5 Things WWE Subtly told us on SmackDown: Huge title change finally happening, Possible spoiler on another big Royal Rumble return (January 28th, 2021)
It was a good episode of SmackDown this week as it was the go-home show to the Royal Rumble 2022.
The road to WrestleMania begins tomorrow night, but before that could happen, SmackDown was the final stop.
There were a lot of interesting things that happened this week on SmackDown, with the go-home segment being the one that will make all the headlines.
A lot is going to happen at the Rumble show, and before that, here is what WWE subtly told us this week:
#5. The tale of two brothers on SmackDown and what it means for the future
“My brother…I will always love you.” - @WWERollins
“I’ll never forgive you for what you did to us… I HATE YOU.” - @WWERomanReigns
#SmackDown #RoyalRumble #RoyalRumbleSunday https://t.co/kslFYnrzyL
Seth Rollins vs. Roman Reigns is a classic example of how the history between two superstars can make for a captivating feud. They've had a rivalry before, but it has been over half a decade since their last proper world title feud as singles stars.
So much has happened between that time, but that is what makes it even more special. Unlike other competitors, nobody has been able to get into Roman Reigns' head on SmackDown the way Seth Rollins has.
And this is considering the fact that Reigns has run through the likes of Edge, Daniel Bryan, John Cena, and more in 2021 alone. The final segment of the night was a war of words between the two, which was essentially one-sided in favor of Rollins.
The 4-time world champion knew that he was in Roman Reigns' head, and he did everything he could and said whatever he wanted to in order to rile him up.
Reigns' facial expressions told the story of somebody who was trying hard to accept that all of what happened was water under the bridge.
What Reigns couldn't accept, however, was what happened on one fatal night in June 2014. The night when Seth Rollins took a chair and hit Roman Reigns and Dean Ambrose (now Jon Moxley) to the back, ending The Shield.
There have been many reunions since, but none have wiped away the pain it caused Reigns.
It was interesting to see Reigns say that he would never forgive Rollins for what he did to "us," referring to himself and Moxley. Rollins did enough to rile Roman Reigns up, and this could be the last episode where we see Roman Reigns holding the Universal Championship.
It has been 517 days since Roman Reigns' Universal title run began, and this could also be the end, now that he has surpassed Brock Lesnar. All roads seem to be leading to the end of his title run, and who better to dethrone him than Seth Rollins?