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Recent Roman Reigns WWE Change All His Idea

By Lyle Kilbane • Published Jul 16, 2025 09:50 EDT
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WWE has made a change to Roman Reigns’ presentation that seems bizarre to some, but seemingly it was all Reigns’ idea.

In 2020, Roman Reigns finally cast off his “Big Dog” persona to become the Tribal Chief with Paul Heyman by his side. Reigns eventually brought in The Usos, Solo Sikoa, and Sami Zayn as The Bloodline ruled Friday Night SmackDown with an iron fist.

However, that all came crashing down when Roman Reigns lost his WWE Championship to Cody Rhodes at WrestleMania 40. With Reigns taking time off, Solo Sikoa rebuilt The Bloodline and assumed the role of Tribal Chief.

Roman Reigns Chose WWE Name Change

When Reigns returned to the company to deal with Sikoa, he took on the moniker of “OTC” or “Original Tribal Chief.” After another hiatus, Roman Reigns returned to WWE on Raw to take out Bron Breakker and Bronson Reed, who are part of Seth Rollins’ group alongside Paul Heyman, who screwed Reigns and CM Punk in the main event of WrestleMania 41.

Fans were quick to notice Reigns’ nickname had been tweaked to now be “OTC1”, with many questioning the decision.

However, WrestleVotes has now reported that the decision to become “OTC1” was entirely down to Reigns himself.