Roman Reigns remains the Tribal Chief, but that doesn’t mean everything is settled between him and the other past and present members of the Bloodline.
Friday night at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Reigns did what he does best. While he appeared to accept the loss in the Bloodline Civil War in stride, it was just a ploy to be able to go low (literally) on The Usos and open the door for an attack.
When he and Solo Sikoa were done, Jimmy Uso was on his way to a medical facility in the back of an ambulance.
But that wasn’t the end of this chapter on SmackDown.
Jey Uso returned as Reigns was trying to get MSG to acknowledge him properly in the final segment, doling out justice to Sikoa with a steel chair. Calling himself the “judge, jury and executioner,” Jey made it clear he wants a piece of Roman by any means necessary.
SummerSlam, anyone?
Here’s everything that happened Friday night at the World’s Most Famous Arena.
WWE SmackDown results from New York City:
- Despite Reigns making it clear he wasn’t feeling a Tribal Court since he didn’t order it, The Usos held one anyway, complete with video evidence; that led to Roman pretending to see the error of his ways before hitting a low blow on Jey, and amidst the chaos that ensued, Jimmy got splashed through the announce table and ended up on his ambulance ride
- Austin Theory def. Sheamus by pinfall to retain the WWE United States Championship – this match also involved Pretty Deadly and the other Brawling Brutes, with Theory winning in the end by taking a shortcut, as he is wont to do
- Edge appears as the guest on The Grayson Waller Effect and teases a retirement announcement … but of course he’s not retiring and has arranged for a match tonight against Waller
- AJ Styles def. Karrion Kross by pinfall
- Asuka wants to cut a promo but is interrupted by Bianca Belair, then Charlotte Flair; while they are brawling, IYO SKY gets help from Bayley to potentially cash in her Money in the Bank briefcase, but Belair and Flair prevent that and Asuka manages to make it to safety
- Edge def. Grayson Waller by pinfall
- Reigns makes his attempt at a return to normalcy, but Jey comes through the crowd with a chair, gets some payback on Solo, and delivers his warning to Roman who has fled before getting what’s coming to him