Reigns shocked the WWE Universe in October when he revealed that he first battled the horrible disease 11 years ago and after quickly putting it in remission the cancer unfortunately returned recently.
The Big Dog then relinquished the Universal Championship and took an indefinite leave of absence in order to get treatment.
According to WrestleVotes, Dwayne ‘The Rock’ Johnson was at one point planned to win the Men’s Royal Rumble Match next year and would then battle his cousin for the Universal Championship at Mania on April 7 at the MetLife Stadium in New York.
That match will obviously not happen but that doesn’t mean The Great One is completely out of the picture for next year’s road to WrestleMania.
WrestleVotes tweeted: “Rumble tidbit: Plan at one point was for The Rock to win the Royal Rumble & face Roman Reigns at Mania. That’s obviously not happening. Can Rock still win it & face Lesnar? I guess. Depends what kind of agreement Rock and WWE have. Once plans changed, Rock may have reconsidered.”
The Rock seems keen to work with Vince McMahon’s promotion again as he recently revealed that he would love to return to the ring.
The People’s Champion said: “I can’t wait to get back into a WWE ring.
“Everybody always asks me what’s it like being in a WWE ring and I always tell them, there’s a lot of celebrities and athletes too, I say there’s nothing like it.
“There’s nothing like [being] inside a WWE ring because there’s a certain live crowd acumen, there’s great connective tissue that’s second to none.
“That was always, and will always be the best part of my job when it comes to wrestling, whether I’m wrestling a match or just giving a promo. That connection with the audience, there’s nothing like it.”
The Rock used to be the favourite to win this year’s Royal Rumble Match but is now the sixth likeliest candidate to stand tall on January 27 at the Chase Field in Phoenix, Arizona.
RAW superstar Drew McIntyre poses as the favourite with 2/1 odds followed by Braun Strowman (3/1), The Miz (7/2), Seth Rollins (4/1) and AJ Styles (8/1).
Reigns and The Rock are not biological cousins but still share a special family bond through their Samoan heritage.
Their relation occurred as a result of Reverend Amituana’i Anoa’i, Reigns’ grandfather, declaring Peter Maivia, The Rock’s grandfather, as his blood brother – something that holds deep meaning within Samoan culture.