There have been rumors doing the rounds these past couple of weeks that Roman Reigns may have some backstage heat with WWE higher-ups (ie, Vince McMahon) for dropping out of his WrestleMania match with Goldberg. We didn't pay too much attention to what seemed more like baseless speculation at the time, but since then, evidence has mounted that there might be something to this.
For one, Reigns' name has not been mentioned by a single announcer since just after 'Mania, and he hasn't been featured in any recap clips or videos. Now, The Big Dog has been completely edited out of a WrestleMania 31 clip even though he was heavily involved in the match.
Last night on Raw, WWE aired Seth Rollins' Money in the Bank cash-in which saw him hit Reigns with The Stomp and pin him for the title during his one-on-one match with Brock Lesnar. The video is edited to make it look like The Monday Night Messiah actually pinned Lesnar, which is just... bizarre!
There might be another explanation for this. Perhaps WWE is hesitant to spotlight Reigns in any way in case fans assume that means he's set to return soon? We're playing devil's advocate here, so let us know what you think in the comments.