As seen on last night’s episode of WWE Monday Night RAW, Roman Reigns did not qualify for the Money in the Bank Ladder Match after Jinder Mahal interfered in the match and cost Roman the victory.
The reason for what now appears to be an upcoming Jinder Mahal vs. Roman Reigns program is directly connected to the fact that Brock Lesnar will not be appearing at the upcoming Money in the Bank event.
Dave Meltzer discussed Jinder being used as a filler opponent for Roman on today’s installment of Wrestling Observer Radio. Regarding Jinder vs. Roman, Meltzer had the following to say:
“It was interesting we’re going to get a Roman Reigns/ Jinder Mahal feud that was unexpected. I think the thing is that show [Backlash] really sucked on Sunday Night — it was one of the worst pay-per-views in long long time It was a new day, it was another day it wasn’t like people were mad at WWE. Roman Reigns was booed but it’s not like he was booed any more. It’s not like he walked out of his match, it was just a normal [Raw].”
“Roman Reigns being taken out [of the MITB ladder match] doesn’t mean they’re going to put him with Brock Lesnar.”
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(H/T our friends at Ringside.com for the transcriptions.)
