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No Roman Reigns at Extreme Rules, next big match at Crown Jewel

Fans overseas have a better chance of seeing Roman Reigns at a premium live event at the moment than in the U.S.

For anyone hoping to see Roman Reigns loosen his grasp on his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship, you’re going to be waiting at least another two months.

In the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer newsletter, Dave Meltzer revealed that Reigns is not expected to be on the card for WWE’s next premium live event, which is Oct. 8 at Philadelphia for Extreme Rules. Instead, he should be back defending his titles at Crown Jewel on Nov. 5.

Reigns is not on Extreme Rules on 10/8 in Philadelphia, and his next major match is on the Saudi Arabia show.

Meltzer doesn’t list an opponent for Reigns, but does say it won’t be Seth Rollins or Kevin Owens, “even though both have teased it.” Owens, in particular, has become frequently entangled in the business of the Bloodline in recent weeks, remaining a thorn in the side of The Usos and testing the loyalty of “honorary” member Sami Zayn while talking about how Reigns owes him one.

If Reigns does sit out Extreme Rules, the next time fans in the U.S. might see him defend his titles live could be at Survivor Series on Nov. 26 in Boston. That would make it nearly four months between major shows for the Tribal Chief in the U.S., as he was part of SummerSlam, facing off against longtime nemesis Brock Lesnar, in late July.

Reigns also successfully fended off a challenge from Drew McIntyre in Wales at Clash at the Castle at the beginning of the month, emerging victorious thanks to the main roster introduction of another of his relatives, Solo Sikoa. It doesn’t appear Reigns’ program with McIntyre will continue, as the Scottish Warrior was attacked at the end of this week’s Raw by Karrion Kross and figured to be occupied with the former NXT Champion over the weeks to come.

In any case, if Meltzer is correct about Reigns’ upcoming schedule, it means that fans overseas have a better chance of seeing him live over the back half of 2022 than in the U.S., which is an interesting way indeed to book WWE’s top star. Here’s hoping the company has something truly monumental planned for him as the calendar changes and the buildup toward WrestleMania begins again.

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WWE isn’t advertising Roman Reigns for Extreme Rules in October

WWE isn’t advertising Roman Reigns for Extreme Rules in October, suggesting that it could be a long wait between SummerSlam and his next U.S. premium live event appearance.

When Roman Reigns takes on Brock Lesnar in their Last Man Standing encounter at SummerSlam later this month, it might be the last time fans see him on a premium live event in the U.S. for a while.

It’s been known for some time that the current holder of both the WWE Championship and Universal Championship would be scaling back his workload during the summer months. Yet it’s still come as something of a disappointment when the reality of Reigns’ schedule comes to light, such as when he wasn’t on the card for Money in the Bank over July 4 weekend.

(Not that it seemed to matter all that much, as Fightful reported earlier today on an internal company update touting record viewership for the event and its second-highest gate ever.)

With Clash at the Castle set for Wales in early September, but next premium live event in the U.S. is Extreme Rules on Oct. 8 in Philadelphia. Alas, as Louis Dangoor of GiveMeSport pointed out, Reigns isn’t anywhere to be found in the advertising for that show.

Reigns is WWE’s top star, so if he was going to appear on the show, there’s no doubt that he’d be featured on the post.

Unfortunately, this seems to suggest that Reigns will not be at Extreme Rules in October, an undeniable blow for WWE and its plans.

After Extreme Rules, it will be a month and a half until Survivor Series on Nov. 26 in Boston. That’s a long time between title defenses and big event appearances for the Tribal Chief.

Then again, perhaps it won’t matter as much as it seems now. The oft discussed idea for Clash at the Castle is that Reigns will put his championships on the line against Drew McIntyre. If Reigns loses there — or even sooner, to Lesnar at SummerSlam — it won’t seem like nearly as big an absence if he’s not at Extreme Rules.

All of which is to say that WWE fans should savor each Reigns appearance as it happens, because his reduced schedule is certainly no joke.

WWE Extreme Rules coming to Philadelphia on Oct. 8

WWE announced that Extreme Rules is returning to Philadelphia in October.

The home of extreme is playing host to WWE Extreme Rules this fall.

WWE announced today that the 2022 edition of Extreme Rules will take place on Saturday, Oct. 8 from the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia. Tickets for the event will go on sale on Friday, July 15.

This will be the second time Extreme Rules will be held in Philly, as the 2019 edition went down at the same venue. Since the 2020 event took place at the WWE Performance Center due to the COVID-19 pandemic, this will make two out of the last three non-pandemic Extreme Rules cards to be scheduled for the City of Brotherly Love — fitting, since it was the birthplace of ECW.

The announcement sets the WWE Premium Live Event lineup for the remainder of 2022, with the exception of a December or New Year’s weekend event. The schedule of upcoming premium cards now looks like this:

  • July 2 – Money in the Bank, MGM Grand Garden Arena, Las Vegas
  • July 30 – SummerSlam, Nissan Stadium, Nashville
  • Sept. 3 – Clash at the Castle, Principality Stadium, Cardiff, Wales
  • Oct. 8 – Extreme Rules, Wells Fargo Center, Philadelphia
  • Nov. 5 – Crown Jewel, venue TBA, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
  • Nov. 26 – Survivor Series, TD Garden, Boston