Roman Reigns offered handshake to top WWE heel at Royal Rumble 2025

Fans witnessed an epic moment featuring Roman Reigns and a top heel during the Men's Royal Rumble match. Reigns offered a handshake to Dominik Mysterio before attacking the young talent.

The OTC was one of the entrants in the Men's Royal Rumble match this year and Paul Heyman came out with him. He had an incredible showing in the free-for-all before being eliminated in the final stages of the bout.

At one point, Dominik Mysterio attacked Roman Reigns, but the former couldn't lift Reigns. The OTC then cornered Dominik and offered him a handshake in an amusing moment. Dom accepted the handshake, and Reigns immediately hit him to a loud pop from the fans in attendance.

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Reigns unfortunately didn't win the Men's Royal Rumble match. This means the OTC most likely won't be headlining this year's WrestleMania. The last time Reigns didn't headline The Show of Shows was back in 2020. That year, Drew McIntyre defeated Brock Lesnar at 'Mania to become the new WWE Champion.

Tonight, Seth Rollins brutally attacked Reigns outside the ring in a shocking visual. It seems a blockbuster match between the two stars will happen on The Grandest Stage of Them All, and fans are beyond excited for it.

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He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

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