WWE Smackdown: Roman Reigns has hit the 500 days mark as the Universal Champion- In the middle of perhaps the best phase of his WWE career, Roman Reigns has breached the 500 days mark as the Universal Champion. He is now just three days short of becoming the longest reigning Universal Champion as he will break Brock Lesnar’s record of 503 days.
WWE Smackdown: Roman Reigns breached the 500 days mark as the Universal Champion
Wrestle Features, known for posting daily wrestling thoughts and stats, posted the outstanding achievement of the Tribal Chief on its Twitter handle. “The caption read, Congrats to @WWERomanReigns. He’s hit 500 days as Universal Champion. He is just days away from becoming the longest reigning Universal Champion of ALL TIME.”
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WWE Smackdown: Roman Reigns breached the 500 days mark as the Universal Champion
You can check the post below,
Congrats to @WWERomanReigns.
He's hit 500 days as Universal Champion.
He is just days away from becoming the longest reigning Universal Champion of ALL TIME. pic.twitter.com/oIRtNusNUS
— Wrestle Features (@WrestleFeatures) January 12, 2022
WWE Smackdown: Roman Reigns won the title at WWE Payback in 2020
Roman Reigns won the Universal Title at the WWE Payback PPV on August 30, 2020. The PPV followed Summerslam, where Roman Reigns made a surprise appearance and speared The Fiend and Braun Strowman during their Universal title match. The Fiend, Roman Reigns, and Braun Strowman were then booked to compete in a triple-threat bout, with Fiend putting his Universal Title on the line.
WWE Smackdown: Roman Reigns breached the 500 days mark as the Universal Champion
It was supposed to be a triple-threat match, but Roman Reigns joined the bout when the two competitors were already exhausted in the ring. Roman came with a steel chair in his hand, and his Special Counsel Paul Heyman by his side signed the match contract and got into the match. With The Fiend & Braun Strowman already exhausted, Roman hit them with multiple chair shots before hitting a spear on Braun Strowman to pick up a pinfall win.
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WWE Smackdown: What next for Roman Reigns?
Roman Reigns is now set to defend his title against his former ‘Shield’ brother Seth Rollins at the Royal Rumble PPV event on Sunday, January 29. Rollins vs. Reigns has always been a quality bout, and if The Usos don’t intervene, we might witness yet another spectacle between the former ‘Shield’ brothers.
