Jacob Fatu decimates Roman Reigns on WWE Raw
Acknowledgement denied.
On Raw, it was advertised that Jacob Fatu would acknowledge Roman Reigns following his loss at Backlash over the weekend. But by the end of the show, one thing was made very clear: things are far from over between the two cousins.
The end of Monday’s show in Knoxville, Tennessee saw Reigns come out, only to see Fatu making a beeline towards the ring, saying if Reigns wanted an acknowledgement, he would have to beat it out of him. Jey Uso tried to talk sense into Jacob, but was eventually laid out in the gorilla position. Jimmy met the same fate as the two met in the entranceway.
Reigns went right after Fatu as he entered the ring. Fatu fought back and went for a dive but Reigns cut him off with a Superman punch and attacked him with a chair, demanding that Fatu acknowledge him. Reigns went for a spear but Fatu countered with a superkick and Tongan Death Grip. Reigns fell out of the ring and Fatu connected with a suicide dive.
Fatu eventually powerbombed Reigns through the announce table and locked in the Tongan Death Grip again as officials tried to stop the onslaught. Fatu started to head up the ramp as The Usos went to check on Reigns, but Fatu reversed course and sent all three men through the barricade, leaving him the only man standing as the show went off the air.
Roman Reigns won at Backlash, but Fatu stood tall
Backlash saw Fatu put up a strong showing against Reigns, only for the Tribal Chief to eek away a victory thanks to an exposed turnbuckle. But Fatu wasn’t done after the match, applying the Tongan Death Grip and taking out officials left and right, holding the World Heavyweight title as the show went off the air. During the Backlash post-show, Reigns told Cathy Kelley that it would be Fatu’s last night in the company.
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