Roman Reigns Makes a Grand Return on Raw to Set Up a Probable Tag Team Match at SummerSlam

‘The OTC’ is finally back to rule his yard once again. On the July 14th segment of Monday Night Raw, Roman Reigns made his grand return in the aftermath of the Gauntlet match to close out the show ahead of the first-ever 2-night SummerSlam.

The former Undisputed Champion made his first television appearance after being taken out by Bron Breakker on Raw after WrestleMania 41.

The crowd went bananas as Reigns made his way to the ring to settle his score with Seth Rollins’ henchmen and rescued a battered CM Punk and Jey Uso in the process.

Roman Reigns Takes Out Seth Rollins’ Henchmen and Saves the Day

In the show’s main event, Gauntlet match, CM Punk punched his ticket to SummerSlam to challenge Gunther for the World Heavyweight Championship.

And he did it by surviving the inhuman strength of Bron Breakker, who started the match and lasted for around 40 minutes. In the dying moments of the contest, Bronson Reed attacked Punk, after which Jey Uso ran out to make the save. As a result, Punk was able to hit the GTS on Breakker and pick up the win. However, the assault wasn’t over. Breakker and Reed continued their attack on Uso and Punk. And that’s when Reigns’ music hit and ‘The OTC’ walked out to the centre with intent in his eyes.

Reigns took out Reed with a vicious Superman punch and then took down Breakker as well.

The 330-pounder attacked Reigns from behind, but Reigns converted it into a Samoan drop. He then took revenge by hitting Breakker with a Superman punch, followed by a spear for good measure. With the ring cleared, Reigns helped his cousin Jey Uso to his feet before having a staredown with Punk, who was still in the corner. The slow closed with Breakker, Reed, and Paul Heyman watching in horror as ‘The OTC’ and Uso stood tall. This segment pointed towards a bumper tag team match with Reigns and Uso probably slated to take on Breakker and Reed. Alternatively, it could be a singles contest between Reigns and Breakker, depending on how things unfold with just two weeks left until SummerSlam. With Seth Rollins out of the picture due to an injury, it will be interesting to see how this rivalry pans out.

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