Roman Reigns’ Likely Opponent At WWE WrestleMania 43

Roman Reigns continues to remain a top draw for WWE WrestleMania 43 despite not being a full-time performer.

With the Show of Shows scheduled to take place in Saudi Arabia next year for the first time, the Stamford promotion is expected to pull out all stops to present a newsworthy card.

Reigns was recently confronted by Seth Rollins, who hoped to reignite their storied rivalry, although they are both babyfaces.

After a brief back-and-forth, The OTC agreed to defend his World Heavyweight Championship against The Visionary at SummerSlam, which is scheduled in August.

This decision drew mixed reviews from fans who have closely followed their feud over the years, during which the two superstars have headlined multiple main events together.

On the June 29 edition of WWE Raw, fans expected King of the Ring winner Oba Femi to choose Roman Reigns as his opponent at the Biggest Party of the Summer. He instead opted to face Brock Lesnar, who interrupted his segment and assaulted him. They will now compete at SummerSlam in a Hell in a Cell match.

Oba Femi Predicted As Roman Reigns’ WrestleMania 43 Opponent

Since his Saturday Night’s Main Event match against Cody Rhodes last December, Oba Femi has emerged as one of the must-see superstars in WWE.

Femi has lived up to this hype by generating enthusiastic reactions from fans worldwide.

With his speculated SummerSlam match now being changed, The Ruler has bought himself more time to understand the enigma that is Roman Reigns. Plus, it gives World Wrestling Entertainment the opportunity to whip up enthusiasm among viewers for an imminent Femi versus Reigns clash.

While speaking on a recent episode of The Last Word podcast, former WWE employee Tommy Carlucci discussed how WWE has built Oba Femi. He went on to predict that the Nigerian wrestler will face Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 43.

You know what I think is gonna happen with Oba? They’re gonna give him all the flowers. He won King of the Ring. SummerSlam, he’s probably gonna beat Brock Lesnar and retire him. They’re probably gonna give him Royal Rumble. He’s gonna win the Rumble and at next WrestleMania, and if Roman’s the champ, that is your marquee match. Second night WrestleMania Oba Femi, Roman Reigns; Oba goes over and a new era starts in WWE where a young guy like Oba Femi is carrying the title and carrying this company for at least six months. [17:26 onwards]