The Tribal Chief is going after a title he has never won before – the WWE World Heavyweight championship – at WrestleMania 42.
In a show-closing segment on Raw last night, Roman Reigns told Punk he’s choosing him to face at WrestleMania because he hates him, and at WrestleMania, Punk will acknowledge him.
“There’s two mountains to climb in front of you, and yeah, one is the easy way out because, one is a guy who you think you can beat, and the other is a guy that you know on your best day you can’t touch because he’s the best in the world,” Punk told Reigns.
Punk taunted Reigns and told him he could “climb Mount Everest without a Sherpa” and go after the man that has made that title in his absence, obviously referring to himself.
“Let’s get one thing straight, you make it all these towns because you took a 10-year vacation,” Reigns said. “And the second thing, I learned from you? The only thing I learned from you is what not to do.”
Reigns said that two years ago, when they wanted to bring Punk back, they went to him to see if it’s all good and Punk was there because of him.
The OTC berated Punk for going on his “best friend’s podcast” 10 years ago and made his life harder than it should have been, he let him back, he took his Wiseman, he brainwashed his cousins, and almost managed to brainwash him as well at WarGames.
“I’m picking you because I hate you. I always hated you. And WrestleMania is going to be the best day of my life because in the main event, you will acknowledge me,” Reigns concluded.
