There have been very few superstars who have truly ruled over the WWE, and there have been even fewer superstars who have had resumes like Roman Reigns at the granddaddy of them all, known as WrestleMania. Since making his WrestleMania debut back in 2013, Roman Reigns has walked into 9 WrestleMania main events — more than any other superstar in the history of WWE. From being nobody wearing just a black vest to becoming the Tribal Chief of WWE. This is the story of Roman Reigns at WrestleMania.
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania: The Hounds of Justice
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 29
Roman Reigns made his WrestleMania debut alongside his Shield brothers Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose aka Jon Moxley at WrestleMania 29 in a Six-man tag team match against Big Show, Randy Orton and Sheamus. Reigns along with Rollins and Ambrose walked into their first-ever WrestleMania and picked up a huge win against the team of three former World Heavyweight Champions.
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Match Duration: 10:33
Result: The Shield “Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins” defeated Big Show, Randy Orton, and Sheamus via pinfall
Who’s gonna stop them?
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 30
Just a little over a year after their debut in WWE, Reigns, Ambrose, and Rollins faced Kane alongside Billy Gunn and Road Dogg “The New Age Outlaws” in another Six-man tag team match. The Shield once again came out victorious but this time against the team of three future Hall of Famers in WWE. The Shield absolutely dominated the group of three veterans at WrestleMania by picking up the win in less than three minutes.
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome now known as Caesars Superdome
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Match Duration: 2:56
Result: The Shield “Dean Ambrose, Roman Reigns, and Seth Rollins” defeated Kane and The New Age Outlaws “Billy Gunn and Road Dogg” via pinfall
Lone Wolf Ascends
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 31
After breaking up with Shield with Rollins and Ambrose, Reigns began to build his own path of glory after winning the 2015 Royal Rumble match. Reigns went on to challenge Brock Lesnar in the main event of WrestleMania 31. Unfortunately, Reigns did not win the WWE World Heavyweight Championship after Rollins cash-in Money in the Bank during the match and defeated both Reigns and Rollins in a Triple threat match to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Although Reigns did not walk out of WrestleMania as the champion he gave one of the best performances of his life and told everyone that he truly belongs in the main event. For Rollins this night became the “The Heist Of The Century” but for Reigns it was just the first step towards glory.
Venue: Levi’s Stadium
Location: Santa Clara, California
Match Duration: 16:43
Result: Seth Rollins defeated Brock Lesnar (c) and Roman Reigns via pinfall
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania: Battle with the King
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 32
After Seth Rollins relinquished the World Heavyweight Championship due to multiple legitimate knee injuries, Roman Reigns won the tournament for the vacant Championship at the 2015 Survivor Series. Reigns then lost the championship on the same after a Money in the Bank cash-in by Sheamus.
Reigns later regained the Championship on an episode of WWE Raw in a “title vs. career match”. Vince McMahon then forced Reigns to defend his championship in the 2016 Royal Rumble match — where he was eliminated by Triple H, who then went on to win the match and become the new champion as well. Reigns then beat Dean Ambrose and Brock Lesnar in a triple-threat match to head to WrestleMania 32.
Reigns walked into his second WrestleMania main event and defeated Triple H to become the new World Heavyweight Champion.
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Match Duration: 27:11
Result: Roman Reigns defeated Triple H (c) via pinfall
Earned the Yard
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 33
Roman Reigns eliminated The Undertaker from the 2017 Royal Rumble match before having a stare-down with him as Reigns told the deadman “This is my yard now!” Undertaker and Reigns then collided in a singles match at WrestleMania 33 which became the main event of that show.
Reigns defeated Undertaker to pick up one of the biggest wins of his career and solidify himself as the future of the WWE.
Venue: Camping World Stadium
Location: Orlando, Florida
Match Duration: 23:00
Result: Roman Reigns defeated The Undertaker via pinfall
Bloodbath with the Beast
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 34
Roman Reigns won the 2018 Elimination Chamber match which earned him the right to challenge Brock Lesnar for his WWE Universal Championship at WrestleMania 34. Lesnar had been the Universal Champion for well over a year by that time since defeating Goldberg a year prior at WrestleMania 33 to win the championship. Meanwhile, Lesnar had been ditching the weekly show for weeks despite advertised for the show on numerous different occasions. Reigns who previously had a rivalry with Lesnar — decided to criticize him and WWE Chairman Vince McMahon for which he also got suspended as well.
Reigns and Lesnar had multiple encounters on the weekly show leading to their big showdown at WrestleMania 34. Lesnar dominated Reigns to win the match at WrestleMania and busted open his forehead as well.
Venue: Mercedes-Benz Superdome, now known as Caesars Superdome
Location: New Orleans, Louisiana
Match Duration: 15:55
Result: Brock Lesnar (c) defeated Roman Reigns via pinfall
Reigns in Remission
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 35
After relinquishing the WWE Universal Championship due to Leukemia in October 2018, Reigns finally returned to WWE in February 2019. Reigns immediately became a target of Drew McIntyre, who defeated his Shield brothers, Seth Rollins in a singles match and Dean Ambrose in a Falls Count Anywhere match. McIntyre then challenged Reigns to his first one-on-one match in six months at WrestleMania 35.
Reigns dominated McIntyre in his return to another match at WrestleMania. This was the first time since WrestleMania 30 when Reigns was not part of the main event match.
Venue: MetLife Stadium
Location: East Rutherford, New Jersey
Match Duration: 10:10
Result: Roman Reigns defeated Drew McIntyre via pinfall
Note: Roman Reigns was originally to challenge Goldberg at WrestleMania 36 for the WWE Universal Championship. However, he was removed from the show due to the COVID-19 pandemic and his previous struggles with leukemia.
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania: The Rise of the Tribal Chief
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 37
After returning to WWE with his new Head of Table persona, Reigns was set to defend his newly won WWE Universal Championship against Edge and Daniel Bryan. Edge was the winner of the 2021 Men’s Royal Rumble match, while Bryan won the Elimination Chamber match. Bryan was not given a WrestleMania spot originally and instead, he got his championship match immediately after winning the chamber. Bryan lost the match to Reigns and demanded another rematch saying he did not get a fair chance.
He then challenged Reigns at the 2021 Fastlane PLE where Edge was the special guest enforcer for that match. Reigns defeated Bryan to retain the championship and then attacked both Edge and Bryan with a steel chair. Bryan then got added to the WrestleMania match — making it a triple-threat match.
Reigns walked into WrestleMania with 224 days as the WWE Universal Champion and convincingly defeated Edge and Bryan by pinning both of them at the same time while stacking them over each other.
Venue: Tampa, Florida
Location: Raymond James Stadium
Match Duration: 22:40
Result: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Edge and Daniel Bryan via pinfall
Conquered the Beast
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 38
Ever since aligning himself with Paul Heyman, Reigns seemed like he was unstoppable before Brock Lesnar finally made his return and stood in his path. Reigns had a match with Lesnar at the 2021 Crown Jewel PLE where he retained his WWE Universal Championship with a little help from the Usos. Reigns was then set to defend the championship at the 2022 WWE Day 1 but he was pulled out from the show after he got tested positive for COVID-19. Meanwhile, Lesnar was then added to a Fatal five-way match for the WWE Championship which he won.
Heyman also reunited with Lesnar but it all turned out to be a plan of Reigns who cost him the championship at the 2022 Royal Rumble against Bobby Lashley. Lesner then entered the 2022 Men’s Royal Rumble match later that night and won to earn himself another shot at the championship. Lesnar then also won the 2022 Men’s Elimination Chamber match as well and challenged Reigns to a Champion vs. Champion “Winner Takes All match” at WrestleMania 38.
The match was advertised to be “The Biggest WrestleMania Match of All-Time” where Reigns walked into WrestleMania with 581 days as the WWE Universal Champion and defeated Lesner in the main event to unify the championship.
Venue: AT&T Stadium
Location: Arlington, Texas
Match Duration: 12:15
Result: Roman Reigns ‘Universal Champion’ defeated Brock Lesnar ‘WWE Champion’ via pinfall
The Story Goes to Hollywood
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 39
After defending his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship at two straight Manias, Reigns faced Cody Rhodes who had made his return to WWE just the year prior and won the 2023 Men’s Royal Rumble match. Rhodes claimed that he is destined to finish his story and win the WWE Universal Championship for his father Dusty Rhodes. The match had a very intense build-up which got personal when Heyman told Rhodes that although you were his favorite son, but Reigns was the son he always wanted.
Reigns walked into WrestleMania 39 with 945 days as Undisputed WWE Universal Champion and defeated Cody Rhodes with the help of Solo Sikoa to continue his historic reign.
Venue: SoFi Stadium
Location: Inglewood, California
Match Duration: Roman Reigns (c) defeated Cody Rhodes via pinfall
Result: 34:35
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania: The Fall of the Chief
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 40
After defeating Cody Rhodes a year prior, Reigns was once again challenged by Rhodes after he won the 2024 Men’s Royal Rumble match as well. Meanwhile, The Rock had also returned to WWE to take Rhodes’s rightful place in the main event. Rhodes denied the Rock and teamed with Seth Rollins to take on both Rock and Reigns at Night: 1 of WrestleMania XL.
WWE broke all the barriers while building up for WrestleMania. The Rock offered Rhodes that if he and Rollins beat him and Reigns at Night: 1, then on Night: 2 his match against Reigns will be free of the Bloodline. But, unfortunately Rollins and Rhodes lost the tag team match which then turned the Night: 2 main event into a Bloodline Rules match for the Undisputed WWE Championship.
Reigns walked into WrestleMania 40 – Night: 2 with 1,316 Days as Undisputed WWE Champion. But he unfortunately lost the match at Night: 2 after John Cena, Seth Rollins, Jey Uso, and The Undertaker came to aid Rhodes against Solo Sikoa, Jimmy Uso, and The Rock.
Reigns also wrote his name among the legends as he broke Hulk Hogan’s record of most WrestleMania main events of 8 by main-eventing his 9th WrestleMania.
Venue: Lincoln Financial Field
Location: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Match Duration: 44:35
Result: The Rock and Roman Reigns “The Bloodline” defeated Cody Rhodes and Seth “Freakin” Rollins via pinfall
Match Duration: 33:25
Result: Cody Rhodes defeated Roman Reigns (c) by pinfall
Back to Where It All Began
Roman Reigns at WrestleMania 41
After losing his throne at WrestleMania 40, Reigns entered the 2025 Men’s Royal Rumble match, where he crossed paths with both Seth Rollins and CM Punk. Having an already existing history, all three of them went at each other. Punk took advantage of the heat between Rollins and Reigns and eliminated them both before he also got eliminated from the match as well. They then also went at each other after that, with Rollins leaving Reigns on the ground after stomping him into the steel steps.
Punk and Rollins then had a steel cage match on an episode of WWE Monday Night Raw in Madison Square Garden, where Reigns made his return and attacked both of them. They then had a feud which led to a triple-threat match at WrestleMania 41. It was later revealed that the match would be the main event of WrestleMania 41 – Night 1.
Prior to this feud, Punk helped Reigns defeat the new Bloodline of Solo Sikoa in a WarGames match at the 2024 Survivor Series: WarGames PLE — in return for a favor. Punk cashed in his favor, which turned out to be that Heyman would be in his corner at WrestleMania 41.
Reigns walked into his record 10th WrestleMania main event but lost the match after his once-upon-a-time friend, Paul Heyman joined Seth Rollins and turned his back on both Reigns and Punk.
Venue: Allegiant Stadium
Location: Paradise, Nevada
Match Duration: 32:55
Result: Seth Rollins defeated CM Punk and Roman Reigns by pinfall
