So Roman Reigns went into “WWE Raw” a little — as Jimmy Uso put it — delusional, thinking that after what happened on Saturday Jacob Fatu would be turning up to acknowledge his “Tribal Chief.” I need what he had been smoking before this.
Adam Pearce tried to talk him around at the top of the show, given he got put on his rear-end backwards trying to prevent Fatu from killing Reigns at Backlash. Reigns, instead, talked Pearce around to just letting him waltz back in the building so that he could put his little cousin in check. Jey Uso opted to try and talk Fatu around, while his brother told Reigns about his delusional approach to things.
Nevertheless, Reigns turned up to the main event with the same energy. He had got the official win on Saturday after cheating to survive, but he was the “Tribal Chief” and he was going to be acknowledged as that.
Fatu turned up on all of the smoke he was the last time he was death gripping Reigns to oblivion, with Jey yapping and yeeting at him to stop and think – he really wanted him to think about it – to no avail. He finally stepped in front of Fatu because that was just a solid plan of action, got headbutted for the solid plan of action it was, and Jimmy got dropped as well.
In the ring, Reigns still thought he held all of the cards. Fatu reminded him he didn’t, taking all Reigns could offer and still getting the better of him. He put him through the announcer’s table, did a whole lot more Tongan Death Gripping, put Pearce on his buttocks all over again, and then returned a little bit later to smash his own buttocks through Reigns, the Usos checking on him, and the barricade.
Outside of not losing the title to him, Reigns has put the “Samoan Werewolf” over the moon in recent weeks. And it’s fitting too, with Fatu being one of, if not the, most exciting talents on the roster right now. Not many people get the better of Reigns one week, let alone every week they have interacted, and sure he lost the title match but even after that he got his heat back and then some.
Thoroughly enjoying all of the program as it has gone, though it would be nice to see the potential of Fatu realized and legitimized with a win down the line.
Written by Max Everett
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