Jacob Fatu assaults Roman Reigns following WWE Backlash loss
Jacob Fatu lost, but was standing tall at the end of WWE Backlash.
Throughout his match against Roman Reigns on Saturday in Tampa, Fatu attempted to use the Tongan death grip, something he had established over the course of the last few weeks as a devastating move that could end Roman Reigns’ short run with the World Heavyweight Championship. Despite this, Reigns held on while caught in the hold, managed to send Fatu into an exposed turnbuckle nearby, then scored the win with a spear.
But Fatu wasn’t done after the match, immediately putting the Tongan death grip back on. The referee attempted to stop the assault, but Fatu laid him out then attacked Shane Helms and Adam Pearce who had tried to intervene. Fatu put the hold on again until more officials came in, eventually letting go. He started to leave, but then came back to the ring again and applied it once more. After he finally stopped, he grabbed the World Heavyweight title and held it high to close out the show.
Post-match comments
After the match, Fatu cut a promo on the stage, saying it’s not about how you start but how you finish and pointed out he had left Reigns a mess in the ring.
Reigns, however, saw things differently. In the opening minutes of the post-show, Reigns shared his feelings toward his relative in blunt terms.
“This is why we should have never let Jacob into this family,” Reigns told Cathy Kelley on stage. “You don’t belong here, Jacob. There is no order with you. This is your last night here.”
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