Roman Reigns addresses not working WWE live events

During an appearance on Shannon Sharpe’s Club Shay Shay, Roman Reigns addressed criticism of his current WWE schedule.

Explaining that he wrestled between 150 and 200 matches annually from 2012 to 2018, the current World Heavyweight Champion noted that he recognized getting his time and reps in during that time before noting where the company’s business model is now:

We’re just at a business model where TV rights are TV rights. And there’s just so much money on the line that we got to that point where it’s just like, it doesn’t make sense for me to do live events anymore. What if I got hurt? There’s so much money that’s riding on Mondays and Fridays and our PLEs now that I can’t just go out there and wrestle for 4,000, 5,000 only, just for those eyes only. Now, I got to conserve it. But those are the reps that are critical. To have a fresh crowd, every single night and you can run the same thing.

Reigns has been on a part-time WWE schedule since 2022, but announced following WrestleMania 42 that he planned to make more appearances throughout 2026.