Finally, after many reports from wrestling insiders and hints since the Royal Rumble, WWE officially confirmed the triple threat match between Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and CM Punk on this week’s SmackDown for WrestleMania 41.
The rivalry between Roman Reigns, Seth Rollins, and CM Punk has been heating up for months. It all started at the 2025 Royal Rumble when CM Punk eliminated both Reigns and Rollins.
Things got even crazier during a steel cage match at Madison Square Garden when Reigns made a surprise return and attacked both guys.
This week on SmackDown in Bologna, Italy, CM Punk and Roman Reigns were set to have a face-off. Last week on Raw, Seth Rollins announced he would also show up, and he did. As expected, their heated words quickly turned into a wild brawl.
All three of these men have dominated our industry…
— Triple H (@TripleH) March 22, 2025
They have had historic reigns as WWE Champion…
…and they all cannot wait to beat the other on the Grandest Stage of Them All.
Rollins. Reigns. Punk.#WrestleMania pic.twitter.com/Vt9QKaorjt
This resulted in WWE stepping in and finally booking the triple threat match for WrestleMania 41. Triple H took to social media to confirm the bout, stating, “All three of these men have dominated our industry… They have had historic reigns as WWE Champion… and they all cannot wait to beat the other on the Grandest Stage of Them All.”
Fans react to the WWE’s announcement
WWE fans are going wild after the huge announcement of the Triple Threat match. Most people are super excited, but some have mixed feelings about it. Since Roman Reigns is involved, some fans wonder why there’s no championship on the line in such a big match.
Lmaoo yall mad cuz roman is added to the triple threat match 😩😭😂😂
— Sarah✨#1 Liv Rhea & Bianca fan ❤️ (@LivNBrutality) March 21, 2025
Well keep crying my goat is going to mania whether yall like it or not pic.twitter.com/uTZr5vSyTn
The brilliance about this triple threat is that there are two entirely different long term stories playing out simultaneously
— Julian Weeks (@JulianWks) March 21, 2025
Roman has a deep rooted past with both Rollins and Punk. They are essentially building two mega matches at the same time while giving you a mega match.… https://t.co/pbQZ0Uq0xh
I still don't understand how WWE missed the opportunity of adding Drew to the Punk Rollins Reigns triple threat
— Yassine 🇹🇳🇺🇦🇵🇸🇭🇰🇬🇪🇦🇲🇹🇼🇽🇰🇨🇾🇻🇪 (@coldheartYusna) March 22, 2025
like he earned it, he has beef with all of them and you already denied us the singles matches might as well throw him in it was fucking perfect
not understanding all the outrage with rhea being added into the mania match? didn’t some of u WANT the triple threat, so what’s with all the backtracking now? is it just bc u don’t like rhea? ever since iyo won, it was set in plain sight that the triple threat was gonna happen
— #1 becky/bianca fan (@milfbeckylynch) March 16, 2025
I’m sorry man the women’s triple threat build is so much better. They’ve not officially announced it and it’s still building. Seth said him and Roman need to add another chapter to their story together and then Punk comes out punches Roman from behind and the match is official? https://t.co/vjePBiVaLO
— H🌋 (@GunthersChop) March 22, 2025
Guys, this whole triple threat is specifically happening so Punk can get his main event. Austin vs Owens and AJ vs Taker headlined Night 1 of their Mania shows as attraction matches. This triple threat is one of the biggest in WWE history and is going to close Night 1.
— Nick Da Silva (@NJD316) March 22, 2025
I would have so much preferred a Rollins/Reigns or McIntyre/Reigns match. I have no hype for this triple threat, they're going to make Paul Heyman's favor the center of the storyline to justify the TT https://t.co/LGUwMY0HEt pic.twitter.com/NoGlxZi1zx
— RR (@msrkorton) March 22, 2025
The most pointless build to a Wrestlemania match I've ever seen tbh 😂😂
— CamCam #Shox #M1 ❤️🕊️ (@ShadyWrecker) March 21, 2025
Like wtf is the point of the triple threat anyways? Like what do these man actually gain from this? 🤦😂
Should have kept it at either Seth Vs Punk OR Roman.. OR Roman Vs Punk (Heyman special)#SmackDown
