• Why Paul Heyman Is Pushing For Austin Theory To Join The Vision
At this year’s WWE Survivor Series, The Vision (Bron Breakker, Bronson Reed, and Logan Paul), Brock Lesnar and Drew McIntyre secured a huge victory over World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk, Undisputed WWE Champion Cody Rhodes, Roman Reigns and The Usos in the Men’s WarGames match.
The finish saw a mysterious hooded figure, rumored to be Austin Theory, enter the cage and hit Punk with a superkick followed by a Curb Stomp, setting up Bron Breakker to deliver a Spear and seal the win.
Austin Theory had been rumored to join The Vision by helping Seth Rollins retain the World Heavyweight Championship against CM Punk at Saturday Night’s Main Event last month. Those plans fell through after Rollins suffered a shoulder injury at Crown Jewel, leading to Punk defeating Jey Uso for the vacant title instead.
There were also talks internally about Theory joining Rollins, Lesnar, Breakker, and Bronson Reed for this year’s Men’s WarGames match, but WWE had to shuffle the lineup due to Rollins’ injury.
According to the Wrestling Observer, Paul Heyman has been pushing for Theory to join The Vision. The idea is to give Theory a major push while also protecting stars like Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed from taking pins too often.
• John Cena Is Not Happy About His Father’s Comments About His Final Match
Earlier this week, John Cena’s father stirred debate when he weighed in on who his son’s final opponent should be. He said that GUNTHER wouldn’t be a wise choice as The Ring General doesn’t need the rub.
He also questioned the idea of passing the torch on the way out, noting that Cena had already done so with Cody Rhodes by defeating him for the Undisputed WWE Championship at WrestleMania 41 and later dropping the title back to The American Nightmare at SummerSlam.
He went on to suggest other potential opponents for The GOAT’s final match, naming Kurt Angle as his top choice, followed by Edge (Adam Copeland), Chris Jericho and even a wildcard pick of JBL.
Appearing on the Joe Rogan Experience ahead of his final match next week, John Cena addressed his father’s comments and said that he can say some messed up stuff at times.
“There’s some sh*t he’ll say that’s all f**ked up. He said some sh*t yesterday that like, ‘I don’t think John’s last opponent should be…’ and people listen to him because he’s a wrestling fan – and I want to call my dad and be like, ‘What the f**k are you doing?’
But he’s doing what he does. This is him. This is the John Cena I love.”
GUNTHER defeated LA Knight on SmackDown to win The Last Time Is Now Tournament. The Ring General will now face John Cena at Saturday Night’s Main Event.
• 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.
