Leati Joseph” Joe” Anoa’i more commonly and popularly known by his ring name Roman Reigns is a professional wrestler, actor, and former gridiron football player.
Roman was born on May 25, 1985, in Pensacola, Florida, the U.S. and is currently signed with the WWE where he competes in the WWE SmackDown brand.
Colby Lopez better known as Seth Rollins is an American professional wrestler, he was born on May 28, 1986, in Buffalo, Iowa, the U.S. and is currently signed with the WWE and competes in its WWE RAW brand.
Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair are all set to go head to head a Crown Jewel, but maybe not in the way you expect, rather the two will act as coaches to two five-man tag teams.
In the latest WWE News Roman Reigns has now been confirmed as the captain of Team Hogan for the ten-man tag team match scheduled to take place at Crown Jewel on October 31.
But Roman Reigns was not always scheduled to be the captain, Earlier Seth Rollins was set to lead Team Hogan at Crown Jewel, but with the announcement that Rollins will be defending his Universal Title against “The Fiend” at Crown Jewel, Rollins has withdrawn from the ten men tag team match.
Roman reigns like his shield buddy Seth Rollins is one of the most popular superstars in the WWE, Reigns was also the Universal Champion before he had to take a break last October.
Apart from Reigns becoming the leader of Team Hogan, other members of the team were also announced, Team Hogan will have Rusev, Ricochet, Shorty Gable and Ali.
And their opponents Team Flair have members like their captain “The Viper” Randy Orton, King Corbin, Bobby Lashley, and Nakamura. The fifth member of the team would be announced shortly.
Before the event, however, Hulk Hogan and Ric Flair are both set to appear on Next Week’s SmackDown Live and are also speculated to appear on Raw the week before Crown Jewel.
When it was announced that Roman reigns would be the captain of Team Hogan, The Big Do took to twitter to express his thoughts. Roman wrote “Being the #BigDog means you’re ready for the big fight and that’s what I’m bringing to #WWECrownJewel. #CaptainUce.”
After the tag team match and Rollins title defense was scheduled, this is what the Crown Jewel Card looks like.
WWE Universal Championship – Seth Rollins vs Bray Wyatt
WWE Championship – Brock Lesnar vs Cain Velasquez
Braun Strowman vs Tyson Fury
Team Hogan( Roman Reigns, Rusev, Ricochet, Ali and Shorty G) vs Team Flair(Randy Orton, King Corbin, Shinsuke Nakamura, Bobby Lashley, and TBD)
Mansoor vs Cesaro
Tag Team Turmoil Match for the WWE World Cup – The New Day(Big E, Kofi and/or Xavier Woods) vs The Viking Raiders (Erik and Ivar) vs Heavy Machinery(Otis and Tucker) vs Lucha House Party(Lince Dorado, Gran metalik and/or Kalisto) vs Zack Ryder and Curt Hawkins vs The Revival( Scott Dawson and Dash Wilder) vs The O.C.( Aj Styles, Luke Gallows and/or Karl Anderson) vs Dolph Zigler and Robert Roode vs The -Team ( Curtis Axel and Bo Dallas).