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#2 Adam Pearce was willing to return for his match against SmackDown's Roman Reigns

WWE official Adam Pearce was on a collision course against SmackDown Superstar Roman Reigns earlier this year. A match between Pearce and The Tribal Chief had been announced for Royal Rumble. However, WWE threw a curveball and the retired Adam Pearce was replaced by Kevin Owens instead.

Although Adam Pearce did take part in a tag-team match teaming with Braun Strowman on RAW this year, it would be wrong to count it as a legitimate in-ring return for the former NWA Champion. He was also the last entrant in a Gauntlet match on SmackDown.

Speaking to GIVEMESPORT’s Oliver Browning, Pearce said he was willing to come out of retirement for his match against Roman Reigns:

“If you come to me tomorrow and say, ‘Hey, let’s rewind to the Royal Rumble,’” Pearce said. “If that match was actually going to happen, there is no chance I’d turn that down. That would have been incredible. But it’s not something I ever pushed for or ever expected to happen. It’s not something I aspire to.”

A match between Pearce and Reigns would certainly have been something fresh and the fans would have loved it.