Roman Reigns 1. After being positive for COVID-19 outside of PPV day; Brock Lesnar will be challenged to win the WWE title

Universal champion Roman Reigns is out of the pay-per-view match scheduled for Saturday’s WWE Day 1 after being positive for COVID-19 before Reigns himself announced the show. Reigns ’initially planned opponent, Brock Lesnar, has been moved to the WWE Championship match, with the now five-way serious champion Big E and challengers Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins and Bobby Lashley. promotion announced.

“I look forward to playing tonight at #WWEDay1 to defend my World Championship.” Reigns tweeted. “Anyway, unfortunately, I tested positive for COVID-19 this morning. Due to the proper protocols, I can’t compete as originally planned. I hope to get back to action as soon as possible.”

Reigns has survived cancer and has fought two leukemias. He left the WWE at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and skipped WrestleMania 36 in 2020 for the safety of himself and his family. He returned to SummerSlam in August.

A large part of the pandemic passed through the crowded buildings before the “virtual fan experience” of the ThunderDome at Orlando’s first Performance Center, which moved through a few fields. Fans returned to WrestleMania 37 for the first time and returned to WWE in July 2021 for a live tour.