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Roman Reigns is no longer on the sidelines of the war between The Bloodline and 946. After weeks of 946 getting the better of Reigns' family, the world heavyweight champion finally involved himself in the situation and turned the tables in the fight on Monday's episode of Raw.
Reigns also opened the show by confronting his Crown Jewel opponent, former Bloodline member Sami Zayn. Reigns was ultimately dismissive of Zayn's chances when the two clash in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
CBS Sports was with you all night with recaps and highlights of all the action from Pechanga Arena in San Diego.
Roman Reigns helps The Bloodline run through 946
Roman Reigns was in the building to kick off the show, where he came face-to-face with Sami Zayn. The two embraced and talked about the burden of being a champion. Reigns asked if Zayn was still there to serve The Bloodline, even as the two are set to meet in a battle of champions at Crown Jewel. This led to an argument, with Reigns claiming to hold the real championship and Zayn pointing out that Reigns used to claim the WWE championship was the A title, but now it's the world heavyweight championship. Zayn accused Reigns of overlooking him and Reigns said he wouldn't be surprised if Zayn wasn't even champion by the time Crown Jewel rolls around.
The Usos came to the ring to close the show, demanding that 946 come out for a fight. When 946 did arrive, they surrounded the ring, but Solo Sikoa attacked Royce Keys before the group could jump The Usos. 946 quickly got the upper hand, but just as they were about to handcuff Sikoa to the ring ropes, Reigns' music hit and the champion walked to the ring. The two groups faced off before a brawl broke out, which The Bloodline quickly won, sending 946 scrambling to end the show.
Reigns finally getting involved with the biggest thing facing his family was overdue, but at least we have arrived at this point. It might not be the most interesting option to have his involvement immediately reverse the situation to where 946 stands no chance for long-term booking of the angle, but he's also the biggest player in the story and can't be run over by a group where Keys is the main player. Either way, this was better than the previous weeks of Bloodline vs. 946, and that's something. Grade: B
What else happened on WWE Raw?
- Penta def. Bron Breakker via pinfall with a Mexican destroyer. Austin Theory and Maxxine Dupri ran to ringside to cause a distraction for Breakker, but Je'Von Evans ran in and took the Money in the Bank briefcase from Theory, eventually hitting Breakker with the briefcase to set up the finish.
- Iyo Sky & Chelsea Green def. Raquel Rodriguez & Roxanne Perez via pinfall when Sky hit Rodriguez with a huricanrana.
- JD McDonagh def. Joe Hendry via pinfall with a headbutt. Hendry had a little person wearing a McDonagh Funko Pop head at ringside who was involved in the match at multiple points until McDonagh hit him with a guitar.
- Lola Vice def. Lyra Valkyria via pinfall after an MIA. Bayley was hiding under the ring and distracted Valkyria to set up the finish. After the match, Bayley laid out a challenge for a no disqualification match next Monday.
- Chad Gable def. Rey Mysterio and Dragon Lee via pinfall with a roll-up of Mysterio. This was an exceptional match with a red-hot crowd. After the match, Ethan Page attacked Gable and Big Cass attacked Lee and Mysterio.
