Roman Reigns wrestles first match in 70 days; defeats 39-year-old WWE Superstar

Modified Oct 16, 2023 12:42 GMT

Roman Reigns picks up another win — Roman Reigns is the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion

Roman Reigns just wrestled his first match since defeating Jey Uso at SummerSlam on August 6, 2023.

Reigns made his big return on WWE SmackDown. The show ended with The Tribal Chief standing tall over LA Knight as the capacity crowd booed him out of the building.

Tonight, Roman Reigns faced his former rival Sami Zayn at the Kansas City live event. In the end it was The Tribal Chief who came out victorious over the crowd favorite, following The Bloodline's interference.

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Reigns has now set his sights on LA Knight. After his attack on The Megastar on SmackDown, it seems highly likely that the latter is set to wrestle Reigns in the near future.

It has been 1,140+ days since Reigns won the Universal title. He also won the WWE title after putting Brock Lesnar down at last year's WrestleMania.

Reigns is currently on a roll, and there doesn't seem to be anyone on the WWE roster who has it in them to stop him. 2023 marked the implosion of The Bloodline, with Jey Uso leaving the stable and becoming a singles star. The faction is still going strong on WWE SmackDown, though.

Only time will tell if someone steps up and puts an end to Reigns' reign as WWE's top champion.

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Abhilash Mendhe is a pro wrestling journalist at Sportskeeda with nearly five years of experience. He completed his MBA from the Symbiosis Institute of Telecom Management in 2016 and worked with multiple banking institutions, including Tech Mahindra. While he started writing WWE articles for Sportskeeda in 2019 as a hobby, it eventually became a significant part of his professional journey.

Abhilash checks his articles thrice before sending them to the editing team, ensuring his work is highly accurate and reliable.

He has interviewed prominent pro wrestling personalities like Noam Dar, Angry Miz Girl, Brendan Cobbina, and Jesse Lambert. Abhilash is a big fan of AEW star Orange Cassidy, as he believes the former International Champion’s on-screen gimmick of an extremely lazy guy resonates with him.

Given the opportunity to script WWE’s next big storyline, Abhilash would treat fans to the second installment of The Bloodline Civil War. He would book Roman Reigns to re-form The Bloodline with The Usos and Sami Zayn upon his comeback. The angle would see The Tribal Chief-led group go head-to-head with The Rock, Solo Sikoa, Tama Tonga, and Jacob Fatu in a blockbuster family feud.

When not reporting on pro wrestling, Abhilash likes to work out, go on walks, read, and explore new eateries.

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