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We are back with another exciting WWE News Roundup to look at the top stories that recently made headlines. Nikki Bella mentioned John Cena during The Bella Twins' Hall of Fame induction speech.
Sasha Banks broke into tears during an interview as she spoke about her upcoming WWE WrestleMania 37 match. Meanwhile, Big E gave his opinion on the one title match with a current AEW star that never happened.
Triple H revealed the names of a few Superstars he wants to face before retirement. Roman Reigns also revealed how long he plans to wrestle before eventually retiring from professional wrestling.
In addition to a few other top stories, let's dive straight into the latest WWE News Roundup.
#1 Sasha Banks drops a major spoiler regarding her WWE WrestleMania 37 match
Sasha Banks broke into tears as she spoke about her upcoming WrestleMania match against Bianca Belair in a recent interview with Token CEO.
Banks also confirmed that she would main-event night one of WrestleMania with Belair:
"WrestleMania, April 10th. We'll be main-eventing and this is another first-time ever for me. This is my first ever singles match on a WrestleMania card which has been a nice dream. But this is the first time ever that two African-American women will be headlining [breaks into tears] a WrestleMania. This is crazy because this is bigger than me. And I think that's what the beautiful thing is."
"Everything I've done in the WWE - not only has it been for me but it's been bigger than me. Because of the impact it has made on so many amazing people over the world of every color and race that chase their dreams so I'm just like over the moon."
The SmackDown Women's Championship will be at stake when Sasha Banks and Bianca Belair go head-to-head against each other at WrestleMania.
Banks is yet to win a match at The Show of Shows, and 2021 marks her first-ever singles contest at WWE's biggest pay-per-view of the year.
#2 Nikki Bella had a special message for John Cena during The Bella Twins' WWE Hall of Fame speech
The Bella Twins were recently inducted into the 2020 Hall of Fame. The ceremony was delayed last year because of the initial COVID-19 outbreak. As a result, the 2020 Hall of Fame recently took place alongside the Class of 2021.
During The Bella Twins' Hall of Fame speech, Nikki Bella thanked John Cena:
"And to John, thank you for teaching me a lot about this business and helping me truly find my fearless side."
The two stars previously dated for several years before calling off their engagement in 2018. Although Cena and Bella are currently involved in different relationships, both of them are on good terms.
#3 Roman Reigns reveals how long he plans to wrestle in WWE
In an exclusive interview with People, Roman Reigns recently discussed his mental health and fitness routine ahead of WWE WrestleMania 37.
Reigns spoke about his training regimen with bodybuilder Neil Hill and revealed that he plans to maximize his potential over the next 15 years:
“I told Neil when we first met over a year ago, that I want to grind it out for the next 15 years. I want to maximize my potential for the next 15 years. And I told him, ‘This is who I am, as a performer, as a talent, but I also am a father, I’m a husband. I wear all these different hats.’ And man, we’ve been on an unbelievable journey thus far.”
Clearly, Reigns does not plan to stop wrestling anytime soon.
On the second night of WrestleMania 37, Roman Reigns will put his Universal Championship on the line against Edge and Daniel Bryan in a triple threat match.
#4 Big E hoped to wrestle AEW's Christian Cage over the WWE Intercontinental Championship
Speaking to Sportskeeda Wrestling's Rick Ucchino, Big E mentioned Christian Cage on the subject of this year's WWE Royal Rumble event.
The two stars were scheduled to face each other during Big E's first Intercontinental Championship reign in 2014. However, the match did not take place due to Christian's concussion-related issues.
When Christian returned to in-ring action in WWE earlier this year, Big E hoped the match would come to fruition during his second and current Intercontinental title reign:
"Christian's last match was a number #1 qualifier match that he won to face me. Unfortunately, he had issues with injuries and concussions, and thank god he's cleared now and ready to go."
"But I was really hoping for, obviously it's not really a possibility right now, but I was hoping to get an opportunity to run it back with Christian."
Christian Cage is currently affiliated with AEW, while Big E will defend his Intercontinental title against Apollo Crews in a Nigerian Drum Fight at WrestleMania 37.
#5 Triple H mentions which current WWE Superstars he wants to face before retirement
Appearing on ESPN’s SportsNation, Triple H revealed the names of some main roster and WWE NXT stars he would like to face before retiring from professional wrestling.
Triple H mentioned that the list of potential opponents is quite long, but AJ Styles, Kevin Owens and Drew McIntyre are certainly on his radar:
"I watch talent now and look for their strengths and weaknesses, just like I did when I working with them. I see all these guys and its the AJ's and people like that. Kevin Owens, Drew McIntyre; people that are on the main roster that I go, 'love to do that with them.'"
When it comes to WWE NXT, Triple H named Finn Balor, Tommaso Ciampa, Johnny Gargano and Pete Dunne as the stars he would love to wrestle before retirement.
#6 Dutch Mantell's thoughts on who could face Roman Reigns after WWE WrestleMania 37
Former WWE manager Dutch Mantell (fka Zeb Colter) recently appeared on Sportskeeda Wrestling's YouTube channel to preview WrestleMania 37 alongside Sid Pular III and Jeremy Lambert.
Mantell gave his opinion on which WWE Superstar could step up to Roman Reigns after this year's WrestleMania event:
"I think Big E. Reigns gets a new opponent and Big E's never had a shot has he because now you're dealing with something new. I would go with Big E. I'd put Big E over strong. I'd put Roman over strong. I would keep Edge and Bryan together and then this is completely new. I think this would work."
Dutch Mantell added that it would be easy to build towards Reigns and Big E's future clash, and he also thinks there is a lot of potential behind this storyline.
#7 Booker T is not too excited about Ronda Rousey's future WWE return
On his Hall of Fame podcast, WWE legend Booker T gave his thoughts on Ronda Rousey's imminent return to the promotion.
WWE President Nick Khan recently revealed that Ronda Rousey and Becky Lynch would return to the company in the "not too distant future." While Booker T is excited to see Lynch in WWE once again, he did not say the same for Rousey:
"As far as Ronda goes, nothing moves me, as far as when you say Ronda Rousey is coming back to the WWE. Maybe for a lot of people, but for me, Ronda Rousey still has... I can't give her a blank cheque. I can't, say, give her the perfect grade. I just can't do it."
"And until Ronda Rousey shows me a little bit more, that's how I'm going to be as far as that goes. If she can come back to the WWE and show me something other than going out and playing 'wrestler', we might get somewhere."
Booker T believes Ronda Rousey could have done better to capitalize on her opportunities and her popular status to become the biggest thing in WWE history.
#8 Alexa Bliss is excited to see Bad Bunny's performance at WWE WrestleMania 37
Speaking to Mike Jones from DC101, Alexa Bliss gave her honest thoughts on Bad Bunny's inclusion in WWE.
The Puerto Rican rapper will team up with Damian Priest to face The Miz and John Morrison on night one of WrestleMania 37. Bliss is excited about the match and also thinks it will be an entertaining ride:
"I think it’s going to be entertainment value! Miz and Morrison are always so super entertaining, and I’m a big entertainment person. I love a good entertaining tag team and Miz and Morrison are it... And I’m excited to see Bad Bunny perform. He’s been training really hard. He was one of those people that dove in head-first, started training and preparing because he’s such a big WWE fan."
Meanwhile, Alexa Bliss has played an integral role in The Fiend and Randy Orton's saga on WWE RAW. The Fiend and Orton will fight each other on the second night of WrestleMania 37.
#9 Karrion Kross sends a warning after becoming the new WWE NXT Champion
The second night of WWE NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver recently concluded with Kyle O'Reilly and Adam Cole's 40-minute Unsanctioned match, which has already become an instant classic.
Also during the event, Karrion Kross defeated Finn Balor to become the new NXT Champion. Kross has since tweeted out a message for the entire NXT roster. His onscreen valet and real-life girlfriend, Scarlett, has also responded to the tweet:
Clearly, Kross and Scarlett are looking forward to a long reign of dominance.
Full results from the second night of NXT TakeOver: Stand & Deliver can be read HERE.
#10 Rhea Ripley's opinion on facing Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey in the future
Following the buzz surrounding Becky Lynch and Ronda Rousey's imminent WWE returns, Sportskeeda Wrestling's Riju Dasgupta asked Rhea Ripley if she wanted to face the two stars inside the squared circle soon.
Ripley confirmed that she would love to step into the ring against Lynch and Rousey on the main roster:
"Yeah, I'd love to face both of them. I had a little taste of being in the ring with Becky back in NXT before Shayna, Jessamyn, and Marina came out and absolutely destroyed that moment of mine. [Laughs] But I'd love to step in the ring with Becky."
"And even Ronda as well. I think that we could really have a great match together. And it'd be something different. It'd be something different for me and I like different. I like to experience being in the ring with everyone and if they came back, like, put me in! Put me in, coach! I'm ready." [Laughs]
Rhea Ripley will wrestle WWE RAW Women's Champion Asuka on the second night of WrestleMania 37. Ripley aims to walk out of the event as the new champion.
Stay tuned to Sportskeeda for more WWE news and updates.
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