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Interestingly, Roman Reigns was not featured in the latest season. This was the period that saw the OTC’s perfect comeback, with him once again igniting the fire within him by winning the 2026 Men’s Royal Rumble Match and then the World Heavyweight Championship by beating CM Punk at WrestleMania 42. Also, Reigns managed to rebuild his Bloodline. To date, the Original Tribal Chief has made two successful title defenses against his now Bloodline enforcer, Jacob Fatu, whom he welcomed into the faction by gifting him a brown Ula Fala.
While Roman Reigns was not featured, despite his great run on the Road to WrestleMania 42 and subsequent win, the docuseries focused on his rival at The Show of Shows, CM Punk.
Here are four possible reasons why Roman Reigns Was Missing from WWE: Unreal.
#4. An entirely different series on the WWE World Heavyweight Champion may be planned
Reigns is unquestionably one of the biggest WWE Superstars of this generation, and he will be remembered alongside the Hogans, Stone Cold Steve Austins, and The Rocks, among other greats of the industry, when he steps away from professional wrestling.
That said, Reigns has done more than enough in WWE to get a whole show dedicated to him. Fans have already seen a docuseries dedicated to former Chairman of WWE Vince McMahon on Netflix. The streaming service could make a second docuseries featuring Roman Reigns’ story, from his days as a football player to wrestling superstar. Fans could get to see the man behind the Tribal Chief, Leati Joseph Anoa’i.
The show could focus on his early life in the legendary Samoan wrestling clan, his football journey, his chronic myeloid leukemia, and his WWE journey from being the most hated babyface to the most loved heel.
#3. Roman Reigns has the power to refuse to be featured
One of the biggest highlights of WrestleMania 42 was Brock Lesnar emotionally breaking down and leaving his gloves and boots in the ring following a shocking loss to the former NXT Champion Oba Femi. However, Unreal did not touch on this at all, as it could have erased the belief that Lesnar is a private person. He may have asked WWE not to feature him in the series.
Refusing to do anything WWE wants is an authority not every superstar has; only a few get to have a choice, and Roman Reigns is believably one of those stars. Maybe he even asked Netflix to keep him out of the show, perhaps feeling this was the right moment for him to let his fans see the person behind the scenes.
#2. Protecting his character
Roman Reigns’s Tribal Chief character has been one of the most protected personas in recent memory; both the OTC and World Wrestling Entertainment have protected his gimmick since he introduced the character.
The Tribal Chief appearing in Unreal would require him to break character, which could ruin his momentum, not to mention the mystique of the character, as Reigns has made fans believe that the Tribal Chief gimmick is his reality.
Therefore, WWE would not want to hurt their main attraction’s persona in any way at this point, especially while he is at his most dominant as the World Heavyweight Champion and leader of The Bloodline.
#1. The Bloodline could be the focus next season
Roman Reigns and his Bloodline look to be the focal point of the company, given the OTC is the World Heavyweight Champion.
The next season of Netflix’s Unreal could be built all around Roman and The Bloodline. Netflix and WWE may have kept him out of season three so that they have enough material and also build a lot of hype around it. Thus, fans of the Tribal Chief could be in for a treat with a Bloodline edition of Unreal.
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