Michael Cole announced on the February 3 episode of WWE Raw that Roman Reigns would be out of action for the foreseeable future. This announcement followed a post-Royal Rumble confrontation where Seth Rollins delivered multiple stomps to Reigns, including one on the steel steps.
PWInsider provided clarity on the situation in a new report.
For EVERYONE who has asked, my belief is the Roman Reigns is “out of action” reference made by Michael Cole was more of a way to explain his absence in the storylines short-term than anything else.
The report emerges after the Royal Rumble premium live event, where CM Punk eliminated both Reigns and Rollins from the match. Following these eliminations, Rollins confronted Paul Heyman and launched an attack on Reigns.