Roman Reigns: New update on WWE star's summer schedule for Raw

The status of Roman Reigns’ WWE appearances has become a theme of the summer, and there has been a new update on his upcoming schedule. 

Reigns was removed from the Money in the Bank event once venue for the show had been changed from the Allgiant Stadium to Vegas’ MGM Grand. It means The Undisputed WWE Universal Champion hasn’t defended his belts since beating Brock Lesnar at WrestleMania. 

The 37-year-old is set to return to action on this week’s Friday Night SmackDown, as he finally puts his championships on the line against Riddle – the first action we’ve seen from Reigns since WrestleMania Backlash on 8 May.

However, despite holding both world titles according to a new update from Dave Meltzer on Wrestling Observer Radio, the Tribal Chief is only set to appear on one episode of Monday Night Raw over the summer. 

The only time Reigns is going to be on Raw is the Raw from Madison Square Garden. That’s his only Raw booking, the only time the champion will be on Raw pretty much the whole summer.

The Raw episode from Madison Square Garden takes place on 25 July and is the final go-home edition of the red brand before SummerSlam on 30 July.

This update comes off the back of details that emerged on the original plan for Reigns and the unified championship, posted by WrestleVotes on Twitter.

According to their sources, the plan to unify both titles came with the understanding that it would see Roman Reigns appear on both Raw and SmackDown more regularly. However, as we have seen that hasn’t been the case.

According to a source, the creative decision to unity the titles was with the understanding it would allow Roman Reigns to appear on BOTH shows more regularly. …maybe that wasn’t the best decision.

In fact, it is believed