Overview
- CM Punk is slated to defend the World Heavyweight Championship against Royal Rumble winner Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 42, with the match expected to close Night Two.
- Seth Rollins says he is extremely proud of the belt’s likely headlining spot but calls it bittersweet because he is not the one taking the title into the main event.
- Rollins notes that the championship was created to avoid a top title being held by a part-time performer and to ensure a regularly featured world title on television.
- He has not been medically cleared for in-ring physicality despite returning to TV at Elimination Chamber 2026, where he attacked Logan Paul.
- Rollins, the inaugural World Heavyweight Champion, held a 316-day first reign and relinquished the title after suffering an injury during his second reign at Crown Jewel 2025.