Roman Reigns got hurt early in WWE SummerSlam match

Roman Reigns worked through the main event of SummerSlam after getting hurt early in the match.

At Saturday’s pay-per-view, Reigns defeated his cousin Jey Uso in Tribal Combat. The match was more than 35 minutes long and ended with Reigns pinning Jey after spearing him through a table. Right before that, Jimmy Uso turned against his twin brother when it appeared that Jey was about to get the win.

Dave Meltzer reported on Wrestling Observer Radio that Reigns got hurt in the match. Meltzer said he didn’t know the nature of the issue or the spot where Reigns got hurt, except that it happened early on.

“Roman Reigns got hurt in the match. I haven’t watched the beginning of the match over again, but I heard it was relatively early,” Meltzer said.

“I don’t know the nature of the injury. I just heard that he worked the match hurt. He worked the match hurt, he got hurt early in the match.”

Despite that, Reigns worked the remainder of Tribal Combat and is set to appear on SmackDown this Friday night for a “Hail to the Chief” segment. The segment should provide an explanation for why Jimmy Uso betrayed Jey.

Reigns’ Undisputed WWE Universal Championship and his title of Tribal Chief were both on the line at SummerSlam.

It’s not clear when Reigns’ next title defense will be. WWE has Payback in September and Fastlane in October before a Saudi event and Survivor Series later in the fall.