Following the vacation of the World Heavyweight Championship due to Seth Rollins’ shoulder injury, WWE held a Battle Royal on the October 20 episode of Raw to determine who would face CM Punk for the vacant title at Saturday Night’s Main Event . Jey Uso ultimately won the match, but the absence of Bron Breakker was notable.

According to the Wrestling Observer Newsletter , the decision was made “not to have Adam Pearce not allow Breakker or Bronson Reed in the Battle Royal,” with no storyline explanation provided. The reasoning behind this decision, per the report, is linked to a long-term strategy for Breakker.

The report states, “Breakker is expected to end up as champion, but they have a plan of how and when to execute it”. WWE officials apparently felt that the upcoming Saturda

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