Roman Reigns made his big return to Smackdown this week, so we’ll see what’s going on
there.
We’ll also see what Naomi is saying, update on The Undertaker, and much more
Let’s start things off with the return of Roman Reigns
Roman is now considered to be a special attraction, he no longer appears every week, so we see
him on a more limited basis now
But the entire Bloodline comes out to the ring to address the Summerslam main event
of Roman Reigns versus Brock Lesnar in a Last Man Standing match
The obvious obstacle with this Summerslam main event is that WWE has to try to sell
the fans on a match that we’ve seen nearly 10 times already over the last few years
Paul Heyman did his usual great work to sell everyone on the match
He explained that Summerslam will be different this time around because it’s gonna require
a new side of Roman Reigns that we’ve never seen before
He explained how Roman would have to dig down deep to find the most violent version of himself
for this match
Heyman also said that pinning Brock Lesnar for three seconds is one thing, but this Last
Man Standing match will require Roman Reigns to keep Brock Lesnar down for a full 10 seconds
it was a great point by Heyman, you basically have to knock Brock Lesnar for a full 10 count
Obviously, no quick roll-up or anything like that will work in this specific match, you
really have to take things to the next level to fully take your opponent out in order to
win
There were a few fan criticisms about The Bloodline’s Smackdown appearance
One of the things fans were talking about was obviously the sense of repetitiveness
with the segment
And again, that’s understandable for the fans to get that feeling because we’ve been
seeing Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar in a feud with each other non stop since last year’s
Summerslam
So we’re coming up on the one year anniversary of this specific Roman Reigns and Brock Lesnar
feud… plus if you throw in all of their previous matches dating back to 2015, it’s
definitely understandable to get that feeling that you’ve seen all this before because
you most definitely have
So some fans did point out how it’s a bit off to see Paul Heyman still playing the same
role of being scared and unsure about Roman Reigns being able to defeat Brock Lesnar or
not
That’s exactly how Paul Heyman has acted since August 2021, but obviously, a lot has
happened since last Summer
Roman defeated Brock Lesnar at Crown Jewel and defeated him in the main event of Wrestlemania
38
Roman has scored two pin-fall wins over Brock Lesnar within the last year, so you would
think that those wins will give Paul Heyman’s character more confidence in Roman Reigns
to defeat Brock Lesnar again, but he doesn’t really act like that
He’s almost acting as if Brock Lesnar has won their last two meetings, which isn’t
true
So that’s one fair criticism that the fans brought up, Paul Heyman should have a bit
more confidence in Roman Reigns now in current day compared to last Summer and even early
2022, Roman has proven himself
A lot of other fans have also expressed how it would be nice to have Roman Reigns back
full time again on Smackdown to just keep the story flowing consistently all the time
It’s a little bit harder to invest in The Bloodline now since Roman Reigns makes limited
appearances
So a story will start and then will basically have to go on hold until whenever Roman’s
next appearance will be
Another big story surrounding Roman Reigns is obviously Theory and the Money In The Bank
contract
Which WWE is not shying away from at all, they’re already having Theory and Roman
slowly begin to interact and start those mind games up
Theory ran out on Smackdown to jog around the ring and basically introduce himself and
the threat of getting cashed-in on to Roman Reigns
And this is something we’ve talked about before, Roman has never had to deal with the
threat of getting cashed-in on during this single entire reign
The 2020 and 2021 Money In The Bank contracts were both used against the Raw WWE champion
So for nearly 700 days as champion, Roman never had to deal with this threat, so it
is a new obstacle for him to now think about and deal with
WWE is heavily teasing the idea that we could expect to see at least a cash-in attempt from
Theory at Summerslam
It’s been a popular fan theory since before the winner was crowned, fans just felt like
whoever won the Money In The Bank contract would probably play a role in the closing
moments of Summerslam
Like Paul Heyman said, Roman and Brock are gonna take things to new levels to knock each
other out for a full 10 count
So both men will be beyond exhausted by the end of that match
So if it’s Brock Lesnar or Roman Reigns who’s standing tall at the end of the Last
Man Standing match as champion, the winner is gonna have to instantly snap back into
it and have their head on a swivel for Theory
A lot of fans think Theory’s cash in may be a failed one, but on the other hand, WWE
is obviously fully in on going all the way with Theory
Theory has this theme going on of being the youngest to accomplish all these big WWE wins
He was the youngest United States champion in history, youngest Money In The Bank winner
in history… and if he does successfully cash in sometime soon, he’ll be right up
there with Brock Lesnar and Randy Orton as one of youngest WWE world champions in history
But the rumored main event for Clash At The Castle is still expected to be Roman Reigns
versus Drew McIntyre, so maybe Brock nor Theory will be walking out of Summerslam as champion,
but as always, you can never say never
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There’s been a few small developments continuing to unfold with the Sasha Banks and Naomi situation
After the reports came out that they were removed from the internal WWE roster, Naomi
took to Twitter to post this message, quote:
“Built, not bought.
Earned, not given.
Hustled, not handed.
Rare, not average.”
End quote
As far as Sasha Banks goes, there was another hint for her being done with WWE
WWE is one of the big partners of the Peacock Streaming Service
Peacock users can even select to have their avatar profile pictures as WWE superstars
The three WWE options for avatar profile pictures used to be only Aus-ka, Roman Reigns, and
Sasha Banks
Well Sasha Banks’ avatar option on Peacock has now been fully removed from the streaming
service
Her avatar picture is no longer an option on Peacock and if you previously had her profile
picture selected, you now have a regular default Peacock avatar on your profile
Which again, is another sign that Sasha and WWE have officially parted ways
So everyone is starting to accept the fact that Sasha and Naomi have parted ways with
WWE, however, there’s still no confirmation of the releases from WWE’s side
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The Undertaker closed out his WWE Hall Of Fame speech by saying the line “never say
never.”
No one knew what Undertaker was specifically saying, but everyone assumed that he was obviously
saying “never say never” to the idea of having another match
Undertaker recently spoke with Bleacher Report to clear up what he meant with that line,
he had this to say, quote:
“You never say never.
I don’t have aspirations of ever stepping into the ring again, but this is the WWE,
man.
You never say never.
You just never say never.”
End quote
So Undertaker is making it clear that he’s not actively looking for another match in
WWE, but if something arises, it sounds like he would at least consider it
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