WWE Champion Set to Return at WrestleMania Backlash

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Roman Reigns made history at WrestleMania 38 when he unified WWE's top prizes.

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the tribal chief

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The Tribal Chief had an interesting encounter with Shinsuke Nakamura at the SmackDown after 'Mania.

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But that was the last we saw of him on TV, with rumors circulating that Reigns' reported injury would pull him out of WrestleMania Backlash.

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That appears to not be the case, as Dave Meltzer is reporting that Roman will main event the PPV.

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"He is, in fact, in the main event (of WrestleMania Backlash). I presume they’ll shoot the angle on Friday." - Dave Meltzer

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It doesn't matter who it is, though; we predict that The Tribal Chief will just smash & stack them as usual.

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