Roman Reigns has made his WrestleMania 42 decision.
The 2026 Royal Rumble winner appeared on Monday Night Raw and officially challenged World Heavyweight Champion CM Punk to a title match at WrestleMania 42 in Las Vegas.
Reigns came out at the end of Raw to address his championship choice, but was quickly interrupted by Punk. With the crowd firmly behind the matchup, Reigns dismissed Drew McIntyre as the \"easy choice\" before engaging in a heated verbal exchange with the champion.
The two referenced their storied history, with Punk reminding Reigns that he helped bring The Shield into WWE back in 2012. Reigns fired back by claiming he gave WWE his blessing to allow Punk\'s return to the company in 2023.
The segment concluded with Reigns declaring that Punk will \"acknowledge him\" in the WrestleMania main event.
\"I\'m picking you because I HATE YOU, I\'ve ALWAYS HATED YOU!\"
Roman Reigns to CM Punk
This marks the first singles match between Punk and Reigns at a premium live event. Their only previous one-on-one encounter came on Raw in January 2014, just weeks before Punk left the company. The two faced each other in a triple threat match at WrestleMania 41 alongside Seth Rollins but have never had a proper singles feud.
WrestleMania 42 takes place April 18-19 at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
