Bengaluru, November 30: Daniel Bryan is reportedly scheduled to face WWE Universal Champion Roman Reigns at the 2021 Royal Rumble PPV, in a marquee match. This match was originally placed at TLC but the plans have been re-sketched.
As per the latest updates from Wrestling Observer Radio, two of the veteran superstars from the WWE roster will now collide in a showdown, in late January.
Reports of this feud, happening, came out earlier this month after Jey Uso ambushed Daniel Bryan once he secured his spot on the SmackDown Survivor Series Team. He was instructed by the 'Head of the Table' Roman Reigns so that the championship program could be initiated once the Brand vs Brand warfare at Survivor Series passes by.
So the match was automatically directed to TLC, the final PPV of WWE calendar year 2020 on December 20th. But The Observer noted that as of earlier this week, WWE was leaning toward holding off the Roman Reigns vs Daniel Bryan program until Royal Rumble. This is considered to be a bigger storyline that should be considered for one of the Big-Four PPV events of the year.
"Roman Reigns vs. Daniel Bryan may be the Universal title match. As of early in the week, the decision was leaning toward that match at the Royal Rumble and something else at TLC, but at this point, there’s nothing else set up," mentioned the source.
Meltzer noted that despite the loss, Bryan would be built as a strong contender for the Universal Title while getting past WWE TLC. Bryan is involved in creative on SmackDown, and so he'll also have brainchild ideas to offer on how the feud could play out.