Is Roman Reigns Retiring After WrestleMania 40? Details

Roman Reigns Lost to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40 — Is He Retiring?

"He’s going to go on a whole new story now that’s going to blow people’s minds. He’s going to take it to a whole other level.”

Apr. 8 2024, Published 2:54 p.m. ET

After 1,316 days, Roman Reigns is no longer the WWE Universal Champion. On the second night of WrestleMania 40, Cody Rhodes finally finished the story and defeated Roman.

Now that Roman isn't wearing the belt, will we be seeing The Tribal Chief more or less often? Is Roman done with professional wrestling? Keep reading for all of the details.

Is Roman Reign retiring from wrestling?

Yes, Roman did say that he was retiring. In the A&E documentary on the WWE Superstar that aired on March 31, 2024, the performer said, “You guys better cherish these moments, 'cause once I lose the WWE Undisputed championship, I'm calling it quits.”

It’s extremely important to remember this aired the week before WrestleMania. Roman was just building up the match. It’s commonplace for pro wrestlers to claim they’re going to retire if they lose. It's sometimes a match stipulation.

Terry Funk, one of the greatest pro wrestlers, had seven different retirement matches from 1983 until 2015. He didn’t retire after any of them. He actually wrestled until 2017. He passed away in 2023 and never technically retired.

The WWE press conferences tend to let you know what’s going to happen with your favorite wrestlers.

Professional wrestling is in a wonderful era and performers like Roman are one of the reasons why. The blurring of reality and storyline has never been greater but every once in a while, the truth is clear. That happened following Roman’s loss to Cody during the post-show press conference.

Paul “Triple H” Levesque, the Chief Content Officer of WWE, spoke for 30 minutes following the event. He talked about Roman’s future and said, “There’s a lot of banter about the greatest of all time. You can make arguments for a lot of people in that and there’s a lot of metrics that you can measure that by, or opinions, whatever that is. If he is not the, he is one of, absolutely, for certain, the greatest of all time."

In addition to gushing about one in all WWE’s greatest names, Paul additionally teased that Roman’s new story is something to stay up for. “I will be able to’t say enough excellent stuff about him and to do what he did with Cody Rhodes and complete, it’s now not finishing the, it’s just attending to the tip of that chapter. He’s going to head on a complete new tale now that’s going to blow other folks’s minds. He’s going to take it to a whole different level. I will’t inform you how a lot admire I've for him.”

Roman isn't on TV as much as other wrestlers due to his contract.

Roman isn’t on tv up to guys like Cody, Seth Rollins, Drew McIntyre, or lots of the different WWE superstars because he's operating on a part-time contract. He spoke about it on the SI Media with Jimmy Traina podcast in August 2022. “For me, it used to be trying to steadiness the whole thing. It used to be extremely important that I will build my fatherhood as the concern and the number one hat that I wear.”

In addition to helping Roman spend more time with his circle of relatives, it has additionally made him more treasured when he does wrestle. “It’s carried out smartly so far. The reactions, it makes everything really feel extra special should you’re not as doable or to be had. It places slightly mystique round you.”

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