Even though Wrestlemania 34 still has yet to take place, it looks as though WWE is already in the process of selecting a city for Wrestlemania 35 in 2019. It was reported earlier in the week that Detroit was in the running to host the event, along with Philadelphia and New York City. Detroit’s ABC television affiliate WXYZ claims that they spoke with the Detroit Sports Commission on the rumors, and they have denied that they are hosting Wrestlemania. While they did unsuccessfully bid to host the event in 2017 and 2018, Detroit has reportedly not even submitted a bid to host the event in 2019. Similarly, WrestleVotes also claims that the bidding is now down to Philadelphia and New York.
WrestleMania 35: a number of sources tell me it’s down to 2 cities. And it could possibly even be decided already.
New York & Philadelphia.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) October 31, 2017
Roman Reigns has been out sick with a serious illness, rumored to be the mumps, for several weeks now. The unfortunate illness cost Reigns the chance to reunite with Seth Rollins and Dean Ambrose of The Shield for the first time since 2014 in a 3-on-5 handicap match at TLC. As far as when Reigns is due back on television, the WrestleVotes Twitter account now claims that Reigns is scheduled to appear on the final Raw before Survivor Series on November 13th in Atlanta, that is, if he is healthy enough to return by then. Cageside Seats also claims that the reason why the Raw roster has not retaliated against Smackdown wrestlers yet is because the company is waiting for Reigns to return and lead the charge.
Roman Reigns is scheduled to make his RAW return on the Survivor Series go home show 11/13 in Atlanta.
— WrestleVotes (@WrestleVotes) October 31, 2017
As seen on Raw last night, Bo Dallas, another member of the Raw roster who reportedly had to miss several weeks of television due to the mumps, was cleared and was back working alongside The Miz and Curtis Axel. Bo’s brother, Bray Wyatt, has also been out for a while now due to an illness, which cost him a match against “The Demon” Finn Balor at TLC. PWInsider sent out a report just a few hours before last night’s Raw show confirming that Wyatt was backstage at the show. He was reportedly being tested by the medical staff for a return, and it appears as though he may have already been cleared. Wyatt did not appear on Raw last night, but he could be returning to the ring at any moment now.