Very few expected how the main event of WrestleMania 39 actually turned out. All signs pointed to Cody Rhodes walking away with the WWE championship as audiences clamored for the top WWE titles to finally change hands.
The results continue to generate a ton of discussion, and while most didn’t see it coming, it appears that what transpired was all part of a plan.
Sean Ross Sap of Fightful Select reported (via Bleacher Report) that Reigns’ win at WrestleMania 39 was already set in stone “several weeks ago.” However, several details about the “interference elements”, like Kevin Owens and Sami Zayn helping Rhodes while the rest of the Bloodline tried their best to help the Head of the Table, were kept a secret to “talent, refs and ringside staff” until the event.
Unfortunately, Sapp couldn’t confirm when the talent found out.
If it’s any consolation, Triple H and Roman Reigns did confirm that there’s more to the storyline.
Given how much of a drop The Bloodline has been for the better part of the past year or two, it’s safe to say that all parties involved deserve our trust. This does little to diminish the sting of seeing The American Nightmare lose, but it does make his potential, eventual win all that much sweeter.
However, Triple H has the tall task of rebuilding trust among audiences who felt betrayed by the “swerve.”
This should make the next couple of months in the WWE more interesting than ever. The next WWE PPV event will be WWE Backlash on May 6 at the Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
At this stage only one thing is clear, Roman Reigns isn’t taking a break anytime soon.
