Roman Reigns was primarily absent from WWE superstar listings for the post-Wrestlemania 38 United Kingdom tour. In his absence, Ronda Rousey was advertised as the top attraction but the undisputed champion has since been added back to the card and thereby captured the main event spotlight.
WWE has since announced the top matches for their upcoming live events in the UK and France. The company will run shows in Newcastle, England at the Utilita Arena on Thursday, April 28; The O2 Arena in London, England on Friday, April 29; Paris, France at the Accor Arena on Saturday, April 30; and the QUARTERBACK Immobilien Arena on Sunday, May 1 in Leipzig, Germany.
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The following matches have been listed for the London and Paris events where a top Smackdown superstar will be challenging for the undisputed WWE Universal Championship:
* Undisputed WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns vs. Drew McIntyre
* SmackDown Women’s Champion Charlotte Flair vs. Ronda Rousey
* RAW Tag Team Champions RK-Bro vs. SmackDown Tag Team Champions The Usos
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WWE Intercontinental Champion Ricochet, WWE Women’s Tag Team Champions Sasha Banks and Naomi, Gunther, and top Raw Superstar Bobby Lashley are also scheduled for the UK show appearances, among others. WWE should be announcing match lineups for the Newcastle and Leipzig events in the coming days.
As of this writing, WWE has not announced the Friday, April 29 show in London as an official SmackDown TV taping with Roman Reigns being the potential headliner. However, next week’s Friday, April 22 SmackDown taping from the MVP Arena in Albany, New York has a special start time of 6:30 PM ET which could end up being a double TV taping. In that case, the April 29 SmackDown on FOX episode could be a taped show from Albany.
Names announced for that possible double SmackDown taping on April 22 are Roman Reigns, Drew McIntyre, Ricochet, Sasha Banks and Naomi, The Usos, RK-Bro’s Randy Orton, and Riddle, Ronda Rousey, RAW Women’s Champion Bianca Belair, Becky Lynch, and Rhea Ripley. (info courtesy Wrestling INC)
Currently, Roman Reigns doesn’t have an opponent scheduled to challenge for the Universal Title but the ongoing storyline hints at Shinsuke Nakamura possibly challenging him in a title match at Wrestlemania Backlash.
