A lot of people seemed to enjoy The Usos and Rikishi rubbing shoulders with John Cena at the beginning of Raw Reunion. Samoa Joe saw a cheap nostalgia ploy that took the spotlight off of Superstars like himself, but at least one Superstar took exception to that characterization: Roman Reigns, a proud member and defender of the same Anoa’i dynasty as The Usos and Rikishi, emerged with an ominous message for The Samoan Submission Machine: “We’re from the same island. You know what happens next.”
What happened next was a cheap-shot and savage mugging inflicted by Joe against the former Universal Champion, at least until The Big Dog landed a nasty Superman Punch. Joe seemed content to fight another day after that, but Reigns called him a coward and goaded him into a match. Joe certainly proved his in-ring skill with an extended dismantling of Reigns’ left shoulder; if anything saved Roman, it was his simple refusal to stay down. The Big Dog kicked out of several pin attempts and escaped the Coquina Clutch by sending his foe tumbling through the ropes. Joe rushed the ring quickly in response, but his overzealousness got the better of him: Reigns launched himself full-bore into a Spear just as Joe got to his feet, chopping the big man down to seal a victory for himself and, more importantly, his family.
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