Since The Rock’s WWE return this past Monday, there has been rampant speculation that WWE are going to deliver The Rock vs. Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40.

There have even been rumours that The Rock vs. Reigns could collide at the Elimination Chamber event, which is a stadium show set for Australia.

Speaking on the topic, Dave Meltzer had this to say in the latest edition of The Wrestling Observer Newsletter:

“This has been a match talked about for years and was planned to be last year’s main event, but Johnson, who never 100 percent committed although had talked about it since prior to the pandemic for a planned show in Dallas or Los Angeles, said he didn’t have time to get into ring shape to do a WrestleMania caliber main event a few months before the show. Cody Rhodes ended up getting the slot. If this is the main event, that would reverse it as Johnson would get the slot originally earmarked for Rhodes…”

“But nothing is official. Everyone is tight-lipped completely past Johnson would not have said what he did at the time he did without the plan being to build to such a match. While one would think WrestleMania would be the place, it also could be in Perth, Australia, given the story that the government there specifically requested Johnson on the 2/24 Elimination Chamber show, and it also could be at the next show in Saudi Arabia, which does not have a date. The government there is paying ridiculous money for shows already and bringing Johnson in could possibly negotiate a bonus that would make it the biggest money event in company history.It is also possible that Reigns could face Johnson and Rhodes on different nights at WrestleMania…”

H.T – WON