Seth Rollins and Roman Reigns faced off in a vicious battle at Royal Rumble 2022. The two former members of The Shield showed the WWE Universe how friends can turn foes and be prepared to do anything to take the other down! No sympathies.
However, even before they faced each other in the ring, Rollins started playing his mind games with The Tribal Chief. On WWE SmackDown: January 28th, 2022, Rollins cut a fiery promo where he managed to get under Reigns’ skin.
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He insulted The Bloodline, Reigns’ legacy, and even brought up the painful moment when Rollins ended The Shield by attacking Reigns with a chair.
Coming to Royal Rumble 2022, Roman Reigns entered the ring first. Everyone was waiting for Rollins’ entrance music to go off, but that didn’t happen. Instead, Rollins used The Shield’s entrance music to enter the arena.
🗣📣 Sierra. Hotel. India. Echo. Lima. Delta.#RoyalRumble @WWERollins @WWERomanReigns pic.twitter.com/CVo0AdKcIa
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2022
Not only did The Drip God use The Shield’s music, but he also walked down to the ring through the crowd.
Seth Rollins’ objective was to trigger Roman Reigns even before the match started, and he was definitely successful!
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Roman Reigns and Seth Rollins put up a violent battle
When the match started, the WWE Universe knew something exciting was coming their way, especially, when Reigns vs Rollins kicked off the PPV. Even the commentators referred to the contest as “an instant classic.”
Throughout the match, there were quite a few notable moments. One of them which really stood out was Rollins shieldbombing Roman Reigns!
SHIELD BOMB THROUGH THE TABLE. 😱@WWERollins' mind games are next level so far in his #UniversalTitle clash against @WWERomanReigns! #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/nbXm0vKunx
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2022
Smashes, punches, stomps, spears, everything was a part of the match. The battle scars started showing on Reigns’ face as well!
YEARS of frustration behind that powerbomb from The Head of the Table.#RoyalRumble #UniversalTitle @WWERomanReigns @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/zjhNhaSAV3
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2022
In one of the most twisted moments of the match, Reigns speared Rollins and expected The Drip God to stay down. However, the man kept laughing and put out his fist for a bump while repeatedly saying, “I love you, brother.”
“I will always love you.” – @WWERollins
(via @WWEDeutschland) pic.twitter.com/yR5AQgyaR5
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 30, 2022
In the final moments of the match, Reigns put Rollins in the Guillotine Hold and almost had him choked. However, Rollins grabbed the rope, but Reigns didn’t let go and the bell went off. Unfortunately for Rollins, Reigns didn’t let go then either. As soon as he let go, the fans started chanting “Roman s*cks.”
This is when The Tribal Chief snapped. He walked out of the ring, took a steel chair, entered the ring again, and destroyed Seth Rollins with it. He did it the exact same way Rollins took a chair to Reigns’ back and ended The Shield years ago.
.@WWERomanReigns has lost it!#RoyalRumble #UniversalTitle @WWERollins pic.twitter.com/GnKrnajNGn
— WWE (@WWE) January 30, 2022
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He left Seth Rollins with one final message: “I will never forgive you for what you did to us.”
“I will never forgive you for what you did to us.” – @WWERomanReigns to @WWERollins on SmackDown. #RoyalRumble pic.twitter.com/qIDlSgO5nf
— WWE on FOX (@WWEonFOX) January 30, 2022
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Result: Seth Rollins won via DQ. Roman Reigns remains WWE The Universal Champion.