Bronson Reed’s main goal is to challenge for a world title at WWE WrestleMania 43, set for 2027 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
Speaking with Marco Ercole, Reed named Roman Reigns and Sami Zayn as the opponents he would like to face on the show.
“I think you’d be silly not to, but I’d say either of the champions, you know what I mean? It’s either going to be Roman Reigns, because I feel like he’s probably still going to be champion by the time WrestleMania rolls around, or at the moment on SmackDown, you have Sami Zayn, and if you’re in this business, you always want to be the top dog. So I’d pick either of those two to face WrestleMania.”
WrestleMania holds special meaning for Reed, who revealed in September that he had high-profile matches planned for WrestleMania 41 and 42 but missed both shows because of injuries.
Reed scored a big win over Reigns, now the World Heavyweight Champion, in an Australian Street Fight at Crown Jewel 2025 in Perth, Australia. He considers it one of the most important victories of his career.
Reed faces a major obstacle on the road to a world title shot, however. He lost to Oba Femi at Money in the Bank on Saturday, and Femi has since set his sights squarely on Reigns’ title.
According to Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, WWE is building toward Reigns vs. Femi at WrestleMania 43, possibly as the Night 2 main event.
Before then, Reigns and Zayn are set to meet at Crown Jewel on Nov. 7.