• WWE Official Returned & Killed My Feud With Roman Reigns, Says Former WWE Star
Killer Kross (fka Karrion Kross) signed with WWE in 2020 and was immediately pushed as a destructive force in NXT. But once he was called up to the main roster in the summer of 2021, everything quickly fell apart, and he was released a few months later.
When Triple H took over as the WWE Chief Content Officer in 2022, Kross was brought back and booked to tease a match with Roman Reigns, who held the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at the time. However, the plan never materialised.
During an appearance on Scaredy Cast, Kross was asked which wrestler he’d like to face most right now, and after naming Roman Reigns, he explained why that feud never happened. He revealed that someone returned to WWE soon after he came back and joined creative, ultimately scrapping the plans involving him.
“I would have liked to have paid off the match with Roman Reigns. I had heard a few different variations of what was supposed to happen with that. One of the variations was like a potential triple threat between me, Drew, and Roman when we first came back. But somebody else came back to the company and got involved with creative shortly after us and completely killed that and then drove, you know, Drew off a cliff.”
It could be possible that Kross is referring to Vince McMahon here. After announcing his retirement in the summer of 2022, Vince returned to WWE creative in 2023.
Kross and his wife Scarlett parted ways with WWE earlier this year after their contracts expired and were not renewed.
• WWE’s Original Plan For Roman Reigns At WrestleMania 42 & SummerSlam 2026 Revealed
Roman Reigns was betrayed by Paul Heyman in the main event of WrestleMania 41 – Night 1. The shocking split kicked off a feud between Reigns and Seth Rollins, who formed The Vision with the help of Heyman.
Self Made Pro reports that before Rollins’ shoulder injury, Reigns was scheduled to feud with both Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, eventually defeating both Brons. Reigns did end up facing Reed twice and is tied 1-1 against him, while he had yet to face Breakker one-on-one.
The report states that the long-term direction was for The Tribal Chief to win the 2026 Royal Rumble and defeat Seth Rollins for the World Heavyweight Championship at WrestleMania 42.
After the Show of Shows, Bron Breakker would turn on Rollins to take over The Vision.
The plan would then culminate at SummerSlam 2026, where Reigns was reportedly set to face Breakker and ultimately put him over in a passing-of-the-torch moment. However, Rollins’ injury forced WWE to accelerate their creative timeline, leading to Breakker removing Rollins from The Vision months ahead of schedule.
Had The Visionary not been injured, WrestleMania 42 would have featured Roman Reigns earning his first-ever PLE/PPV victory over Seth Rollins, a milestone he has yet to achieve.
The former Shield brothers have only faced each other twice on major shows. Their first match was at Money In The Bank 2016, where Rollins beat Reigns for the WWE Championship. The second was at Royal Rumble 2022, ending in a disqualification win for Rollins after using mind games against Reigns, who held the Universal Title at the time.
At the end of Survivor Series: WarGames, Roman Reigns vs. Cody Rhodes 3 was teased for WrestleMania 42. The Tribal Chief is still rumored to win the Royal Rumble in Saudi Arabia next year and face Cody Rhodes for the Undisputed WWE Championship at the Showcase Of Immortals.
On the other hand, Bron Breakker has set his sights on CM Punk’s World Heavyweight Championship heading into the new year.
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