Rey Mysterio had challenged Roman Reigns to face him inside Hell in a Cell this Sunday. The feud began when The Tribal Chief assaulted Mysterio and his son Dominik after the father-son duo were about to beat Reigns’ cousins The Usos in a tag-team match.
Dave Meltzer of the Wrestling Observer Newsletter noted that backstage discussions led to the decision to move the HIAC match to SmackDown. Roman Reigns is not expected to be a part of the HIAC event, which could be a reason for the match being moved up:
Reason why WWE wanted Roman Reigns to face Rey Mysterio
The report also stated that there were never any plans for Rey Mysterio to win the Universal Championship. The primary reason why Reigns was set to work with Mysterio was so that they could build him up even further as a heel:
Leaving Roman Reigns, their star performer, out of the upcoming pay-per-view is a head-scratching decision by the company. It is a very unexpected call by WWE.
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