Summary

Roman Reigns took a direct verbal shot at CM Punk during the March 26 episode of The Tonight Show, just weeks before WrestleMania 42. Asked by Jimmy Fallon to address Punk, Reigns called him old again and dismissed his star power.

The appearance continued the same media cycle tied to Reigns’ earlier Tonight Show message to Punk.

Roman Reigns and CM Punk rivalry gets a national TV boost before WrestleMania 42

Roman Reigns taking this rivalry to a mainstream late-night stage gives WWE’s WrestleMania 42 build broader visibility, and it reinforces that the feud is being pushed as a top-level attraction beyond weekly wrestling TV.

With this coming days after Reigns powerbombed CM Punk through a table on Raw, the Tonight Show segment adds another direct escalation point to their pre-WrestleMania momentum.

Quote from Roman Reigns

"Phil, most likely you’re asleep right now. As you should be, you should be resting up because you need it. You’re probably a little confused at your old age, you’re probably wondering like, ‘Why is Roman there and I’m here at home?’ That’s because I’m a way bigger star than you. [hysterical laughing]"

Sources

As reported by Fightful.