Roman Reigns reclaims Ula Fala in Tribal Combat on WWE Raw Netflix debut
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In their first-ever singles match and one that had been built up for nearly a year, Roman Reigns took back the Ula Fala from Solo Sikoa on the debut of WWE Raw on Netflix in a wild match that saw he and The Rock re-align afterward.
Reigns picked up the win after ducking a Samoan spike, hitting a spear, and then a second spear for the victory.
As Heyman was about to present the Ula Fala to Reigns, The Rock then came out to no music and asked Paul Heyman to do the honors. He then did just that and the two stared at each other before clasping hands and hugging. The Rock then watched on as Reigns celebrated his victory in the first-ever match in the Raw Netflix era.
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The bout itself, held under anything goes Tribal Combat rules, was a wild affair that evoked memories of Reigns’ undisputed WWE title loss to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40 with the amount of run-ins before the final sequence.
As Reigns was about to pick up the win after putting Sikoa through a table, Tama Tonga pulled the referee out of the ring which was followed by Jacob Fatu attacking Reigns, punctuated by the triple jump moonsault. Sikoa then hit the Samoan spike but Reigns kicked out at two.
Sami Zayn and Jimmy Uso came out to even the odds which led to Reigns hitting a Superman punch but a second referee was too slow to come out to make the pin in time.
As Reigns was about to hit another Superman punch, Kevin Owens appeared out of nowhere to stunner Reigns but that only got a two. He was about to deliver a package piledriver, but Cody Rhodes hit the ring and the two brawled into the stands.
The match took place after The Rock kicked off the show with an in-ring promo where he thanked Rhodes for carrying WWE on his back for the last year, and also said he would be watching the Reigns-Sikoa match closely.