Roman Reigns walked out of WrestleMania 42 with the World Heavyweight Championship earlier this month, but it wasn’t long before a new challenger emerged with his eyes set on gold.Jacob Fatu made clear on the following “Monday Night Raw” last week that he was gunning for his first world title. Reigns told him that he had to think about it and that Fatu had to prove that he was worthy of a shot at the championship. Fatu followed up by not only beating Solo Sikoa on “Friday Night SmackDown,” but taking out the entire MFT faction along with him.Entering Raw this week, Reigns was in a segment deliberating with Jey and Jimmy Uso about what he should do about the “Samoan Werewolf.” Jimmy Uso said that Fatu’s pursuit of greatness and what comes along with shouldn’t “come at the cost” of Reigns. Jey Uso warned that Fatu was “dangerous.”CLICK HERE FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE ON FOXNEWS.COMThe power struggle came to a head later in the night as Reigns and Fatu met in the ring.Reigns said he put the World Heavyweight Championship “in the main event” and that he made the title “relevant.” Then, Fatu came out to address Reigns, who said he was hoping that Fatu “made the right choice” to unite the Bloodline and “not divide it.””You said you gave me a week, I didn’t need a week. I didn’t need a day. Hell, I didn’t even need an hour to think about it. I know exactly what I wanted when I came out here last Monday,” Fatu said. “I didn’t stutter, I didn’t hesitate when I told you I didn’t want that title, but I need that title.”Fatu said Reigns must have been “stuck” in his own main event mania and that Reigns didn’t “grind” like him to get to where he is.”But it ain’t how you start, it’s how you finish,” he continued. “And it got me standing here right now in front of your a–. Before WWE, you didn’t call me, Jimmy didn’t call me, Jey didn’t call me, but you know who did call me? Solo called me. Solo gave me a chance. Solo is the one who put me on since I got here.”Reigns suggested that Sikoa had nothing to do with Fatu’s arrival in WWE, saying “Solo couldn’t get a cup of coffee delivered here if he wanted to.””Who you think runs this place?” Reigns asked rhetorically. “The ‘OTC’ runs this place. And yeah, I’ve been a little distracted. Things get a little hectic around here. But I never forgot about you and I’m the one that signed off on your a–. But you’re over here a little confused, sounding like a fool to me.”You don’t deserve it. You haven’t earned it. Me allowing you to compete against me, that’s nepotism. I can’t do that.”Reigns didn’t finish his thought before Fatu attacked him with a Tongan death grip to the face.”I’m going to take everything, everything from you,” Fatu vowed.Reigns then accepted Fatu’s challenge.Later, WWE Chief Content Officer Paul “Triple H” Levesque announced the World Heavyweight Championship bout for Backlash – the next premium live event on the WWE calendar.ZERO BS. JUST DA
Jacob Fatu hits Roman Reigns with the Tongan death grip, Seth Rollins calls out Bron Breakker
