Roman Reigns Makes Big Claim About Run As Tribal Chief
Roman Reigns changed the game.
From the moment Roman Reigns became the Tribal Chief and linked up with Paul Heyman in August 2020, WWE hasn’t been the same.
During the record-breaking World Title run that followed, Reigns, eventually flanked by The Bloodline, feuded with and ultimately defeated the likes of Drew McIntyre, Sami Zayn, Kevin Owens, Seth Rollins, and more. This period also included a WrestleMania win over Cody Rhodes, although the American Nightmare got his revenge at WrestleMania 40.
Since that defeat to Rhodes, Reigns has been on a mission to claim control of his family and The Bloodline, now made up of Solo Sikoa, Jacob Fatu, Tama Tonga, and Tonga Loa. But in the eyes of the Tribal Chief, even as he moves forward, he continues to impact his defeated rivals.
Roman Reigns And The Bloodline Made Sure To Leave An Impact
During a new interview with CBS Sports’ Shakiel Mahjouri, Reigns was asked whether the long list of stars he’s beaten have benefitted from the experience. In response, he explained that not only did they benefit, but several of those names are still feeling the impact months and years later.
“They’re still affected by us. We wrap in layers, just the way we’ve done for ourselves and what we did with Sami, for Sami, and how Sami helped us. Drew’s moral code is based on the abuse that I put him through, and the knowledge that I dropped on him. I literally saw a promo we did years ago and I was telling him, ‘You’re going to thank me one day.’ That was the truth. That is the beauty of this.
We’re very creative in what we do, but we don’t go so far outside of the realm of the real world and trying to keep that continuity and authenticity to where people can relate to it. There is no question, all those guys, Seth was running with us in April and we weaved him in throughout that whole process.
Cody is a great champion, he beat me, so he’s gotta be, right? But he was never more relevant than when he was in my circle and on my island.
That continues to shine through. That’s the beauty of this. Even when they feel like they’re done with us or we’re done with them, we’re still able to push everybody and make everybody better. It’s a competition. There are no sabotages, no bullsh*t behind-the-scenes type stuff. The cream rises to the top, and if you’re better than me, go out there and show me.
You can get as much time as you want, go out there and hold that time and show you’re a commodity to this product. That’s what we continue to do. Anybody who orbits me and the Bloodline, it’s proven,”
Roman Reigns will return to action at the Royal Rumble, where he’ll take part in the Rumble match itself for the first time since 2020. The star hasn’t wrestled since beating Solo Sikoa in Tribal Combat on the January 6th edition of Raw.
H/t to Fightful