4 theories on why WWE blocked Roman Reigns' Raw return

Modified May 05, 2019 14:30 GMT

WWE has informed Roman Reigns that he cannot appear on Raw

#2 Respect the Superstar Shake-Up rules

The 2019 Superstar Shake-Up has been widely mocked by fans since the two-night roster changes took place across the April 15-16 episodes of Raw and SmackDown Live.

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Why? Because not only did WWE decide to rename War Raiders “The Viking Experience” (later changed to “The Viking Raiders”), but they continued the Shake-Up beyond the initial two nights and Superstars have been randomly showing up on opposing brands, with no explanation given, for the last three weeks.

WWE's response to Roman Reigns' tweet mentioned how he will not be allowed to feature on Raw due to his status as a SmackDown Live Superstar, so that appears to be the storyline reason behind the company preventing him from showing up on Monday.

There are obviously inconsistencies here – SmackDown Live duo The Club suddenly appeared on Raw last week and became new members of the red brand’s roster – but let's assume that, from WWE's perspective, the Shake-Up was officially finalised last week.

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Danny Hart has been one of the most active writers at Sportskeeda since he began working for the WWE section of the site in October 2017.

Danny currently writes around 100 articles per month about WWE. Before joining Sportskeeda, he worked for seven years as a writer and editor for the football website Goal.com. He also reported live from Premier League stadiums around England.

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