Roman Reigns vs. Bray Wyatt Announced for WWE Battleground 2015 PPV

WWE didn't waste any time looking ahead to next month's Battleground pay-per-view. During Money in the Bank on Sunday night, Michael Cole announced Bray Wyatt will take on Roman Reigns on the July 19 show (via RingsideNews.com's Steve Carrier).

The company tipped its hand with what's to come after having Wyatt interrupt the Money in the Bank Ladder match and cost Reigns a chance at capturing the briefcase:

It's certainly a different pairing—at least in terms of a singles program—and it will be interesting to see where the feud will go. Former WWE referee Jimmy Korderas isn't so sure that Reigns is the kind of opponent who will help Wyatt right now:

Wyatt has never truly regained the momentum he lost in his one-sided feud with John Cena. Losing to Cena at WrestleMania 30 and Payback erased Wyatt's mystique, and he has been meandering on Raws and PPVs ever since.

It's reasonable to expect that WWE will want Reigns coming out stronger from this feud so he's in a good position when the time comes for him to contend for the World Heavyweight Championship again.

Maybe both he and Wyatt will wind up looking better by the time it's all said and done, but the likelier scenario is that Reigns' progress will come at the cost of a star who can ill afford to lose more meaningful matches.