Roman Reigns has crossed 1,000 days as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, starting with his run as Universal Champion and continuing it with his WWE Championship victory at WrestleMania 38 to unify the titles. This is the longest reign in modern-day WWE history, and it shows no signs of ending.
While he is undoubtedly the top guy in WWE, Reigns’ schedule has lightened in the last few years. Other marquee names have worked fewer dates the deeper in their careers, with Hollywood calling as one of the reasons. Reigns has not dabbled much in movies, but one pro wrestling legend thinks he will take the leap to the big screen in the near term.
On the Kurt Angle Show, the WWE Hall of Famer said he thinks Reigns’ foray into a larger spotlight is near, and enough of a reason for him to leave the company sooner than later (h/t Wrestling Inc. for transcription).
“Roman Reigns is not going to be in the company in the next five years. That kid is going to be a huge movie star,” Angle said. “It’s going to happen. It is. There’s no doubt. He’s got an incredible look, he’s talented, he’s smart. The kid’s going to be a movie star.”
Reigns’ most prominent movie role happened alongside Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson in the Fast and Furious franchise spinoff, “Hobbs and Shaw.” But he’s been quiet on the Hollywood front since then. Obviously, working WWE shows while being the company’s champion will restrict that, but once he drops the titles, perhaps that will change and he takes even more of a part-time wrestling role.
Maybe Reigns will become the next big action star once he leaves the wrestling business. Perhaps he will follow in John Cena’s footsteps and dabble in a bit of everything on the small and big screen. Maybe he will decide to do nothing at all and retire to a quieter life outside WWE. Nonetheless, Reigns is a big name with the potential to do something great away from the wrestling ring if he chooses.