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The Rock Calls Out Undertaker; Roman Reigns Update; Tama Tonga Reacts to WWE Debut

Mike Chiari

Bleacher Report catches you up on the latest news from the WWE Universe.

The Rock Seemingly Teases Future Encounter with The Undertaker

After The Undertaker took out The Rock during the main event of WrestleMania 40, The Great One called out The Deadman this week on social media.

The Rock took to Instagram on Tuesday and posted a photo of The Undertaker setting him up for a chokeslam on the Grandest Stage of Them All. The Final Boss also included a caption, writing: "The guy sure knows how to ruin a party. I'll see you down the road, my friend. Payback's a bitch for you - but fun for me."

After The Rock and Roman Reigns beat Cody Rhodes and Seth Rollins in a tag team match in the main event of Night 1 of WrestleMania, the Reigns vs. Rhodes WWE Championship match on Night 2 was contested under Bloodline Rules.

Not surprisingly, that resulted in several Superstars and legends interfering in the match, including The Usos, Solo Sikoa, John Cena and Rollins.

The Rock eliminated Cena from the equation, but as soon as that happened, the light went out and The Undertaker's gong hit, eliciting a huge reaction from the crowd.

The Phenom emerged behind The Rock and sent him down to the canvas with a big chokeslam. After that, it wasn't long before Rhodes defeated Reigns and ended his historic title run of over 1,300 days.

Following his WrestleMania 36 match against AJ Styles, The Undertaker retired from in-ring competition. He hasn't had another match since then, but he has made several appearances and gotten physical on occasion.

This week on his Six Feet Under with Mark Calaway podcast, The Undertaker said he has struggled with his status as a retired wrestler for quite some time, but noted that his involvement at WrestleMania 40 gave him closure.

Because of that, a Rock vs. Undertaker match seems unlikely, but another physical encounter between them can't be completely discounted.

Reigns Apparently Filming Movie During WWE Hiatus

On the heels of actress Keke Palmer posting a photo of former WWE champion Roman Reigns on social media on Tuesday, details emerged regarding The Tribal Chief's involvement in a movie.

Palmer posted a photo of Reigns sitting on a throne on her Instagram story, and it was later found that both Reigns and Palmer are part of the cast for the upcoming movie Good Fortune:

Per IMDB, the comedy will also star several other notable actors and actresses, including Keanu Reeves, Seth Rogen, Sandra Oh and Aziz Ansari.

While it is unclear how substantial Reigns' role in the movie will be, his involvement suggests that he could be in the midst of a lengthy absence of WWE.

Reigns has not appeared on WWE programming since dropping the WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40, and it has been widely assumed that he is going to take a significant amount of time off.

The Tribal Chief has essentially been a part-time wrestler over the past few years, defending his title at big events and making sporadic televised appearances in between.

Given how historic his title reign was and how popular WWE became during his time as champion, getting into acting is a natural progression for Reigns.

Reigns is no stranger to acting, as he had roles in the movies Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw and The Wrong Missy, but his acting experience is somewhat limited compared to other top WWE stars such as The Rock and John Cena.

It remains to be seen if Reigns will make a full-time move to Hollywood at some point like The Rock and Cena did before him, but it seems as though his star is poised to continue rising regardless.

Karl Anderson Talks Tama Tonga Finding Out About WWE Debut

Karl Anderson gave some insight this week into the circumstances surrounding Tama Tonga's WWE debut on last week's SmackDown.

During an appearance on Busted Open Radio (h/t Ishaan Rathi of Ringside News), Anderson said the following about how and when Tonga learned he would be debuting:

"Just knowing that he was coming last Friday, he had texted me and told me he was going to show up in the city. He had no clue he was going to debut that night either, which is kind of WWE style. They'll bring you in and then you gotta debut. They told him he was debuting and it was pretty fun to watch my friend and brother go through the fact that he knows he's about to go on live national television for the first time ever, really. I'm proud of him."

It had been rumored for several weeks that Tonga signed with WWE following the conclusion of his commitments to New Japan Pro-Wrestling, and the speculation was proven true on SmackDown.

Solo Sikoa shockingly attacked his brother, Jimmy Uso, and Tonga joined in by helping Sikoa beat down Jimmy.

A shocked Paul Heyman looked on and made it clear that Roman Reigns did not order the attack, thus adding some turmoil to the Bloodline storyline.

The 41-year-old Tonga has spent the vast majority of his career in Japan, and while he enjoyed a great deal of success in NJPW, it was unclear how the American audience would receive him.

Tonga seemed to receive a big reaction when he debuted, which bodes well for him being a big part of one of WWE's biggest angles moving forward.

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