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Why 'The Fiend' held the WWE title for just a week

"The Fiend" Bray Wyatt won the WWE Universal Championship from Braun Strowman at SummerSlam. His latest reign lasted just a week as he dropped the title to Roman Reigns at WWE Payback this past Sunday.

The decision shocked the WWE Universe as the majority weren't expecting The Fiend to drop the title so quickly. On the live edition of Dropkick DiSKussions, Tom Colohue had some interesting backstage rumors on the subject.

He claims that the main reason why WWE put the title on Roman Reigns was to generate more heat on. WWE wants to push the former Shield member as a heel and wants people to boo him from now on. He said:

“As for why they [WWE] gave The Fiend the title - they wanted the face to lose. You're supposed to hate Roman Reigns. They're genuinely worried now that they've made him a bada**, everyone is going to cheer him. That's why in the ThunderDome, people were specifically instructed to boo Roman Reigns.”

#TheFiend @WWEBrayWyatt has a fan. #WWEPayback @AlexaBliss_WWE pic.twitter.com/XAzcROXoZv

— WWE (@WWE) August 31, 2020

As for the next storyline for "The Fiend" Bray Wyatt, Alexa Bliss seems to be involved. The former WWE women's champion has been teased as Sister Abigail, but it isn't clear yet if she will take up that role in the future storylines.

Tom Colohue continued:

“When it comes to The Fiend , it's a bit more difficult to say. He should logically be stepping in the ring with Roman Reigns. The storyline that he has isn't with Roman, it's with Alexa Bliss. That's what has got most people interested.”

There is still a good chance that The Fiend will go up against Roman Reigns soon.