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#2 Braun Strowman sends a message to Shane McMahon after the latter's WWE release

One of the most buzzworthy talking points of the past week was the way Shane McMahon was reportedly "let go" by WWE. Several reports then came out about McMahon having heat for trying to book the Men's Royal Rumble match around him.

Former Universal Champion Braun Strowman took to Instagram to send a message to the chairman's son following his release. Strowman seemingly invited McMahon to work with him by claiming that all he has to do is knock his doors open. Strowman and Shane faced each other at last year's WrestleMania 37 in a Steel Cage match, and The Monster Among Men emerged victorious

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#1 Booker T claims a match against Roman Reigns could motivate him to get in his best shape

Universal Champion Roman Reigns is currently enjoying a historic 500+ day run with the title. He has faced and defeated several legends during his reign, including the likes of John Cena and Edge.

On a recent episode of the Hall of Fame podcast, Booker T claimed that a match against Roman Reigns could motivate him to get in the best shape that he possibly can.

"With Roman, I tell you, man, if I had the chance to get in the ring with anybody, anyone on the roster right now, it would be Roman, just to see what I have left in the tank," said Booker T. "That's the match that - like I said, I'm not looking to scratch any itch or anything like that - but I really think that's a match which would motivate me to actually get in as tip-top shape as I possibly can. At this stage of the game, to be able to go out there and just do it, just to say I did, because the dude, man, he's good."

Roman Reigns is set to defend his Universal Championship against WWE Hall of Famer Goldberg at Elimination Chamber later this month. Assuming he wins that match, Reigns also has another major challenger lined up. 2022 Royal Rumble winner Brock Lesnar has already announced that he'll be challenging The Tribal Chief at WrestleMania 38.