WWE is gearing up for WrestleMania 41, with discussions intensifying around a potential Roman Reigns vs. CM Punk match.
WrestleVotes recently revealed WWE’s interest in positioning Punk in a high-profile World Heavyweight Championship bout (with Gunther no longer being the defending champion) at the event.
While Reigns had been speculated to face either The Rock or Solo Sikoa, The Rock is reportedly not scheduled to compete as of this writing, and Reigns is set to face Sikoa in a Tribal Combat match on January 6 for the RAW Netflix debut.
In an update, Fightful Select reports that plans have shifted significantly in recent weeks, with WWE heavily discussing Reigns vs. Punk for the biggest show of 2025:
“We’d heard a number of weeks ago that this wasn’t particularly the plan, but had been adjusted of late. We’re told that CM Punk had also hoped for the match.”
Paul Heyman owes Punk a favor for helping Reigns at Survivor Series. Many fans think Punk will use this favor to get a WrestleMania main event match against Reigns, since Reigns holds the record for the most main events in WrestleMania history.
Roman Reigns and CM Punk have faced each other in a singles match only once. On the January 6, 2014 episode of “Old School” RAW, Reigns (still a member of The Shield at the time) defeated Punk in the main event.
If The Rock becomes available for WrestleMania, the current plans could change.
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