With the WWE having announced that Roman Reigns will make an appearance on Raw this coming Monday to update fans on his health, Wrestling Observer Radio‘s Dave Meltzer reckons that the news can only be good.
Reigns has stayed away from wrestling since relinquishing the Universal title and revealing a battle with leukemia late last year. But he has been involved in the production of a movie, landing a role in Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson's Fast & Furious spinoff Hobbs & Shaw.
The Big Dog is also set for an appearance on Good Morning America. And, while it is unclear just what the former champ intends to say, Meltzer reckons it can't be bad.
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“I would presume it’s good news especially since he’s going… let’s put it this way, he’s going to Atlanta and then probably in the show I’m going to guess and then he’s gonna have to fly to be in New York for what? 5:00 AM to be in Good Morning America so obviously his health can’t be that bad if he’s gonna do that," he said (h/t Ringside News).
"So that’s I’m pretty darn sure he’s not going on Good Morning America to give bad news. I’m pretty sure it’s good news.
"I don’t know what. In that sense when I first heard it I was like, ‘That’s great.’ Then when I think about it I’m like, ‘Wow, they’re going to get a big rating on Monday,’ you know which they will and that’s fine. Then I was like, ‘God if this was any other business,’ because they’ve kept you in the dark when they’ve known stuff was going on for months.
"He did a movie which they kept you on the dark on until Dwyane released it on the last day. So it’s kinda like you know it’s like — and it’s not like people didn’t ask, I know I asked what the situation was and I thought you know if this was UFC or if this was the NBA you wouldn’t do this.“
What This Means
Well, let's hope Meltzer's right. It does seem unlikely that Reigns would appear on two shows just to announce that he's not doing so well, but we'll just have to wait nervously until Monday night.
This is gonna be one tough weekend...
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