WWE News: Rumor killer on Roman Reigns vs El Grande Americano for World title on Raw in Mexico; Lola Vice's main roster call-up
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A tournament will decide Roman Reigns’ title challenger for Raw in Mexico City.
Since the announcement of Roman Reigns defending the World Heavyweight Championship on the September 14 edition of Raw in Mexico City, fans have been speculating if El Grande Americano is going to be the one to challenge Reigns.
WWE recently revealed the tournament bracket to determine Reigns’ title challenger, and Americano is not part of the tournament. On that, we now have a new update from WON’s Dave Meltzer.
Dave Meltzer, in the latest edition of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter, stated that rumors of Americano facing Reigns are unfounded. He also noted that El Grande Americano was absent from the tournament’s promotional material, which instead featured Penta, La Parka, El Fiscal, El Hijo del Dr. Wagner Jr., Dragon Lee, Fenix, Psycho Clown, and Laredo Kid.
Meltzer pointed out that Penta is the only participant who has been established at a level where a World title match against Roman Reigns would feel credible. With Penta recently dropping the Intercontinental title ot Chad Gable at SummerSlam, WWE could logically move him into the World Championship picture.
By comparison, a match involving someone like El Fiscal, who is not yet well-known among WWE fans, appears less likely. Additionally, with Reigns seemingly overlooking Rey Mysterio as AAA’s General Manager, the tournament does not appear to offer much benefit to AAA. This could make a WWE-affiliated contender such as Penta a more logical choice to win the tournament.
The winner of the aforementioned tournament will face Reigns for the World title on the September 14 edition of Raw, which will emanate from the Arena CDMX in Mexico City, Mexico.
Update on Lola Vice’s main roster call-up
Former NXT Women’s Champion Lola Vice failed to regain the title in the NXT Underground match against Kendal Gray on this past week’s WWE NXT. Vice suffered her first loss in the NXT Underground match.
Notably, following the loss, Vice appeared to say goodbye to the fans at the WWE Performance Center, fueling speculation that her time on the developmental brand has come to an end. A new report has provided more details regarding the speculated call-up.
According to a report from TRNBCKL Gold, WWE’s creative team has begun pitching ideas for Vice’s move to the main roster.
The report also adds that while there is currently no confirmed timeline for her WWE TV debut, rumors suggest she could be assigned to the SmackDown brand while continuing to make occasional appearances for AAA.
Who will Roman Reigns defend the World title against on the September 14 edition of Raw in Mexico?
Roman Reigns’ title challenger will be determined through a tournament that will kick off on the August 10 edition of Raw in Norfolk. The winner of the tournament will face Reigns on the September 14 edition of Raw in Mexico City.
What is the latest update on Lola Vice’s rumored main roster call-up?
Per TRNBCKL Gold, WWE’s creative team has begun pitching ideas for Vice’s move to the main roster.
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