Roman Reigns is making waves away from WWE (Picture: WWE/Getty Images)
Former Undisputed WWE Champion Roman Reigns looks to be making a major move in Hollywood 10 years removed from WrestleMania 40.
The Tribal Chief, who lost his treasured title to Cody Rhodes after holding the gold for over 1,300 days, is expected to take a break from professional wrestling for a little while and he already appears to have something lined up with Keke Palmer.
The Nope actress is currently on set filming her new movie The Pickup with Eddie Murphy, and she has sparked rumours about Roman joining her in an upcoming blockbuster.
In between videos from the shoot on Snapchat, Keke casually dropped what appears to be a promo picture for a new film, with a vault in the background.
Roman – whose cousin is Hollywood icon Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson – looks every bit the star, sat in the middle on a throne in a sharp suit, but it’s not clear exactly which film the photo is for.
Keke is also set to star in new comedy Good Fortune with Keanu Reeves, Aziz Ansari, Seth Rogen and Sandra Oh, with filming for that movie already wrapped and in post production.
Keke Palmer shared this photo on social media (Picture: Snapchat)
Keke appears to be working with the Tribal Chief (Picture: Matt Baron/BEI/Shutterstock)
On a recent episode of the Pat McAfee Show, Roman teased the idea of moving into Hollywood as he discussed the way people had been gravitating around his story as the Head of the Table and WWE’s feared Bloodline group.
He said: ‘Cody was off doing, who cares, a whole lot of nothing. He saw what we were doing in WWE, and he wanted to be a part of that. Hollywood, Dwayne saw what we were doing. I’m the only guy that didn’t have to go to Hollywood. Hollywood came to me.’
Unfortunately for Roman, his wrestling dominance came to an end in Philadelphia earlier this month as Cody captured the Undisputed WWE Title.
Roman hasn’t been seen on TV since losing to Cody Rhodes (Picture: WWE/Getty Images)
John Cena was among the huge names involved at WrestleMania (Picture: WWE/Getty Images)
Roman had held the title since the summer of 2020, and on the first night of WrestleMania this year he teamed with The Rock in a huge victory over Cody and Seth Rollins.
However, the next night wasn’t quite so successful as he lost the gold to the American Nightmare in a wild bout that included interference from the likes of Jimmy and Jey Uso, The Rock, John Cena, Solo Sikoa, and The Undertaker.
Roman has been working more of a part time schedule for WWE in recent years, and he was expected to take an extended period off following his loss as fans wait to see what the next part of his story holds.
Roman teamed with his cousin The Rock (Picture: WWE/Getty Images)
In the meantime, The Bloodline has taken a dramatic turn as Solo turned on his brother Jimmy on SmackDown last week, and a debuting Tama Tonga joined the beatdown.
It suggests a civil war is coming among the family’s ranks, with The Rock and Roman expected to play big roles as things continue to simmer.
When it comes to Dwayne, he’s also stepping away from WWE due to his Hollywood commitments, but the People’s Champ made it clear he’s got his sights set on Cody and the world title when he returns.
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