• Huge Match Not Viewed Internally As A Must-Have WrestleMania Match
As noted before, WWE has been going over multiple ideas for top matches at WrestleMania 42 as the new year gets closer.
One early pitch had Sami Zayn winning the Men’s Royal Rumble and challenging Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania. Those plans were dropped after Roman Reigns expressed his desire to return to the main event scene.
The current expectation is for Bron Breakker to win the Royal Rumble and go on to challenge CM Punk for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 42.
Another name discussed for the Rumble win was Roman Reigns, who has been rumored for a third WrestleMania match with Cody Rhodes. The match was teased at the end of Survivor Series: WarGames, but it’s unknown if The Tribal Chief would get the match through a Royal Rumble victory.
According to the Wrestling Observer, a Cody Rhodes vs. Roman Reigns match is in WWE’s plans, but it’s not necessary that the company will book it for WrestleMania.
The report notes that a Seth Rollins return is possible, which could change WWE’s plans for The Grandest Stage Of Them All.
Prior to Rollins’ injury, WWE discussed having Roman Reigns defeat The Visionary for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania, setting up a torch-passing storyline that would end with Bron Breakker beating The OTC at SummerSlam 2026.
• AEW Star Could Be Revealed As The Mystery Attacker From Survivor Series
In the main event of Survivor Series: WarGames 2025, a masked mystery attacker climbed into the cage and laid out World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk with a superkick and Curb Stomp, helping Team Vision secure the win.
Moments after the show went off the air, reports surfaced claiming that Austin Theory, who has been rumored to join The Vision for a while, was the man under the mask, marking what would have been his first appearance on WWE programming in months.
However, the Wrestling Observer reports that WWE may be setting up a major swerve. There is no guarantee that Theory will actually be revealed as the attacker.
The report noted that if WWE stretches the storyline into January, Chris Jericho could even be a possibility, as he is expected to return to the company once his AEW contract expires in the coming weeks. It was also clarified that Seth Rollins will not be revealed as the mystery attacker.
Triple H’s regime has pulled off similar swerves before, such as when Seth Rollins’ supposed serious injury turned out to be part of a storyline that culminated in him returning to win the World Heavyweight Championship at SummerSlam.
WWE’s official website also fueled speculation by listing several top names as possible suspects, including Randy Orton, John Cena, LA Knight, Becky Lynch, Sami Zayn and AJ Styles.
