Roman Reigns Masterpiece or a Genuine Botch?: The Tribal Chief’s Latest Action Leaves WWE Universe Baffled and Suspicious

No story has got fans by the chokehold, unlike the feud for the WWE Championship. Brewing since Cody Rhodes’ return at the Royal Rumble, Roman Reigns and the American Nightmare grabbed everyone’s attention through their segments together. Since their match was confirmed, the two stars haven’t missed making headlines.

Reigns’ has dragged everything from Dusty Rhodes to Rhodes’ past as Stardust in this feud to get into Rhodes’ head. But every time, the American Nightmare snapped back at Reigns with a snarky yet respectful comment himself. Just before WrestleMania, their last encounter once again made big news, but this time fans are focusing on one particular action by the champion himself.

Masterpiece or subtle hint or genuine botch? What might this Roman Reigns action mean?

In their last meeting, Roman Reigns and Cody Rhodes took the mic for the last time before their big match this Sunday. Just like always, both stars were on top of their game when it came to trading threats and insults with ease. But one thing struck as odd in the entire segment. After Reigns ends the promo, he lifted the WWE Championship over Rhodes’ head.

While Reigns is the Undisputed WWE Universal Champion, the Tribal Chief lifted only the WWE title. This could mean multiple things based on the story that Reigns and Rhodes are painting. The first thing is that, as Rhodes has pointed out multiple times, no one in his family was able to capture the WWE title. He will win it for them. So, to put him down just like Paul Heyman and Reigns have done previously, he lifted the WWE title over him.

But it could also mean the one thing that fans have wanted since Reigns won both championships, the Universal title being disbanded. This segment could have been a subtle hint toward that direction.

After his glorious win over Rhodes, Reigns could unify the titles; or Rhodes could declare that he only wants to be the WWE Championship after his victory. But the most unlikely one could be that Reigns botched it and he was supposed to lift both titles but forgot. But given the storytelling till now, it seems highly unlikely. The WWE universe quickly took to the internet to share their theories and speculating regarding the segment.

Fans start wildly speculating after the recent segment on WWE SmackDown

By raising the WWE title in the air, Reigns has sent the fans to grab any and every clue to support their speculation. From the titles being separated, to Reigns completing his 1000 days as champion, to Paul Heyman and contracts, everything is involved in these speculations.

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This fan thinks this is the last time we’re going to see the Universal belt.

Storytelling at its best!

So many fans included Heyman as a crucial piece of the puzzle in their speculation.

This fan doesn’t even want WWE to split the titles, they think that’ll it’ll be better to merge them.

This displays the hold that this story has on the entire fanbase. Just with one move, Reigns has sent everyone to try to figure out the meaning behind his simple move. With only two days left for the main event match, the hype for this match couldn’t be higher.

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