What’s the story?
The WWE has put forth a brief highlights package, showing Roman Reigns land his signature move on several notable opponents.
Apparently, WWE’s aforementioned post on Twitter has set the professional wrestling community abuzz owing to the said post being captioned with a rather ominous statement.
In case you didn’t know…
Roman Reigns is considered to be the WWE’s top Superstar and promotional flag-bearer today.
Reigns is set to compete in the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match this weekend; with the winner of the said match earning the right to face WWE Universal Champion Brock Lesnar for the title at Wrestlemania.
Also read: WWE Elimination Chamber 2018 Results, live updates
The heart of the matter
The brief video package sent out by the WWE by way of its official Twitter account shows Roman Reigns land the Spear on multiple big-name opponents.
Reigns can be seen landing a devastating Spear on names such as AJ Styles, Batista, Triple H, Braun Strowman & Samoa Joe. Additionally, the video ends with Reigns sounding off with his popular catchphrase—“This is my yard now!”
Intriguingly, the WWE captioned the video as follows—“If #TheBigDog @WWERomanReigns hits a few of these on Sunday, there's a good chance he's heading to @WrestleMania! #WWEChamber”
What’s next?
Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, The Miz, Finn Balor, Elias, Braun Strowman & John Cena compete in the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match, at the Elimination Chamber PPV which takes place on February 25th.
Experts believe Reigns to be the favorite to win the match and proceed to face Brock Lesnar for the Universal title at Wrestlemania 34.
Author’s take
Roman Reigns is indeed “The Guy”—the favorite to emerge victorious in the hellacious, punishing structure that is the Elimination Chamber.
The WWE often drops subtle hints in the build-up to its PPV events; indicating the favorites to win the event’s pivotal showdowns.
Who do you feel wins the Men’s Elimination Chamber Match? Sound off in the comments!