This year’s WrestleMania 40 has firmly secured its place in WWE history as one of the greatest Manias of all time. The event featured several jaw-dropping moments, including the in-ring return of the heel The Rock, Cody Rhodes finally achieving his dream of becoming the first-ever champion in his family, and the highlight of the night: fans witnessing the dominant four-year WWE Universal Championship reign of The Tribal Chief, Roman Reigns.

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Roman Reigns set to return soon

With Roman Reigns losing his championship after a historic run, the WWE universe has entered a new era with Cody Rhodes as their primary champion. Since The Head of the Table lost his championship at WrestleMania 40, he has been on a break and has not made any televised appearances.

Fans are now eagerly wondering when the Tribal Chief will return to WWE. The company has already started to build an arc for Roman Reigns. On the SmackDown episode following WrestleMania, Solo Sikoa refused to take orders from Roman Reigns, expelled Jimmy Uso from The Bloodline, and welcomed two new members, Tama Tonga and Tanga Loa.

It appears WWE is laying the groundwork for the Bloodline 2.0 storyline, where Roman Reigns will eventually clash with Solo Sikoa and his new self-proclaimed Bloodline. Previous reports suggested that Roman Reigns could return at SummerSlam 2024. Now, popular WWE source Xero News has tweeted and provided another major update on The Tribal Chief’s return.

Xero News tweeted that Roman Reigns is expected to return sooner than anticipated. When a fan asked whether this would be before or after SummerSlam 2024, Xero replied that if Roman Reigns returns before SummerSlam, it could serve as a surprising element for the WWE Universe and generate even more buzz.