Roman Reigns is seen in action only on a handful of occasions in the entire year in the WWE following his contract renewal with the company in 2022. We haven’t seen him defending his championship on live WWE TV since Wrestlemania 39 Night Two and there’s no confirmed update on when he will do so, next. However, he’ll be going through a rare title match in a house show.
Roman Reigns vs. Rey Mysterio set for this Saturday night
It has now been confirmed that Roman Reigns will defend his undisputed title on Saturday, June 17, at the Heritage Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio. His opponent will be Rey Mysterio who is currently involved in a storyline with Latino World Order as a member of the faction. Previously, Rey challenged the champion for the title in a Hell in a Cell match on Smackdown in 2021 and lost.
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As mentioned above, Roman Reigns last defended his title against the 2023 Royal Rumble match winner Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 39 and has since then been dealing with The Bloodline storyline. At Night of Champions in Saudi Arabia, he reached 1000 days as the Universal Champion, and the incredible accomplishment also earned him a brand new undisputed title, last week on Smackdown.
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Roman Reigns broke CM Punk’s record for the WWE Title
As the unforgettable run continues, Roman Reigns has recently also toppled another record held by CM Punk in WWE. At Survivor Series 2011, Punk captured the WWE Championship and then held on to the prestigious title for an impressive 434 days.
Before that reign, Punk also won the WWE Title at Money in the Bank in July 2011, which led to a 28-day reign before briefly leaving the company only to return before Summerslam. During that absence, Rey Mysterio and John Cena had their championship reigns before Punk reclaimed the title at SummerSlam. But he soon lost it to Alberto Del Rio on that same night who cashed in his Money in the Bank contract.
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Since winning the WWE Championship at Wrestlemania 38 Night Two, Roman Reigns is still carrying the gold and he has reached the 436th day of his reign meaning that he has already over crossing Punk’s third title reign which once used to be the longest reign in the modern era of the WWE.
