• Current Plan For The WrestleMania 43 Main Event
Previous reports suggest that WWE and Saudi Arabian officials are currently working on a massive, record-breaking deal to lock in The Rock for WrestleMania 43 in Saudi Arabia, which many believe could be his retirement match against Roman Reigns. However, nothing is official yet, and backstage plans are still completely up in the air.
If The Great One decides to not work WrestleMania 43, then Oba Femi could be headed for the biggest match of his life against Roman.
According to Self Made Pro, WWE executives are already preparing a backup plan in case the Hollywood star passes on the show. If The Rock is out of the picture, management wants to pivot directly to a first-time clash between Reigns and Femi for the World Heavyweight Championship.
Since Roman remains the focal point of WWE’s most important television stories, anchoring a WrestleMania match against him would instantly establish the young Oba Femi as an elite, main-event player.
The seeds for this match were planted during the WrestleMania 42 – Night 2 post show, where The Ruler said he’s coming for The OTC, and The Tribal Chief acknowledged the challenge.
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• Nick Khan’s Past Actions Become Issue In New WWE Case
Fans suing WWE in a class-action lawsuit are trying to block the company from freezing the evidence-gathering process, arguing that top executives cannot be trusted.
According to the latest filing reviewed by Brandon Thurston of POST Wrestling, the plaintiffs pointed directly to a recent court ruling where WWE President Nick Khan (along with Vince McMahon) was punished for destroying evidence during WWE’s merger lawsuit.
WWE has been trying to put this discovery phase on hold because they want to force the case into private arbitration, pointing to a clause in the ESPN streaming user agreement. ESPN also jumped into the legal battle back in March by filing a motion to intervene.
The lawsuit itself started in January, with fans accusing WWE of tricking them with deceptive marketing regarding how to watch premium live events on ESPN Unlimited.
The core of the complaint is that people who already paid for ESPN through cable or satellite providers were still forced to pay an extra monthly fee to watch WWE shows. The plaintiffs argue that ads from both companies falsely implied that a regular ESPN subscription was all fans needed to watch the events.
