Kevin Owens challenging Roman Reigns for Universal Title at WWE TLC

Kevin Owens is next up to challenge Roman Reigns for the Universal Championship. The two will clash in a TLC match.

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The match card for WWE’s TLC pay-per-view on December 20th is taking shape and three championship matches are official for the show. The latest addition to the card is Kevin Owens challenging Roman Reigns for the Universal Title in a TLC match.

The match was made official during the opening segment of SmackDown during-which Owens issued the challenge. When Owens attempted to bait Reigns into a brawl, Reigns continued to walk away with Paul Heyman and Jey Uso flanking him.

This upcoming match at TLC will be Owens and Reigns’ sixth singles match during their time in WWE. This will not be the first time they’ve met for the Universal Championship as they clashed at the Royal Rumble in 2017. Reigns and Owens also competed in the Universal Title 4-Way match in 2016 involving Seth Rollins and Big Cass.

There are currently four matches scheduled for TLC and those are listed as followed:

WWE Championship: Drew McIntyre (c) vs. AJ Styles (w/ Omos)
WWE Women’s Tag Team Championships: Nia Jax & Shayna Baszler (c) vs. Asuka & Lana
* Randy Orton vs. ‘The Fiend’ Bray Wyatt
* WWE Universal Championship — TLC Match: Roman Reigns (c) (w/ Paul Heyman) vs. Kevin Owens

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