WWE News: Roman Reigns' return; Logan Paul's absence & Tiffany Stratton shares excitement for WrestleMania 42 in Saudi Arabia

‘The OTC’ has been absent from WWE programming since Clash in Paris!

Roman Reigns was written off television following his win over Bronson Reed, when he choked out Paul Heyman and was viciously attacked by Reed and Bron Breakker. This segment was created to give the OTC time to film his scenes for the Street Fighter movie, in which he’s been cast as the character Akuma.

According to a report from PW Insider Elite, Reigns has wrapped up filming for the Street Fighter movie in Sydney, Australia, this Thursday, freeing up his schedule for a WWE return.

Notably, Reigns is featured on the upcoming Crown Jewel 2025, which is set for October 11 in Perth, Western Australia. The OTC might make his return next week on Raw to resume his feud with The Vision, and with Seth Rollins set to battle Cody Rhodes for the Crown Jewel title, Reigns might target the Bronson.

Logan Paul’s absence

Similar to Roman Reigns, Logan Paul has also been absent from WWE programming since Clash in Paris last month. Paul suffered defeat in a singles match against John Cena at the PLE.

In the latest episode of WrestleVotes Radio, the outlet shared an update on Paul, noting that sources say he’s currently listed as a free agent on WWE’s internal roster, allowing him to appear on both Raw and SmackDown.

Paul has wrestled a total of nine matches this year, and while there is no update on his next match, he will likely wrestle before the end of 2025, perhaps at the remaining PLEs or the two remaining Saturday Night’s Main Events.

Tiffany Stratton shares excitement for WrestleMania 42 in Saudi Arabia

The 43rd edition of WrestleMania in 2027 is set to take place in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. This marks the first time WrestleMania will cross the Atlantic Ocean and only the third time it’s being held outside the United States, with the previous two being WrestleMania 6 in 1990 and WrestleMania 18 in 2002, both hosted in Toronto.

During her conversation with Going Ringside, the Women’s Champion Tiffany Stratton was asked about the PLE taking place in Saudi Arabia. Stratton expressed her excitement for the upcoming PLE in Saudi Arabia, saying she’s eager to be part of the historic moments women are creating there.

“I’m excited. The last time we were there, we went on this safari adventure. I hope we get t do that again because it was super fun. Bianca (Belair) mentioned that women are making history over there and I can’t wait to be part of that myself. I’m super excited and I can’t wait,” 

[H/T: Fightful]

Stratton is currently set to defend the Women’s title in a triple-threat match against Nia Jax and Jade Cargill on tonight’s episode of SmackDown.

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