Veteran explains why WWE booked the same Roman Reigns match seven times × Follow Us Create Notifications New User posted their first comment this is comment text Link Approve Reject & ban Delete Log in Manage your profile Editing Story Queue Video Queue Editing Stats Writer Home SEO Redirection Admin Gaming Wiki Edits Taxonomy Home Edit Site Menu Mapping Dashboard Tag Pages Community Social Feed Queue Feed Center Notification Center Affiliate Home Manage Pages Bottom Tagline Dash Timeless Stories Logout WWE WWE SmackDown News Again - Veteran explains why WWE booked the same Roman Reigns match seven times Exclusive By Danny Hart Modified 29 Aug 2022 Follow Us 2 Comments Share Roman Reigns in 2018 (left) and 2022 (right) Dutch Mantell believes WWE had little choice but to book Roman Reigns against Brock Lesnar so many times in recent years. The Undisputed WWE Universal Champion faced Lesnar in seven televised one-on-one matches between 2015 and 2022. Their latest battle took place at SummerSlam, where The Tribal Chief defeated his long-term rival in a Last Man Standing match. Mantell, a legendary wrestling booker and manager, said on Sportskeeda Wrestling’s “Smack Talk” show that Karrion Kross is a suitable future opponent for Reigns. He also explained why WWE repeatedly booked the former Shield member against Lesnar: “I think that [Kross vs. Reigns] would work, so we’re not going back to, ‘Yeah, we’ve done that before,’ going back to Brock Lesnar… we’ve seen it,” said Mantell. “Even when they brought him out the last time, you’re saying, ‘Again?!’ But that was the only one they had to bring out.” [4:03-4:22] Watch the video above to hear Mantell’s logic behind comparing Dexter Lumis to WWE Hall of Famer Stone Cold Steve Austin. Who was responsible for the repetitive Brock Lesnar vs Roman Reigns booking WWE@WWEHERE WE GO!@WWERomanReigns vs. @BrockLesnar LAST MAN STANDING!WWE Undisputed Universal Championship#BrockVsRoman #AcknowledgeMe #CowboyBrock #SummerSlam@HeymanHustle3254636HERE WE GO!@WWERomanReigns vs. @BrockLesnar LAST MAN STANDING!WWE Undisputed Universal Championship#BrockVsRoman #AcknowledgeMe #CowboyBrock #SummerSlam@HeymanHustle https://t.co/FYHD3cPlDk The arch enemies faced each other at WrestleMania 31, WrestleMania 34, Greatest Royal Rumble 2018, SummerSlam 2018, Crown Jewel 2021, WrestleMania 38, and SummerSlam 2022. They also shared the ring in several multi-man matches. Dutch Mantell believes former WWE Chairman Vince McMahon enjoyed booking Brock Lesnar and Roman Reigns in the same match. However, he also thinks the creative team failed to come up with any better ideas: “That’s attributed straight up to creative, but creative can only do what Vince will let them do.” Mantell continued, “I’m not giving them an out, but I don’t think they presented Vince with a lot of alternatives either.” [4:26-4:41] Moving forward, Reigns will defend his Undisputed WWE Universal Championship against Drew McIntyre at Clash at the Castle on Saturday. It is unclear when Lesnar will appear on WWE television again. Which Brock Lesnar vs. Roman Reigns match was your favorite? Let us know in the comments section. Please credit Sportskeeda Wrestling’s “Smack Talk” and embed the video if you use quotes from this article. 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