Roman Reigns To Face Different WWE Champion At WrestleMania 42?

Roman Reigns is set to challenge CM Punk for WrestleMania 42 for the World Heavyweight Championship.

The OTC returned to WWE TV as a participant for the Royal Rumble men’s match and won it. On the following WWE RAW, he picked CM Punk as his choice of champion for The Grandest Stage of All.

The match has been booked as the main event for Night 2.

Roman Reigns might not face CM Punk at WrestleMania 42

Before WrestleMania 42 comes Elimination Chamber 2026. At Elimination Chamber, CM Punk is putting the World Heavyweight Championship on the line against Finn Balor. If The Prince wins, he will be the one to face The OTC at WrestleMania 42.

The Judgment Day member hilariously “confirmed” that he would be the one to face Roman Reigns on a recent video.

WWE uploaded videos of superstars opening Topps cards. The first one that Finn Balor opened was of Roman Reigns, and he hilariously claimed that it was his WrestleMania 42 opponent.

I got my WrestleMania opponent.

That's an impressive collection!🙌@FinnBalor@Toppspic.twitter.com/enQd6C9CiL

— WWE (@WWE) February 22, 2026

While Finn Balor was creating a joke at the expense of CM Punk and also being confident in his abilities, The Best in the World comes packed with decades of experience that can take away the victory from Finn Balor.

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