Right now, there aren’t two names bigger than CM Punk or Roman Reigns in WWE, and their clash is a no-brainer. The two also laid the foundations for their WrestleMania clash at Survivor Series: WarGames 2024, but their feud seems almost ‘corporate safe.’ Make no mistake, both Reigns and Punk should main event one night of WrestleMania each, but there are more interesting stories that could have been told.

Firstly, Punk vs. The Rock. It’s been 16 years since these two men got into a ring against each other, and sure, fans quickly got sick of the corporate avatar The Rock became, but that’s the point. Punk used to be the anti-establishment guy, and this could be the way to repaint him as this character and create a feud based around authenticity and philosophical warfare, while also making good on Punk’s shots at The Rock that went nowhere when he stepped away from WWE television following John Cena’s heel turn.

Secondly, Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre. The two men have unfinished business from Clash at the Castle 2022, and the ‘Original Tribal Chief’ is the most physically imposing threat McIntyre could face outside of Brock Lesnar. If the ‘Scottish Psychopath’ managed to get a win over Reigns in this scenario, he’d finally be undeniable as a main eventer and allow WWE to put the weight of the promotion on one more wrestler.

Reigns vs. Punk is a WrestleMania main event without a doubt, but WWE sacrificed more compelling storylines to get their two biggest names into the same match.