It’s unknown when the showdown between The Rock and Reigns will take place, but the shape of WrestleMania 40 should become much clearer over the next few days. The 2024 WWE Royal Rumble is this Saturday and, in addition to the two Rumbles, there is another match with major WrestleMania implications: Reigns defending his title against LA Knight, AJ Styles, and Randy Orton.

Bully is under the belief that if Reigns loses the Undisputed WWE Universal Championship this weekend, the decision was likely made so that the title isn’t involved in his match against The Rock, implying it is taking place this April after all. However, with the vast majority of tickets for the event already sold, Bully thinks The Rock will want to hold off for another WrestleMania.

“WrestleMania sells out on its own, but if you announce Rock and Roman, and you put tickets on sale significantly earlier and that place comes close to selling out, [then] they’re the ones that did it,” Bully continued. “Rock is not going to want to be involved in anything unless it can be the number one [event]. … He doesn’t want to be the number two or number three. He wants to, at this stage of the game, close to 50, on the [WWE Board of Directors], he’s gonna want to say, ‘I’m the one responsible for doing this.’ … Otherwise, what’s the point?”

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