WWE News Roundup: Last-minute change in WrestleMania match, CM Punk reveals biggest match after return, Biggest backstage influence on Roman Reigns’ title reign (April 15, 2021)

#3 Backstage WWE plans for WrestleMania 37 main event featuring Roman Reigns

Daniel Bryan came up with the idea of this spot in the WrestleMania main event

A report by Fightful Select has revealed the backstage details of WWE Superstar Roman Reigns’ title reign and WrestleMania main event match. It states that Paul Heyman is as involved in Reigns’ storylines as he used to be for Brock Lesnar. Heyman is said to have a massive influence on what is finalized for the reigning Universal Champion in WWE.

The report further claims that WWE were always planning on having Roman Reigns win at WrestleMania 37. Even Daniel Bryan and Edge worked with Heyman to make the match as creative as they could. It is said that the double submission on Reigns was Bryan’s idea.

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#4 WWE Champion Bobby Lashley comments on the split of The Hurt Business

The Hurt Business split up on RAW a few weeks ago

The weeks leading up to WrestleMania 37 witnessed the split of the famous WWE stable, The Hurt Business. WWE Champion Bobby Lashley addressed the decision in a recent interview and stated that it broke his heart. He further insisted that it was a very special group, and he didn’t expect it to end in this manner. Lashley broke kayfabe and said:

“You know it hurt my heart. I don’t know if I’m supposed to say that. But it hurt my heart because it was something very special. In the wrestling business, it’s very seldom that a really special thing like that comes together where you can see that energy and people really get behind it. And they were. But ultimately, business is business sometimes. And originally the Hurt Business was started by MVP and myself. Then we brought some people on that really deserved a chance. They took it, and they ran with it. But the Business is not over.”

WWE RAW after WrestleMania saw the former members of The Hurt Business involved in separate angles. Lashley is set to continue his WWE Championship feud with Drew McIntyre, whereas Shelton Benjamin and Cedric Alexander faced The Viking Raiders.