Buddy Murphy: 5 pivotal moments that show he was destined for WWE's main event scene

#4 Roman’s wrath

While Reigns beat Murphy, the Australian didn't fare too badly in the long run

Though WWE doesn’t always hit a home run out of the park with every single thing it does on television, you’d have to argue that, as far as Buddy Murphy is concerned, they’ve wasted very little.

Likewise, the company rarely does much to cheapen or risk one of their biggest names in Roman Reigns, with The Big Dog almost always well packaged and presented.

It should come as no surprise, then, that when these two stars had the chance to share the screen together, it was an intriguing watch. It came back in June 2019, when Reigns had suffered a series of attacks, one of which saw scaffolding toppled on to him.

Replays indicated to a vengeful Reigns that Murphy had in fact been in and around the 'crime scene' at the time, leading to an altercation between the two backstage. It didn’t end well for Murphy who, after being roughed up by the former Shield member, ousted Rowan as the man behind the assault. Reigns and Murphy would later renew hostilities on an episode of Smackdown Live in August and, while Reigns notched a victory, Murphy continued to shine.