has had multiple segments in the past few weeks, towards the end of every Raw episode, and the latest one ended with the OTC brutally attacking The Second City Saint, taking their feud a step further.
Reigns remains confident that he can beat Punk and be the new World Heavyweight Champion, but admitted to one weakness, which is getting emotional during matches. Speaking to Adam Glyn ahead of his WrestleMania main event match, The OTC revealed that Punk would only be able to take advantage of him if he made Reigns make a mistake.
This is my 11th WrestleMania main event. Punk is not the athlete that I am, but he’s a hell of a competitor, he’s savvy. I have to make sure that I have all ducks aligned, I’m focused because when I get a little bit emotional, I take my eye off the ball and miss.
If I do everything right, he doesn’t have a chance. But he’s good at making people make mistakes and If I somehow slip up or take a left when I should’ve made that right, he could capitalize. So, it is a very serious matter, but I’m looking to go out there and smash him.
Roman was asked about his diet and his workout plan and he says “it sucks right now” 😭 pic.twitter.com/KyrUG6axsm
— Kerri (@NYKerri_) March 26, 2026
Kevin Nash Says Roman Reigns Is Not The Heel In His Feud With CM Punk
WWE is having trouble deciding who is the heel and the babyface in the feud between CM Punk and Roman Reigns.
Reigns is getting massive cheers as expected for a star of his stature, and so is CM Punk, who has been a fighting Champion during his current run.
WWE legend Kevin Nash said on his Kliq This podcast that Reigns cannot be the heel, as backstage segments have showcased him talking about things like being a good dad and husband, citing these valid reasons for being a part-timer in WWE.
You can’t f*cking have Roman Reigns on his way to the ring, and have a graphic that says, ‘Roman Reigns has headlined 11 WrestleManias.’ Like, okay? I should dislike this guy for what f*cking reason? Midway through the f*cking show, he says, ‘Everyone f*cking b*tching about me being a part-timer,’ and he’s sitting there talking with his cousins.
He says, ‘I know about me, I never saw my dad. How about you guys? You ever see your dad?’ And they’re like, ‘No.’ He said, ‘Yeah, I’m part-time this, I’m a full-time father. Full-time dad. Full-time f*cking husband.’ So, how is that a heel?”
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